Here is another song which is a cover of the song FAST CAR by Tracy Chapman, by the American LUKE COMBS.
I've been hearing Chelsea Wolfe on the radio for the last month or so, I hadn't been aware of her before then. I really like this one, Tunnel Lights.
Like that a lot. Very strong Sharon Van Etten vibes (which is a good thing!).
Very strong Sharon Van Etten vibes (which is a good thing!).
That hadn't occurred to me, but I do see what you mean. I agree it's certainly no bad thing.
The new album by Omar Rodriguez Lopez (is It The Clouds) is quite stunning.
(He is the guitarist from The Mars Volta)
As I found it really good, I checked his previous work and was quite confused. In 2017 he released 10 (!) albums. So if anyone has a suggestion where to start, that would be wonderful …
The new album by Onar Rodriguez Lopez (is It The Clouds) is quite stunning.
(He is the guitarist from The Mars Volta)
As I found it really good, I checked his previous work and was quite confused. In 2017 he released 10 (!) albums. So if anyone has a suggestion where to start, that would be wonderful …
Definitely start with 'Telesterion,' a compilation album that covers his early years (released somewhen between 2010 and 2013 I believe.)
After that, I recommend 'The Cloud Hill Tapes,' all three parts should have been released in one album. Great outlook on his later years.
And then, have fun with his discography! My top three are:
The new album by Onar Rodriguez Lopez (is It The Clouds) is quite stunning.
(He is the guitarist from The Mars Volta)
As I found it really good, I checked his previous work and was quite confused. In 2017 he released 10 (!) albums. So if anyone has a suggestion where to start, that would be wonderful …
I've always liked his Bosnian Rainbows album. More "commercial" with female vocals.
Display MoreI just heard this pleasingly zippy bit of electropop and like it a lot, Down Bad by Tatyana, a London-based musician. Nice ascents in the chorus.
Also available, Hold My Hand which I'm also enjoying. The slight Goldfrapp feel appeals to me.
I gather her debut album It's Over is out next month.
Another recent discovery for me is Mitski, who I first heard late last year but who's been releasing music for about 12 years. This is a recent one, My Love Is Mine All Mine. I love its dreamy late-night feel. Anyone here familiar with her work?
I prefer the second of the Tatyana tracks, had a nice dark edge. Will check out her album I think. The term "harp pop" is new to me.
Not familiar with Mitski though I recognize the name. I like the track, it's very smooth and relaxing, but not vanilla at all.
Currently discovering MGMT - I like their new album and will check out their older stuff as well!
Currently discovering MGMT - I like their new album and will check out their older stuff as well!
Interesting, I only know a couple of their early singles off their 2007 debut album that got (and still get) a lot of airplay in the UK. I quite liked the crunchy analogue-sounding synths. Since then I haven't been aware of their work. I had a listen to some of the new album and there is some nice stuff, though it doesn't sound like they've changed very much.
Tenuous Genesis link: I saw a video of them doing a cover of Invisible Touch (not very well, it has to be said).
Continuing my regular "just heard this on 6music today" series.
SOME by JJUUJJUU ft Boogarins. Rhythmic yet trippy.
This one I heard in a shop on Great Western Road in Glasgow: Talk Talk by Cannons. The woman at the till switched it to something else about 30 seconds in and I blurted out a reflex "Ohhhh, I was enjoying that!" She kindly put it back on and told me who it was. (Then switched it back again as soon as I left).
I like both of these. The first one reminds me of Tame Impala but with more substance. And the second one is a band I have a passing familiarity with; this song Purple Sun is on a playlist of mine. I suspect the algorithm on YouTube led me to it because of my love of Still Corners' album Strange Pleasures.
this song Purple Sun is on a playlist of mine. I suspect the algorithm on YouTube led me to it because of my love of Still Corners' album Strange Pleasures.
Not bad. At first I expected to not like it as it sounded a bit too glossy 80s overproduced, but then I warmed to it. Slight touches of some things I like such as Colourbox and Purity Ring.
I just had a quick listen to a bit of the Still Corners album. The name didn't ring any bells but seeing the cover image definitely did. Again, some 80s vibes in a good way, with a somewhat Goldfrapp-esque vocal at times - again, for me, a good thing. To be investigated further.
I heard this song on the radio that I found equal parts catchy and annoying. It got stuck in my head but I could never find it after. Months later I heard it on the same radio station and tried to Shazam it, but Shazam couldn't identify it. This happened once or twice at intervals spaced several months apart, to the point where it's likely a couple of years now since I first heard it. A couple of weeks ago it came on again, and for some reason Shazam worked. It turns out it's an obscure Boston band that I gather was briefly active in the early 90s. I haven't explored the band beyond this song. I share it here not as an inducement to explore further, but because the damn thing is still stuck in my head going on a couple of years now. It might get stuck in yours and as they say, a burden shared is a burden halved 😃. There is a little bridge with the woman singing that I like a lot but I'm not sure that 15 second stretch compensates for the rest of the song.
"Joyride (I saw the Film)" by Tribe.
I heard this song on the radio that I found equal parts catchy and annoying.
There is a little bridge with the woman singing that I like a lot but I'm not sure that 15 second stretch compensates for the rest of the song.
"Joyride (I saw the Film)" by Tribe
It starts kind of promising but for me is torpedoed by those annoying/comical bits with the mens' voices. Her voice quickly becomes a bit tedious. I'm happy to say I won't be sharing the earworm burden with you. But there are hints of 'they/this could potentially be sort of quite good". Is that praise faint enough?!
I feel like I vaguely recall the name Tribe.
