E2TG 6/28/2021 - Skipping Stones - Eye for an Eye Mix (Shape Shifter Remix)

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So, this week, we are going to try something different.. because the Featured Friday Playlist is so long and my time is limited this week - we are going to forgo our usual shuffles for this week only and we will have two segments per day of our Featured Friday Recap.  This should allow us to get through the list more easily.  A ton of great music in the Playlist, so it will be good.  Enjoy!

Featured Friday Playlist recap (part 2) (Songs 16-23):

16. "Eye for an Eye" by AP Tobler

First up today, we have latest single from this 15 year old grunge poet from San Jose, California.  Her new EP is due out just after her 16th birthday. 

17. "That Chitty Bang Majik" by The Gorstey Lea Street Choir

Next up, we have our second track to featured from this UK band. I have become a big fan in a short time.  Great stuff. 

18. "Claiborne Avenue" by Doctor Lo

Next up, we have a fantastic New Orleans inspired title track from the new album from the singer-songwriter formerly of the jam band God Street Wine. This is a fantastic song, and I can't wait to dig deeper into the album. 

19. "A Minor Hoolie" by Chirs Connelly (feat. Monica Queen)

The Birthday Poems album is out now (we previously featured an earlier single). The album is based upon the relationship between Scottish poet George Mackay Brown and his muse Stella Cartwright. This is an album worth checking out in its entirety.  

20. "Face On the Rail Line" by The Catenary Wires

Next up, we have a track from the just released new album from the iconic UK indie-pop band. I love this album. 

21. "I Wanna Go" by Wild Earp

Dyin' for Easy Livin' - the new album from this Chicago based country/western band is due out July 9.  This is the latest single. 

22. "Kaikki kotona" by Bad Sauna

We have previously featured tracks from the debut album by this Helsinki based band. Now, we have their brand new summer single. This is a band that has really caught my attention. 

23. "Pennywise" by Harri Larkin

And, we close with the latest single from this UK alternative pop funk trio who will be releasing Beach City in July.  A great way to jump out of the playlist recap for now. 

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E2TG 2/24/2021 - Mid-Week and Indecisive Seasons - Favorite Picture Mix (Shake a Tail Feather Remix)

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Here in Nashville - it is like Mother Nature is not sure what season it is supposed to be.  After a week of snow and ice and frigid temperatures, yesterday and today have been near or just above 70.  I am not going to complain about the warmer weather, but I am also not going to take for granted that it is still winter and that chances are we are going to have more cold weather ahead. 

But, indecisiveness is what is on my mind. I can understand that tendency.  To me, the crux of the problem is the conflict between confidence, courage, cautiousness, and forethought.  "He who hestiates is lost" but my head says, "he who acts without thought lives to regret it". I don't know where the balance between those two is... but I am aware of missed opportunities because I delayed on something and someone else acted first. But, I am also aware of times, I acted in haste and regretted the action.  

So, I guess to go back to the weather which prompted this post, I should just take each day, each moment has it comes and make the best decisions I know how to make.   

Featured Friday (Songs 22-26):'

22. "Now Your Life's Gone" by Keith Mosfet

First up today, we have a Canadian/Irish singer-songwriter with his most recent single. Good stuff.

23. "Dying on the Vine" by Unify Separate

Next up, we have a collaboration between a Scottish singer (Andrew Montgomery - of Geneva) and a Swedish synth musician (Leo Josefsson  - of Lowe) - their latest single deals with the public nature of life in the modern age. 

24. "Lights of the City" by Distant Voices

Distant Voices is the solo moniker of London-based Valdis Stekelis, and the song is the debut single from this new project, and it is a most impressive debut. 

25. "Owl in the Parlour" by Cathal Coughlan

Next up, the new single from this UK artist of Microdisney and The Fatima Mansions.  A really great track. 

26. "Retrograde" by Goosechase 
 

And, we close out this segment of music with a track from the debut EP from Denison, Texas based singer-songwriter Goosechase. The EP was self-produced and sounds fantastic. 
 

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E2TG 9/1/2020 - There is No Try - Seis Ausente Mix (Crammed & Jammed Remix)

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There is so much heaviness in the world today, and so much rancor. People are angry - I think some is justified and some is maybe not, but that is all perspective maybe... But, the discord from comment sections of news articles and social media posts is spilling out into the streets - often with tragic results. I abhor violence - no matter what or who perpetrated the violence - which is not to say that all violence is equal or that sometimes violence may be justified - but I still abhor it. 

But, none of that was my point, my point is that there is so much heaviness - so much at stake in elections and swaying public opinion and trying to contain COVID-19 in the face of mass indifference.. but I digress again....

My point is that there is so much heaviness and any attempt at levity or of reprieve seems at best lazy or at worst - disrespectful of those suffering.  I like joking around at a funeral... but then again, I know that after my father died, we had to have some moments of laughter as part of the healing. So, finding a brief reprieve is not lazy or disrespectful - especially if it helps prepare you for the battle to come. 

Laughter and music are part of my finding a reprieve from the heaviness...

Today, we cover songs 15-19 of this week's Playlist:

15. "Streetlight" by Dan FrieseFirst up today, we have a track from Jane Songs - the first album by this singer-songwriter from Eugene, Oregon. Sounds great. 

16. "Have the Sun Lick Your Mind" by Marble Mammoth
Next up, we have the new single from this Swedish indie/psych band. Digging it,

17. "We Wither, We Bloom" by The Northern Belle
From Sweden, we head to Norway, and the title track to the new album by The Northern Belle. A definite 70s influence here, and I am a big fan already. 

18. "That Wave" by Calm and Concise
Next up we have track by this fascinating multi-genre duo of Brian Montoya (singer-songwriter and producer) and Pragmatic (producer/poet). They vibe here is positive, and I am happy to have this song in this week's playlist. 

 
19. "That Place, That Face, That Moon" by Q&A (Tony Quarrington & Zoey Adams)We close this segment of music with some wonderful jazz/big band. influenced music via the Canadian label Sonic Peach Music - from the duo - backed by top Canadian musicians in a very classy and elegant arrangement. A fine ending to this part of the playlist.

 
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