Song of the Day

Song of the Day: Gordi -Way I Go

Posted on August 25, 2022 by Gary in Song of the Day | Leave a comment

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We last caught Gordi back in 2018 at SxSW, and while it is now of course a new world for everyone, there are some things that are in the DNA. Gordi’s melancholy still infuses the melodies on her new EP, Inhuman. But I clearly hear a metaphorical first breath after escaping a locked Houdini water cell.

The songwriting is simple, yet consistently interesting. The melodic approaches she had developed a few years ago have found new ways to grow. I am happy to report that her voice still punches above all the layers of effects, which I would have again done without … but they aren’t distracting.

My favorite on this EP is “Way I Go.” The contrast between the weight of Gordi’s baritone and the laissez-faire composition is soothing, in the way that a glacier (yes, they still exist, for now) is soothing to the ground over which it smothers and calms by shear weight. And that is in no way an ironic exercise.

Song Of The Day: Teenage Fanclub – I Left A Light On

Posted on August 24, 2022 by Paul in Song of the Day | Leave a comment

I’ve been on a bit of a Teenage Fanclub kick lately, digging back through the band’s entire discography, and what sticks out for me is how consistently great they’ve been pretty much right from the start. From their grungy early days to their current status as power pop elder statesmen, the Scottish band have always had a knack for creating music full of strong melodies and beautiful harmonies.

“I Left A Light On,” the band’s latest single, is just one such example. And after watching their performance of that song, filmed on location at Rockfield Studios in South Wales a few months ago, I am reminded of how long it’s been since I’ve seen Teenage Fanclub live. Hopefully they make it back across the pond sometime soon. In the meantime, this video will have to do the trick.

Song Of The Day: THICK – Happiness

Posted on August 22, 2022 by Paul in Song of the Day | Leave a comment

“Happiness” is the latest single from Brooklyn-based punks THICK, taken off the trio’s latest album Happy Now (out now on Epitaph Records). Check it out.

Song Of The Day: Will Sheff – Estrangement Zone

Posted on August 21, 2022 by Paul in Song of the Day | Leave a comment

After roughly 20 years of releasing music with his band Okkervil River, Will Sheff is set to release an album for the first time under his own name and it’s nothing special. That is, the name of the album is Nothing Special, though perhaps Sheff called it that to lower people’s expectations, or simply to send the message that, really, it’s no big deal and just another album, albeit one not under the Okkervil River banner.

That said, while it still sounds undeniably like a Will Sheff song, there is enough going on sonically in lead single “Estrangement Zone” to differentiate it as its own thing separate from Okkervil River. Check it out below.

Nothing Special is due out October 7 via ATO Records.

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