Our weekly (or however often) roundup of this week’s discoveries and old faves. Usually it’s friends of mine or just music I like. Now including “liner notes” to help guide you through this journey and hopefully introduce you to some new, great music!
CHLOE MORIONDO -POPSTAR
This song mentions Christina Aguilera's Dirrty, a song that I love!
CHRISTINA AGUILERA -DIRRTY
I'm a sucker for female-fronted dance music and Christina Aguilera is one of the greatest in the genre.
THIS MAD DESIRE -IRON MAN
Our latest Secret Cover!
LT -ACT YOUR AGE
LT is from Australia and I met her at an online music conference. This is her latest track. It's pretty laidback and reminds me of artists like Dido and Ivy. It's very slick, production-wise.
THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS -BLOCK ROCKIN' BEATS
Let's get the party started. I remember when this came out. I loved dancing to it at the Trasheteria in Guelph.
THE PRODIGY -SMACK MY BITCH UP
While on memory lane, this is not a song I liked at the time but it slots in well after the Chemical Brothers. And yes, incredible lyrics. Very "Me Too"!
GENE MICOFSKY -WATCH THAT MAN
This comes off a collection of Aladdin Sane covers. Our friend and frequent collaborator Dan "the Man" Konopka mixed this. I always felt this was kind of an overlooked and under-appreciated track from David Bowie.
WILLOW - T R A N S P A R E N T S O U L
I heard this on TikTok and liked the bit about the Flash.
SIR CHLOE -SEDONA
This reminds me of Angel Olsen. The singing is sort of lazy and a bit out-of-tune which I think works with the overall dreaminess of the track.
WILLOW -FUCK YOU
This track is pure genius! Lol.
PARAMORE -I'M NOT ANGRY ANYMORE
I like Paramore in one minute bites!
SEE SEE BEATS -LONG WAY HOME
A new track from our friend Cas. We have a song together coming out soon!
YACHT -MANIC PANIC
I've been a fan of Yacht for years. They can be pretty avant-garde at times, which I like, as I feel they really borrow from high culture in intriguing ways. It's clear that a lot of thought goes into what they're doing.
SUNNA GUNNLAUGS -BECOMING
Sunna is a very talented Icelandic jazz musician who I had the pleasure of meeting around ten years ago. I helped her get a gig at a local fair and part of the deal was the promoter was going to pay for their hotel, which never happened. It was a real gong show. The promoter had lost tens of thousands putting this on and no one was getting paid. That's part of show business!
BILL WITHERS -BETTER OFF DEAD
This is such a real song that speaks to the deterioration of families especially in urban environments. Sad song but it grooves like a motherfucker!
COI LERAY -PLAYERS
Another TikTok trender. So catchy and very 80s sounding.
BIG BOSS VETTE -PRETTY GIRLS WALK
And another TikTok trender!
MAZIE -GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE SEX
DORA JAR -WIZARD
HELEN -BETTER BITCH
GEN AND THE DEGENERATES -GIRL GOD GUN
UPSAHL -LADY JESUS
All of these were suggested by Spotify.
JAZZ SABBATH -IRON MAN
Of course.
PJ HARVEY -A CHILD'S QUESTION, AUGUST
New PJ Harvey. I always like to see what she's up to and she's working with Flood again, who I think produced some of her best work.
And with that, this wraps up this week’s playlist. Hope you enjoyed it!!
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Yours in music,
Mac