"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.

Version: NSFW