Subject: Interesting New Music
User: HopDiriDiriDattiriDittiriDom
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This band has already produced many favorites for me. And this one adds some more. The track at 25:15 is a long waited cover. I was expecting them to do it sooner or later. Though I like it, I am not sure if it is better than the following rendition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UmyX5kQZ20
Link: Altın Gün's new album
User: BuzzClik
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I had been hearing a new song from Nation of Language, and I was happy to discover that they will be appearing at one of my favorite tiny venues. They will be releasing a new album soon, but they have been teasing with a couple of singles. The link below is a cut from their previous album, "A Way Forward." This group is something of a throwback to some of the 80s synth music that I really liked. May not be for everyone...
Link: Nation of Language, "This Fractured Mind"
User: BuzzClik
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Christine and The Queens caught my attention awhile ago, but I've never had the opportunity to seem them live. Colbert had them on his show, making me more eager to catch them in concert.
Link: Christine and the Queens, "To Be Honest"
User: BuzzClik
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Three people (with whom I've been to concerts before) bought tickets for us to see Tyler Childers. I had no idea who he was, but I listened to a few of his tunes in the days prior to the concert. I don't lean toward country music much, but I like plenty of artists in the country category, so I enjoyed his concert. He is a bit more solid country than, say, Chris Stapleton, but he also cuts his own path. I've linked below a song from his new album, but he has a huge catalog of older music that the audience just loved. Childers performed in a venue that holds about 4000 people, and it was packed. I have no doubt he could have drawn twice the crowd. However, he mentioned that a couple nights before he was in another city at a venue that I know: a crappy bar in a wooden structure with an outdoor, dirt-floored space that holds at most 500 people. My friends told me that his tickets were nearly impossible to get everywhere he's been. Why he was stuck in that little place is a stumper. Childers's opener was John R. Miller. I liked him a lot. He was a bit of a blend of John Prine (vocals, tone) and Little Feat (accompaniment). Here's a live number from Red Rock (been there a bunch). https://youtu.be/kV04TV-U8j8
Link: Tyler Childers, "Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven?"
User: BuzzClik
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Caroline Polachek seems to be on the edge of becoming a big deal. She has been performing on late night TV shows and has a huge following. I went to her show expecting to see a typical concert of a couple of guitars, drummer, and her singing while standing in front of her microphone. Ummm.... no. Much more than that. The venue was a mid-sized performance theater, and she took full advantage: floor lights, incredible background "mood" videos, and she was a dancing machine. She had an outstanding percussionist and bassist/backup vocalist (both female), and her lead guitarist was excellent. The overall production is hard to describe, but it was more of a Broadway musical production than a concert. The totally insane crowd was a bit of a distraction (screaming and whooping at every change in lighting, dance move, and spoken comment), but not enough to detract from the quality of the performance. Polachek commanded unblinking attention every moment, and her vocals were often beautiful. Here is a link to a still photo of her stage setup. Everything behind the musicians was a video that changed with every song. https://www.freecell.net/img/cell//p/BuzzClik_1682527378.jpeg I searched for a live performance that captured what I saw, but videos from this tour (taken by idiots with cellphones in the audience) were too poor to merit sharing. The link below is a BBC recording from a festival in England last year. Polachek has evolved WAY past this. I don't know what's next for her, but it will be interesting to watch.
Link: Caroline Polachek at Glastonbury 2022
User: TNmountainman
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I kinda like her, but........................once again, can't understand most of the words, but obviously, as you mansplained, most of the audience does. I also dislike whatever modifications are being done to her vocals. In the comments various folks discuss and debate that (autotune and/or whatever), but there's clearly something not 'natural' going on. Yet clearly she has talent, and an artistic statement to make. Separately..........................someone (you, Buzz??) posted fairly recently a John Prine song/video - I *think*, but I can find it nowhere, despite moderate searching. However, I did come across a quite touching and elegant rendition of said song ("Summer's End") by Nick Forster and the ETown guys. Really is stuck in that loop that plays in my headbone. Hard as it is to believe..........I think I like it better than Prine's original. [I would imagine most musically-inclined folks here know a lot about Forster, and his whole deal, but if not, he's easily searchable. Was/is in Hot Rize, and is one of those "everybody who is anybody" folks in the Americana world.]
