The music continues to flow. It\u2019s been a really good stretch of both single and full length releases. So I\u2019m going to pump the list up a little this week to make sure I\u2019m sharing the new stuff in a timely matter. Hopefully the extra tunes will warm your day a little.<\/p>\n
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\u201cJeremy\u201d – Muncie Girls. Two curveballs on this song: first, the band isn\u2019t a bunch of Ball State alums and it is not a Pearl Jam cover. But the English group does sound straight out of the 90s.<\/p>\n
\u201cGIRL\u201d – Maren Morris. My new music routine is to cruise the various music sites I follow, pull all the new tracks they highlight into a Spotify playlist, and then work through that between other listening. Often by the time I listen to a song, I\u2019ve forgotten whatever I read about the song if it is from an artist that is new to me. So when I listened to this song for the first time last week, something about it struck me as different. But I couldn\u2019t place what it was until I went back and read about it. Turns out Morris is a country artist, one of the emerging group of women who are stretching the bounds of traditional, popular country. (Kacey Musgraves is another example, and someone whose music I just can\u2019t get into.) This track, for example, begins with that big, very-90s bass line. The rest of the song has an indie vibe to it. And its lyrics of female empowerment and unity are certainly not traditional country fare. But Morris\u2019 voice still has that little tinge of classic, popular country that you can trace back to Dolly Parton.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Cuckoo Is A-Callin\u2019\u201d – FONTAINES D.C. Three guesses where this band is from. No, not Muncie, IN, fools! These lads reek of all that is Dublin. I love their blend of classic punk, post-punk, and early \u201800s modern rock.<\/p>\n
\u201cRed Bull & Hennessy\u201d – Jenny Lewis. God damn, there is nothing coy about Lewis\u2019 return after five years. The lyrics are pretty straight-forward about wanting to get down and do the do. And the album cover is mesmerizing. This track features Ringo Starr, Don Was, Benmont Trench, and a kick ass solo from Ryan Adams at the end.<\/p>\n
\u201cFuck the Rain\u201d – Ryan Adams. Speaking of Adams, after a couple leaks, finally the first official single from Adams\u2019 first album of the year. It sits right in that space he\u2019s been in for awhile. Which means it is quite good.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy Backwards Walk\u201d – Death Cab for Cutie covering Frightened Rabbit. Frightened Rabbit opened for DCFC on their 2011 tour. Ben Gibbard has said he asked FR to tour with them because The Midnight Organ Fight<\/em> helped him get through a difficult time in his life. Gibbard has spoke often over the past nine months about how Scott Hutchison\u2019s death floored him. This is a lovely cover done in Hutchison\u2019s honor.<\/p>\n