Surprise albums, surprise songs, and a really great week in new music! Better Oblivion Community Center, Vampire Weekend, Wild Rivers, Island, Susto, Lady Lamb, and Foals
Throwback Tune-Creedence Clearwater Revival-Proud Mary
Everyone needs some Creedance Clearwater Revival in their life. Listen and learn about their first big hit, Proud Mary.
New Music-Lala Lala/WHY?, Frenship/Yoke Lore, Pip Blom, Sharon Van Etten, James Blake/Travis Scott, and Toro Y Moi
6 songs I can’t stop listening to-Lala Lala, Frenship, Pip Blom, Sharon Van Etten, James Blake, and Toro Y Moi
Throwback Tune- The Beatles “Please Please Me”
Every Thursday I will explore an essential rock song. Please Please Me by The Beatles is my first. Listen…
First Live Music for 2019- Mamalarky, Jesse Nighswonger, and Palm Sunday
Happy New Year, Y’all! Let the music begin.
# 1 of the Top 20 Countdown of Indie Albums for 2018- immersed in cool music
Mitski’s fifth album is her greatest to date. She creates a world we can all fall into, making the music relatable on so many levels.
# 2 of the Top 20 Indie Album Countdown for 2018 – immersed in cool music
Parquet Courts are wide eyed, insanely fierce, impassioned, and determined to light the fuse of activism one song at a time.
# 3 of the Top 20 Album Countdown for 2018-immersed in cool music
With such a memorable album, it is jaw dropping that this is only Lindsay Jordan’s beginning.
#4 of the Top 20 Album Countdown for 2018- Immersed In Cool Music
Toledo’s curious lyrics are rambling, witty, searing, and flawless at describing the life and heart of a teenager, but also anyone who experiences passionate love and its profound residual effects.
#5 Of The 20 Top Indie Albums Countdown – Immersed In Cool Music
boygenius-boygenius is # 5 for my favorite albums of 2018