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 Cookinâ
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 (âCome On Get Higherâ) and I sort of lost interest. Which sounds bad, ha. But it was more about a change in his songwriting, not âpopular now he sucksâ.
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 âFirst Timeâ though. (Originally from 1997)
Today I started a five week break from work. Yay! Iâve got maintenance and decluttering to do at home. I also want to go on journeys to places I donât visit very often like the city and small country towns. I have World Party - Private Revolution playing in my car this week.
âAll I Really Want To Doâ
So this morning itâs this. Thereâs something about the consistent humming bass line, soaring strings and the lyrics especially " so smile for a while and letâs be jolly, love shouldnât be so melancholy". Jolly is a great word meaning âjoyful, slightly drunk, festive, jovial, very pleasant, delightfulâ Middle English from the old french âjolifâ gay, pretty or perhaps Old Norse jol=yule (according to the OED)
Look at the blonde guy dancing heâs really enjoying himself!
Iâm 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! Iâve got all the gear- cowboy hat etc ready .
I have Midnight Oil - âDeisel and Dustâ playing in the car. My fav track from this record is âDead Heartââ
âPut Down That Weaponâ is in the moment for me right nowâŚâThey keep talking about itâŚâ
From 1987, Guns Nâ Roses âĂppetite For Destructionâ This is one of those records Iâve bought after hearing just one song & itâs the best song on the record imo.
âSweet Child oâ Mineâ
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 câest la meme chose! The World has always been and will always be a crazy place, we just have to try and bear it with humourâŚ(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 âminimal waveâ 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 âreggae poetâ Linton Kwesi Johnson
Tonight Iâm listening to demos from Tame Impala - Lonerism, 10th Anniversary Edition. I have the cd released 10 years ago, I really canât afford Aus$120 for this recent edition right now, Iâm happy the demos have been put up for a listen though.
Iâve woken up with this in my head this morning but also with the lyrics âDreams they complicate my lifeâ but I canât remember which track theyâre from!
