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It’s so crazy to listen to an album with socially conscious lyrics from almost fifty years ago that is as relevant today as when it was written. It’s also pretty depressing. One would hope that some lasting progress would have been made in American society in all that time, but we’re no closer to figuringContinue reading “#791 – Wake Up Everybody by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes”

Everybody loves Fridays. It’s the day that marks the end of the traditional work and school weeks and the beginning of the much-anticipated weekend. The time when we are furthest from more work. I also love it for another reason: new albums generally come out on Friday (sometimes Tuesday, too, so don’t bother pointing thatContinue reading “#790 – Formentera by Metric”

I came across these guys on Spotify somehow. I believe one of their tracks came on after I listened to the Neutral Milk Hotel album for the umpteenth time, and upon looking up their bio, I was properly intrigued. The combination of solid guitar work and found sounds sometimes becomes tedious over the course ofContinue reading “#789 – The Way Out by The Books”

Last week I listened to an album by The Brian Jonestown Massacre and referenced the 2004 documentary Dig! which featured them and The Dandy Warhols. I meant to pick one of each of their albums on back-to-back days, but since my brain is pudding these days, I forgot about it. So here’s the belated secondContinue reading “#788 – Thirteen Tales of Urban Bohemia by The Dandy Warhols”

I noticed recently that the ambient/post-rock scene that I am so fond of is almost completely dominated by men. After a very slight amount of searching, of course I discovered quite a few artists that proved me wrong in that observation. I never tire of being wrong, especially with such a great result as this.

The name of this band apparently came from some kind of name generating AI. When you search for them I’m a browser, one of the first articles that comes up includes a quote by a music critic calling them the best new band in the world. I can’t say I completely disagree, though I supposeContinue reading “#786 – Ants From Up Here by Black Country, New Road”

Here’s another “people also like” discovery. I’m sure someone out there is reading this and thinking “this lazy fuck needs to put some more effort into his blog.” Touché, says I. This system has been working out for a while now, however, so I see no reason to reform the functional, if slightly boring, systemContinue reading “#785 – Patterns & Light by Kodomo”

This just came out yesterday. I haven’t closely followed Nick Cave’s career, but I’ve always been peripherally aware of him. I do know, however, that his son recently passed, and can only assume that this album is his response to the devastation wrought by such a loss. As a parent, I can’t imagine going throughContinue reading “#784 – Seven Psalms by Nick Cave”

The man who recommended this one to me is my go-to well of reggae knowledge. He always has some great artist to recommend that I have never heard of, and that I end up loving. So good to have a collection of equally music-obsessed friends to draw from.

Is there a band with an animal-themed name out there that I don’t like? I can’t think of one, and I challenge any of my followers to find me one. Prove me wrong!