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We roll into another week. We are in unbelievably difficult and strange times. Today, rather than vocalize my fears or hopes or shout into the void, I just want to offer the simple advice to seek out opportunities for kindness. It is easy to demonize people based solely upon what they post or which meme they share or which article on which they choose to comment.
Standing up for your beliefs is important, but I truly believe most people in the world are just trying to figure out how to get along from day to day. I may not agree with where they are in that journey or how they choose to express where they are in that journey. In fact, I may find it problematic, based upon flawed logic or incorrect facts... but, I do think I need to be careful not to assign the full weight of the problematic beliefs on one individual.
I am not sure if I am making sense. Certainly, a large group of people supporting what I believe is evil and dangerous is a big problem. I guess it comes down to treating the large group one way and the individual members of that large group another. People are complex - so if I make generalized assumptions about the members of that large group, I may or may not be statistically accurate, but I do have to acknowledge that that assumption does not hold for 100% of the people in that group. It is possible to be a good person in many important ways and support something that I find to be bad. I may not be able to reconcile the two, but I do have to at least acknowledge that it is okay not to write off a friend or family member over a belief.
Which is not to say that in the context of social media - it might be prudent to mute them or even "unfriend" them for my own sanity.
What was I saying, oh yeah, seek out opportunities to be kind...
Today, we pick back up on our recap of this week's Featured Friday Playlist with songs 9-13:
9. "Theme from Black Planet" by Adam McIntyre; Dashill Smith
Atlanta based guitarist Adam McIntyre returned from a visit to Prince's famed Paisley Park studio inspired. The result took about six weeks and is called Black Planet. This is the instrumental theme song to the album that explores funk, rock, and glam-rock in an original way. A great addition to the playlist.
10. "Them" by EG Vines
A powerful and timely new single from Nashville based singer-songwriter EG Vines who has been a Nashville resident since 2009. He spent 10 years working for a Fortune 500 company before quitting to pursue music full-time. He has been writing and releasing singles this year in preparation for a 2021 full-length album which will follow-up his 2019 album Family Business.
11. "Fine" by Bonnie Whitmore
Bonnie Whitmore is a powerhouse Texas singer-songwriter. A lot of my singer-songwriter friends are high on her, and I was fortunate enough to catch her Americana showcase a few years back which blew me away. When I saw she had a new single from her forthcoming album Last Will and Testament, I had to add it to the playlist. "Fine" was co-written with (fairly) new Nashville resident Jaimee Harris.
12. "Unkind Lover" by Darwin
Next up, we have the new single from Santa Rose based dark pop artist Darwin. The track features David J (Bauhaus, Love and Rockets) on harmonica. The track features production and other sounds via Julian Shah-Tayler (aka The Singularity) who we featured a few week's back.
13. "The Light" by Chrisy Mc Cullagh
We close this segment of music with a track from the recently release album by Irish multi-instrumentalist Chrisy Mc Cullagh. It is from his third album called The Sun That Does Not Set. I am really digging the sound of this album, and I really enjoyed this song.
Tomorrow - our recap continues with 14-18...
Featured Friday Playlist
Music City Monday Shuffle
"All My Sins" by Bob Lewis (from End of an Error)
Bob Lewis write wonderful songs, and his voice really accentuates the power of the lyrics. This song from his incredible solo album from a couple of years back is one of my favorites. Most recently, we have heard him playing guitar for Sunday Someday on their cover of Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth). He is also working on a duo project with Megan Palmer called SlowForce.
"Rae" by Lilly Hiatt (from Walking Proof)
Next up, we have the opening track from Lilly Hiatt's excellent Walking Proof album. This is, as far as I know, the second song written about Hiatt's sister Georgia Rae - the first from about thirty years earlier by their father. Although, even as I wrote that I realize that as far as I know their could be other songs written about Georgia Rae. So, I will just say this is the second song that I am aware of... anyway... It's a great song.
"Cluck Old Hen" by Fats Kaplin (from The Fat Man Cometh/World of Wonder)
One of the reason, I have felt very fortunate being a music fan and living in Nashville has been the opportunities to see world-class musicians like Fats Kaplin on a pretty regular basis. This is his take on a traditional tune originally from his World of Wonder album. This two album deluxe edition is a great introduction to the musical genius of Fats and his gang.
"Lorelei" by Palm Ghosts (single)
On E2TG in general, I like to through in some new and vintage post-punk/new wave/early alt rock-inspired sounds. Often, those tunes come from new and reunited UK bands. When it comes to Music City Monday - few fit the bill better than Palm Ghosts. This is a single from earlier this year by the band led by Joseph Lekkas and featuring Benjamin Jason Douglas. Both Douglas and Lekkas are closely tied to the Nashville sognwriting community, and although there is nothing country, folk, or Americana in the sound of this band - the strength of the songs does belie those connections.
