With her moody blend of grunge and hip-hop, the shy Los Angeles singer-songwriter Deb Never gets honest. Somone Else is just a beautiful song. I can see her preforming this at the Bootleg in East L.A. The perfect sound for a perfect venue.
Song of the Week – The Weather Station – Parking Lot – Episode 129
The Weather Station are very 1980’s but not in the way you might think. They are rather jazzy and poppy and serious and precise and all about very very solid song writing. Pitchfork just slapped a solid 9 on their new record. They are destined for stardom.
Song of the Week – Altin Gün -Yüce Dağ Başında- Episode 128
Altin Gün is a wird one. Singing in türkis – being from the Netherlands but probably the most successful in the US. Yüce Dağ Başında is an example of the beautiful psych pop of Altin Gün.
Song of the Week – Fruit Bats – Holy ROse – Episode 127
Fruit Bats are very retro indeed. And maybe that’s why I like them so much. Can’t wait for their record The Pet Parade. If it’s anything like Holy Rose this is an immediate contender for record of the year.
Song of the Week – Julien Baker – Hardline -Episode 126
The singer from Tennessee has this special something about her. Julien Baker teamed up with Lucy Dacus and Phoebe Bridgers last year. 2021 she is back with her own stuff and I appreciate that very much. Hardline is an amazing track.
Song of the Week – Future Islands – Plastic Beach – Episode 125
This ist the best song Future Islands released in years. So without further ado…here is Plastic Beach:
Song of the Week – New Dad – I DOn’t Recognize You – EPisode 123
New Dad is one off the bands that makes me think 2021 could be a good year for music. Yes, this is very 90s but what’s wrong with a bit of 90s noise pop? I Don’t Recognize is a fresh breath of air.
Song of the Week – Logic 1000 – I Won’t Forget – Episode 122
Do you want to dance it all away? Now you can. Logic 1000 makes it easy. I Won’t Forget is one of these dance floor bangers that are just too good to be played on 10 – crank it up to 11, baby!
Song of the Week – Kynsy – Happiness isnt a fixed State – Episode 121
There is a lot of the Strokes here – and that’s a good thing. On’t be fooled by the face paint. This gang has nothing to hide. Kynsy is for real and Happiness isn’t a Fixed State the proof.
Song of the Week – The Marias – Bop it Up! – Episode 120
Yes, this is the band that covered Britney Spear’s *Baby One More Time” a few years ago and yes, this band band write songs. Bop it Up! is a hypnotic tale of desire (just guessing) – Not ground breaking but pretty pretty damn good – The Marias