https://open.spotify.com/user/224aiwksicafjldlua6nnpo4y/playlist/6dR7wBdBHV2rmuTS8GN9kg “Dull” – Microwave. Thus crunchy, grungy track sounds a lot like something Manchester Orchestra might have done when they were sussing out their more dramatic sound. “New” – Family Friends. A strong, mid-90s vibe alt-rock radio vibe here. “Stars” – Hum. If I’m sharing songs with one-syllable titles and Clinton-era overtones, I might as well go back to the…

A different sort of playlist this week. On our lazy spring break, I roared through the Pearl Jam Twenty book that was released as a companion to the documentary of the same name a few years back. When I picked it up at the library, I expected it to be just a collection of photos and other memories of the…

Busy week so low on posts. Still time to share some music, though. https://open.spotify.com/user/224aiwksicafjldlua6nnpo4y/playlist/7HcpJIx4Zjjb0omsjxLXBr “Please, Let’s Go Away” – Trementina. Today is the first day of our spring break. As we’ve already taken a trip this year, we’ll be staying close to home for the next week. Doesn’t mean we can’t wish we were going somewhere warm, especially since the…

A quick playlist since I’m well behind schedule today. https://open.spotify.com/user/224aiwksicafjldlua6nnpo4y/playlist/5Y45v4RvyVaVZbGanP4FBa “Dundee Man” – Spiral Stairs. I was sure this band was Scottish. Turns out it is actually Pavement co-founder Scott Kannberg. I still like the song. “Hope The High Road” – Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit. Drifting more toward the rock side of his alt-country sound, I really like…

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”