"If Things Don't Ever Work Out" by Jim Hoke; Austin Hoke (from The Floating Zone)
Going back my earlier comments about Fats Kaplin, Jim Hoke is another of those insanely talented musicians, arrangers etc - who we as Nashvillians are fortunate to be able to call local talent. This is a track from his most recent solo album, and on this track he is joined by this talented son Austin Hoke. A great ending for this shuffle.
VIDEO PLAYLIST
NEW AND RECENT RELEASES
THIS WEEK
9/21 - John Lensing - "Talk to Me" (single)
9/21 - The Silverbeets - "We Mattered (Once Upon a Time)" (single)
9/22 - Babybird - King of Nothing (LP)
9/22 - Mighty Joe Nolan - "Lone Wolves Together" (single)
9/24 - Magnolia Bayou - Strange Place (LP)
9/24 - XL427; Mensa Deathsquad - "Ideas" (single)
9/25 - Buildings and Food - Up Down Strange Charm (LP)
9/25 - Music Maker Relief Foundation - Hanging Tree Guitars (LP)
9/25 - Cayucas - Blue Summer (LP)
9/25 - of1000faces - Astronomica (LP)
9/25 - Shane Tutmarc - Written & Produced by Shane Tutmarc (Double LP)
9/25 - ASM - Blue Cocoon (LP)
9/25 - Mt. Doubt - Doubtlands (LP)
LAST WEEK
9/15 - Darwin - "Unkind Lover" (feat. David J) (single)
9/16 - D.L. Marble - One Line at a Time (LP)
9/16 - HMS Morris - "Myfyrwyr Rhyngwladol" (single)
9/18 - The Pull of Autumn - Small Colors (LP)
9/18 - Adrian + Meredith - "Kids These Days" (single)
9/18 - OUTWAVE - "Moving Tangles" (Single)
9/18 - Anton Barbeau - Manbird (Double LP)
9/18 - Rahway - Slumlords of New Jersey (LP)
9/18 - The Persian Leaps - Smiling Lesson (EP)
9/18 - Dan Friese - Jane Songs (LP)
9/18 - Pelvis Wrestley - Vortex Vorever (LP)
9/18 - 4 Track All-Star - 5123 (LP)
9/18 - McClendon - Room 33 (EP)
9/18 - Red Eye - "A Girl Too Far" (single)
9/18 - EG Vines - "Them" (single)
9/18 - Julian Shah-Tayler - "Devil Knows" (single)
9/18 - Wynnm - "Milk" (single)
9/18 - Wynnm - Moonwalking (EP)
9/18 - The Asteroid No. 4 - Northern Songs (LP)
9/18 - Adam Kurtz - "M-I-LL-E-R Lite" (single)
9/18 - Adam McIntyre - Black Planet (LP)
9/18 - Nick Faber - "The Lost Highway Tapes" (LP)
9/18 - The Wake - "Perfumes and Fripperies" (single)
9/18 - Fabien Jack - "Silent Alarm" (single)
9/18 - Various Artists - The Last Shall Be First: The JCR Record Story, Volume 1 (LP)
9/18 - Magazines - "Home Alone" (single)
NEXT WEEK
09/30 - The Sea at Midnight - "Afterglow" (single)
10/02 - Buckle Bunny - Pet Speak (LP)
10/02 - Divine Horsemen - "Mind Fever Soul Fire" (single)
10/02 - Will Payne Harrison - The Stratford Sessions (EP)
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)
10/02 - Gold Hick - Formed at Depth (LP)
10/02 - Laura Fernandez - Okay, Alright (LP)
10/02 - Stuffy Shmitt - "Jim's Dad" (single)
10/02 - Leron Thomas - More Elevator Music (LP)
10/02 - This Frontier Needs Heroes - "Go With the Flow" (single)
10/02 - Fly the Nest - "Wild Ride" (single)
10/02 - My Politic - Short Sighted People in Power (EP) - bandcamp release date
UPCOMING
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)
10/09 - Laraaji - Moon Piano (LP)
10/09 - Tomas Welding - "Arcade" (single)
10/09 - Howard Gladstone - The Promise (LP)
10/16 - Malin Pettersen - Wildhorse (LP)
10/16 - Monette - "Monotony" (single)
10/16 - Watch Clark - Generator Room (EP)
10/16 - Taiwan MC - Special Request (LP)
10/23 - The Agency - In the Haunted Woods (LP)
10/23 - Lera Lynn - On My Own (LP)
10/23 - Stuffy Shmitt - "Mommy & Daddy" (single)
10/23 - Justin Farran - Pretty Free (LP)
10/23 - The Luxembourg Signal - The Long Now (LP)
10/30 - Andrew Grimm - A Little Heat (LP) *(NEW DATE)*
10/23 - Andrew Weiss and Friends - Lookout Mountain (EP)
10/23 - The Subtheory - Impact (EP)
10/30 - Graber Gryass - Late Bloom (LP)
10/30 - Ghostlawns - Motorik (LP)
10/30 - Marten Larka - "Parfum Du Nuit "/ "Je Suis Un Rocker" (singles)
