Monthly Archives: January 2023

Not sure if your brain works this was as well, but I often am reminded of certain people when I listen to different genres of music. It’s kinda like how your sense of smell is connected to memories, I think. Maybe I’m among a small minority whose life is so music-centric that this is evenContinue reading “#996 – Autophobia by Tennis System”

Sometimes you hear a new album and just know that you’re listening to the cutting edge of whatever genre it falls into. This past year has been a great one for new music in general, but there have been quite the collection of amazing hip hop albums that are unlike anything that has come beforeContinue reading “#995 – Let’s Start Here. by Lil Yachty”

The daughter of legendary rapper, producer and co-owner of The Source magazine, Benzino, Coi Leray broke into the music scene through her SoundCloud mixtape release in 2018. She and her dad actually have a bit of a Twitter feud going on right now because of her defense of Eminem’s induction into the Rock ‘n RollContinue reading “#994 – Trendsetter by Coi Leray”

I used to hang out a lot in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles, which has a large mural paying tribute to today’s artist. I know a coupe of his albums well, but not this one, for some reason. He is a legend of melancholy acoustic music and really seems to have lived –Continue reading “#993 – Either/Or by Elliot Smith”

I saw a video of this group performing at some American radio station and was very intrigued, and not just by their name. They’re very similar to another band that I am quite fond of, Khurangbin.

This band is made up of a group of childhood friend and fronted by a brother-sister duo. The brother actually just gave testimony to congress in the hearings about the fucked up monopoly that Ticketmaster/Live Nation have subjected America’s music fans to for the past 10 years or so. No company deserves to be aggressivelyContinue reading “#991 – Hotel TV by Lawrence”

This is the first of two albums by this LA based group who originally came together as a session band. Their second album, Ice Melt, is actually named after the bags of coarse rock salt that is used to keep sidewalks and stairs clear of ice in certain climates. How’s that for a fun fact?

I always need more low fi/instrumental music for my various playlists. They always make the perfect accompaniment to any household task. This one was recommended by a friend who always comes through with something interesting.

Margo Price has been well represented on some of my Covid playlists. I was quite surprised to find, when this album came out a couple of weeks ago, that I had not listened to one of her albums until now. Of course, I would’ve given this one a few plays even if it wasn’t aContinue reading “#988 – Strays by Margo Price”

Sometimes you hear an album that sounds like it could have been released yesterday or 40 years ago. This one has just such a classic feel.