Song: I Got Your Ice Cold Nugrape
Artist: Nugrape Twins
Album: included on the wonderful American Primitive Vol. II: Pre-War Revenants (1897-1939) (recorded in 1926)
Also try: you guessed it, the rest of the compilation. It's well curated.
Commentary: Mmmm. The harmonies. Even the humming parts, so good.
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Tuesday, January 14, 2020
Monday, January 13, 2020
"Down" by Nadia Tehran
Song: Down
Artist: Nadia Tehran
Album: Dozakh: All Lovers Hell (2019)
Commentary: I liked this album the first time I heard it. It was interesting and cool and just good. There's some skillful genre mixing, lots of solid songs. A great debut.
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Artist: Nadia Tehran
Album: Dozakh: All Lovers Hell (2019)
Commentary: I liked this album the first time I heard it. It was interesting and cool and just good. There's some skillful genre mixing, lots of solid songs. A great debut.
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Friday, January 10, 2020
"Deaths Come in Three" by Tica Douglas
Song: Deaths Come in Three
Artist: Tica Douglas
Album: Our Lady Star of the Sea, Help and Protect Us (2017)
Commentary: A lovely record. You'd've seen it high in my 2017 lists, if I had ever completed and released them :D Love to see a queer enby getting some recognition after many years of toiling in obscurity!
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Artist: Tica Douglas
Album: Our Lady Star of the Sea, Help and Protect Us (2017)
Commentary: A lovely record. You'd've seen it high in my 2017 lists, if I had ever completed and released them :D Love to see a queer enby getting some recognition after many years of toiling in obscurity!
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Thursday, January 9, 2020
"Need You, Need Me" by AhMerAhSu
Song: Need You, Need Me
Artist: AhMerAhSu
Album: STAR (2018)
Also try: Shamir
Commentary: Star Amerasu is cool. A queer trans queen. idk. Listen.
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Artist: AhMerAhSu
Album: STAR (2018)
Also try: Shamir
Commentary: Star Amerasu is cool. A queer trans queen. idk. Listen.
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Wednesday, January 8, 2020
"I Wish I Was a Mole in the Ground" by Bascom Lamar Lunsford
Song: I Wish I Was a Mole in the Ground
Artist: Bascom Lamar Lunsford, aka the Minstrel of the Appalachians
Album: included on Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music (originally recorded in 1928)
Also try: Other songs from the Anthology
Commentary: Doc Watson also does a fine version. I've been lax on the folk & bluegrass for a while here, but I've liked this song for some time.
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Artist: Bascom Lamar Lunsford, aka the Minstrel of the Appalachians
Album: included on Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music (originally recorded in 1928)
Also try: Other songs from the Anthology
Commentary: Doc Watson also does a fine version. I've been lax on the folk & bluegrass for a while here, but I've liked this song for some time.
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Tuesday, January 7, 2020
"Juniper Arms" by Adam Torres
Song: Juniper Arms
Artist: Adam Torres
Album: Pearls to Swine (2016)
Commentary: Folk music, weird & beautiful voice. Check and check. Also a fellow Cincinnati-area native.
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Artist: Adam Torres
Album: Pearls to Swine (2016)
Commentary: Folk music, weird & beautiful voice. Check and check. Also a fellow Cincinnati-area native.
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Thursday, January 2, 2020
"Streatham" by Dave
Song: Streatham
Artist: Dave
Album: Psychodrama (2019)
Commentary: Cool album. Dave's a good rapper.
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Artist: Dave
Album: Psychodrama (2019)
Commentary: Cool album. Dave's a good rapper.
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Wednesday, January 1, 2020
"Fuck and Run" by Liz Phair
Song: Fuck and Run
Artist: Liz Phair
Album: Exile in Guyville (1993)
Commentary: Another glaring omission from my blog. I loooooove Liz Phair. Specifically especially Exile in Guyville. It's a masterpiece. Definitely in my top 20 favorite albums ever. Good first-of-the-year post.
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Artist: Liz Phair
Album: Exile in Guyville (1993)
Commentary: Another glaring omission from my blog. I loooooove Liz Phair. Specifically especially Exile in Guyville. It's a masterpiece. Definitely in my top 20 favorite albums ever. Good first-of-the-year post.
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