E2TG 8/20/20 - Something to Say - Life's a Beach Mix (Birmingham Remix)

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I feel like I should always say something...But, I played Benchmark's new song "Our Finest Hour" this morning on my radio show, and one line stuck with me - "Right now, I know I still need to listen, before I speak."  It seems like there is a lot of talking and a lot of shouting and not nearly enough listening.

Look after nearly four years of the Trump regime, I think it is clear to most sane people, that he is an existential threat to this nation. I am not saying I need to listen to MAGA heads to see if they will convince me of anything. I guess I am thinking of some of the more nuanced debates (or which should be nuanced debates) between different factions of the left side of the proverbial aisle. I think social media SEEMS TO demand that everyone jump into every conversation and contribute something - so you see at lot of posts like - well, I don't know much about that but, here is what I think... 

Anyway, we have a Featured Friday Playlist to wrap up and a shuffle to get to... let's go... 

Today, we wrap up this week's Featured Friday Playlist, and we prepare the way for a whole new list. Here are the final four songs, and as usual, we save some good ones to wrap up the list.. songs 18-21:

18. "How to Fall in Love - Take 7, Acoustic" by Michael McArthur

Florida singer-songwriter Michael McArthur makes a return visit to the Playlist with the title track of his brand new EP. We previously featured his stunning cover of "Purple Rain" - here he is singing his own songs and the results are equally stunning. The plaintive opening harmonica and sparse acoustic instrumentation catches ones attention, and then his rich vocals come in and carry the listener away.  

19. "Dark Slopes Away" by Mt. Doubt

Next up, we have the new single from Scottish indie rock band Mt. Doubt. It is the first taste of their new album Doubtlands due out September 25. The song has a cool vibe that I really dig. 

20. "Firewood" by Saronde (Feat. Idd Aziz)

Next up, we have some wonderful Afro-funk - via Saronde - a Kenyan duo who founded Beating Hearts Music. The track borrows from a 50’s Kikuyu all female acapella sung by young unmarried girls as they collect or carry back home firewood and features noted African singer and musician Idd Aziz. As someone who has a deep - if shamefully underexplored affinity and connection to African music, this track struck a chord with me. Wonderful!

21. "Sauce (Took Off)" by SLiCE Bellefante 
 

We close out this segment of music and this week's Playlist with a little bit of hip hop from New Jersey. I don't have a lot of information on the artist, but I dig the vibe and I'm happy to have this track closing out our playlist. 

By way of a preview-  The new Featured Friday Playlist is already at 15 songs and over an hour of music and there are several new releases scheduled for tomorrow. So, look for the list to be much larger than this week's list. Already, I am digging the variety of the music, and we already have some favorites on board. Until then... we have another daily shuffle down below....  

 

    Featured Friday Playlist

Thursday Morning Shuffle

 

           "Side on Sue" by Debra Power (from That's How I Roll)

We start of today's shuffle with another track from the recent album by the Calgary Alberta artist known for her powerhouse vocals and piano playing. A great start to the shuffle.

"High-Rise Mannequins" by Seablite (from High-Rise Mannequins EP)

Next up, we have a track from an early 2020 release by the Bay Area shoegaze/dreampop band. I think this might be our first listen and I am digging it. 

"Birmingham" by Mikey Wax (from The Traveler)

Digging deep into the E2TG archives, we come up with this track from one of the first artists we featured on E2TG back in week 10 of our first year - 2011. This was a 2010 release by the singer-songwriter. We kind of lost touch over the years, but a quick check of his Facebook page shows he is doing well - and recently released a new single.  

"Tabernacle Woes' by NOCONA (LOS DOS)

Next up, we have another 2020 release - LOS DOS came out in July, we featured them in our Featured Friday Playlist.  This is an excellent album and a great song.  

"Life's a Beach" by Luciano Illuminati (from Made in Virginia Beach 5775)

Luciano Illuminati is an alternative rock artist from Virginia Beach. This track dates back to 2015 and his from his release dedicate to his hometown.  

