My Top 5 Songs of the Week (2024 Week 45):
https://youtu.be/1npjctLPZSU
1. Trust Fund – "Curtis". Sheffield's Trust Fund return with a quiet track that puts me in mind of Nick Drake: a tasteful arrangement centered around a fingerpicked guitar and a certain wistfulness. #music
https://youtu.be/VRpkKLCWMvE
2. Mulatu Astatke and Hoodna Orchestra – "Tension". Thank the heavens for talented, willing collaborators like Tel Aviv's Hoodna keeping the godfather of Ethiopian jazz making music while we still have him. Astatke is still as vital musically as he was fifty years ago. #music
https://youtu.be/MLtfuFAkuzU
3. David Gilmour and the Roots – "Dark and Velvet Nights". The iconic voice and instantly recognizable guitar tone of Pink Floyd return for a victory lap in classic fashion, drawing us into their mysteries. #music
https://youtu.be/wGn8tsWt1A0
4. Primal Scream – "Circus of Life". Glasgow's Primal Scream are back with their first album in eight years, an intoxicating brew of groovy funk, baggy beats, art-rock collage, gospel backing, Stonesy swagger, etc., etc. #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/Kdp8rLOQ3EU
5. Our Girl – "Something About Me Being a Woman". London trio Our Girl with a quiet, then louder, indie-rock tale calling out misogyny. "Guess it was just bad timing." Yeah, it wasn't just bad timing, you bastard. #music