E2TG 11/25/2020 - On the Other Hand... - Girls on Film Mix (Say My Name Remix)

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Really ready for a long holiday weekend...   But, I will be back Friday with the new Featured Friday Playlist.  Stay tuned.  Meanwhile, we have one more recap post and a brand new shuffle to get to today. 

Stay safe everyone. 

Well, it is time to wrap up this week's Featured Friday Playlist recap. No post tomorrow, but we will be back Friday with yet another all-new Featured Friday Playlist. Today - songs 23-28:

23.  "These Days Are Ours" by Candy Opera

We start this last segment of music for the week with a track from the seriously long-awaited debut album by Liverpool band Candy Opera.  It is their first new collection of music in over three decades. They recently released a couple of compilations of older music. A cool addition to our playlist.

24. "Roses All Around" by Soft Kill

Next up, we have a track from Dead Kids R.I.P. City - the new album by this Portland, Oregon based band whose sound is a great combination of post punk and shoegaze.  It dig this a lot. 

25. "Like Everyday" by Saccades

Next, we have the new single from this solo project of Manchester based (Edit: He may be based in Berlin) Nicholas Woods of The KVB.  Really cool electronic sounds to this one and chill vocals. Check it out.

26. "The Way I Am" by Joe Fox & the Frantics

Next, we have the new single from L.A. based indie rock band Joe Fox & the Frantics. Cool tune. 

27. "Dedicated" by Paperwing

Paperwing is the project of Swedish composer and producer Jenny Soovik.  Avant-garde pop with a dreamy sound backed by a formal musical education. A wicked combination. 

28. "BadxGood" by RUMBLE, Too Many T's

And, we close this segment of music and this week's Playlist with the latest single from Chinese Man Records and a track from the forthcoming new album from RUMBLE. A great way to close out the Playlist. 

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone

 

    Featured Friday Playlist

Thursday Morning Music Shuffle - Not Punk Mix

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So... even by Nashville standards, the middle part of this week has been an embarrassment of musical riches. I already recapped Tuesday night.  Last night for me, began at The 5 Spot - the preeminent East Nashville dive bar for week one of Kevn Kinney's July Residency.  Kinney in and of himself would have made the show noteworthy, but we was joined by Gibb Droll on guitar and E2TG favorite Shelly Colvin jumped in a couple of songs for background vocals, and Todd Snider was there to add some awesome harmonica to a couple of songs.  The last song of the show included all of the above covering The Replacements' classic "Here Comes a Regular" which Kinney managed to morph into the refrain from Nirvana's "All Apologies".  It was a truly magical moment which would have been more than enough to make the night complete... and that was all before 8:00....

After that show ended, I hoofed it over to The Basement East in time to see Tiffany Huggins Grant perform a short solo set of songs from her brand new album (which I'm sure you already own since I've been telling you about it...right?)  Her incredible voice was in evidence.

By this point, rumors were circulating about the happenings back at The 5 Spot.  Thanks for Mark Robinson and Sue Havlish for the lift back over there.  It was the 2nd Anniversary of Jerry Pentecost's Country and Western Wednesday - on the 2nd Wednesday of every month features classic Country and Western covers performed by an awesome house band with stellar guest stars.  For the anniversary show, they pulled out all the stops...  I'll leave some awesome people off, but the guest included Derek Hoke, Cory Chisel, Elizabeth Cook, Amanda Shires, Bobby Bare Jr., Chance McCoy, Wayne Moss (of Barefoot Jerry), Jim Lauderdale, and incredibly the one and only Lucinda Williams.  The club was packed out, but I had a good time connecting with friends and experiencing the moments...

Needless to say (or maybe needed to be said), I think I'm going to stay in tonight and recover... but the shuffle goes on and we have a good one today.... so....

Monday Morning (and Evening) Music Shuffle - Two Saints Mix

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Well, it's late for the shuffle, but circumstance kept me from posting.  As compensation, I extended the shuffle which means tons of music and just a bit of my celebrated wisdom.  That last line is ego disguised as wry humility cleverly cloaked in a veneer of ego.

In case you missed it, the Ear to the Ground review of Darrin Bradbury's Motel Oatmeal was featured for a time on the front page of No Depression - the preeminent Americana magazine/website,

The review is still a featured review, and you can read it here.


Now, we have a ton of music to get to....