"Loathsome Shadow" by Lazarus (from Rock n Roll Heart)

We close out today's shuffle with one of our favorite albums of 2017. Lazarus Nichols is from Ohio and currently based out of Austin. A great song to close out today's random shuffle!

 

VIDEO PLAYLIST

 

NEW AND RECENT RELEASES

THIS WEEK

8/17 - KnightressM1 - "Lock and Key" (single)

8/18 - Jeremy Ivey - "Someone Else's Problem" (single)

8/18 - Matte Blvck - "Bare" (single)
8/19 - KC Beck - "Wake Me Up When This Year's Over" (single)
8/19 - The Persian Leaps - "Lost Cause" (single)
8/21 - Eric Bolander - "Window" (single)
8/21 - A Shoreline Dream - The Melting (LP)
8/21 - Liar,Flower - Geiger Counter (LP)
8/21 - Xanthe Alexis - The Offering (LP)
8/21 - Reardon Love - "Locked in the Panopticon" (single)
8/21 - Ghostwood Development Project - "Almost Human" (single)
8/21 - The Sea At Midnight - "We Share the Same Stars" (single)
8/21 - Buckle Bunny - "Lizard Brain" (single)
8/21 - Parker Lee - "Drunk" (single)
8/21 - Pozzi - Tyrant (LP)
8/21 - The Hengles - "Fire in the Rain" (single)
8/21 - Julien Shah-Tayler (feat. MGT) - "Evolution" (single)
8/21 - Fabien Jack - "Silent Alarm" (single) (? on release date?)
8/21 - Bad Sauna - "Niin kuin se ennen oli (“As It Was Before”)" (single)
8/21 - Aquabats - Kooky Spooky ... In Stereo! (LP)
8/21 - Aquabats - "Dangerous Leon" (single)
8/21 - Benchmarks - Summer, Slowly (LP)

LAST WEEK

8/11 - Brandon Phillips & The Condition - "Veronica" (single)

8/14 - R.B. Morris - Going Back to the Sky (LP)

8/14 - The Blam Blams - "Opening Night" (single)

8/14 - Michael McArthur - How to Fall in Love (EP)

8/14 - Sylvie Simmons - Blue on Blue (LP)

8/14 - Mark W. Georgsson - Comes a Time (EP)

8/14 - Soft Set - "Never Die"/"7 on Up" (single)

8/14 - Ivan Moult - "What More Could I Want"'/"Toxic" (single)

8/14 - Biomechanimal - "Enter the Animal" (single)

8/14 - The Veer Union - "Slaves to the System" (single)

8/14 - Magnolia Bayou - "Sweet Magnolia" (single)
8/14 - Eito - While You Were Sleeping (EP)
8/14 - Skylar Gregg - Roses (LP)

         

NEXT WEEK

8/25 - Andrew Grimm - A Little Heat (LP)

8/28 - The Northern Belle - We Wither, We Bloom (LP)

8/28 - Special Moves - Little Help (LP)

8/28 - Debbie Lagrange - "La chanson des moustiques" (single)

8/28 - Molly Tuttle - ...but I'd rather be with you (LP)

8/28 - Caterpillar - Where Shadows Go to Speak (LP)

8/28 - Certain Animals - "Truth" (single)

8/28 - The Agency - "Defender" (single)

8/28 - Dianne Davidson - Full Circle (LP)

8/28 - Raveis Kole - "Angel from Montgomery" (single)

8/28 - The Blam Blams - Opening Night (LP)

8/28 - Jessy Yasmeen - "Let's Slip Away" (single)

8/28 - Michael Landin - On a Clear Day (LP)
8/28 - Jacob Wallace - "Wanderer" (single)
8/28 - ReMission International (Wayne Hussey) - "TOS2020" (single)

UPCOMING

8/31 - Andre Salvador & the Von Kings - Last Night From Glasgow (LP)

9/04 - India Ramey - Shallow Graves (LP)

9/04 - The Star Prairie Project - "Frantic Mind" (single)

9/04 - Jabbawoki - Something's Cookin' (EP)

9/04 - Parker Lee- Scrundle (LP)

9/04 - Andrew Adkins - "Vagabond Shoes" (single)

