The next three albums in my MountainGoats collection, consecutively released, serve as a tidy little trilogy. Unrelated to each other, but I’m guessing each deeply personal to the lyricist, we have three concept albums in a row, albums that aren’t narrative necessarily, but all revolvequite specifically and rigorously arounda single subject matter. Not because ofthisContinue reading “#812: M is for The Mountain Goats (15, 17, 19)”
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#809: M is for Mother Mother
I find almost nothing more exciting than hearing a great new band for the first time. In this case, not a “new” band, but new to me, and my discovery was a completely random internet find of a live studio performance of Mother Mother on a YouTube channel from Musora. The band played a songContinue reading “#809: M is for Mother Mother”
#804: M is for Mitski
The first time I heard MitskiI was folding laundry. It’s odd that I remember that, but I do. While I was folding, I decided to streamsomething brand new, somethingI had never heard before. It’s likely that Mitski showed up in a curated list of “things you mightlike,” or, “if you like this, certainlyyou will likeContinue reading “#804: M is for Mitski”
#803: M is for Missing Persons
What could be better in the knownuniverse than alumni from the greatFrank Zappa band forming a new wavegroup? I can barely think of a single thing.Dale Bozzio was sexy and weird and provedshe could really sing, albeit eccentrically, her then husband Terry was about the greatest drummer in all of rock music, and Patrick O’HearnContinue reading “#803: M is for Missing Persons”
#729: H is for Hot Chip
This album by Hot Chip has the distinction of having the absoluteworst graphic design of almost any record ever, certainly of any recordin my collection. The track list, the title,the lyrics, the name of the band, the credits, appear to all be jammed togetherand overlapping each other on the frontcover, black ink on a whiteContinue reading “#729: H is for Hot Chip”
#682: E is for Eilish, Billie
I see her as both adorableand as a serious artist. Adorable, in that, like Swift, but perhaps even more-so, she seems to exude goodness. And her creative collaborationwith her brother Finneas is perhaps the most adorablesibling musical endeavor ever. They clearly love each otherand are astoundingly well-matchedin their talents and tastes. Finneas is an enormouslyContinue reading “#682: E is for Eilish, Billie”
#668: D is for Del Rey, Lana
My first recollectionof encountering the musicof Lana Del Rey was a notoriousSaturday Night Live appearancethat was summarily panned by everyone who saw it as perhapsthe worst SNL musical guest performance in history. I didn’t see it live, but if I remembercorrectly, I was curious enough to watch it later, and while I didn’t really likeContinue reading “#668: D is for Del Rey, Lana”
#603: A is for Aurora
It’s Halloweenand next up in this October listeningritual is oneof the least frighteningfamous human beingson the planet.But she is kind of other-worldly, sprite-like, impish, adorable, and monstrously talented. Watching her interviewsand clips of her stage banterhas become a favorite pastime. She’s funny, personable, almost awkwardly honest, a kind of personality that is winning, irresistible.It happens,Continue reading “#603: A is for Aurora”
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