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Wednesday, January 13, 2021

"All the King's Men" by Wild Beasts

Song: All the King's Men
Artist: Wild Beasts
Album: Two Dancers (2009)
Lyrics that resound: 🎵 Girls from Shipley, girls from Roedean. Let me tell my darling what that means 🎵
Commentary: This song popped up in my head after lying dormant for years. I liked this album in 2009 -- might have to give it another listen. The song title makes me want to re-read Robert Penn Warren's excellent novel of the same name.

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Thursday, January 7, 2021

"Womp womp" by Valee

Song: Womp womp
Artist: Valee ft. Jeremih
Commentary: Pretty sure I heard this on The Chi. Got bored of the show (not bad, though!) but the music was definitely good. Good Chicago representation.
Edit: I accidentally had this playing in two windows making this post, and the slightly offset combo was not bad

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Wednesday, January 6, 2021

"Caos e Ordem Tiveram um Neto" by Brii

Song: Caos e Ordem Tiveram um Neto (tr: chaos and order had a grandson)
Artist: Brii
Album: Entre Tudo que é Visto e Oculto (2020)
Commentary: Sometimes I try not to post longer tracks on here, which is probably a mistake.

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Sunday, January 3, 2021

"E Zzine Emlih Yamana" by Mohamed Ben Hamadi

Song: "E Zzine Emlih Yamana" ("The Beautiful One is a White Dove")
Artist: Mohamed Ben Hamadi
Album: Opika Penda, Disc 1 (2011; track from late 40s or early 50s)
Commentary: I finally got Opika Pende, a collection of 100 songs of of old 78s from all around the African continent. I appreciate the curation efforts of the Dust-to-Digital label as they sample and distribute world folk musics. Count on me posting more from this compilation -- it's only track 2 of 100.

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Saturday, January 2, 2021

"IDK" by Siri Imani

Song: IDK
Artist: Siri Imani ft. TJG
Commentary: Cincinnatians two days in a row. And it's not something from the Free Billy Day Concert, even though Siri Imani was there. Watch this vid though.

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Friday, January 1, 2021

"Ludacris" by Neptune Tha King

Song: Ludacris
Artist: Neptune Tha King
Album: Free Billy Day Concert (2020)
Commentary: I'll be posting more from this show (link above) from the concert of Cincinnati artists benefitting efforts to #FreeBilly, aka getting William Pennington out of prison. Go drop some cash there and download all the tracks Robert is offering up for free. I loved Neptune Tha King -- he was great live (I thought his vocals were overshadowed by autotune on the one album I've heard of his). This was a beautiful day of solidarity. Love to my fellow abolitionists out there #FreeThemAll

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