🎧 Pink Floyd, "The Final Cut". As much as I have come to despise Roger Waters as an adult, when I was 17 he wrote this powerful anti-war record, which for all of RW's misguided and misinformed senior moments, still resonates. He re-introduces the Teacher from "The Wall" as a tortured vet, haunted by his deeply buried memories. Pink returns as well, still just a scared little boy trapped in a rock star's body. 1/2

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A new episode of my indie music podcast "Let's Play Ten" has dropped. Ten brand new tracks plus a few "oldies". We had a conversation about musical snobbery and had the usual amount of fun. Give a listen and if you hear something you like, please support the artists! We are on all the streaming services and at https://40ficreations.com/letsplayten

🎧 Celeste, "Not Your Muse". Pop, Jazz, and deep Soul converge on Celeste's 2021 debut LP (where the hell is the follow up?). Written and recorded as an exercise in self-empowerment, this album is so smooth you can skate across it in your socks. She has the voice for lullabies and the heart of a lion. Highly recommended.

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https://songwhip.com/celeste-2/not-your-muse2021

🎧 Squeeze, "Babylon and On"

The whole first "side" of this is great. Memorable songs that stick in your head. One of their best records, and a return to form after the scattershot " Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti ". I had " The Prisoner " on a mix tape way back. Man does that song hit. " Footprints " is a breezy sequel to " Pulling Mussels. " And " 853-5937 " is a smirky response to that other song named for a phone number.

With thanks to @JohnRadcliff.

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https://songwhip.com/squeeze/babylon-and-on

🎧 Black Honey, "A Fistful of Peaches". This was just released today, and today is the day I needed this album. Perfect to shake off the doldrums of a shitty week and rock into a Friday night. Roll down the windows, set the GPS for "anywhere with a long road", and turn this way up. Danceable, melodic fuzz rock. Your ass will not be able to stay still.

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https://songwhip.com/black-honey/a-fistful-of-peaches

🎧 Queens of the Stone Age, "Era Vulgaris". The Randomizer landed on this one today. Another band I never really "got". Every song seems to loop around for a while and then just ends. It seems like more of a showcase for guitar tones than it does for coherent songs.

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🎧 Jimmy Eat World, "Clarity" and "Surviving". We bought tix for Manchester Orchestra this morning (MO is a ride or die band in this house) and Jimmy Eat World is on the bill. I have never listened to them before right now. And I am not really digging it all that much. Maybe a little TOO accessible?? Soft pass.

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🎧 Elder, "Innate Passage". Psych-Prog from beautiful Boston, Mass. Odd meters and wiggly synth lines. Good stuff.

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https://songwhip.com/elder/innate-passage

🎧 Ximena Sariñana, "Mediocre". Down the rabbit hole, my favorite place. Found myself in a conversation about Mars Volta, which led to further talk about Omar Rodriguez-Lopez' solo work, which led to his album "Xenophanes". I really loved the vocalist on that record so I sought her out. Sariñana is Mexican singer-songwriter, all her albums are in Spanish. A good mix of pop, rock, and alt with the expected cultural influences. I'm hooked.

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https://songwhip.com/ximena-sarinana/mediocre2008

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There's a new episode of "Lets Play Ten" out. We've got 10 brand new indie rock tracks, bonus content, and a few older tracks for your listening pleasure. Plus we had a conversation about the solitary vs. social listening experience. Please check us out and if you like some of what you hear, use the magic internet to purchase some music or swag from the artists (links are embedded in the podcast blurb). We are on every streaming service and at https://www.40ficreations.com/letsplayten

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🎧 Public Enemy, "It Takes a Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back". Because, sometimes, you just gotta...you know? I am not a rap/hip-hop person at all. There is something beyond PE's message and social commentary that I have always liked. Maybe it's the chaos, "the noise", that underbelly of skittering clatter, but no matter how loud I turn this up, it ain't loud enough.

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https://songwhip.com/public-enemy/it-takes-a-nation-of-millions-to-hold-us-back

🎧 Billy Nomates, "Cacti". After having her debut produced by Geoff Barrow (Portishead), Tor Maries has self-produced the follow-up, a sophisticated but danceable pop record with some very intriguing musical turns. Lyrically, it lives up to its name - it's a prickly record, but you can't help wanting to touch it.

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https://songwhip.com/billynomates/cacti

🎧 8MM, "Songs to Love and Die By". Maybe one of the sexiest records I have ever heard. It's like if a set of silk sheets and a bottle of good wine got together and made a rock record. Is that weird?

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https://songwhip.com/8mm/songs-to-love-and-die-by

🎧 Fish, "13th Star". After walking away from Marillion, Fish launched a storied roller coaster of a solo career. While not moving too far away from his prog roots, his solo work hits harder, with details of his personal struggles driving angrier and grittier songs. "13th Star" is kind of a lost Fish album, but it's one his better efforts, with long time bassist Steve Vantsis co-writing a set of dark prog.

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https://songwhip.com/fish2/13th-star

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Hey COSO people if you're into discovering new indie rock/punk/folk artists, please check out my podcast. Each episode features 10 newly released tracks from all over the world plus other musical goodies. We just dropped a new episode, and it's available on all streaming services (search for "let's play ten") or you can stream direct from https://www.40ficreations.com/letsplayten

In school, I was "the who" guy. They occupied every cell of my existence. There was other music, but there was no more important music than theirs. I learned those songs on guitar, studied Pete Townshend like he was a guru, and pretty much initiated permanent damage to my hearing blasting those albums in a pair of very heavy and brutally effective headphones. I may have outgrown my fanaticism, but those songs still mean everything to me.

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Growing up on a beach as a teen, I identified so much with Jimmy from "Quadrophenia". I wasn't handsome or tall or athletic, and I seemed to be kryptonite to the girls. I had friends but I always felt isolated. School was becoming a chore that I would soon mostly abandon. I spent a lot of time on the beach, brooding, smoking, and drinking the occasional ill-gotten beer. When i was home The Who were my best buds. They understood me. I would hang out with them every night.

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In school, I was "the who" guy. They occupied every cell of my existence. There was other music, but there was no more important music than theirs. I learned those songs on guitar, studied Pete Townshend like he was a guru, and pretty much initiated permanent damage to my hearing blasting those albums in a pair of very heavy and brutally effective headphones. I may have outgrown my fanaticism, but those songs still mean everything to me.

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🎧 The Who, 1971-1982 (Playlist). It's fall of 1979, I have just turned 13 and had my Bar Mitzvah. I just started 9th grade. I have grown very tired of KISS, much to family's relief. My oldest bro says "let's go to the movies". He takes me to see "The Kids Are Alright", the Who documentary. By the time of Daltrey's lung-shredding scream and Townshend's slo-mo leap across the stage at the end of the film, I have started a fixation that will last well into college. 1/3

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🎧 Muse, "Origin of Symmetry". One of the best sophomore albums ever made. Coming off the "is it prog or isn't it?" of the debut, "OOS" turned up the bombast and the volume and left no doubt that MUSE weren't really interested in being Radiohead, they were firmly and defiantly in the Queen camp. The classical undertones, the over the top vocals, and the monster riffing made them an arena ready band that could bring the goods live.

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https://songwhip.com/muse/origin-of-symmetry2001