https://youtu.be/8ALpoMsaoTg
4. Conan Gray – "Bourgeoisieses". Meant as a tongue-in-cheek pisstake on the rich (which should really be referred to as the aristocracy rather than the bourgeoisie, which refers to the middle class, but whatever) with a fun synthpop dancefloor vibe. #music

https://youtu.be/QglDc7tJsCE
3. Ride – "Portland Rocks". Another clinic in creating blissed-out, cough-syrup tempo guitar soundscapes from shoegaze gurus Ride. #music

https://youtu.be/NRb1bvdP7XU
2. Lunchbox – "I'm Yours, You're Mine". Oakland band serves up a sweet slice of late-'60s/early-'70s AM pop with a surprisingly driving beat, a fuzz bass break in the middle, and a trumpet pitched somewhere between "So You Wanna Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star" and "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" #music

My Top 5 Songs of the Week (2024 Week 14):
https://youtu.be/U2xh4-Swzp8
1. The Black Keys – "On The Game". The Keys hit the sweet spot for the third time with another track from their latest LP Ohio Players. Guest Noel Gallagher helps turn the track into a late-'60s Beatles-into-early-'70s ex-Beatles-flavored anthem. #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/_QyvC3MkrAg
5. Holiday Ghosts – "Energy". Falmouth, UK band with a song one could easily mistake for a lost '80s college rock track by The Feelies or Pylon, right down to being inspired by an obscure early Devo track. #music

https://youtu.be/RUxTydBtuSc
4. DIIV – "Everyone Out". Druggy, languorous and hazy slowcore from Brooklyn quartet DIIV, reminiscent of Low and Spiritualized. #music

https://youtu.be/if2juwy6T70
3. Blondshell featuring Bully – "Docket". Two of indie music's leading young lights pair their amazing voices on this intense self-examination set to a hooky, grunge-tinged '90s rock sound. #music

https://youtu.be/6X5U6Pp7u2w
2. Persimmon – "True Crime". New Zealand indie pop band Persimmon mine Go-Betweens-like vocals but lean more heavily on jangle-pop guitars on this timely track about the podcast genre everyone's obsessed with these days. #music

My Top 5 Songs of the Week (2024 Week 13):
https://youtu.be/V5AkcxtHnwU
1. Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings – "Don't Wanna Lose You". Tragically, we did lose Sharon Jones to cancer in 2016, but now Daptone Records has unearthed this stunning outtake from her final album. Less about mimicking the sound of classic soul than giving it new life in the moment. #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/g9eXgt7h_NA
5. Elbow – "Things I've Been Telling Myself for Years" Dark, proggy, almost Bowie-esque slowburner from Manchester rockers. #music

https://youtu.be/tF0bfZ6qLak
4. Lenny Kravitz – "Human". The super mod Kravitz is back with this track, which takes a '70s soft-rock backing, soups it up with Depeche Mode percussion and Lenny's hip rebel vocal and somehow makes it cool. #music

https://youtu.be/2lcFSS7b5nc
3. Travis – "Gaslight" . Veteran Scottish post-Britpop band comes up with this jangly, hooky, horn-peppered tale of psychological manipulation. #music

https://youtu.be/0jbI2wNBWqw
2. ionnalee – "Innocence of Sound". Swedish art-popper rolls out a postpunk/synthpop gem reminiscent of Kate Bush, The Human League and Eurythmics. #music

My Top 5 Songs of the Week (2024 Week 12):
https://youtu.be/aezstCBHOPQ
1. Hozier – "Too Sweet". My 19-year-old turned me on to Irish superstar Hozier, and what can I say, the kid nailed it. On this song, the Black Keys-like bass builds tension through the verses that the choruses release before setting you up for another round. #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/rCsKs6jc8Xs
5. Chromeo – "Lost and Found". Chromeo take a pinch of synthpop here, add a dash of Controversy-era Prince there (man, those keyboard stings in the chorus take me back!), and whip up this tasty concoction. #music

https://youtu.be/HmlFomhih3g
4. Kid Kapichi – "Can EU Hear Me?" Rousing punk anthem from Hastings (UK) group taking on Brexit's fallout ("I don't want to live alone on this island/but they put it to a vote, and they just kept lyin'") Can't decide whether to smash the system, or just turn this up and shout along. #music

https://youtu.be/8xjBYOBUvNM
3. Myriam Gendron – "Long Way Home". Lovely throwback to the golden age of British folk-rock (Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span, Nick Drake) from Montreal's Gendron. #music