Happy Memorial Day! The phrase experimental rock always piques my interest, especially when I have been stuck in the same space with the same people for an extended period of time. I get extra excited about discovering new music these days, so its pretty important to pick a good album to keep myself moving inContinue reading “#20 – Friend And Foe by Menomena”
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#19 – Ladies of the Canyon by Joni Mitchell
I was going through the Nick Drake catalog this evening and it somehow led me to Joni Mitchell. I knew she was a legendary songwriter and a really interesting guitar player, but had never spent any time on her albums. For a long time, the only performance of hers that I had seen was fromContinue reading “#19 – Ladies of the Canyon by Joni Mitchell”
#18 – BLUE by iamamiwhoami
This album caught my attention by its description as an “independent audiovisual project” and I assume the visual part adds a lot to a performance, as it so often does. I was expecting something a little more experimental, and indeed, the opening track is definitely something to get excited about. After that, though, I wasContinue reading “#18 – BLUE by iamamiwhoami”
#17 – Secrets by Herbie Hancock
People say that nothing brings back a memory like a specific smell and I think that music has an equally powerful connection. You remember exactly when and where you first heard a favorite song or artist. Herbie Hancock has long been a favorite jazz artist of mine and his extensive catalog has a lot toContinue reading “#17 – Secrets by Herbie Hancock”
#16 – Crush by Floating Points
Over the past several years, I’ve been enjoying electronic music a lot more than I ever thought possible. The incredible variety in today’s musical landscape has generated many great artists that are genres unto themselves. Noticing the common inspirations between artists that I like leads me through some fun stream-of-consciousness listening experiences. You never knowContinue reading “#16 – Crush by Floating Points”
#15 – Invisible People by Chicano Batman
Today is my first, and hopefully last, quarantine birthday! I wanted to pick an artist that I have good memories of seeing live since that is the thing I am missing the most these day. I had never heard of Chicano Batman before I saw them play an early afternoon set on the Outdoor StageContinue reading “#15 – Invisible People by Chicano Batman”
#14 – Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch by Frank Zappa
Back to back guys named Frank. Rookie mistake. Zappa has a fun, and massive, catalog to explore. He’s a guitar hero with a truly bizarre sense of humor both towards music and society in general. If you want a good YouTube rabbit hole, check out Frank’s appearances on the various late night shows of theContinue reading “#14 – Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch by Frank Zappa”
#13 – Blond by Frank Ocean
This year would’ve been my sixth in a row working on the Coachella webcast. It has been both my favorite gig of the year and a time of musical discovery each time. The loss of live music in general has been a huge hit. I have a stack of increasingly useless tickets that represent theContinue reading “#13 – Blond by Frank Ocean”
#12 – How Did We Get So Dark? by Royal Blood
This is the second album by the drum and bass duo from Brighton and one that I was really looking forward to. Their sound is great and having been introduced to them in a live setting really highlighted how clever their presentation is. I’ve been a fan of two-man bands in the past, so it’sContinue reading “#12 – How Did We Get So Dark? by Royal Blood”
#11 – Around The World In A Day by Prince
The first celebrity I met when I moved to LA was Prince. I was sleeping on some friends’ couch at the time and someone from their weekly poker game offered me a day of work on some music video. When I arrived at the address I had been given, I found that it was Prince’sContinue reading “#11 – Around The World In A Day by Prince”
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