WEDNESDAY'S WHATEVER: Love this 1972 take on an old standard. … [Read More...]
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Sugar Circuit – Next Year
The band name says it all – sugary pop retro goodness. Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/au/album/next-year-single/1861029632
Times of Grace – Far From Heavenless
METAL MONDAY: a great clip and a brain pounding song. Recommended.
Superorganism – It’s All Good
TWISTED TUESDAY: Wow. This clip needs a few dozen watches at least. Huge kudos to whoever put the video together. Oh and the song itself […]
MGMT – Kids
THURSDAY TOP 10s: This one was Grammy nominated, and rightly so. Great song, nice pulp horror clip.
Junior Mance – Don’t Cha Hear Me Callin’ To Ya
FRIDAY FUNK: This gem comes from 1970 as the last track on the album With A Lotta Help From My Friends
Wild Nothing – Chinatown
SATURDAY SYNTHETIC: From Wild Nothing’s 2010 album Gemini. Lovely stuff. Like hearing about old albums? You might enjoy our Music Dissectors podcast where we interview […]
Wildcards
Sugar Circuit – Next Year
The band name says it all - sugary pop retro goodness. Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/au/album/next-year-single/1861029632 … [Read More...]
Random Goodness
Randa – Lifeguard
TWISTED TUESDAY: Some mellow new music for a Tuesday afternoon. Ok, not so mellow if you watch the clip, which is amazing. Randa is from Auckland NZ and we love her work. … [Read More...]
Dio – Rainbow In The Dark
METAL MONDAY: Believe it or not it's coming up to 6 years in May since Ronnie James Dio died. This song goes a lot further back to October 1983 when it was released as a single from the Holy Diver album. The video clip is showing it's age but is still … [Read More...]
The Heavy – How You Like Me Now?
WEDNESDAY'S WHATEVER: This 2009 song from the album The House That Dirt Built is one of those songs that'll bounce around your brain for hours after you first hear it. It's as much funk as rock and it's all the better for it: Now excuse me while I go … [Read More...]
Daft Punk – Giorgio by Moroder
SATURDAY SYNTHETIC: I'll admit I've been drooling to feature this song. It's one of the best synth-driven songs I've heard in years and definitely a highlight from its release year of 2013. Even better is the jamming that goes on between the drums and bass. … [Read More...]
Josie Cotton – Johnny Are You Queer?
WILD CARD ENTRY: "When you asked for a date, I thought that you were straight" This 1982 song from Josie Cotton fits both musically and lyrically into the early 1960s. It's still a foot-tapper though, and deserves its wild-card entry on The Music Week. … [Read More...]
Suzanne Vega – Bound
WEDNESDAY'S WHATEVER: Suzanne Vega has one of those voices I can happily listen to every single day. Add to that the brilliant stories she tells and you have one compelling artist. Expect to see a few of Vega's songs pop up here over coming months. … [Read More...]
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Scar Tissue
THURSDAY TOP 10s: 1999 was the year this song hit the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. It stayed in the broader charts for months and received a Grammy in 2000. Enjoy Scar Tissue: … [Read More...]