10/30 - My Politic - Short Sighted People in Power (EP)
10/30 - The Wake - Hammer Hall (LP)
11/06 - Love Tractor - Love Tractor - reissue (LP)
11/13 - The Flat Five - Another World (LP)
11/13 - Andrew Adkins - The Echoist (LP)
11/13 - The Silverbeets - Halcyon Days (LP)
11/13 - The Sensational Country Blues Wonders! - The World Will Break Your Heart (LP)
11/20 - Stuffy Shmitt - "Sweet Krazy" (single)
11/20 - John Calvin Abney - Familiar Ground (LP)
12/04 - Stuffy Shmitt - Stuff Happens (LP)
1/01/2021 - This Frontier Needs Heros - Go With the Flow (LP)
RECENT
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)
8/20 - Jessica Luise - "Television Mister" (single)
8/20 - Various Artists - For Belarus (LP)
8/21 - Eric Bolander - "Window" (single)
8/21 - A Shoreline Dream - 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 - 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 - Little King - "Blend" (single)
8/21 - I LIKE TRAINS - KOMPROMAT (LP)
8/21 - Dan Friese - "Streetlight" (single)
8/21 - 3eon Vibe - "REDRUM" (single)
8/21 - Q&A - One More Jazz Thing (EP)
8/21 - Benchmarks - Summer, Slowly (LP)
8/21 - Tom Galloway - "Feel That I'm Fallin'" (single)
8/28 - The Northern Belle - We Wither, We Bloom (LP)
8/28 - Special Moves - Little Help (LP)
8/28 - Molly Tuttle - ...but I'd rather be with you (LP)
8/28 - Caterpillars - Where Shadows Go to Speak (LP)
8/28 - Certain Animals - "Truth" (single)
8/28 - The Agency - "Defender" (single)
8/28 - Dianne Davidson - Perigon: Full Circle (LP)
8/28 - Andre Salvador & the Von Kings - Self Titled (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 - Pace - "Boatman's Weather" (single)
8/28 - From Venus - "Unconditional" (single)
8/28 - Maria Shiel - Fire in the Sea (LP)
8/28 - Gold Hick - "Up Arrow"/"Trad Ghost" (single)
8/28 - Jonathan Plevyak - "Love After Midnight" (single)
8/28 - Thrillsville - "The Fever" (single)
8/28 - HMO - "Hate Speech" (single)
8/28 - Jonny Polonsky - "The Weeping Souls" (Alain Johannes Remix) (single)
8/28 - ReMission International (Wayne Hussey) - "TOS2020" (single)
9/02 - Leila - "By You Now" (single)
9/03 - COY Swede - "You Are" (single)
9/04 - India Ramey - Shallow Graves (LP)
9/04 - The Star Prairie Project - "Frantic Mind" (single)
9/04 - Soft Set - Love and Dancing (EP)
9/04 - Jabbawoki - Something's Cookin' (EP)
9/04 - Parker Lee- Scrundle (EP)
9/04 - Social Gravy - A Different Kind (EP)
9/04 - Andrew Adkins - "Vagabond Shoes" (single)***
9/04 - Dirk Powell - When I Wait for You (LP)
9/04 - Ghostlawns - "Ffoi" (single)
9/04 - Debbie Lagrange - "La chanson des moustiques" (single)
9/04 - Rob Clarke and the Wooltones - Putting the L in Wooltones (LP)
9/04 - New Way Vendetta - "Cool/Cough"/"1984 (On the Floor)" (single)
9/04 - Once Upon a Flatline - "For the Wretched of Earth" (single)
9/04 - Leron Thomas - "Endicott" (single)
9/04 - Short-Haired Domestic - "A song in German concerning gardens and goodbyes" (single)
9/04 - Annie Dressner - Coffee at the Corner Bar (LP)
9/06 - Chrisy Mc Cullagh - The Sun That Does Not Set (LP)
9/08 - Petter Carlsen - "Good News" (single)
9/08 - Salem Wolves - Never Die" (EP)
9/09 - Dark McGwire - Wylde Bunch Presents Dark McGwire (LP)
9/10 - Conrad Deadly - "Apple Tree" (single)
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 - Sunday Someday - "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)" (single)
9/11 - Brophy's Law - "Record Collector" (single)
9/11 - Blink - "Every Day is A Black Day From Today"(single)
9/11 - A Shoreline Dream - "Downstairs Sundays" (single)
9/11 - Bobby Royale - "Bang Bang Boogie" (single)
9/11 - ASM - "You Don't Know" (single)
9/11 - Malin Pettersen - "Wildhorse Dream" (single)
9/11 - S.L.D - Lost (LP)
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