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I always kinda thought UB40 was a bit of a one hit wonder. Perhaps that is more indicative of my bland, suburban American origin story than of the catalog of this Brit-reggae juggernaut. Not much Jamaican about these guys other than their sound, which is not to take away from their impressive commercial success.

I guess when you’re putting out an album that is an offshoot of the Isley Brothers you don’t want to bury your name under some clever new band name. Though that reasoning makes sense to me, I still think they could’ve done better. With the project name, I mean, not necessarily the content.

I’m taking a temporary detour from the theme of this week to check out this album on the day of its release. This artist has been gaining traction among the jam band faithful at least partially due the the involvement of Trey Anastasio. Turns out Karina went to school with his daughters. Let’s not letContinue reading “#1191 – Joyride by Karina Rykman”

This is the best discovery of the “of Love” series of selections so far. Very cool indie rock vibes that sound like they could’ve come from the early ‘90s.

Today I learned that Kate Bush was signed to her first recording contract by none other than David Gilmour. Now I just want to find out what other random artists have started their careers in this way, discovered by guitar heroes.

In another perfect example of what can come your way from unexpected sources, now the “of Love” theme has continued on its globetrotting path and led me to Nigeria. What began as an apparent coincidence has now blossomed into a quest of curiosity as to what new corner of the music world will present itselfContinue reading “#1188 – King of Love by Kizz Daniel”

Here I was thinking that this “of Love” theme was a bit silly (still do), but now it is leading me to break new ground in my listening universe. Now I have my first Iranian artist and I’m not sure how else I possibly would’ve found him. I suppose if i specifically searched for IranianContinue reading “#1187 – Of Love and Other Evils by Ali Azimi”

Looks like there’s still some more albums out there with “of Love” in the title, so I guess I’ll keep this “theme” going for as long as it lasts, or until I get bored or forget about it. Honestly, I’m kind of shocked that this is the first time Leonard Cohen has appeared in thisContinue reading “#1186 – Songs of Love and Hate by Leonard Cohen”

I picked this album because of the Daniel Johnston cover that leads off, one of my favorites of his. Now I come to notice that it has “of Love” in the album title, just like yesterday’s Jimi Hendrix album. I feel compelled now to find more albums that are similarly titled. Let’s see how longContinue reading “#1185 – The Silence of Love by Headless Heroes”

I’ve listened to a lot of Jimi Hendrix’s material over the years. The roots of my music fandom lie in the classic rock garden and it’s fun to revisit the soundtrack of my youth to see how my listening habits and opinions have changed. My esteem for his musicianship and songwriting is as high asContinue reading “#1184 – The Cry of Love by Jimi Hendrix”