It seems like a fitting gesture to say “good riddance” and send off #45 with a prominent Russian artist. His political career began with the help of Russia so that’s who should provide the accompaniment to its demise. This will go down as one of the ugliest and most embarrassing days in American history. It’sContinue reading “#245 – Low Love E by CYGO”
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#244 – XX by BaBa ZuLa
BaBa ZuLa is a Turkish psychedelic band from Istanbul. Their unique sound is based around a Turkish stringed instrument called the saz, of which they use an electric version with an array of effects to create truly original sounds. This album, 1997’s XX, commemorates the twentieth anniversary of the group and includes a B-side ofContinue reading “#244 – XX by BaBa ZuLa”
#243 – Soft Drop by Tuvaband
Up next on our randomness world tour, we visit with Norway’s Tuva Hellum Marschhäuser and her debut solo album. It’s a beautiful collection of songs and sounds, punctuated by a really cool version of No Doubt’s “Just A Girl.” I’m sure I’ve mentioned that I don’t usually care for covers being included in a studioContinue reading “#243 – Soft Drop by Tuvaband”
#242 – Say Goodbye to Memory Den by DYGL
Continuing with our current theme of arbitrary multicultural selections, I found today’s album with a search for “Asian indie rock” on Spotify. It delivered what it promised and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I’m not sure what better or easier route I can take to discover new, non-American artists, so this will have to do forContinue reading “#242 – Say Goodbye to Memory Den by DYGL”
#241 – Elwan by Tinariwen
As quickly as I decided to try to make this blog more worldly, I forgot all about it, possibly as soon as I finished typing the sentence. But now that I have found Tinariwen among my potential future selections list, my resolve to diversify my listening has been restored. These guys are from Mali, andContinue reading “#241 – Elwan by Tinariwen”
#240 – Chromatica by Lady Gaga
I was having trouble deciding what would be a fitting album to start the new year – and would also be a big, round number in blog entries – and decided it had to be something big and flashy. There are not too many artists that are even close to as big and flashy asContinue reading “#240 – Chromatica by Lady Gaga”
#239 – Anthems of the Sun by Grateful Dead
Happy new year to all! Let’s all agree to do what we can to have a better year than the last one which-shall-not-be-named. The bar’s pretty low at this point, so it shouldn’t t be too big of a deal.
#238 – Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez by Gorillaz
On the penultimate day of a shitty year, with very little to look forward to in the near future, it seemed to be the perfect day to check in on the current status of Gorillaz, a group that I listened to a decent amount in college. This album is probably not the best to judgeContinue reading “#238 – Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez by Gorillaz”
#237 – Microdosio by Papadosio
This is very fun and entertaining album by a spacey, jazzy jam band from North Carolina. The theme of this album – medicinal mushroom varietals – is certainly fitting for this, a year in which we could all use a little assistance with our coping skills, and microdosing is certainly an effective remedy to manyContinue reading “#237 – Microdosio by Papadosio”
#236 – SAWAYAMA by Rita Sawayama
This was a very conflicting selection for me. It appeared on several “best of 2020” lists, so my expectations were pretty high going into it. I wanted to like it more than I did and, though there were some amazing moments, it was definitely not among my favorite pop albums of the year.