I planned this song yesterday before our winter storm turned into a big sloppy rainy slush fest.
Yearly Archives: 2019
Song of the Day 1/19/19 Teenage Bottlerocket “They Call Me Steve”
I heard this song for the first time yesterday while I was on the treadmill and it made me chuckle. The woman on the next machine gave me a look like I was a little nuts. Great song from a punk band from that hotbed of punk music…… Wyoming.
Song of the Day 1/18/19 The Weakerthans “Sun in an Empty Room”
This is from their 2007 album, Reunion Tour. I really just like the image that the title suggests. Former members of a politically voiced punk band formed the Weakerthans and produced much more introspective music like this one and “ A Cat Named Virtute” (Frank Turner fans my recognize that one)
Song of the Day TBT 1/17/19 Lone Justice – Ways To Be Wicked
Recently fellow blogger Aphoristical posted about great singers and I threw out Maria McKee’s name of Lone Justice. Got me re-listening to them – here’s a standout from the self titled debut in 1985. Sadly the band was short lived and she never had the success her talent warranted (imho)
Song of the Day (TBT) 1/17/19 Lou Gramm “Midnight Blue “
Say what you want but Lou Gramm had one of the all time great rock voices and this little solo effort has always been a guilty pleasure of mine.
Song of the Day 1/16/19 Blue Merle “Burning in the Sun”
Stumbled onto this one this morning. From their 2005 album.
New Music Discoveries
2019 is only a few weeks old, but of course there is always new music to discover and share. Below are a few tracks that I’ve been enjoying recently.
Martha – Heart is Healing
I heard this song on a new music playlist right at the end of the year, as it was released in December Martha are a power pop/punk band from the UK (from the unusually name town of Pity Me in North East England). They’ve been around since about 2012 and have put out a couple albums and singles which I definitely want to check out. Interestingly, there is no designated front person, with all the members taking turns singing lead on different songs. Just absolutely love the guitar riff in this song!
Tallies – Midnight
Tallies are a dream pop band from Toronto that just formed in 2018. This song is from their self titled debut album just released this past Friday. It reminds me a bit of early Cranberries and definitely of the Sundays – perhaps its because lead singer Sarah Cogan’s voice reminds me of Harriet Wheeler from the Sundays.
Ex Hex – Cosmic Cave
Ex Hex is a all female rock trio from here in the Washington DC area who formed in 2013, although its members have been in a number of both local and national bands for a while before that. Cosmic Cave is the first single off their forthcoming album Its Real, due in March 2019. I’ve always loved loud guitars and female vocals, and this is just up my alley.
Song of the Day 1/13/19 Mudcrutch “ I Forgive it All”
Something really nice and mellow from Tom Petty’s first band a recent side project
Song of the Day Sunday Morning 1-13-19 Olafur Arnalds – saman
A quiet piece from Icelandic composer Olafur Arnalds. Saman is a Persian word meaning calm or solace. Seems appropriate for a snowy Sunday morning here in the DC metro area.
Song of the Day 1/12/19 Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes “Wild Flowers”
Thes guys from England can really bring the noise. This is one of their less “noisy” songs.
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