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There are so many talented musicians and producers out there who mostly help the already-famous create their next big thing, but who also have a lot of their own material. Very often, the results of their solo output are not the most commercially viable albums to be found, but since their bread and butter isContinue reading “#1181 – Belladonna by Daniel Lanois”

I keep on seeing this band in Spotify suggestions and on festival lineups and finally gave them a shot after reading about the premise of this album. It’s basically a take on reincarnation and the idea that people live more than one lifetime, but what happens in the time between your death and rebirth? EnterContinue reading “#1180 – Holy Smokes Future Jokes by Blitzen Trapper”

One of my musical heroes who I’ve been obsessed with for a long time is Nick Drake. However, it had never occurred to me that he would fall into a similar category or genre as Elliot Smith. Now that I have made that connection – with the help of the Spotify algorithm- it feels sillyContinue reading “#1179 – XO by Elliot Smith”

After three nights working at the Taylor Swift shows at Sofi Stadium in Los Angeles I had to listen to the one album from the Eras tour that you hadn’t listened to yet. I don’t think I can overstate how impressive that show is. I’ve been sort of casually listening to her music for years,Continue reading “#1178 – Lover by Taylor Swift”

Albums come to me, now. I’ve been doing this for a while so it may be just that I’m more tuned in to music at all times now, but I really do organically come across selections on a regular basis with very little effort. I’m this case, I was reading a Reddit thread about theContinue reading “#1177 – Five of Cups by Holy Wave”

This artist was one of the opening acts for last night’s installment of Taylor Swift’s Eras tour. I always enjoy hearing an artist for the first time in a live setting. It’s a lot harder to conceal your shortcomings during a performance than it is on a studio recording. Obviously, anyone who is opening forContinue reading “#1176 – Good Riddance by Gracie Abrams”

This week I’m working at the Taylor Swift concerts at Sofi stadium, a welcome gig in the midst of the dueling Hollywood strikes. While I do enjoy her music, and her last few albums particularly, I wouldn’t call myself a Swifty. Nevertheless, it’s always cool to see a big time show of this caliber, andContinue reading “#1175 – Super Monster by Claud”

Yesterday was Jerry’s birthday, kicking off what is known as “The Days Between.” This is the eight days between the dates of Jerry’s birth (8/1) and his death (8/9). Fans will spend this time listening to their favorite recordings (don’t they do that year-round anyway?) and celebrating the life of an artist who brought soContinue reading “#1174 – Garcia (Complements) by Jerry Garcia”

This artist always reminds me of my cousin Steven’s wedding, because they played Call Me Maybe three times during their reception.