Battlestar Eclectic
Sarah Torribio and her right brain. Music. Musings. Writing. Style.
Category: song of the day
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he pathos of post-grunge hits different. Brett Scallions of Fuel, he of the golden-dyed hair, isn’t mad. He’s just deeply disappointed. The lyrics of “Shimmer” are very good. No one else has described heartbreak and angst so succinctly. He’s not depressed. You’ve just caught him when he is “low, feeling short of stable.” <<last post…
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I love the song ‘For the Longest Time)–have since 1983– and have a blast when it comes on the radio in the car, I attempt to tackle the singing parst of every doo-wop singer in this Billy Joel joint. It’s an endeavor that takes breath support and more than a little ventriloquism skill. The lyrics…
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The best thing about the last few years is how great the music is. Sonic excellence continues, unabated. Today, I’m deleriously in love with The Beaches and their lesbian torch song, ‘Did I say Too Much?’ I guess love is love, because this indie breakup anthem is getting me in the feels. The Beaches is…
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“Sundown Dialogue” by alt-rock duo Still Blank unfolds like a flower. It’s a gentle reverie marked by guitar that wanders like a log let off his leash. Jordy, who hails from Manchester, is a fresh-soun Each note is a surprise, like an oddly chosen word that isn’t quite how you’d finish the sentence. There’s angst…
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Undeniably pretty electro-prop. Cannons lead singer Michelle Joy has her own voice, soft, a tad breathy, half angst/half disco dance-floor summons. However, and I swear by this, Michelle Joy sometimes bites off the end of a phrase and very nearly hiccups in a way that’s reminiscent of Missing Person’s Dale Bozzio.” Listen to the phrasing,…
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Your bucket list includes dining in Paris. Mine includes dancing in an aggressively provocative manner with a girl gang to establish boundaries and reject misogyny. We are not the same. My song of the day is “Love Is a Battlefield” by powerhouse vocalist Pat Benatar, a diminutive but defiant performer with an operatic range and…
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Does anyone has a voice as beautiful as chamber-pop singer/songwriter Patrick Wolf? He doesn’t just sing. He haunts the listener. <<last post >>next post See more songs of the day by Sarah Torribio HERE
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The new Morrissey joint is growing on me. There’s that beat, very musically forward. A whisper of electronica. Words poetic and subversive. Morrissey is in very good voice and, in fact, seems to have gained in lung power. His eccentic keening nears operatic, or at least musical theater, Broadway-bound, when he climbs the octaves to…
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’95’ by Yumi Zouma is shoe-gazy introspective song, swirling, pretty and layered. Despite being a duet, it has a lonely sound, like a breakup that takes place entirely by post. If you develop feelings for Yumi Zouma, your fandom will likely be star-crossed, given the band hails from New Zealand. –Sarah Torribio <<last post >>next…
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My Mans by Grace Ives is moving and memorable. Her voice and melancholy puts me in mind of Lana del Rey. The song’s production is polished, with keys and beats holding up Ives’ sweet voice like an offering. Her lyrics, though, are the star of the show. She’s stuck in that vicious cycle we call…