music
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Rock Salt and Nails – Tyler Childers Another song covered by so many artists, and written by, but never performed or recorded by Utah Phillips, “Rock Salt and Nails” is one of the most haunting country songs of all time. Performed by Tyler Childers, the song seems to take on a whole new level of… Read more
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In Circles – Sunny Day Real Estate Sunny Day Real Estate‘s 1994 album Diary is one of the most underappreciated and often overlooked rock albums of the 90s, often credited with helping to define the genre that would become “midwest emo.” It features two future Foo Fighters, bass player Nate Mendel and drummer William Goldsmith.… Read more
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Never Been to Spain – Three Dog Night / Waylon Jennings Originally written by Hoyt Axton and covered by the likes of Elvis, Cher, Ike and Tina, and Waylon Jennings among others, I think I actually like the Three Dog Night version of “Never Been To Spain“. As I write that, I think I may… Read more
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Foo Fighters – Foo Fighters Per usual, I’ll highlight my three favorite tracks from the album with potential bonus tunes. At the time of writing, (1/14) today is Dave Grohl‘s birthday! The Foo Fighters have long been my favorite band, second only to the Beatles. In honor of his birthday month, I decided to feature… Read more
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Sao Lam Plearn – Chaweewan Dumnern Continuing with yesterday’s theme of world music, here’s some Thai psychedelic folk from the 60s or 70s. (couldn’t track down a release date) I have zero ideas about how this song ended up in my library, but with a riff that seems to take inspiration from The Stones “Jumpin’… Read more
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Amidinine – Etran de L’Air They’re back! And probably will be in the future too. Etran De L’air continues to blow me away. The family band (brothers and cousins) from Agadez, Niger, in West Africa, has been playing for over 25 years and is a star on the Nigerien wedding circuit. Their music is a… Read more
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Acid Mountain – Moon Hooch Moon Hooch. Aside from having one of the best band names ever, which seems to fit their group perfectly, it is one of the most fun bands to listen to, all without any lyrics. Moon Hooch consists of two saxophonists, Wenzl McGowen and Michael Wilbur, and drummer Jules Jenssen. I… Read more
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Midnight Special – Various Artists “Midnight Special” is one of the great American songs, with origins a prison work song in the south. This is one of those songs that transcends time, and has been performed in various different styles, with its roots of course being in the blues, the foundation for pretty much all… 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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Blue in Green – Miles Davis I don’t know where all you guys are located, but where I am, we have been dealing with the bitter cold as of late and some pretty dreary and cloudy days. Today’s song, “Blue in Green,” part of Miles Davis‘ masterpiece Kind of Blue, seems to fit the vibes… Read more
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