"Comme si" by Christine and the Queens

Song: Comme si
Artist: Christine and the Queens
Album: Chris (2018)
Commentary: A fine album. Electropop with European sensibilities. Queer, feminist. Cool stuff. A French and an English-language version.

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"reindeer games" by oso oso

Song: reindeer games
Artist: oso oso
Album: the yunahon mixtape (2017)
Also try:  any quality 2000s-2010s emo? 2019's Get up Kids release?
Commentary: Definitely digging the 2019 album, but the yunahon mixtape took me, surprisingly, back to emo, hahah.

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"Really Doe" by Danny Brown

Song: Really Doe (ft. Kendrick, Earl, Ab-soul)
Artist: Danny Brown
Album: Atrocity Exhibition (2016)
Commentary: There's some folk out there pushing boundaries of hip hop and Danny Brown is doing it well. This song makes good use of Earl & Kendrick. I love Danny Brown's rapping too.

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"Communion" by 박지하 (Park Jiha)

Song: Communion
Artist: 박지하 (Park Jiha)
Album: Communion (2018)
Commentary: I loved this album and, delightfully, when I was posting this, I found out she had a new one this year. Just nice sounds.

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"Wake Up" by clipping.

Song: Wake Up
Artist: clipping.
Album: Splendor & Misery (2016)
Commentary: Daveed can really spit 'em. Still trying to get into this year's album. I feel like Clipping is pretty uneven, every album. There's cool production on a lot (most?) songs and they just don't showcase Daveed Diggs' skills enough.

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"For Mayor in Splitsville" by La Dispute

Song: For Mayor in Splitsville
Artist: La Dispute
Album: Rooms of the House (2014)
Also try:  mewithoutYou, Cloud Nothings, Fucked Up, Slint
Commentary: Honestly, filling in some gaps on this blog. I have been keen on this album for years and now I'm grooving on Wildlife (2011), Panorama (2019), & Somewhere... (2008).

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"Tony Tone" by A$AP Rocky

Song: Tony Tone
Artist: A$AP Rocky
Album: Testing
Commentary: Caught up in the catchy rhymes XD

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"Sundays" by Lucinda Williams

Song: Sundays (Live at KCRW)
Artist: Lucinda Williams
Album: Lucinda Williams (Deluxe Edition)
Also try:  Liz Phair, Richard Buckner
Commentary: HOW HAVE I NOT POSTED LUCINDA WILLIAMS HERE BEFORE. What even is this blog? It's kind of hard to narrow down to a song, because I appreciate her at an album level, but this one -- the live version specifically -- was an earworm.

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"I Don't Love You Anymore" by Tyler, the Creator

Song: I don't love you anymore"
Artist: Tyler, the Creator
Album: Igor
Commentary: Wow no Tyler on here yet -- only 8 years of listening to him... This isn't my favorite song of his, but the album's fresh.

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"Heart of Gold" by Neil Young

Song: Heart of Gold
Artist: Neil Young
Album: Harvest
Commentary: I guess I never gave Neil Young a chance before? And a pretty well-known one? Sorry if you come here and only want to see deep cuts. Or maybe just sorry if you come here

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"I Can Fvcking Tell" by SAINt JHN

Song: I Can Fvcking Tell
Artist: SAINt JHN
Album: Ghetto Lenny's Love Songs
Commentary: Wowwww. Did not expect to love this album. Very 2019.

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"DO YOU DOUBT ME TRAITOR" by Lingua Ignota

Song: DO YOU DOUBT ME TRAITOR
Artist: Lingua Ignota
Album: Caligula
Commentary: Whoa. Lingua Ignota brings some harsh, dark music. I like it.

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"you are holy," by printing shed

Song: you are holy,
Artist: printing shed
Album: i was baptized here
Commentary: quiet, intimate, beautiful. You know you don't listen to enough trans musicians, right?

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"Jawbreaker" by Injury Reserve

Song: Jawbreaker
Artist: Injury Reserve feat. Rico Nasty & Pro Teens
Album: Injury Reserve
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Version: Cool album, a little left-of-the-dial hip hop.

