Friday Playlist
“This Tornado Loves You” – Neko Case“Victim Of Luck” – MetricI put these two songs together, that have nothing to do with each other, because of the weather just down the road last night. C and her dorm mates had to take shelter when a tornado took dead aim at Bloomington. I have to say, as much as I enjoy…
Friday Playlist
“PUNK ROCKY” – ASAP RockyOne of many successful hip hop artists I knew the name of but was not familiar with their work. At least until I heard this terrific track on The Bridge a couple weeks ago. “C.L.U.T.T.E.R.” – ClutterJoining bands like Bad Company, Black Sabbath, Talk Talk, Bad Religion, and Living In A Box, among others, that have…
Friday Playlist
A lot of really good music this week, including TWO videos! “w-w-w-w-w” – hemlocke springsThis is the latest in a new year I’ve ever gone without creating my working list of favorite songs released since January 1. This is the remarkable song that finally prompted it. I knew nothing about hemlocke springs before I heard this jam, but apparently she’s…
Reaching For The Stars, Vol. 123
Chart Week: February 4, 1984 Song: “Break My Stride” – Matthew Wilder Chart Position: #5, 21st week on the chart. Peaked at #5 for three weeks. Nearly five weeks into the new year without any RFTS entries. Trust me, it’s been keeping me awake at night. Fortunately, during the countdown I listened to last week, Matthew Wilder’s biggest (but not…
Friday Playlist
The new music is really starting to stack up, which is nice. Also some stuff going on in the world which inspired the inclusion of several other songs. “Slumber Party” – Brigitte Calls Me BabyPretentious new band alert! A lot going on here. This band gets its name from lead singer Wes Leavins being pen pals with the late Brigitte…
Friday Playlist
A different week around our house, leaving less time for music, but I still managed to put a little something together for you to listen to. “Long Live Love” – SugarThe second new song from Sugar dropped this week, along with the reveal of a full tour later this year. They come as close to me as Cincinnati.…
Friday Playlist
The new music really started flowing again this week. At one point my folder of songs to review was crammed with more than 40 tracks. Trying to work through those means a lot of songs got only one play instead of several. As I type this nothing is really planned out for where this playlist will go, so I guess…
Friday Playlist
“Gold Paint For Blue Skies” – Peter Matthew BauerFormer Walkmen lead singer Hamilton Leithauser released an excellent album almost exactly a year ago. Here his former bandmate’s latest sounds like it easily could have been a Walkmen song. I can’t help but wonder what it would sound like with Leithauser on vocals. “Rule 31” – Radio Free AliceI love this…
Friday Playlist
“The New Year’s Resolution” – SpielbergsI made just one resolution this year, and I already broke it. Such is life. “Fighting Back” – VoxtrotVoxtrot had a little moment during the blog rock era in the 2000s. Next month they will release their first album in 19 years. On this lead single they sound like they haven’t missed a beat…
Favorite Songs of 2025
Once again we have reached the end of a calendar year and one of the greatest days of the blogging year: the unveiling of my favorite songs of 2025. This year the process was as fun as I can recall. As you know, I keep a running list throughout the year, constantly shuffling songs in and out as they catch…