More older music than new this week. And, sadly, another rather important In Memoriam entry.<\/p>\n
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“It’s Just A Bit of Blood” – bdrmm
\nNormally 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 2023. This is #2. It’s a ripper. <\/p>\n
“A Nocturnal Heresy” – Ondara
\nI had never heard of this cat until last week, when this song dropped into my Discovery Weekly playlist. I’ve been listening to him a ton since. He has a most unusual origin story. He was born and raised in Nairobi, Kenya, where he fell in love with Bob Dylan and ’90s alt rock. When he earned a green card to enter the US, he settled in Minneapolis since Dylan was from Minnesota. His music is really, really good, and not at all what I would expect from a native Kenyan.<\/p>\n
“Teenage Wristband” – The Twilight Singers
\nI forgot about this band, so when this track also landed in my Discovery Weekly playlist, I figured it was new. In fact it is 20 years old. They sound like the Afghan Whigs because that’s Greg Dulli on lead vocals.<\/p>\n