Author Archives: eddiespageti

Another forgotten post.  I’m really starting to rack them up now.  I swear I listened to this yesterday, but I worked really late and forgot to post it when I got done.  Womp womp.

Blanco Brown makes music that he describes as “trailertrap,” a very entertaining mix of hip-hop and country.  I wonder how many other artists cite both Outkast and Johnny Cash as major inspirations.  The two styles, sharing only a common region, are combined in a really fun way.   

It’s been a running joke on the Simpsons – and plenty of other shows – that the Grammy awards are kind of a joke.  The winners are obviously supremely talented and in no way am I suggesting that anyone does not deserve recognition for their accomplishments, but the political nature of the whole thing hasContinue reading “#313 – KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka”

Does anybody else think Andrew Cuomo is a creepy weirdo, even for a career politician?  Oh, they all do?  Yeah, that totally makes sense.  I had a feeling I wasn’t the only one.  Anyway, today I listened to Circulatory System’s self-titled album from 2001.  This band is pretty much another incarnation of The Olivia TremorContinue reading “#312 – self-titled by Circulatory System”

The closer I get to being able to get vaccinated, the more I find that the main thing I am looking forward to is the return of live music.  You can probably tell how important music is in my life and concerts are the focal point of that.  It hadn’t occurred to me until tonightContinue reading “#311 – When Your Heartstrings Break by Beulah”

I’m not going to say that I’m bored with this whole Elephant 6 Collective exploration that I’ve been doing, but I’m definitely itching to get to another genre.  Shall I push through and do the last two or bail and check out some of this year’s Grammy nominees?  Tune in tomorrow to find out.

This album sounds like it was produced in the middle 1960s and transported to 2004.  I’ve really been enjoying perusing the Elephant 6 Collective catalog, and I can definitely hear the influence of classic psychedelic pop throughout, but from the first notes of this one, you really feel like you could be listening to thisContinue reading “#309 – Dusk at Cubist Castle by The Olivia Tremor Control”

The next installment of my exploration of the Elephant 6 Collective is the 2013 album from Elf Power.  Today was a strange day, ranging from the highs of a Covid relief package passing the House and the confirmation of an attorney general who seems to have a moral compass, to the low of trying toContinue reading “#308 – Sunlight On The Moon by Elf Power”

I’m in the process of working my way through the artists of the Elephant 6 Collective, a musical collective made up of the members of indie rock bands.  So far, I’ve listened to albums by Neutral Milk Hotel, The Apples In Stereo and Of Montreal.  Still to come are Beulah, Elf Power, The Minders, CirculatoryContinue reading “#307 – The Sunlandic Twins by Of Montreal”

The song “Energy” popped up via the Spotify algorithm and made me immediately put this one on the to-do list.  Phish regularly cover this song, so I am very familiar with it, having no idea that it was a cover at all.  Upon some mild inspection, I discovered, once again, that this is a bandContinue reading “#306 – New Magnetic Wonder by The Apples In Stereo”