User: TNmountainman
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Well.............that didn't go well. I had no intention of posting that non-hyperlink of Buzz's of Polachek's concert set-up. Let's try that again.......
Link: "Summer's End" by the ETown guys
User: BuzzClik
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I assumed you were "mansplaining" how to post pictures in a message. ;) I actually liked what the picture added. Pt I. Polachek. -- She doesn't autotune. After hearing one of her newer songs (Bunny Is a Rider), I assumed she was sporadically using autotune. After seeing her live, I wasn't she how she could pull it off the way she did. She has discussed this a time or two and demonstrated her ability to slide between notes, almost like yodeling. -- Oddly enough, I understood her lyrics better in concert than on her studio stuff. No explanation for that. -- Her current musical style can be best explained by simply stating that she is a child of PC Music. Indie fanatics would raise an eyebrow of recognition, others would simply say, "Huh?" It's enough to say that Kero Kero Bonito passed through the same filter. She also wrote for Beyonce of Beyonce's first album. It's an odd path, but explains much. Pt II. Summer's End. I don't recall posting Prine's "Summer's End", but I often (literally) have no idea what day it is. So ... maybe, but I don't recall. Below is a link to Prine teaming with Brandi Carlile and Sturgill Simpson for a live performance in 2018 on Colbert's show.
Link: Prine, Carlile, Simpson, "Summer's End"
User: TNmountainman
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As to my "mis-post"..............I did think it ironic, in my pathetic, picture-posting, mansplaining way, when I saw today what I had done. It was 5:30 AM or something like that, so I was past even my late beddie bye time. 90% of the time I check my hyperlinks for accuracy, and am surprised I didn't this time. Oh well....... Clearly in the Glastonbury video, she's got some overdubbing (of her own) vocals going on in the background. Not being a musician, I can't definitively nail down "autotuning", but many (but far from all) of the (presumably) educated commenters were convinced of it. The vocal pyrotechnics, for lack of a more nailed-down term, are perhaps most obvious at ~2:17 when she prances over to the edge of the stage and makes a comment about the bananas while her musical voice continues to be clearly heard in the 'background'. I know - that in itself isn't autotuning, but more of a looping thing. I think the comparison somebody made with the Cranberries is apropos. Ultimately, it doesn't matter *much*, if she's giving the crowd what they want. But you know..............when I go see a live show.........I wanna see a *live* show - all the while realizing that that definition is understandably foggy. I don't want even a **hint** of Milli Vanilli. As to the Prine-ness.........that's a good version, too. I think it's an apples/oranges comparison. I love the lap steel on the Colbert version, but I think ultimately I like the arrangement of the interplay of guitars, piano, and vocals on the eTown clip. There's just a palpable reverence for John there. As often discussed here, sometimes covers surpass the original, and for me, this is such a case, altho by only a small margin.
User: BuzzClik
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Some excellent ear candy.
Link: Joy Oladokun, "Changes"
User: BuzzClik
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A little more sophisticated tune from Joy Oladokun, but a lot less sophisticated video.
