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Kerosene! – Yves Tumor Electronic psychedelic? I think this is probably the best way to describe Yves Tumor‘s track “Kerosene!” I am giving it a real listen for the first time at the time of writing and am a bit awestruck. It tickles my brain in an almost perfect way. Neo-Soul vocals with production that Read more
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Here Comes the Hotstepper – Dr. Dog Dr. Dog‘s cover of the iconic 90’s dancehall hit “Here Comes the Hotstepper” was quite the surprise when I first heard it this week on the way back home. Laid-back and fun, this is one of the more effortlessly cool songs of all time, with this less polished Read more
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Staring at The Sun – TV on the Radio Apologies for the lack of posting lately, trying to get back in the rhythm of everything. TV on the Radio is a kick-ass rock band from Brooklyn formed in 2001. My knowledge of their catalog is pretty limited, but their song “Staring at the Sun” is Read more
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What Difference Does It Make? – The Smiths What Difference Does It Make? by The Smiths from their self-titled debut album opens with one of my all-time favorite guitar riffs, played by one of the absolutely coolest guitarists of all time, Johnny Marr. Written by Marr and Morrissey, the lyrics can be quite haunting, but Read more
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Sorry for the lack of post yesterday, to make up for it today will feature two songs. The Bold Arrow of Time – Tame Impala & The W.A.N.D – The Flaming Lips The Bold Arrow of Time In an album (Tame Impala‘s full length debut) with heavy, and I mean, HEAVY, Beatles influence, “The Bold Read more
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Sunday Morning – The Velvet Undeground One of the most well-known, if not the most, Velvet Underground songs, “Sunday Morning” is a sickly sweet, introspective look at life. The song was written with Nico‘s voice in mind, but Lou decided to sing it himself. Nico does take back up vocals though! I’ve seen quite a Read more
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One Headlight – The Wallflowers Today’s post is one of my favorite songs of the 1990s, ‘One Headlight“, penned by Jakob Dylan (son of Bob) for his group The Wallflowers. I like a lot of his Pop’s songs and there’s no denying Bob’s song writing ability and importance to music and culture in this country Read more
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Swimming – Flawed Mangos I’ve been feeling pretty under the weather so far this week, and haven’t been listening to music as in-depth as I usually do. I’ve been listening to a ton of chill stuff that is easy to get lost in, in particular, an artist who goes by “Flawed Mangoes.” Flawed Mangoes is Read more
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In The Room Where You Sleep – Dead Man’s Bones Happy Halloween! Long before he was “just Ken“, Ryan Gosling actually dropped a pretty fun rock album with collaborator Zach Shields under the name “Dead Man’s Bones” in 2009. I’ve always liked Gosling as an actor, I consider A Place Beyond The Pines as one Read more
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Miss You – Alabama Shakes Alabama Shakes are/were one of the best groups to come out of the South, ever, regardless of their current lack of catalog. Southern rock n soul will forever have my heart. I remember the first time hearing Brittany Howard‘s voice; I believe it was a performance of their song “Hold Read more
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