Friday Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7vedWKwodnvQPSwMIsjfju?si=cbc1495fb9bb4347 “One That Got Away” – MUNA MUNA’s first album was filled with great songs with a variety of influences, from indie to dance to country. Knowing that, I’m going to assume their follow-up isn’t going to be 100% shiny, late ’80s tracks like this, which sounds straight out of a 1988 American Top 40. Although that would be awesome.…
Reaching for the Stars, Vol. 84
Chart Week: April 17, 1982 Songs: “Stars On 45 III (A Tribute To Stevie Wonder) (Medley)” – Stars On 45, “Pop Goes the Movies (Part 1) (Medley)” – Meco. Chart Positions: #38, 4th week on the chart. Peaked at #28 for two weeks in May. #35, 10th week on the chart. Peaked at #35 for two weeks. First off, elephant…
Friday Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7Iu8oNr3BY9TYrgxwQVtUi?si=40153ce895d1417a “Let’s Hang Out Forever” – The High Water Marks This was a great song to soundtrack the past week, as it felt more like summer than spring. “Want To Know” – Free Range Country or Not entry of the week. “Wrapped in Gold” – World News This could be from 1985 just as easily as it could be from…
Friday Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0bOTCe8GgyKEdyHV4sKxso?si=266c3bfd462b4f89 “Anti-Curse” – boygenius The supergroup released their first full-length album last week. It’s very good, or at least the high points are. I love how it’s a combination of songs where each singer takes the lead and songs that are collaborations with all three taking turns. Here Julien Baker is up front. Critic Steven Hyden liked this song so…
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…