9/04 - Dirk Powell - When I Wait for You (LP)
9/04 - Ghostlawns - "Ffoi" (single) 
9/04 - Annie Dressner - Coffee at the Corner Bar (LP)
9/11 - Mike Barnett - +1 (LP)
9/11 - Atta Boy - Big Heart Manners (LP)
9/11 - Johnny Thunders - Que Sera Sera: Resurrected (Boxset)
9/11 - Brian Cullman - Winters Clothes (LP)
9/11 - Brophy's Law - "Record Collector" (single)
9/18 - The Pull of Autumn - Small Colors (LP)
9/18 - Anton Barbeau - Manbird (Double LP)
9/18 - The Persian Leaps - Smiling Lesson (EP)
9/22 - Babybird - King of Nothing (LP)
9/24 - Magnolia Bayou - Strange Place (LP)
9/25 - Buildings and Food - Up Down Strange Charm (LP)
9/25 - Music Maker Relief Foundation - Hanging Tree Guitars (LP)
9/25 - Andrew Grimm - A Little Heat (LP)
9/25 - Cayucas - Blue Summer (LP)
9/25 - Mt..Doubt - Doubtlands (LP)
10/02 - Buckle Bunny - Pet Speak (LP)
10/02 - The Jensen Sisters - Yellow Frames (LP)
10/02 - Mantis & The Prayer - Murder Ballad and the Blue (AA singles)
10/02 - Kouatchou - "My Teacher"/"Change" (AA singles)
10/09 - Year of October - Wastelands (LP)
10/09 - Great Peacock - Forever Worse Better (LP)
10/09 - Zao - Preface: Early Recordings 1995-1996 (LP)
10/09 - Zao - All Else Failed: 25th Anniversary Edition (LP)
10/09 - Jeremy Ivey - Waiting Out the Storm (LP)
10/16 - Malin Pettersen - Wildhorse (LP)
10/16 - Monette - "Monotony" (single)
10/23 - The Agency - In the Haunted Woods (LP)
10/23 - Lera Lynn - On My Own (LP)
11/13 - The Flat Five - Another World (LP)
11/13 - Andrew Adkins - The Echoist (LP)
1/01/2021 - This Frontier Needs Heros - Go With the Flow (LP)

RECENT

7/17 - The Bobby Lees - Skin Suit (LP)

7/17 - Soft Set - "Never Die" (single)

7/17 - Michot's Melody Makers - Cosmic Cajuns from Saturn (LP)

7/17 - Laura Cortese & The Dance Cards - Bitter Better (LP)

7/17 - Graham Bramblett - The Great Inbetween (LP)

7/17 - ElJay - Champion (EP)

7/17 - Sienne - "Side by Side" (single)

7/17 - elkyn - beech (EP)

7/17 - The Allergies - Say the Word (LP)

7/17 - LadyCouch - "Heartache" (single)

7/17 - KEYS - "This Side of Luv" (single)

7/17 - SLiCE Bellafante - Leave it to Belle (LP)

7/17 - Bearcraft - "Outside in the Morning Snow" (single)

7/17 - Abby Reign - "Roll the Dice" (single)

7/17 - David Ramirez - "My Love if Like a Hurricane" (LP)

7/17 - ASM - "Return of the Sabretooth" (single)

7/17 - The Jensen Sisters - "Beat of a Bad Habit" (single)

7/17 - Mt. Doubt - "Dark Slopes Away" (single)

7/17 - Above Snakes - "Adrenaline" (single)

7/18 - Union Kain - Black Dawn (EP)

7/20 - Provision - Hearts Turn Dark (LP)

7/20 - Scott Holstein - "Hillbilly Love" (single)

7/20 - DALMAS Emmanuel - "Savages" (single)

7/22 - The City Gates - "Siegfried 1969" (single)

7/23 - Other Child - Good Boy Charlie (EP)

7/24 - Tawny Ellis - Love Life (LP)

7/24 - Lee Gallagher - L.A. Yesterday (LP)

7/24 - Even As We Speak - Adelphi (LP)

7/24 - The Wild Blue - Anonymous Future (EP)

7/24 - The Danberrys - Shine (LP)