"Dublin City Sky" by Fontaines D.C.

Song: Dublin City Sky
Artist: Fontaines DC
Album: Dogrel
Commentary: Okay, this song is the odd one out on a dope album. It's the least punk and I love the rest of the songs, but it's just nice.

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"Tarhatazed" by Mdou Moctar

Song: Tarhatazed
Artist: Mdou Moctar
Album: Ilana (the Creator)
Also try:  Tinariwen, Bombino, other desert blues
Commentary: Mdou Moctar is a Tamashek guitarist that plays those "desert blues" I love from the Saharan West African region. He's not my favorite of the group and he had a heavy auto-tune phaze that I was not a fan of, but he still rocks. IN FACT, he came to Kentucky, 10 minutes from where I live, to play. So he's the first of the genre to be anywhere near me and it was awwwweeesssommmme.

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"Cash Machine" by Dram

Song: Cash Machine
Artist: DRAM
Album: Big Baby Dram
Commentary: Love Dram's smile in this video #BlackBoyJoy

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"Watercolours" by Philip Lewin

Song: Watercolours
Artist: Philip Lewin
Album: Am I Really Here All Alone? (1975)
Also try: 
Commentary: Just heard of loner folk and that's a promising genre. Heard this song at the end credits of Skin (2019).

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Babu Me-Ee-Say Ala by Salifu Titah’s Band

Song: Babu Me-Ee-Say Ala
Artist: Salifu Titah’s Band
Commentary: I found this on the excellent Excavated Shellac blog.

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"Paper bag" by Circuit des Yeux

Song: Paper Bag
Artist: Circuit de Yeux
Album: Reaching for Indigo
Commentary: Weird folk offshoot from the Drag City label.

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"Bombshelter, pt. 2" by the Halo Benders

Song: Bombshelter, pt. 2
Artist: the Halo Benders
Album: Don't Tell Me Now
Commentary: The Halo Benders are weird. A lotta times it seems like Doug Martsch wrote a cool BtS B-side and then Calvin Johnson just sings over it. But that's often nice, since they're both great. Calvin here has a fun pro-draft-dodging oration on top of a nice piece of work by Doug.

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"Oqiton" by Jeremy Dutcher

Song: Oqiton
Artist: Jeremy Dutcher
Album: Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa
Also try:  the original wax cylinders of the tunes Dutcher rearranges and samples, like, that's what I want to hear
Commentary: Very cool project of dude exploring the music of his community of Wolastoqiyik and connecting that with his classical training.

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Raga Darbari Kanada by Ustad Ali Akbar Khan

Composition: Raga Darbari Kanada
Artist: Ali Akbar Khan
Also try: 
Commentary: My British Airways flight offered me the Rough Guide to Ali Akbar Khan, which was rad. I usually post shorter things, but Youtube confirms: it's best to listen to AAK at length.

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"Put a Penny in the Slot" by Fionn Regan

Song: Put a Penny in the slot
Artist: Fionn Regan
Album: The End of History
Also try:  Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Elliott Smith
Commentary: Heard this is in a pub in Ireland.

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"A Lamb in the Land of Payday Loans" by Efrim Manuel Menuck

Song: A Lamb in the Land of Payday Loans
Artist: Efrim Manuel Menuck
Album: Pissing Stars
Commentary: I've never got into Menuck's other bands, but this album is rad and I feel like I should really check out Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra, even though those are obnoxiously long band names.

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"Ogre" by Richard Dawson

Song: Ogre
Artist: Richard Dawson
Album: Peasant
Commentary: Strange music going for some folksy English vibes (Old English, if you take the music video).

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songs by Standing on the Corner

Song: "mike sees the storm, 56:46" and "SahBabii /\ Now, Nation End, 38:15"
Artist: Standing on the Corner
Album: Red Burns
Also try:  other sample-based music like den sorte skole & maybe the Avalanches
Commentary: Red Burns comin

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"Nomi song" by Klaus Nomi

Song: Nomi song
Artist: Klaus Nomi
Commentary: How have I not heard of Klaus Nomi? A queer weirdo & icon. I read about him in an interview about Christine & the Queens (who I'll have to post on here at some point).

