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
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
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/_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
My best of 2024 (so far) playlist is updated regularly and can be found here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDJeO4dNUaIn2mN9hFpBK1szGAA07d8pq&si=ZVqklnxTIwkgAQKq
#music
https://youtu.be/RUxTydBtuSc
4. DIIV – "Everyone Out". Druggy, languorous and hazy slowcore from Brooklyn quartet DIIV, reminiscent of Low and Spiritualized. #music