Link: Joy Oladokun, Chris Stapleton: "Sweet Symphony"
User: BuzzClik
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Grizzly Bear is one of my favorite indie bands. They have more range in styles and sounds than most indie bands, partly because they have two creative forces: Edward Droste and Daniel Rossen. Droste's offerings are generally heavier with more of a hook, whereas Rossen comes in from a more folk/rock approach. They split in 2020, before I ever had a chance to see them, but I was able to see Rossen in a small venue. This song, "Sleeping Ute" (linked below), is a typical Rossen product. (A live, solo performance from Rossen is linked at the bottom of page 8 of this thread)
Link: Grizzly Bear, "Sleeping Ute"
User: BuzzClik
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I wanted to share this. I have talked about Boygenius before, as well as the individual members of the group. Some conversation ensued about the quality of the vocals in mostly the live performances of a few artists I like; specifically, TN was a bit frustrated in trying hear and understand the vocals. About two weeks ago, I heard Boygenius interviewed, and they mixed live performances of recent songs with the interview. They performed "Strong Enough", and I was really moved at the beauty of this performance. It was just the three performers and their acoustic guitars, so mixing was minimal. The outstanding lyrics are standard with these three, but the harmonies are not quite on brand for their live shows or their studio recording. So, enjoy this link. (This is a free file sharing site. You may have to do more than simply tap the file icon to get it to play. On my phone, I clicked the drop down menu and tapped on OPEN)
Link: Boygenius, "Strong Enough"
User: TNmountainman
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This another one of those that could go into either the new music or old music threads, but I'm putting it here because it's a fresh, and very strong 'interpretation'(?) of one of my buddy Townes's songs, done by another friend, along with this Tommy Emmanuel guy. This is what flat-pickin' is all about, a la Mr. Strings, etc. Hot, hot, hot. (Altho I must say it fits Townes's voice better - much better.) It's great to see Emmanuel doing all these collaborations the last few years. Adds a richness to his body of work, imo.
Link: Molly and Tommy do Townes
User: BuzzClik
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Nothing spectacular about this. Just some nice ear candy for a Sunday morning.
Link: Good Morning, "Country"
User: BuzzClik
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From the Spanking New Music Department: A couple of recent posts have discussed Paul Simon interviews. Although not stated in either post, Simon has released a new 33 minute EP entitled, "Seven Psalms." I gave it a listen while doing other things, but soon stopped what I was doing to give the songs more attention. I streamed the EP on Tidal, but it's available in lots of places (link below to YouTube). Simon is over 80 years old, and his voice reflects that. However, he still shows some spark in his lyrics and arrangements. In his interviews (a podcast: https://youtu.be/Bi6NFPhsGyM and CBS Sunday Morning), he claims that he is not religious, the songs are not truly religious, and the songs are not about wrestling with mortality. You'll need to convince yourself that's true after listening. But, Simon truly won't care what message you take with you. Once I became accustomed to Simon's aging voice, I really became engaged in the music. I like this album a lot.
Link: Paul Simon, "Seven Psalms"
User: BuzzClik
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Trevor Powers started the musical project Youth Lagoon in 2010 at the ripe old age of 21. It was edgy and cool, but he abandoned it after a bit to release music under his own name. Now, Youth Lagoon is back. And he has taken it a bit deeper down the rabbit hole. His new album is "Heaven is a Junkyard," and it is quite the journey. Here's a sampling. (I have tickets to see him in a tiny venue in November. Can't wait)
Link: Youth Lagoon, "Idaho Alien"
User: BuzzClik
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Sufjan Stevens dropped a new single and video today. He began as a folk/rock singer/songwriter but has emerged as much more. The associated video is an integral part of the “Will Anybody Ever Love Me?”, so I have linked the video here.
Sufjan Stevens, “Will Anybody Ever Love Me?”
(A common comment about Stevens is that people like his work but not his voice.)
User: TNmountainman
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I haven't heard this, as it's not released until today..........but for any blues (and/or gospel?) aficionados out there, it sounds pretty fascinating:
User: BuzzClik
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Just listened to it. What a treat! I think Gospel sums up about 75% of it, but it is a great time regardless. The last song really goes — Gospel lyrics over 12 bar blues. Seven minutes of awesome.
User: BuzzClik
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(Not sure if this is the right thread, but it's close)
I have been a fan of Broken Social Scene for quite some time, but I never had the opportunity to see them live until last week. They have been around for about 20 years, and they have made some splashes with the Indie crowd. My "musicologist" friend describes them as "a large group of talented musicians who decided to play rock but never listened to popular music." Not exactly damning praise, and it is certainly accurate. Their studio albums are very good, but they are remarkable in concert.
