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I worked on a live Charli XCX performance early on in Covid, and she struck me as a pretty impressive performer. I was able to see a cut of her soon-to-be-released video, which is really cool and entertaining, and it made me want to check out her latest album.

This Ukrainian rapper was brought to my attention by a friend who is from the same town, Lviv. I have no idea what the title of this album means. I sure hope it’s nothing super racist. Good album, though.

I only just became aware of this band due to the involvement of Joe Russo, bandleader of the band that I would consider the preeminent Grateful Dead cover band, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead. He is always getting himself involved in interesting and fairly jammy projects, so I always have to give them a listen.

A colleague of mine has been recommending this album to me for a while and I finally remembered it at the right time. It is definitely one of the most unique punk albums I’ve ever heard. One song, “The Apollo Program Was A Hoax” is closer to an indie rock or folk song that’s punk.Continue reading “#688 – The Shape of Punk to Come by Refused”

I have a few friends who regularly recommend the same general era of music. It’s so interesting to see the different periods that different people focus on. There truly is no accounting for taste. It gives me so much variety in the recommendations that I receive.

This artist popped up in an email about new album releases. Her pop-rock sound is a lot of fun, and just gets your toe tapping.

This guy was a guest on a show I was working on, and he claimed that his new album was going to get him cancelled. Listening to this, his 2016 offering, I wouldn’t be at all surprised by that.

Based on who this album was recommended by, I was expecting it to be a pretty sleepy, mostly acoustic affair. How wrong I was. It’s actually a lot more energetic and entertaining than I would’ve guessed.

Every once in a while I hear an artist/album/song that it seems like everyone I know is discovering them at the same time. Since listening to this album, no fewer than three people have recommended it to me. It might, however, just be that we are all on the same email list.

This album was recommended by a coworker who is friends with the songwriter of this band. It’s some very well-produced arena rock material, with guitar work that is very reminiscent of Queen’s Brian May.