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untitled score by Ola Fløttum

Song: untitled
Artist: Ola Fløttum
Release: score for Force Majeure
Commentary: The movie is overrated, IMO. But, dang, a good end credits score goes a long way. I love this.

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"I go to sleep" by Anika

Song: I go to sleep
Artist: Anika
Album: Anika
Commentary: Yep. Heard it on Russian Doll. Very catchy tho.

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songs by Group Doueh

Songs: "Eid for Dakhla" and "Zaya Koum"
Artist: Group Doueh
Album:
Also try:  guitar music of the Western Sahara
Commentary: "Eid for Dakhla" was their first song that I heard, of a Sublime Frequencies compilation. I've gushed about SF before. Mind-bending stuff. And I loved the lo-fi sound, although I understand if you don't :)

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"Eid for Dakhla"


"Zaya Koum"

"It's Okay to Cry" by Sophie

Song: It's Okay to Cry
Artist: Sophie
Album: Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides
Commentary: Sophie's dope, album's dope. Chances are you aren't listening to enough trans artists.

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"Retribution" by Tanya Tagaq

Song: Retribution
Artist: Tanya Tagaq
Album: Retribution
Commentary: Haven't posted any Inuit throat-singing before. Tanya Tagaq is cool.

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"We the people..." by A Tribe Called Quest

Song: We the people...
Artist: A Tribe Called Quest
Album: We Got it From Here
Commentary: I liked this album

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"Twist My Fingaz" by YG

Song: Twist My Fingaz
Artist: YG
Album: Still Brazy
Also try:  Kamaiyah
Commentary: Solid rapping, good production, and a BEAT. I liked 2018's Stay Dangerous a lot less than Still Brazy sadly.

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"Dance Performance" by Greg Fox

Song: Dance Performance
Artist: Greg Fox
Album: Mitral Transmission
Commentary: Greg Fox is the drummer from Liturgy, who're cool. This album is a nice, rhythmic experience. It's based on something about the human heart or something. But I'm a fan.

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"No Wanga Gut" by Tiger

Song: No Wanga Gut
Artist: Tiger
Album: A Me Name Tiger
Also try: 
Commentary: I had this cassette before I could find much about Tiger on the world wide web. I like this song a lot. When he yelps a little and his voice cracks ... I want to be able to do that.

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"Dying All the Time" by Helen

Song: Dying All the Time
Artist: Helen
Album: The Original Faces
Also try:  Grouper
Commentary: I forgot Helen was Liz Harris from Grouper, even though they sound exactly the same.

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"Out the Bottle" by Kamaiyah

Song: Out the Bottle
Artist: Kamaiyah
Album: A Good Night in the Ghetto
Commentary: Kamaiyah is a great rapper.

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"Your Best American Girl" by Mitski

Song: Your Best American Girl
Artist: Mitski
Album: Puberty 2
Commentary: Mitski's cool.

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"Nobody's Fault But Mine" by Blind Willie Johnson

Song: Nobody's Fault But Mine
Artist: Blind Willie Johnson
Commentary: Blind Willie Johnson is awesome. Died poor, but influential blues player.

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"Norf Norf" by Vince Staples

Song: Norf Norf
Artist: Vince Staples
Album: Summertime '06
Commentary: I love this album. Vince raps supreme, production dooooooope. And this song is the cream of the (bountiful) crop.

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"H" by Impossible Nothing

Song: H
Artist: Impossible Nothing
Album: Phonemenomicon
Commentary: Now releasing a few albums per year, Impossible Nothing is productive. Every song is exactly 10:00 minutes long and every album has 26 songs. The album names also end in -omicon. Sample-based, interesting music.

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"The Road Reversed" by Nathan Bowles

Song: The Road Reversed
Artist: Nathan Bowles
Album: Plainly Mistaken
Also try:  Robbie Basho, David Eugene Edwards, Sandy Bull
Commentary: Gotta love that banjo.

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