The stage was set with the typical array of guitars, a couple of keyboards, and a drum kit. When the band took the stage, there were four guitarists (Kevin, Drew, Brendan Canning, Andrew Whiteman, Sam Goldberg), one on keys (Charles Spearin), and the drummer (Justin Peroff). I was a bit concerned that they might have lost their female vocalist (Jill Harris, a critical component of their sound*), but she wandered out eventually and took over one of the keyboards. Another guitarist arrived followed by a trumpet (James Shaw) and a trombone (Evan Cranley). When they were all playing, it was quite the rich sound. The guitarists are all top end, and the percussionist is rock solid. Whiteman is a virtuoso (in my untrained opinion).
Whenever they would start the vocals, it was a bit curious: the vocals are great but not always tightly woven into the music. This is the "never bothered to learn how to write a pop song" part. Harris is excellent out front, and she can really project.
Broken Social Scene has a new album, and they played some tunes from it. My favorite tune of theirs remains "Cause = Time" from 2003 (https://youtu.be/GikWha5TC94?si=CVPydAhk8anLv6Nt ). If you run a search on YouTube for them, the most hits are for "Anthems for a Seventeen Year Old Girl," a strange sort of tune with a really great video. https://youtu.be/wLaDksDOcE4?si=hBa25kcCDpyZoWmH ). They play it live when they can get multiple female voices on stage (Meryl Streep joined them for one performance, but she didn't seem comfortable and clearly doesn't know the words.)
This live performance on KEXP seems to capture them fairly well: https://youtu.be/D4WjiOqPD90?si=21lZPnyNT7OJNnyU
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*They rotate through supporting members fairly quickly, particularly female vocalists. Former members include Leslie Feist, Ariel Engle, Amy Millan, and Lisa Lobsinger, all of whom have have careers away from Broken Social Scene
User: BuzzClik
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Upthread a bit, we discussed the band Lucius and their dabbling in disco in their latest effort.
I discovered that YouTube TV has a stash of stored Austin City Limits broadcasts, and Lucius performed in one of them. They were totally channeling ABBA, which was totally appropriate considering their recent songs. Oddly, they were both sporting instruments that they never played. I know that ACL is broadcast entertainment, but I was not pleased with their bit.
User: BuzzClik
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[This would be more appropriate in the currently broken "old music" thread.]
The Wallflowers are on tour with Jakob Dylan's new album. Dylan is an excellent front man, and he is backed by quite crew of musicians. Ben Peeler adds a lot with slide guitar and occasional mandolin, and Stanton Edward is a quite the gifted lead guitarist. Here's a taste of the new stuff from Kimmel's late night show: Roots and Wings. Edward is not playing in that piece.
The show was in a small, converted theater from ages ago, and it was a nice atmosphere. Austin is a great town for seeing live music because the audiences are sophisticated music lovers (regardless of the genre) and highly enthusiastic. That was the case for this show, but a few people were suffering from "I Forgot How to Act in Public", and created some minor problems. One large idiot decided to stand in front of the stage recording everything on his phone. After a couple of songs, Dylan asked him to sit down, but to no avail. Security went to move him, and he ran up on stage. We last saw him being hauled away with his arms zip-tied behind his back. (That was a big applause moment.)
User: BuzzClik
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I stumbled into a live performance of an already-established musician that I knew nothing about, and I was stunned. Celisse Henderson is a fantastic performer. Her back story is documented here: CBS Sunday Morning, coming out of acting and singing in musicals to take up guitar. Her show was truly amazing. She hasn't been playing guitar very long, but she has a lot of respect from a lot of big names.
It was a struggle trying to find a representative video clips of what I saw, and I believe it's because she is busy playing with other amazing artists, like Jon Batiste in this Tiny Desk Concert (you get a taste at 3:21) or Lizzo on SNL. I am guessing that this is just the beginning....
