Japandroids are one of my favorite bands of the last few years. Hard driving rock from this 2 man outfit from Canada. This song is a permanent fixture on my running mix.
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Song of the day 7/27/18 Courtney Barnett “Nobody Really Cares if You Don’t Go to the Party “
Courtney Barnett has a way of capturing mundane everyday occurrences and making them musically interesting.
Song of the Day 7/26/18. (Throwback Thursday) Elvis Costello -“What’s So Funny……”
An old one but pretty apropos for the times we live in.
Song of the day 7/25/18 The Record Company – “Life to Fix”
raw, rootsy straight ahead rock and roll. No artificial flavoring.
Song of the day 7/24/17 Nathaniel Rateliff and the Nightsweats- “A Little Honey “
My favorite song off the stellar sophomore album by this band.
Song of the day 7/23/18 Dave Hause- “We Could be Kings”
Saw DH open for Frank Turner in a gritty little club in Reading,Pa. Great energy, great songs, and he’s from Philly!!
Song of the Day 7/22/18 Wild Feathers “Big Sky”
Love the vibe of this band. A little country with some southern rock, great harmonies and they can stretch out and jam when they want. Big Sky is a perfect example of that.
Rainy day music
Paul’s great song of the day suggestion for today, “Raining in Baltimore”, puts me in mind of rainy day songs. This article from the New Musical Express lists the top 20 songs about rain. List like this are made to be debated and argued over. I agree with some of the choices here and disagree with others but I absolutely have to give a nod to “Purple Rain”. I think this might be one of the best songs in the last 40 years, not just a great song about rain
https://www.nme.com/list/20-songs-rain-1947915
, some hate it (Travis), and, yes, many use it as a metaphor for something else, but either way, there are more bangers about being soggy than you might have thought.Rihanna – UmbrellaOK, so RiRi’s mega 2007 hit is actually about friendship – but how better to bond with a pal than sharing shelter when it’s pissing it down?image: https://static.apester.com/sdk/loader.gif)
Since Paul’s rainy day song was a cover version, here’s another great cover version. Sometimes it just takes one great artist to do justice to the work of another great artist .
Song of the day 7/21/18- weezer “Mexican Fender”
One of the great things about Rivers Cuomo and Weezer is that they have mastered the art of creating that “ hook” that always grabs me. This song from 2017 is on my “play it loud with the windows down driving in the car on a summer day” playlist.
Song of the Day 7/20/18 Amy Shark – I Said Hi
Amy Shark is an Australian indie pop artist whose debut album Love Monster came out last week. Just getting into the album, so far this is my favorite track. A song about being out there pursuing your dream but being isolated from home and family.
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