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Evan Greer – “Pinkwashing (feat Victoria Ruiz)” Evan Greer performed at a block party down the street from my house this past summer so I was pleasantly surprised to see her song recommended on the Tidal new releases playlist. Greer is a queer indie folk-punk artist who is joined on this track by Victoria Ruiz of Downtown Boys. Songs of the Week for 2024 January “Easy Fun” by gglum “Until…
Blondshell – “What’s Fair” Blondshell, stage name of Los Angeles’ Sabrina Mae Teitelbaum, returns with another great indie rock track. Between this single and the release of “Docket” earlier in the year, Blondshell is a lock for my end-of-year best songs list. Songs of the Week for 2024 January “Easy Fun” by gglum “Until Everybody is Free” by Bella Cuts “Hand to Hand” by Katy…
Beach Bunny – “Vertigo” “Vertigo” is the first new music released in two years by the Chicago trio of Beach Bunny. Songs of the Week for 2024 January “Easy Fun” by gglum “Until Everybody is Free” by Bella Cuts “Hand to Hand” by Katy Kirby “Barnyard Disturbance” by Christian McBride & Edgar Meyer February “Mira Mira” by Don Elektron, MariaDennis, Sam Bruno “Belief” by Otyken “Fidget Spinner”…
Album: As It Ever Was, So It Will be Again Artist: The Decemberists Release Date: June 14, 2024 Label: YABB Favorite Tracks: Burial Ground Oh No! Long White Veil William Fitzwilliam America Made Me Joan in the Garden Thoughts: Years ago I decided that if the author/illustrator Edward Gorey reincarnated as a band, it would be The Decemberists. On their 9th album, and first in 6 years, The…
Album: Only God Was Above Us Artist: Vampire Weekend Release Date: April 5, 2024 Label: Columbia Favorite Tracks: Ice Cream Piano Capricorn Connect Gen-X Cops Mary Boone Thoughts: Only God Was Above Us is something of a return to form after 2019’s Father of the Bride, which was essentially an Ezra Koenig solo album with a jam band ethos. It sounds like the band’s early albums as if the…
Album: Halfsies Artist: Lizzie No Release Date: January 19, 2024 Label: Miss Freedomland Favorite Tracks: Halfsies The Heartbreak Store Done Annie Oakley Babylon Thoughts: Lizzie No is a singer/songwriter, guitarist, and harpist from New Jersey who is broadly categorized as an Americana artist. But as it says on their website “genre is a construct” and Lizzie No cannot be so easily pinned…
Winnetka Bowling League – “America in Your 20s” It’s been a long time since I was in my 20s but this song is nonetheless relatable. Anyway, I’m in American in the 20s. Winnetka Bowling League are based out of Los Angeles and their debut album Sha La La is out on May 31. Songs of the Week for 2024 January “Easy Fun” by gglum “Until Everybody is Free” by Bella Cuts “Hand to Hand” by Katy…
This month we have two solo albums from women artists who became known for their work leading bands. Album: Hole in My Head Artist: Laura Jane Grace Release Date: February 16, 2024 Label: Polyvinyl Favorite Tracks: Hole In My Head Dysphoria Hoodie Punk Rock In Basements Thoughts: The second solo outing from Laura Jane Grace sees the Against Me! band leader taking an acoustic approach to punk…
Katy Kirby – “Hand to Hand” Indie singer/songwriter Katy Kirby sings a sinuous song with a sinister undertone for this song of the week. “Hand to Hand” is featured on Kirby’s upcoming album Blue Raspberry, due out on January 26. Songs of the Week for 2024 January “Easy Fun” by gglum “Until Everybody is Free” by Bella Cuts “Hand to Hand” by Katy Kirby
gglum – “Easy Fun” Kicking off the new year with new music, here’s a track from gglum, the project of 21-year-old London-based artist Ella Smoker. Known for ‘bedroom pop,’ this track has a lot more oomph than that dreamy genre usually implies. Songs of the Week for 2024 January “Easy Fun” by gglum
I will turn 50 in November of this year, so my project for 2023 will be to listen to and review one album from each year of my life, 1973 to 2022. The only qualification is that it has to be an album I’ve not reviewed previously. 2005 Top Grossing Albums of 2005: The Massacre – 50 Cent Encore – Eminem American Idiot – Green Day The Emancipation of Mimi – Mariah Carey Breakaway – Kelly…
boygenius and Ye Vagabonds – “The Parting Glass” My favorite band of this year, boygenius, offer their rendition of one of my all-time favorite songs, “The Parting Glass.” They are joined by the Irish folk due Ye Vagabonds who previously appeared on my favorite songs of 2022. The song is a charity single recorded in the memory of Sinead O’Connor. Songs of the Week for…
I will turn 50 in November of this year, so my project for 2023 will be to listen to and review one album from each year of my life, 1973 to 2022. The only qualification is that it has to be an album I’ve not reviewed previously. 2017 Top Grossing Albums of 2017: DAMN.. – Kendrick Lamar 24K Magic – Bruno Mars Starboy – The Weeknd ÷ – Ed Sheeran More Life – Drake Grammy Award for Album of the…
Brigitte Calls Me Baby – Impressively Average When your musical influences are Roy Orbison and New Wave music from the 1980s you’re going to end up sounding like Brigitte Calls Me Baby (okay, maybe there’s a little lot of Morrissey in there too). Songs of the Week for 2023 January “Happiness” by THICK “Abathembu” by uKhoiKhoi “Blood Rushes” by CIVIC “Doomscrollers” by Quasi “Fold” by Bonobo &…
I will turn 50 in November of this year, so my project for 2023 will be to listen to and review one album from each year of my life, 1973 to 2022. The only qualification is that it has to be an album I’ve not reviewed previously. 2006 Top Grossing Albums of 2006: Some Hearts – Carrie Underwood High School Musical – Soundtrack All the Right Reasons – Nickelback Me and My Gang – Rascal…
I will turn 50 in November of this year, so my project for 2023 will be to listen to and review one album from each year of my life, 1973 to 2022. The only qualification is that it has to be an album I’ve not reviewed previously. 2008 Top Grossing Albums of 2008: As I Am – Alicia Keys Noel – Josh Groban Tha Carter III – L’il Wayne Long Road Out of Eden – Eagles Taylor Swift – Taylor…
Juan Wauters – Modus Operandi [feat. Frankie Cosmos] Uruguayan-born, New York City-based singer/songwriter observes the inequality made apparent by the COVID pandemic in “Modus Operandi” which includes a guest verse by Frankie Cosmos. Songs of the Week for 2023 January “Happiness” by THICK “Abathembu” by uKhoiKhoi “Blood Rushes” by CIVIC “Doomscrollers” by Quasi “Fold” by Bonobo & Jacques…
