We are back after a few days off - trying to get back in the swing of things...
Featured Friday Playlist recap (Part 5) (songs 18-21):
18. "FLIP" by Erin Coburn
First up, we have a recent single from this Kentucky based singer-songwriter who combines trap with 90s flavored rock into an original sound. A great way to jump start our return from a couple of days off.
19. "Underclass Heart" by GAZ Price
Next up, we have a 27 year old singer-songwriter from the UK with his most recent single.
20. "Better Now" by Mothgal
Next up, we have a Nashville based American-Australian pop duo of Courtney Wray and Alex Tomlins. This is their first release.
21. "The New Normal" by Christina LaRocca
And, we close with a new single from L.A. based Renaissance woman Christina LaRocca with a song she started before the pandemic which took on some added meaning over the last year and a half. A great song to close out this segment of music.
Rushing headlong into another week of music. The third episode of the new Ear to the Ground radio show will be on the air tomorrow morning at 6am and the the 44th show of my other radio show - Greetings from Nashville will be up Thursday at the same time. The latter show will be a special for Women's History Month and International Women's Day which is today.
Meanwhile, below - we have our weekly Music City Monday Shuffle and we continue our recap of this week's Featured Friday Playlist - which you can stream below. (If you are on Spotify and so inclined - give us a "Follow").
We resume our recap of this week's Featured Friday Playlist with songs numbered 11-16:
11. "Mixed Signals" by Jack Silverman
Starting things off today is the first single from the forthcoming new album by East Nashville guitar guru Jack Silverman. I have been fortunate enough to see Silverman live a few times, and I can tell you even for a non-guitarist - he is impressive. I always love great instrumental music.
12. "NO NAME" by Young Robot
I came across this Nashville band on Instagram, and I was curious. This is their latest single, and I was suitably impressed. Cool stuff.
13. "Every Night I Burn Another Honky Tonk Down" by Dallas Moore
Next up, we have the lead single from The Rain - which is due out in April from this Outlaw singer-songwriter. It follows his 2019 release and was recorded during a time when he hoped to be playing over 300 shows for the tenth year in a row. This song is a celebration of live music which hits at a good time.
14. "Pay Grade" by Carl Anderson
The last couple of songs we have featured from Charlottesville, VA native and East Nashville favorite Carl Anderson have been covers. This is a track from"Taking Off & Landing - his new EP of original material. Great stuff.
15. "Sail on, My Friend" by Todd Snider
We could not let new Todd Snider music pass without mention. This first taste from his new album is a tribute to those he (and we) have lost. It is lovely and touching in a way that only Todd Snider can do. The first time, I met Todd Snider - he insisted that we had met before - and I didn't argue. Sue and I used his cover of "Enjoy Yourself" as our Outro song for four years on Double Shot. Honestly, without him (and folks like Mac Hill, Mike Grimes, and other pioneers) the East Nashville community that took me in during my darkest days would likely not have existed.
16. "Melt Lock- Count- down" by Kettleflower
And we close with the lead single from the new EP from Kettleflower - which a project that features long time E2TG favorite Patrick Rickelton (aka Prattle, On Rick).
This morning, we send love and light to the family and friends of Justin Townes Earle who passed away yesterday at the age of 38. I know some of my friends knew him well and worked with him over the years, and along with his family, they are especially on my mind and in my heart today....
Today, we review the next group of songs from this week's Playlist (songs 9-15):
9. "Precious Cargo" by Ben Arthur
We start off this segment of music with another new song from E2TG favorite Ben Arthur (singer-songwriter, podcaster, and award-winning host of Songcraft Presents). This is, I suppose, another track from his forth-coming new album. The new season of his Song-Writer Podcast is streaming now most places you listen to podcasts.
10. "Free Advice" by Cindy
Next up, we have the title track to the new album by San Francisco band Cindy. The album is out on Mount Saint Mountain Records. Cool sound. I dig it.
11. "Married Man" by Gina Sicilia
Next up, we have a brand new single from East Nashville favorite Gina Sicilia. The song was produced and co-written by Cody Dickinson. The horns and strings were recorded in Memphis, and the vocals were recorded in Nashville by Dave Coleman. Wonderful song.
12. "Soy un Clon" by Drollery
Next up, we have some punk rock sounds from south-east Spain. The EP CAERBANNOG is the band's debut, and it falls into the punk 'n' roll genre that is gaining in popularity in Spain - with the sound and energy of punk rock with attention to musicality than some traditional punk.
13. "In My Own City" by Pozzi
We have been featuring Pozzi in recent Playlists, and his album Tyrant is finally out. This track really hit a note with me. Although, he is singing about his city, Los Angeles, I sometimes feel like a tourist in my city - Nashville.
14. "Sum Total of Insolent Blank" by Santa Sprees
Santa Sprees is an Anglo-Japanese band who have nine releases under their belt. The latest, of which this is the title track, is a 43 track album, to be honest, I am still figuring this band out, but I am really digging everything I have heart. A great addition to the shuffle.
15. "Pass By (Stripped) [Live]" by Swim
A stripped-down acoustic take on one of the singles by this New York band. A wonderful song and a great way to close out this segment of music.
We'll be back tomorrow with the next segment of this week's Featured Friday Playlist.
We try to cover as much as we can in our all too brief time together... Today our shuffle begins with a Hall and Oates cover, heads to a Top Peoples Health Farm, a cover of a 80s New Wave song by an 80s Punk band, some of the minor lakes of Wisconsin, a prelude, some words of wisdom (and a barn with six red stripes), some Nashville-based ska-core music from Built for BBQ, a love story straight from a shitty motel room in New Orleans, a song about Tibetan sites for above ground putrefaction of human remains as a place of spiritual practice, some early period Style Council, and a song about Fast Cars by one of my new favorite Nashville songwriters.
