Thursday Playlist
I decided to go with a Thursday Playlist after noting the date. We are off very early tomorrow for a week in the Dominican Republic with roughly a third of M’s graduating class. Two other local high schools will also have large contingents at our resort, so it’s going to be Indy in the Tropics, I guess. Knock on wood…
Friday Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3Qw78U51XJXHGMLZOT3HW7?si=b5cb83b4be204aef “Get Out of My House” – Miya Folick Folick described this song as an exorcism. Which makes it a perfect metaphor for the last weekend of winter, a time for throwing out all the unnecessary things that have collected over the past little while. “Tell Me To Go” – John-Allison Weiss This track is over three years old, but…
Friday Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3sdIZPk2ITq1wa3ogF65ja?si=2863bb17aad74736 “Not Strong Enough” – boygenius This is what I’m talking about! The first set of songs from the upcoming boygenius album each featured a different lead singer. On this one, Phoebe, Julien, and Lucy all take turns. The result is wonderful. “Crusher” – Taleen Kali You know a retro-head like me is going to enjoy the hell out of…
Reaching for the Stars, Vol. 83
Chart Week: February 25, 1978 Song: “Falling” – LeBlanc and Carr Chart Position: #28, 20th week on the chart. Peaked at #13 the week of April 1. Normally I put my song grade at the end of these posts, but for this entry it seems best to offer the assessment up front. This is not a good song. In fact,…
Friday Playlist
I’ve been dropping a bunch of old school tunes into my working playlist. So this week’s edition is going to be both extra meaty and heavy on the old. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5XCgHNSWXvBntePGEVtKxw?si=25928d2a55e042d3 “Room” – TV Star Seems like a good song for a week when we just broke the record for warmest day on March 1 by five degrees. It is dreamy…
Friday Playlist
I didn’t spend much time with the new music this week. Between that and a family development, this week’s selections will lean to the old. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6603CvMDlXEa2qm35IdSii?si=c1aa9af6c34a45e4 “I Wasn’t Thinking at All” – Cold Irons Band Jason Isbell released the first single from his upcoming album this week. It didn’t jump out at me. Coincidentally, I also heard this track this…
Friday Playlist
More older music than new this week. And, sadly, another rather important In Memoriam entry. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6Lj7VY0Mnaa8fe2xmOlaj8?si=d49293b53f8b49be “It’s Just A Bit of Blood” – bdrmm Normally by now I’ve already dropped several songs into my running Favorites list that will be the basis of my year end list in December. I had only added one through the first seven weeks of…
Reaching for the Stars, Vol. 82
Chart Week: February 9, 1980 Song: “I Wanna Be Your Lover” – Prince Chart Position: #20, 11th week on the chart. Peaked at #11 for two weeks in January and February. It started here. This was the very first Prince single to crack the Top 40. It took a few years, but eventually just about everyone around the world who…
Friday Playlist
I have a couple appointments in the morning, so posting this late Thursday night. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/54bCK34ThJRJpNUJZhZwhW?si=73b6918dd6e14396 “Anyway I Find You” – The Men A pretty solid song on its own. But the vocals remind me of an old-school classic… “Old White Church” – Arthur Dodge & The Horsefeathers One of the most distinctive, if not necessarily famous, voices that came out…
Friday Playlist
Generally my focus in these weekly playlists is on sharing new music, the stuff I have time to dig up that I know most of you are unable to. I’m going to tweak that recipe going forward. There will still be plenty of new music. In addition, though, I’m going to start throwing in more classic tracks. I don’t know…