https://open.spotify.com/user/224aiwksicafjldlua6nnpo4y/playlist/3AB0Mx5E3Si8rzIuz1tH8q “Darling” – WOMPS. Some fine, Frightened Rabbit-approved Scottish rock.“Sentimental and Monday” – Holy Holy. Apparently this song has been around for a couple years, but I just found it thanks to one of my Spotify Discovery playlists. It’s cold, rainy, and bleak in Indy today. This song is perfect for this morning.“Why We Fight” – Fast Romantics. There’s something…

Yesterday was the 30th anniversary of the release of U2’s The Joshua Tree. I remember buying the cassette shortly after it came out, but I either got a bad copy or let it sit in the sun or my tape player mangled it, because within a couple plays it began sounding terrible. As I was five months from getting my…

I’ve had two weeks to soak up the sadness that is Ryan Adams’ new album, Prisoner. Time to share some thoughts. I wasn’t sure how much I would like this album. It wasn’t that I doubted Adams’ ability to write about the end of his marriage to Mandy Moore: he’s been crafting amazing songs about heartbreak his entire career. No,…

“French Press” – Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever. I know, this was in a playlist exactly one month ago today. But it’s been an odd music week for me,[1] and this video just dropped. It makes me want to be in my 20s and go to a casual wedding hosted at a pool in Australia. Until it gets a little melancholy…

It was an all Ryan Adams and Middle Kids week, so no Spotify playlist of mostly new stuff this week. Instead, just this delightful video from Band of Horses “In a Drawer”

OK, for music post #2, I wanted to celebrate Ryan Adams’ new album, Prisoner. Rather than setting the stage myself, I thought I would share this excellent view of the State of Ryan Adams that Steven Hyden published earlier this week. It’s a good primer on where Adams has been over the past few years. And it has a little…

It’s the first really big new music Friday of 2017! Which means bonus musical content for you! Strand of Oaks and Son Volt have new albums out today. Middle Kids released their long-awaited debut EP. And the crown jewel of the day is Ryan Adams’ Prisoner, which is already making me happy/sad. Oh, and there’s a bonus cherry on top:…

https://open.spotify.com/user/224aiwksicafjldlua6nnpo4y/playlist/6rc53ykHGe4zkY109efEAZ “The Punisher” – Lucius. I don’t know anything about this group, but this song is awesome. “Thick as Thieves” – The Menzingers. This band has always leaned a little too emo for my tastes. But they shifted ever-so-slightly on their latest album and I’m finding a handful of the tracks very nice to listen to. Good to hear some…