Summer 2014 New Music Playlist
Seventeen new songs plus notes to sizzle up the summer fun.
From My Playlist
The Beach Boys – “Time to Get Alone”
While there are obvious downsides to the kind of discography that the Beach Boys have assembled -- it's dense, lengthy, and larded with inconsistent results -- one of the payoffs deserves special mention: those moments of discovery.
Spring 2014 New Music Playlist
Seventeen new songs with notes to welcome spring at last.
Nirvana – “Rape Me”
“Rape Me” was intended as a razor-sharp anti-rape anthem, an emblem of the feminist messages Kurt began channeling during the last two years of his life. That's not how it was taken.
Rahdan Vandal – “İstanbul Çök Üstüme” (stream)
A haunting paean to one's home city.
Raging Fires: O’Priò’s “La Deposizione”
Italian rapper O'Priò fires off a missive to a former crime boss and sheds light on environmental disaster.
The Guggenheim Grotto – “Fee Da Da Dee” (Stream)
In honor of St. Paddy’s day, I figured we could celebrate some music straight from Ireland.
Winter 2014 New Music Playlist
Seventeen new songs with notes to chase away the winter blahs.
Paris Tonight: Anna Domino’s “Paris” (1990)
A moody, passionate ode to the city of lights, "Paris" remains one of Anna Domino's many overlooked gems.
Sex and Persuasion: Ruby’s “Paraffin” (1995)
A menacing grind of factory-churning beats, "Paraffin" is Ruby's chilling account of love and sex, female praying mantis-style.
Water Dreams: “Pull Marine” (1983) by Isabelle Adjani
French actress Isabelle Adjani's curious exploration of love and death in a pop song co-written by the legendary Serge Gainsbourg is visualized as a cold, erotic dream, courtesy of Luc Besson.