My 2021 end of year list re-discovery is Fred Again.. [https://lnk.to/FredAgain] I listened to his album with Headie One GANG [https://music.apple.com/ca/album/gang/1505743474] a lot in 2020 and his 2 "Actual Life" albums from 2021 Actual Life (April 14 -
The quickest [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6VaHQw4c60] way [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeWBS0JBNzQ] to my [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gtdpnKbT10] heart [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeccAtqd5K8] is a super poppy song that sounds like it belongs in the 1980s. The Only Heartbreaker
I first heard Jeff Parker in 2020 on the great Suite for Max Brown [https://intlanthem.bandcamp.com/album/suite-for-max-brown] and in 2021 he is back with something completely different. Forfolks [https://intlanthem.bandcamp.com/album/forfolks] is a solo guitar album made with loops. Some songs sound like an
2021 was a year of a little less isolation but maybe even less normality. All that wierdness sent me looking for more music in new and different places, so this is the most diverse list I've come up with for an end of year round-up. Different genres, languages,
I think my favourite music of 2021 is Phoebe Bridger's covers. This one is a Tom Waits cover, Day After Tomorrow [https://phoebebridgers.bandcamp.com/track/day-after-tomorrow]. I just listened while walking around in the rain, and dayam it made me feel some things. This follows a cover
Really great storytelling, a lot of personal trajedy, and some BIG features on here. Tyler the Creator has one of my favourites. Maxo Kream - WEIGHT OF THE WORLDListen to WEIGHT OF THE WORLD by Maxo Kream. WEIGHT OF THE WORLD [https://maxokream.lnk.to/weightoftheworld]
YOUNG [https://y-o-u-n-g.com] (fka Young Turks) is an excellent British record label behind The xx, fka Twigs, and Sampha. Today they launched YOUNG/then [https://then.y-o-u-n-g.com] "to preserve an make visible that which is ordinarily lost through the great sieve of time." Intense. There'
There's a lot to like about serpentwithfeet "Fellowship (Remix) ft. Ambre & Alex Isley" [https://serpentwithfeet.secretlyca.co/fellowship-remix]. A great beat that gets progressively better. The lyrics are warm and fuzzy. The video is friends frolicking on a beach with prosecco... and then I listened
That's it, that's the post. Talk about culture.sale embodied. I'm not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing, but it's an interesting thing. Check out the FRIENDS set while you're there. Seinfeld 21328 | Ideas | Buy
Apple Music has had some pretty great radio shows since it's launch in 2015. Some favourite shows of mine have been Boiler Room [https://music.apple.com/ca/curator/boiler-room/1082539854],Abstract Radio with Q-Tip [https://music.apple.com/us/curator/abstract-radio/993270836], St. Vincent's Mixtape
This needs your immediate attention. My god. These performances crushed me. Rock isn't dead. I'm so glad rock isn't dead. I don't know what else to say. Live music is amazing. Watch these videos.
This guy used to be in the NFL. Imagine you're like, "I'm in the NFL! Now I'm music person!". GET REAL. RIGHT? TWO DIFFERENT THINGS TO BE IS TOO MANY. I guess you can be two things. I guess.