User: BuzzClik
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I saw a talented lady named Sunny War as the opener in a recent concert. Her live performance was excellent. She is incredibly shy, but her voice defies that. The strength of her vocals reminds me of Joan Armatrading, as she shows here: "Whole."
I also found this clip of her on Kimmel's show. In this one, she has the same lead guitarist that I saw. Apparently, he owns just one pair of jeans. Sunny War -- "No Reason"
User: HopDiriDiriDattiriDittiriDom
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Next week, The Beatles—yes, the legendary rock band from the 1960s—will be back with their first new song in decades, thanks to an AI algorithm.
Remaining band members Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr made the announcement today; the song, dubbed “Now and Then,” arrives on Thursday, Nov. 2 at 10 a.m. EST.
The chances of a new Beatles song faded after John Lennon’s death over 40 years ago. But before his murder, Lennon recorded a demo for "Now and Then" with vocals and piano. His wife, Yoko Ono Lennon, then gave the demo to band members in 1994.
“At the same time, Paul, George (Harrison) and Ringo also recorded new parts and completed a rough mix for ‘Now And Then’ with producer Jeff Lynne,” the group said in a press release. “At that point, technological limitations prevented John’s vocals and piano from being separated to achieve the clear, unclouded mix needed to finish the song.”
As a result, the group shelved the project for more than 25 years. It wasn’t until 2021 when film director Peter Jackson released the documentary The Beatles: Get Back that work on “Now and Then” was revived.
Quoted from: here
User: joeygray
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Wow. I went to my CD rack and lookie, all three Beatles Anthology 2-box sets from 1995/96, which contain Free as a Bird and Real Love, the other two "Beatle songs" created from Lennon demo tapes and finished by the remaining (at the time) 3. Haven't listened to any of it in 20 years, though.
Somewhere downstairs I've got VHS tape of the anthology tv broadcasts that went with those albums, shown in 95. Fascinating stuff iirc. Nowadays of course you could probly find it on-line, but that didn't exist then.
All I can remember really at the moment is being impressed by the Because 9-voice harmonies completely unaccompanied, and by the Long and Winding Road sans Phil Spector: according to Paul the way it was supposed to be.
User: BuzzClik
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If you have been asking yourself, "When will the Beatles release new music?", the answer came yesterday:
User: HopDiriDiriDattiriDittiriDom
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Wow. it was 150 thousand something when I first watched it. Now in 17 hours, there are more than 9 million views.
User: BuzzClik
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Upthread I mentioned the release of a new album by Nation of Language. I just saw them in concert, and it was great! There are a really good live band. There are three of them: vocalist, keyboards/synth, and bass. They mentioned in an interview some time ago that their primary inspiration was Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, which makes total sense in terms of sound and performance.
Nation of Language, live on KEXP
They were in one of my favorite venues. It is small enough that the dressing rooms are shared with a larger venue, and the performers often ad lib. I ran into the bass player in the restroom moments before the show.
User: TNmountainman
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This is pretty fun. The big guy behind Auerbach, twanging the long strings, just passed away a few weeks ago. Dave Roe - long-time bass punch behind The Man in Black, as well as many, many others. Known, respected, and loved by Guthrie Trapp and Kenny Vaughan, among countless others. One of those who "played with everybody who is anybody". On probably hundreds of albums, mostly of the Nashvegas and/or Nashville genres.
User: BuzzClik
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Great stuff! Roe has a great bass line.
I understand that was a record release mini-concert. It has the same vibe as a parking lot concert on a Record Store Day. Tip o'the hat to whoever recorded that -- high quality video and audio.
User: TNmountainman
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Since Roe is almost certainly not a household name to most here..........
Revered Nashville Bass Player Dave Roe Is Dead At Age 71 | WMOT
In Memoriam: Dave Roe – No Treble
Legendary Johnny Cash / Country Bass Player Dave Roe Dies - Saving Country Music
A fair amount of duplication therein, but enough differences to read all three, if one is interested.
