Author Archives: eddiespageti

I was playing music at work today, which is part of the position on this particular show. I went to the bathroom and came back to find that the director had put on a song from this album. Though I am fairly familiar with Elvis’ body of work, I hadn’t heard this one, which isContinue reading “#676 – Armed Forces by Elvis Costello & The Attractions”

Usually when people recommend an album to me, it’s because they are familiar with it and are enthusiastic about it. Today was one of the rare exceptions to that rule. I’m not saying that this is a bad album by any means, but when I told the suggester that I was underwhelmed, they revealed thatContinue reading “#675 – Some Devil by Dave Matthews”

If you’re looking for a percussion-based, world music-inspired album, look no further than this offering by Grateful Dead percussionist Mickey Hart and his ensemble, Planet Drum. I can’t help but picture him aggressively chewing gum while drumming in his signature white gloves, which look like they wouldn’t be out of place in any garden.

I think this is my first Norwegian blog entry and it’s not a death metal band. This artist has an incredibly impressive resume, including 7 albums and 3 novels, and at only 41, it seems like her creative life will go on for decades. I’ll be adding her to my reading to-do list.

There are few artists, and indeed few people in general, who have had such a productive pandemic as this man. This marks his 4th release since lockdown started. While it is technically true that one of those was a live album recorded on the tour leading up to Covid, I’m still going to count itContinue reading “#672 – Mercy by Trey Anastasio”

For the next couple of days, I’m working at the Director’s Guild Awards. It’s a funny kind of show, where prominent members of a powerful union get together to jack each other off (metaphorically, for the most part) in the ballroom of a luxury hotel. The irony is not lost on anyone that it isContinue reading “#671 – self-titled by Superorganism”

Well this is a first for this blog. This artist started following me while at the same time recommending that I check out his album, which I thoroughly enjoyed. It’s a great psychedelic rock project. Thanks for the follow and suggestion!

These guys are another band who has created their own genre. If the term “ambient country” doesn’t make you wonder what they do, I don’t know what to tell you.

The title of this album is perfect, as it evokes a road-trip through the American southwest. A great collection of folk/country instrumentals.

One more representative of modern Ukrainian music. This guy is a folky singer-songwriter.