Phoebe Bridgers Stranger in the Alps
boygenius Self-titled EP
Julien Baker Turn Out the Lights
Julien Baker Sprained Ankle
Badfinger Straight Up
Blackfoot Strikes
boygenius the record
Caroline Rose The Art of Forgetting
Angel Olsen Forever Means (EP)
Natalie Merchant Keep Your Courage
The Backsliders Southern Lines
Rolling Stones Some Girls
Allman Brothers Band Idlewild South
Dire Straits Making Movies
Alvvays Alvvays
Julia Jacklin Crushing
Beach House Bloom
Guy Clark Texas Cookinā
Mary Gauthier Mercy Now
Gillian Welch Time (The Revelator)
Beth Orton Daybreaker
I listened to Matt a lot from around 2001-2008, probably he was my favorite artist for at least a few of those years. He suddenly had a hit song in 2007 (āCome On Get Higherā) and I sort of lost interest. Which sounds bad, ha. But it was more about a change in his songwriting, not āpopular now he sucksā.
Last year I randomly listened to his new album, and really I rather liked it. Apparently for this one he consciously tried to go back to his older singer-songwriter-acoustic style (which is what I liked back in the day).
I still love āFirst Timeā though. (Originally from 1997)
Today I started a five week break from work. Yay! Iāve got maintenance and decluttering to do at home. I also want to go on journeys to places I donāt visit very often like the city and small country towns. I have World Party - Private Revolution playing in my car this week.
āAll I Really Want To Doā
So this morning itās this. Thereās something about the consistent humming bass line, soaring strings and the lyrics especially " so smile for a while and letās be jolly, love shouldnāt be so melancholy". Jolly is a great word meaning ājoyful, slightly drunk, festive, jovial, very pleasant, delightfulā Middle English from the old french ājolifā gay, pretty or perhaps Old Norse jol=yule (according to the OED)
Look at the blonde guy dancing heās really enjoying himself!
Iām off to see Dolly Parton tribute band next month at my local Arts Centre. Soooo looking forward to that! Islands In the Stream, that is what we are! Iāve got all the gear- cowboy hat etc ready .
I have Midnight Oil - āDeisel and Dustā playing in the car. My fav track from this record is āDead Heartāā
āPut Down That Weaponā is in the moment for me right nowā¦āThey keep talking about itā¦ā
From 1987, Guns Nā Roses āĆppetite For Destructionā This is one of those records Iāve bought after hearing just one song & itās the best song on the record imo.
āSweet Child oā Mineā
As for Document- ahead of its time, of its time, out of time, predicting the future, telling of the past, maybe the times are changing but maybe plus ca change plus cāest la meme chose! The World has always been and will always be a crazy place, we just have to try and bear it with humourā¦(if you ask me)
My favorite full-length album of 2023 so far is Apotheosis Pageant, from the Los Angeles synth act, More Ephemerol.
I love the āminimal waveā soundscapes. Sort of like early stuff from The Human League.
Been reading David Rodigans excellent autobiography this past week, and reminding myself of some of the wonderful Jamaican music he has championed over the years.
The wonderful Bob Andy
And the brilliant āreggae poetā Linton Kwesi Johnson
Tonight Iām listening to demos from Tame Impala - Lonerism, 10th Anniversary Edition. I have the cd released 10 years ago, I really canāt afford Aus$120 for this recent edition right now, Iām happy the demos have been put up for a listen though.
Iāve woken up with this in my head this morning but also with the lyrics āDreams they complicate my lifeā but I canāt remember which track theyāre from!