I've been a late appreciator of Auerbach, but he's certainly built a sweet (sometimes "lush"?) and powerful "engine" in Music City, Easy Eye Studio/Band/Sound. Sorta accidentally on the model of Muscle Shoals, or Sun Studios, or Motown:
World Cafe Nashville: Dan Auerbach's Easy Eye Sound Studios : World Cafe : NPR
There's some gootube videos of this outfit playing at the Station Inn, among other places, if one wants to check them out. A lot of his stuff is still not my cup of tea, but clearly he's talented - and easily attracts other great talent. Funny how that works, eh?
User: GoAdoptADog!
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Only glanced through this and going to peruse more after I finish my coffee-fueled hot streak attempts (tryna reach 20 but alas, must chug espresso in feeble efforts) but buzz, saw something you wrote abt some concerts and saw a lot of faves.
+ I’m p sure I saw either on this thread or another something abt a penitentiary blues album. I knew a guy, well I only barely knew him as an acquaintance, he was friends w a lot of mine, who headed up a similar thing at a Mississippi pen.
Re blues tho, tbh I only know a bit, mostly the main guys many know, but do love it. I was actually born in town where BB was born and kick myself I never met him or even attended a concert or his annual bb king fest. But I was a kid so didn’t know til I knew, ya know
User: GoAdoptADog!
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A lot of this doesn’t count as new music &I’m out of the loop, but anything is new if you don’t know it so idk. Some faves over last decades are camera obscura.. a lot of guy friends like but only some count as faves, idk if that’s bc lead is female &they think it girly? Or maybe not bc same ppl love Tennis, another fave, &they sound similar.
The Walkmen I rlly love. Still listen to a lot of Modest Mouse, an all time fave, &got to see em live in Oxford. Saw Sufjan there too. &Beach House. &The XX. &Neutral Milk Hotel, another fave. And The Lemonheads, if you know your 90s.
Saw others there but can’t remember many rn. Theres a great label there, Fat Possum. They’ve signed bands like The Black Keys, Spiritualized, Wavves, Smith Westerns, Youth Lagoon, &Tennis, all that I like a lot, as well as icons like Al Green &R.L. Burnside. I used to stay up on new music just from pals I knew there so I’d bet their site is a great reference.
Also have a soft spot for The Magnetic Fields. “The luckiest guy” & “all my little words” are perfect songs. Also a big Arcade Fire fan. And I rlly liked Fiona apples last album (many years back now)
My older sis learned me a lot of good stuff when I was a kid, many of whom were still cutting reg albums then,.. weezer &pavement which I still listen to a lot, belle & Sebastian, + she loved sonic youth. Took me to a SY show in TX when I was 16, prob my first big concert. I know I’m missing a lot but that’s all I can think of rn.
ps- this may count as new, heard it on a show recently: Quintron “it’s moving me”. Don’t know much abt em but if a song is deemed good by how frequently you hum after hearing once, then it’s not bad, as its been stuck in my head for weeks now.
User: GoAdoptADog!
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To add, unnecessarily prob but bc I romanticize music memories; (& maybe also to give hope to those of you concerned for us millennials, ) I also love a lot of classics:
My dad made sure I knew most Neil Young songs, same for Beatles &Led Zep. I’d love to see Neil in concert. From his songs alone I think he’s prob one of my fave humans. Cat Stevens as well.
&My sis loved Bob Dylan. Always found him v cool. Keep meaning to check out his big influence, Woodie Guthrie. Love Johnny cash & Willie Nelson +any hwy men stuff. My sis saw Willie live a few weeks ago. (I have a theory all the weed has made him indistinguishable from the Earth &he may live forever, ha) Love Otis Redding. Temptations. Four tops was 1st concert age 5.
