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December 7, 1941 is a date which will live in infamy. That was 79 years ago - when the Japanese attacked United States ships at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Over 2,000 Americans died that day. It was the event that cause the U.S. to finally enter World War II.
The likelihood is that more that number will die today from COVID-19. And although it may be fair to say the two things are not really comparable - I think it is worth noting that Pearl Harbor prompted a swift and sure response from the U.S. Government and that the majority of Americans supported those actions.
I think it is reasonable to believe that this time in our history will be one that will live in infamy. History will judge the lackluster response of the government and the lack of leadership that helped create a lack of a unified response. And how all of that contributed to many of those who have died of COVID-19.
No American politician or government official caused the COVID-19 pandemic just as no American politician or government official caused the attack on Pearl Harbor, however, the American response to Pearl Harbor had been as poor and mismanaged and muddled as the response to COVID-19 - the subsequent events and history would be much different.
We have a long way to go on this week's Featured Friday Playlist - so let's pick right up with songs 16-25:
16. "New Failures" by Ten Ton Hammer
First up, we have the title track from a new EP from the hardcore band that formed in Philadelphia in 2014. They recorded this EP under quarantine from different locations across the country. A raucous start to this segment of music.
17. "The Minit" by Fred Abong
Fred Abong is best known as the bassist for Throwing Muses. He returned to music in recent years - having spent the time away as a Humanities professor. His new release is called Our Lady of Perpetual Help.
18. "Nothing From Nothing" by A.J. Croce
Next up, we have the lead track from A.J. Croce's forthcoming covers album, By Request. The Nashville based singer-songwriter and musician - takes on the 1974 Billy Preston song.
19. "City" by American Merit
Next, we have the debut single from Texas based rock band American Merit. The band has several singles planned for this month.
20. "Unbury Me" by Crows As Shepherds
Next up, we have some alternative metal from Spain. This is the first single from the forthcoming debut full-length album. Great stuff.
21. "Old Calendar" by Paul Yoon
Next up, we have a track from the new album by Houston, Texas based singer-songwriter Paul Yoon. A really lovely song filled with genuine emotion.
22. "Let's Call It Love" by Bailey Bigger
Next, we have the title track to the debut EP by Arkansas based singer-songwriter Bailey Bigger. The EP was produced by Bruce Watson. The 20 year old songwriter has already drawn comparisons to John Prine and Courtney Marie Andrews.
23. "Boomerang" by Pet Envy
Next, we have the recent single by the Nashville based indie band Pet Envy. I dig it.
24. "Titles and Frames" by Un Rodo Cora
Next up, we have the title track to the fifth album by the Stockholm based collective whose members have roots in the US and India. A great song.
25. "Bad Karma" by Gray Bouchard and the Dedications
We close this segment of music with a recent single from Massachusetts based Gray Bouchard of Salem Wolves along with his band The Dedications. The track is a cover of a recent release by The Devil's Twins. A great way to end this segment of music.
Tune in tomorrow, when we have ten more songs to recap.
Featured Friday Playlist
As we do every Monday, we hit shuffle on the E2TG Music City Monday Playlist which includes over 100 hours of Nashville-based music from the past to today....
"A Tiny Spark (In the Great Machine)" by Andrew Adkins (from To Become Immortal Then Die 2017)
First up, one of my all-time favorite Andrew Adkins songs from a few years back. Adkins new album, The Echoist, is out now and worthy of your attention.
"Street Lights" by Josh Rouse (from Nashville 2005)
Next up, we have the last album recorded in Nashville before singer-songwriter Josh Rouse moved to Spain. A farewell to Music City.
"Baby" by Sad Baxter (from So Happy 2018)
The Music City shuffle is very fond of Sad Baxter - as am I. This goes back a couple of years to an EP. Sad Baxter are active members of Nashville's underground music community.
"Who Knows" by Josh Halper (from Alrightnik 2020)
Our second Josh in the shuffle - and the first single from Halper's Alrightnik album. We featured this song a few week's back in the Featured Friday Playlist.
"Things Change" by Lera Lynn (from On My Own 2020)
And, we close with another recent release. Singer-songwriter Lera Lynn produced, recorded, wrote, and performed all the music on this album - hence the title.
