🎶 Crucial Track for today: "Every Morning" by Sugar Ray, by Julia Jacklin →
What’s a remix or cover you like more than the original?
Love that she turns this into a folk song.
🎶 Crucial Track for today: "JC Auto" by Sugar →
What’s a hidden gem or underrated song you love?
I never gave Beaster a real chance, even though I love Sugar and Copper Blue... until I picked up the re-release of Copper that included the Beaster tracks as well. I still don't like it as much as Copper, but there are some great moments on the EP and this track is one of them...
🎶 Crucial Track for today: "Chapel Hill" by Sonic Youth →
This song came on shuffle this afternoon and I remember the first time I heard this album in high school. It just sounded like what I thought cool would sound like (and still does...)
🎶 Crucial Track for today: "How Do You?" by Radiohead →
What’s your favorite deep cut from an album?
Apparently I've posted a lot of tracks from this album, but it's an easy one to go to for a lot of prompts. For this one, I feel like most of the songs are considered deep cuts in Radiohead's discography.
Will say it again... this album is so underrated. Mainly because of what was to come, which I get... but as a standalone, it's so good.
🎶 Crucial Track for today: "Leadweight" by Stef Chura →
Digging this new album from Stef Chura. A quick review up on the blog...
🎶 Crucial Track for today: "Sailin' On" by Bad Brains →
Share a song you feel was ahead of its time.
Bad Brains fit the bill. Just insanely talented and amazing performers that took hardcore punk in a whole new direction.
🎶 Crucial Track for today: "Starburster" by Fontaines D.C. →
Making plans to go see Fontaines and Westside Cowboy in Philly next spring. 🤞
🎶 Crucial Track for today: "Indu" by Greg Freeman →
What’s a lyric that resonates deeply with you and why?
All I wanna do is look at you Looking at me with the moonlight in your eyes These days come so quick These nights go so quick now Alright
A great album that came out today... these lyrics speak to me because I recently spent about 30 days away from my wife while taking care of my dad and I missed her terribly.
🎶 Crucial Track for today: "Old Things Never Die" by Smidley →
If your life were a movie, what would its theme song be?
Killer record. Killer lyrics:
Have I been dodging the column for years for nothing? Have I been bleeding a stone or is there life in lumber? Do some things just take a long time? Is this a dam or a river? I guess I've made up my mind Some things just go out with a whimper Some things just wither in the sunshine Let myself slip in the rhythm of a dead drum I thought the snares would stay tight But now I see the light and I know Some things just go out of style
🎶 Crucial Track for today: "Lights Burn Dimmer" by Fred again.. & Jamie T →
A song from a genre you didn’t think you’d like—what changed?
There aren’t too many genes I don’t like at least some sub-genre or take, besides maybe classical and EDM.
I did even like the Fred again.. song from Naz Hamid’s recent Crucial Tracks interview so I guess I will go with that…
🎶 Crucial Track for today: "Black Dress" by Keo →
How do you discover new music, and what’s the latest gem you’ve found?
Been challenging to find new stuff since Brooklyn Vegan ended, Stereogum went to subscribers only for a lot of content, Pitchfork and Northern Transmissions seem to be hit or miss if they even post reviews some weeks... I've come to rely on AlbumOfTheYear.org (AOTY) to give me an overview of all of the albums released each week.
So, my current set up is: Apple Music New Releases view, Albums.app release feed, AOTY, then random things I see elsewhere like YouTube.
This one is actually an AOTY find, as I didn't see it on the Apple New Releases prior to listening. Anyway, the record is pretty solid: 90s influenced grunge/alt rock.
🎶 Crucial Track for today: "On My Way Back Home" by Band of Horses →
What is a song that feels like home to you?
First night back home after 30 days of 24/7 care of my dad. Can’t believe it’s finally here.
🎶 Crucial Track for today: "A car wash and a new pair of pants" by Lizzy McAlpine →
What song do you associate with the current season?
Fall this year is Lizzy McAlpine. Somber, chill tunes perfect for a cold weekend morning.
What If We Just Stopped? | dansinker.com
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What if we stopped plugging our selves into the machines, stopped performing (wittingly and unwittingly) for the algorithm, stopped letting bots bait us, stopped all of it and figured out new ways—our ways—to do things again.
Yup! As long as there are algorithmic feeds, there will be engagement bait, bots, and that shitty feeling you get from using these services.
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More on algorithms that reward engagement bait creators.
🎶 Crucial Track for today: "Stop Whispering" by Radiohead →
And the feeling is that there's something wrong 'Cause I can't find the words and I can't find the songs
Stop whispering, start shouting
Such a good album.
🎶 Crucial Track for today: "I Know!" by Swapmeet →
What’s a song you’ve had on repeat recently?
One of those records from this year that I think about all the time. Got the misses hooked too.
So good.
🎶 Crucial Track for today: "Enough" by Emma Ruth Rundle →
Working through all that new music from last Friday. This one just had a review go up on the blog.
🎶 Crucial Track for today: "Crush On Eternity" by WILLOW →
What’s your favorite collaboration between artists?
Mei Semones contributes to this song and takes it to another level.
Stress, changes, patience, growth
It's been a time of serious transitions over the last few months.
Earlier this year my dad was diagnosed with MDS or Myelodysplastic syndrome, which is a blood cancer that affects blood stem cells. It basically causes your body to produce malformed cells which can lead to things like...