7/24 - Ted Russell Kamp - Down in the Den (LP)

7/24 - A Shoreline Dream - "Seek to Hide" (single)

7/24 - Rev. J. Mikhael Smith and the Brimstone Miracle - Dogwood Winter (EP)

7/24 - Seela - Cool (LP)

7/24 - Nick Faber- The Lost Highway Tapes (LP)

7/24 - Vexillary - SurViolence (EP)

7/24 - Certain Animals - "Too Long" (single)

7/24 - The Asteroid No.4 - "Swiss Mountain Myth" (single)

7/24 - Breichiau Hir - "Preseb O Ias" (single)

7/24 - rOZZ - Yess Sire! (LP)

7/24 - Kyle Maher - "Better" (single)

7/24 - Jon Hassell - Seeing Through Sound (Pentimento Volume Two) (LP)

7/24 - Pozzi - "From the Ashes" (single)

7/24 - Erin Coburn - "The Misfit" (single)

7/24 - Are We Static - "The Godfather" (single)

7/24 - Betwixt - The Salty Tang - reissue (LP)

7/27  - Beauty in Chaos - "Stranger" (single)

7/27 - The Funhouse Collective - "Twilight Zone" (single)

7/28 - Caterpillar - "Tangents" (single)

7/29 - Drumagick - "A Feel"/"Cosmic Live" (single)

7/29 - I LIKE TRAINS - "Steady Hand" (single)

7/29 - Okey Dokey - "The Right Fit" (single)

7/29 - Cayucas - "Lonely Without You" (single)

7/29 - Smile - "Time to Run" (single)

7/31 - The Jason Daniels Band - Downloads from the Universe (LP)

7/31 - Shishi - Mafitishei (LP)

7/31 - Vee VV - "Ugly Freedom (Toka Remix)" (single)

7/31 - Adrift - "Our Moment" (single)

7/31 - Max Helgemo - "Uncovered" (single)

7/31 - Sunny Gable - Little Things (EP)

7/31 - The Kondoors - "Mr. Rain" (single)

7/31 - Gim Kordon - "Joskus mä pelkään (Sometime’s I Fear)" (single)

7/31 - Tom Tikka & The Missing Hubcaps - Insane (LP)

7/31 - Billy Ray Rock - "My Baby Mama" (single)

7/31 - SWIM - Pass By (EP)

8/03 - PXPRS - "Coup de grâce" (single)

8/05- Dissonance/Cat Hall - Trials (EP)

8/07 - The Furious Seasons - La Fonda (LP)

8/07 - Kevin Gordon - Down To The Well: Solo Demos Unearthed (LP)

8/07 - Jason Molina - Eight Gates (LP)

8/07 - Steven Bruce - Same Time, Same Place, Same Station (LP)\

8/07 - Laura Donohue - "Muse" (single)

8/07 - The Flat Five - "Drip a Drop" (single)

8/07 - Jason Erie - "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" (single)

8/07 - Ci Gofod - "Dyfodol (feat. Lloyd Bastian of ‘Pseudo Cool’)" (single)

8/07 - Vincent Cross - The Life & Times of James ‘The Rooster’ Corcoran (LP)

8/07 - Nelss - "In the Unknown" (single)

8/07 - Jonny Polonsky - "You Turn Me On (Jim Sclavunos Remix)" (single)

8/07 - Joshua - "If I'd Never Let Go" (single)

8/07 - Polymer - "King of Suburbia" (single)

8/07 - Carrus & Kurtz - The Genius of..., Vol. 4: The Humanity of Humility (LP)

8/07 - Anton Barbeau - "Manbird" (single)8/07 - Ryan Allen - Song Snacks Vol. 1 (LP)

8/07 - Depression, Baby - "Isolation" (single)

8/07 - Saronde (feat. Idd Aziz) - "Firewood" (single)

8/07 - The Party of Helicopters - Live at Earthquaker Day 2019 (LP)

8/07 - Phillip La Rosa - "Baggage" (single)
8/07 - La Cigarra - "Quimeras" (single)
8/08 - Miss Molly Simms - Reckless (LP)