In the 90s I had a mini plastic record player hand-me-down from my sis. Played a lot of my dads old albums & liked to pretend I was a radio host, often while donning roller skates lol, (for whatever reason a kid does anything.) Still remember the main handful I played over &over & over back then, ‘twas: ABBA, Billy Joel, Simon & Garfunkel, Heart, Jim Croce, Tears for Fears &Melody. (btw was just thinking someone should either cover “brand new key” or sample from it, still has an interesting melody, ..and I know you won’t believe this but that pun was actually not intended.)
User: TNmountainman
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Go, there is much, much, much that you would enjoy diving into on this thread, as well as the "old music" and blues threads. I wouldn't even begin to point you in any particular direction, but I would profer that you could plunge your ears into both/all threads, and come back to report on your discoveries in a couple weeks - or after 30-50 hours of research. That's is *not* in any way meant to dissuade you from posting whatever you want presently.............only to suggest that availing yourself of the musical richness herein would be an activity worth your while. There is some weighty musical knowledge and experience among our posters. And *GOBS* of great selections to check out. Some of the old links are dead, unfortunately, but the majority are not. Happy exploring! 👂👂🔍🔎
User: GoAdoptADog!
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Thanks TN, yeah and like I said, I’ve had a LOT of coffee lol, but still was pretty excited to see a lot of good music just in the bit I’ve read so far. There’s also a lot I saw that I don’t know, so am going to do my due diligence and check into it when I can.
User: TNmountainman
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And yes.......one of my mottos is "Neil is the deal."
User: GoAdoptADog!
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Ps- my ex was a musician who made it a career for over a decade. He now has diff primary career, but I mention bc w him and many of friends, I realized how ignorant I was abt certain things re: music. Before that I’d, prob a bit arrogantly, assumed I knew much more abt it than the avg person. But then I realized it was actually much less than many.
For instance, I’m gen not great w album names. I can remember songs, who sings it and vague estimation of when it came out, and I can remember which songs I like on an album. But unless it’s a fave, idk album titles. Also not one of those ppl who can tell you where a thing was recorded or by what label. I now know many ppl are oddly good w that and it’s impressive, but if I chime in, you’ll have to forgive my lack of specifics on details. My knowledge usually extends only to “I like ___” and “it’s by ___”
User: BuzzClik
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GoAdoptADog, you have seen some classic Indie bands. I know that Oxford is a bit of a destination for a lot of them. Many of those bands are still kicking around, or at least their band members. Of those you've listed, I have seen at least 80% in concert recently. Interestingly, after a decade or so of apparent absence, the Walkmen made an appearance at a festival I attended this fall; Hamilton Leithauser continued to put out new music, making the reunion that much easier.
As TN suggested, you'll find this a good place to keep up to speed with new bands, new releases from old bands, and genres of music that are new to you. You'll be interested to know that, in this small world, Dan Auerbach (from TN's post above) was vocalist for the Black Keys and has recorded as a solo artist for Fat Possum. I also knew of him from his monthly show on SiriusXM. Patrick Carney (also of the Black Keys) had a SiriusXMU show of his own....
Anyway. You get the idea. We're all on board. Feel free to share stuff you like. This thread is mostly for the sparkly new stuff. The "old music" thread for stuff that's decades old. There are favorite cover threads, World Music, etc etc.
User: GoAdoptADog!
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Buzz, I’m esp jealous abt Walkmen. Have never seen them. There was a year where I had a boring job I didn’t like much and almost the only thing I remember abt it is that I’d pop in my earbuds and listen to a Walkmen playlist I made during much of it. Even the slow stuff made me more productive.
My fave songs off top of head are Louisiana, We can’t be beat, heartbreaker, & jerry jrs tune, which basically transports me back to that year. Ppl say sense of smell is strongest link w memory but for me I feel like a fave song does it way more often.
thnx for tip on Hamilton new stuff, I didn’t know that. I’m happy y’all share this stuff. I used to get so much music info from friends who knew their stuff but since I moved Ive rlly missed all that.
Movies or shows tho, that’s my arena. Anyone ever need tips what to watch, I’m your gal.
