My Top 5 Songs of the Week (2024 Week 30):
https://youtu.be/XWAXnQlcXnU
1. Starflyer 59 – "909". Huge, cavernous gothic shoegaze from Riverside band that just celebrated its 30th year. I'm especially loving the guitar notes held for a couple seconds while being slowly bent. #music
https://youtu.be/g0nG5-NHoqU
2. Radio Free Alice – "Johnny". If I had a time machine I'd take the video for this jangly synthpop song back to 1983, play it for MTV programmers and make this Melbourne, Australia group retroactively famous. Then come back and wonder why my nostalgia for them was so tinged with déjà vu. #music
https://youtu.be/fbiLM3kVo3A
4. October and the Eyes – "Rubber Gloves". A scraping, yelping, reverb-drenched postpunk freakout from East London-based New Zealander October. #music
https://youtu.be/BHZ77CTBSUI
5. Nightshift – "Crush". Glasgow lo-fi indie pop group hit here with a slight country feel and lyrics like "come and sit beside me / metabolize me". #music
My best of 2024 (so far) playlist is updated regularly and can be found here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDJeO4dNUaIn2mN9hFpBK1szGAA07d8pq&si=ZVqklnxTIwkgAQKq
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https://youtu.be/mNKdOhUGQW0
3. Yannis and the Yaw with Tony Allen – "Rain Can't Reach Us". Third winning single from Yannis (of Foals fame) and the late legendary Afro-funk drummer Allen (you can hear him kick the groove up a notch around 1:30). Guitars, strings, and flutes transport the track to still further realms. #music