Category: song of the day
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My song of the day is “Gunshy” by Liz Phair, off her 1992 debut album Exile in Guyville. The entire record, which was critically acclaimed, makes disillusionment sound hot, lovely and cool. Liz Phair is one of the most underrated guitarists of all time. I love the originality of self-taught musicians. Her melodies are as unexpected…
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The vid I’ve just shared is more of a short composition than a song. It’s a contemplative mood piece that includes clips by actor, anti-hero and racing aficionado Steve McQueen. I have a new phone and it has inspired me to start fiddling further with BeatLab. There’s a free but with ads version of the…
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Apparently, every song by Pale Waves is adorable and vulnerable and longing and uncertain and takes me right back to my ’80s alt-rock, goth teenage years. My song of the day is “There’s a Honey.” Wikipedia tells me this English indie pop band was formed in 2014 by some talented students attending the University of Manchester. The…
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My song of the day is “Lately” by Porches, which Wikipedia tells me is “an American synth-pop project of New York-based musician Aaron Maine.” This tune is angst on-repeat. There’s an aggression between its richly produced, hypnotically repetitive surface that is the very definition of rock ‘n roll. Also, everyone likes a singer with an Iggy…
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This is some lovely shoe-gaze electro-pop. What an elegant wall-of-sound! Unraveling the countless threads of melody and noise in this song would be like trying to diffuse a bomb while dreaming. My song of the day is “This Enchantment” by Hatchie. Hatchie, Wikipedia tells me, is the stage name of Harriette Pilbeam, an Australian singer-songwriter…
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Are you ready for techno Ray Bradbury? I think “The Veld” by Deadmau5, a progressive-house music producer whose real name is Thomas Zimmerman, is very pretty. It’s also rather upbeat, as far as DeadMau5 songs go. It has this hypnotic keyboard riff and beat that really transports you. But did you know the song is actually…
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“FLAG” by Coach Party, which stands for Feel Like a Girl, is a gift to the world. The guitars range from the emotional cheat-sheet that is a power chord to a discordant symphony. Dig the frontal assault of rage from a woman who’s beyond had it. It’s like the ’90s all over but more polished and…
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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…