VIDEO PLAYLIST
NEW AND RECENT RELEASES
THIS WEEK
12/07 - The Cravens - Distance of One (single)
12/09 - Emma Swift - Blonde on the Tracks (LP - streaming release)
12/09 - Seven Red Lions - "Under the Skin" (single)
12/11 - The Red Step - The Red Step (LP)
12/11 - Jessye DeSilva - "Drifter" (single)
12/11 - The Bo Weevils - "Sister" (single)
12/11 - Victor Jones - Long Cold Night Walk (LP)
12/11 - Remington Super 60 - "I Won't Change My Mind" (single)
LAST WEEK
11/30 - The Amber Bugs - "Rat vs Mole" (single)
11/30 - Paul Yoon - About Time (LP)
11/30 - Eastern European Music Academy - 2020 Compilation (LP)
12/04 - Murdocco - "Rainy Day" (single)
12/04 - Stuffy Shmitt - Stuff Happens (LP)
12/04 - Scenius - Enough Fears (LP)
12/04 - Victor Jones - "Woman in Red" (single)
12/04 - Meilir - In Tune (LP)
12/04 - Facing Mountains - Season's End (LP)
12/04 - Bailey Bigger - Let's Call it Love (EP)
12/04 - This Frontier Needs Heroes - "Dumb It Down" (single)
12/04 - HMS Morris - Pastille (EP)
12/04 - Ten Ton Hammers - New Failures (EP)
12/04 - Thrillsville - Say Goodbye to the Light (EP)
12/04 - Eckhardt and the House - "Oh Oh Oh" (single)
12/04 - Bad Sauna - Olen rikas sillä minulla on teidät (“I’m Rich Because I’ve Got You”) (LP)
NEXT WEEK
12/14 - Jane & John - "Our Year" (single)
12/15 - No Trombones - "Can't Let It Go" (single)
12/16 - of1000Faces - The Infinity Line (LP)
12/18 - Mauri Dark - Dreams of a Middle-Aged Man (LP)
12/18 - The Star Prairie Project - Surreal (LP)
12/18 - Shaking Chains - "No More Bets"/"Joy of Living" (single)
12/18 - Glenn Morrow - Cry for Help (LP)
UPCOMING
1/01? - Antonio Lopez - Roots and Wings (LP)
1/01 - TYPIFŸ - "I Am Alternative" (single)
1/01 - Adam Klein - Little Tiger (EP)
1/08 - Revelry - "Dirty" (single)
1/08 - The Lickerish Quartet - Threesome Vol. 2 (EP)
1/11 - Hats off Gentlemen It's Adequate - Feeling Great (EP)
1/11 - Malcolm Galloway - Wasp 76b (EP)
1/15 - Corey Ledet - Corey Ledet Zydeco (LP)
1/15 - Andrew Toy - Guardrails (LP)
1/22 - This Frontier Needs Heros - Go With the Flow (LP)
1/22 - The Burnt Pines - The Burnt Pines (LP)
2/05 - A.J. Croce - By Request (LP)
2/05 - The Orchestra of Cardboard - The Antidote (LP)
2/12 - Beth Lee - Waiting on You Tonight
2/14 - Madeleine Mayi - love me (LP)
2/19 - Grant Hill & M.O.S. - fly (LP)
3/12 - Rylan Brooks - If Wishes Were Horses (LP)
RECENT
11/03 - Amy Ray Band - "Tear It Down" (single)
11/03 - Paul Maged - Culture War (LP)
11/06 - Love Tractor - Love Tractor - reissue (LP)
11/06 - I Could Live in Hope - PSA, Not OK (EP)
11/06 - HMS Morris - "Partypooper" (single)
11/06 - The Sea at Midnight - The Sea at Midnight (LP)
11/06 - Anxiety Spiral - Demo (EP)
11/06 - Moral Maze - Moral Maze (7")
11/06 - Arran Sym - 1000 Micrograms of Love (EP)
11/06 - Tom Mason - Under the Mistletoe Sky (LP)
11/06 - Various Artists - "A Tribute to Joe Sun" (LP)
11/09 - Pat Murry - Oxygen (LP)
11/10 - Lou McMahon - "Wide Eyed Lady" (single)
11/12 - Spencer Cullum's Coin Collection - Spencer Cullum's Coin Collection (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)
11/13 - SWANS - Children of God - reissue (LP)
11/13 - Last Year's Man - Brave the Storm (LP)
11/13 - Petter Carlsen - The Sum of Every Shade (LP)
11/13 - Lady Couch - "Good God" (single)
11/13 - Cindy - Free Advice (LP - Reissue)
11/13 - Antonio Lopez - "Going to the City" (single)
11/13 - The Junior League - The Fall Back (LP)
11/13 - Tambourinen - Wooden Flower (EP)
11/13 - Gim Kordon - "Betoni kukkii" (single)
11/13 - Danny Black - Black Ryno (LP)
11/13 - Burris - Over You Pt. 1 (LP)
11/13 - Magic Wands - "Blue Cherry" (single)
11/14 - Starry Skies - Do it With Love (LP)
11/18 - Charlie Nieland - "Divisions" (single)
11/20 - Stuffy Shmitt - "Sweet Krazy" (single)
11/20 - John Calvin Abney - Familiar Ground (LP)
11/20 - Fred Abong - "Invisible Man" (single)
11/20 - Tucker Lane - "Love or Hatred" (single)
11/20 - Josh King - The Shed (LP)
11/20 - I Am a Rocketship - oRAnGE (EP)
11/20 - Soft Kill - Dead Kids, RIP City (LP)
11/20 - Paperwing - "Dedicated" (single)
11/20 - Fitzsimon and Brogan - This Wicked Pantomime (LP)
11/20 - Ghost Town Remedy - Dry Spell (LP)
11/20 - Pale Moon - "Stranger" (single)
11/20 - Red Sky Mourning - "Signs from You" (single)
11/20 - PictureHouse - 1999- Live in Dublin (LP)
11/20 - Candy Opera - The Patron Saint of Heartache (LP)
11/20 - Grant Hill & M.O.S. - "My First Friend" (single)
11/20 - Life in a Blender - Satsuma (EP)
11/23 - Plastic Barricades - Self Theories (LP)
11/24 - The Pinx - Christmas Single (EP)
11/27 - Lady Buds - From the Cities, To the Shores (LP)
11/27 - Shadi G - "Space" (single)
11/27 - Lars Finberg - Tinnitus Tonight (LP)
11/27 - Wet Tropics - Everybody Get In (LP)
11/27 - Berlin - Strings Attached (LP)
11/27 - Perfectparachutepicture - "Lonely Landslide" (single)
11/27 - BlackSheepLad - Sleeping Alone in the Daytime (EP)
11/28 - Loud Life - "Been Wondering" (single)
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