Edit: although I do love Jerry’s tune, I may have meant to say while I shovel the snow. Idk tho I did love both & need to relisten to playlist. +forgot a very fave, Another One Goes By. Diff album I think but such a great song.
User: BuzzClik
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I decided to treat myself to a jazz concert last week. Terence Blanchard was in town in a cozy concert setting, and he was great. I would describe his style as a form of avant garde similar to Dave Holland. In other words, not for the faint of heart or those expecting "Take Five" or "A Charlie Brown Christmas". Blanchard was great, and his band, the E-Collective was remarkable: Aaron Parks on piano, Charles Altura on guitar, Oscar Seaton Jr on drums, DL Ginyard on bass. So incredible. Altura plays the guitar like a fiend, and it appears effortless. Blanchard is a great arranger and composer, and his pieces were thoroughly entertaining.
Unfortunately, I didn't do my homework. The name of his tour is Fire Shut Up in My Bones, which I assumed was his latest album release. But, it turns out that Blanchard has written an opera that has been performed at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Might be okay, right? Which it was, except for the whiplash in going from edgy jazz to edgy opera. And 45 minutes of two singers performing a significant chunk of the production. They had fantastic, huge voices, but the absence of the choreography, stage sets, and dancing made it tough on someone who (like me) who is not an opera buff.
Overall, it was great and certainly unique.
Terrence Blanchard discussing his opera on CBS Sunday Morning
User: MikeC
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The Warning Three young Ladies from Mexico . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vm78KpEw3uw
User: BuzzClik
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Tip o' the hat to boygenius for hauling in three Grammys last night. Grammys are not necessarily a measure of anything but a tiny sample size of votes. But, we can be assured that boygenius concerts just got more expensive.
On a warm and fuzzy note, an very obscure jazz artist named Samara Joy won last night, too. I saw her in a cozy concert just before Christmas, and it was fantastic. She has a wonderful stage presence. During the concert, she describe the elation she felt when she was informed of her Grammy nomination while commuting on a NY subway. She said her aunt (I think) took a video of when she exploded off the subway car and celebrated. Samara "unbridled" Joy. I had a hint that others were taking note of Samara when the Blue Note in NY informed their email list (I'm on it) about a month ago that she had been booked to play there.
User: BuzzClik
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Sleater-Kinney is touring. I saw them in a great venue. They really go all-in with professional sets, lighting, and sound mixing.
Carrie Brownstein is solid on guitar (and vocals) and Corrin Tucker has lost nothing in the strength of her vocal delivery. That concert ranks very high on my list of concerts for the past year. '
You can catch them on YouTube (from their performance on Fallon): Sleater-Kinney, "Untidy Creature"
User: TNmountainman
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I know I don't usually post on this thread, so pardon my insouciance, but here's an artist I just came across. I really like this cut, "Gold". And "Cigarette" - which has snippets of reminiscences of a couple of other artists. A couple of others are a bit less strong, imo - maybe a bit too 'airy'. Seems like it'd be in your wheelhouse, Buzz:
User: BuzzClik
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That's a nice discovery, TN. She's not exactly from you neck of the woods.
I'm listening to her on Bandcamp right now. She has a mini tour up and down the coast of Maine this summer, and I'll be close by for one of the stops. I'll see if I can get to see her.
As for her music, she doesn't show a lot of range in styles, but that's not unusual for Indie artists. She'll be one to watch. (She is currently on Yep Roc Records. There are higher ceilings...)
User: BuzzClik
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I'd been meaning to post this for about a week...
Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth released a solo album recently, and she performed a track on Kimmel. I was curious to see how she is evolving, so I watched. Yikes. Her spoken word style of performance reminds me of Florence Shaw of Dry Cleaning, but Sonic Youth has been performing since before any of the members of Dry Cleaning were born.
Anyway, I'd been hearing Gordon's track on the radio for a while, and I was delighted to see she has a solid band behind her. (I did a quick Wiki search on Gordon, and was a bit surprised at her age).