My Top 5 Songs of the Week (2024 Week 37):
https://youtu.be/XLgmuj-Gnuo
1. Naima Bock – "Feed My Release". Ex-Goat Girl Bock has a new solo album out which includes this jazzy (saxophone!) folk-pop gem. She uses the full range of her voice and amazing harmonies to great effect. #music
https://youtu.be/VXe_9IxsAvY
2. Clementine Douglas – "Slippin' ". A near-perfect pairing of '80s-'90s dance club sounds and peaks soul horns and singing from Birmingham, England's Douglas. #music
https://youtu.be/-xtq4Qek0Uo
3. Disintegration – "Hideaway". Fellow Ohioans Devo live in the processed guitar shrapnel and stuttering drums of "Hideaway", creating the perfect foil for Haley Himiko's urgent vocal. #music
https://youtu.be/ljI7vtKrMOI
4. R. Missing – "Jane Four". a darkwave chiller from New York's R. Missing, "Jane Four" features a busy, anxious synth riff and the detached vocals of Sharon Shy. #music
https://youtu.be/352TSvVyjqg
5. (Honorable mention) Hugo Largo – "Blue Blanket". Hugo Largo were one of my favorite bands of the late '80s and early '90s, featuring a drumless configuration (two bassists and a violinist) and the angelic voice and childlike openness of Mimi Goese. There's a new set out collecting the two albums and previously unreleased miracles like this one they recorded before disbanding in 1991. #music