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Happy birthday to me. Here, in the middle of my 2-day concert run – last night Sigur Ros, tonight Bastille – I’ve been gifted with this excellent album selection. Thanks to all for the birthday wishes!

My dad went to see The Who last night at Boston Garden. Their current tour features a full orchestra. Once again, a quick Spotify check shows me how little of the catalog of a classic band I am truly aware of. I decided to go back and listen to their 1965 album to hear theContinue reading “#740 – My Generation by The Who”

I heard about this artist from a subreddit discussing people’s favorite trippy music. While I can’t agree that this would be my choice to accompany a psychedelic experience, it truly goes to show that there is no accounting for taste.

I don’t think I’ve ever heard of a literal plant-based album before, but this one certainly delivers what it promises: music named after plants. Maybe it’s also music intended for plants, though? To be continued in Plant Music, Vol. 2…

One of my favorite ways to explore new music is through the themed and curated playlists on Spotify. This one comes from the Peaceful Indie Ambient playlist. You’re probably sitting there thinking “no shit, that’s the whole point of them.” And to that I say fair enough. I’m just trying to come up with betterContinue reading “#737 – Planetarium by Sufjan Stevens, Nico Muhly, Bryce Dessner and James McAlister”

These guys remind me a little bit of Khurangbin. Really mellow, but with a solid groove. Excellent Sunday morning mood music.

It should surprise no one who’s paying attention to popular music that a new Kendrick Lamar album would be met with some excitement and anticipation. He’s definitely one of the artists that is pushing the boundaries of what hip hop is at this point, and this new offering does not disappoint for a moment. SaysContinue reading “#735 – Mr Morale & The Big Steppers by Kendrick Lamar”

This Ukrainian group has just won the Eurovision Song Contest with their new song, Stefania. This is their album from a few years ago, so the winning song is not on it, but they are pretty great rap group. I would highly recommend checking out the official video for their contest winner, as it wasContinue reading “#734 – HOTIN by KALUSH”

This is a great, all-female indie rock band from Los Angeles. I really enjoy the mood of their music and hope to see them on their current tour which will take them to one of my favorite Southern California venues, The Observatory in Santa Ana. It’s a small room – probably only holds 500 peopleContinue reading “#733 – Radiate Like This by Warpaint”

It’s always fun to discover a good metal band, especially since they rarely are able to get the kind of publicity that other genres can. Unfortunately, one of the only reasons that they make it into mainstream news is when they either commit a crime or die. Sadly, this is a case of the latter.Continue reading “#732 – Nocturnal by The Black Dahlia Murder”