Friday Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/25VAMyPuZ0eSoZPw7Wpuj8?si=096592cefc824471 “Cold Shoulder” – Peace Ritual Since I first heard this band a month or so ago I’ve been trying to figure out who they remind me of. I know it’s some late ’90s/early ’00s band that I did not like. I think my mind is intentionally blocking those memories since I like Peace Ritual’s songs and it doesn’t want…
Ranking Shit: SNF Songs
Today I unveil a new style of post. Who knows how regular these will be, or how long they will last. But let’s give it a shot. As the title suggests, in these posts I will be Ranking Shit. Five things I will place in an order with just a few words of explanation. To kick us off, I will…
Reaching for the Stars, Vol. 78
Chart Week: September 18, 1982 Song: “Somebody’s Baby” – Jackson Browne Chart Position: #18, 8th week on the chart. Peaked at #7 for three weeks in October. I loved this song when I was 11. It wasn’t because I was a big Jackson Browne fan, or because it was a fantastic song. No, it was solely because it was the…
Friday Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0iw1DXc2vdiKD2066cdzhe?si=dbc7e308cea040a3 “Shine A Light” – Paolo Nutini Forget where I came across this, either via a Spotify recommendation or somewhere else, but it was a nice surprise. I remember Nutini’s name from somewhere in my musical past, but can’t find where I’ve ever listened to much of his music or shared it with you. Thinking this song might be an…
Friday Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2CD2Bqe790XFBxNbMDQm6v?si=b297dd728e3c476b “The Queen Is Dead” – The Smiths I’m sorry, but if you think I’m not playing this song today you don’t know me very well. I’m not here to dance on graves but rather shout to the heavens, for the thousandth time, about the genius of Johnny Marr. “Has the world changed or have I changed?” “Be Careful With…
Reaching for the Stars, Vol. 77
Chart Week: August 30, 1986 Song: “Heaven In Your Eyes” – Loverboy Chart Position: #33, 5th week on the chart. Peaked at #12 for two weeks in October. A quick entry this time, based on a cultural nugget that shows how much the world has changed since 1986. Casey shared that Loverboy keyboard player Doug Johnson refused to appear in…
Friday Playlist
The new music faucet finally seems to have been turned down a notch. My Latest Songs playlist is as light as it has been in months. Hopefully just a brief respite before things pick back up again for the fall. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/18SQ90ZXYVUZc3io5qCLN7?si=90b4822848094a59 “Paradise” – Briston Maroney One of my favorite artists of 2020 is back with his next phase of music.…
Friday Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6tm1B5IwgvzJajQewcADjn?si=884332fa461244c8 “Easy On Your Own?” – Alvvays Alvvays went eight years between albums number one and two. So a five-year wait for album number three doesn’t seem so bad! “Desert Snow” – Local Natives With the heat coming back after to Indiana after two very pleasant weeks, thoughts of snow are welcome. “Burning” – Yeah Yeah Yeahs Yeah!!! “River Mountain…
Friday Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5I0blne2vjLyCW50vGdPQj?si=35ca6363708e4be1 “You” – Julianna Riolino Should a Canadian with a name like this play music like this? I guess that’s a dumb question, because clearly she does. I’ve shot some songs back and forth with my brother-in-music E$ lately that have fallen on the far side, for me, of the line between country and alt-country. This one lands one the…
Friday Playlist
Another week with a jam-packed list. The new music continues to roll in. I still have a couple tracks leftover from my podcast review. We just passed a significant music anniversary. There was a massive death in the music world this week. And an amazing YouTube find will cap things off. Strap yourselves in and enjoy. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1yTbBUlciclTbLO5rpzs2M?si=e48df13b6279468a “Girls Make Me…