Groovy Tuesday Songs

Tuesday's groovy, Now I know that nothing lasts...  The Smithereens - Groovy Tuesday

Tuesday songs are just the best...

The Racs are Back

What will you do now that you're alone?...  The Raconteurs - Now That You're Gone

The Raconteurs are finally releasing a follow up album to 2008's Consolers of the Lonely.  The band also plans to tour in 2009.

Best of 2018

I'm a rebel just for kicks now, I been feeling it since 1966...  Portugal. the Man - Feel It Still

I love year end lists and this is mine...

My favorite song of the year...Feel It Still by Portugal. the Man

My favorite album of the year...Back Roads and Abandoned Motels by The Jayhawks




My favorite concert of the year...Jason Isbell at The MAC

More Than Roxy Music

More than this, there is nothing...  Roxy Music - More Than This

I know of Roxy Music and Bryan Ferry, but I am not that familiar with their music.  However I heard this song a couple times over the weekend and it's stuck in my head.  It is a great song and I will have to delve into Roxy Music in the future.

California Dream

I used to dream I was a poster in a bedroom...  Dawes - Feed the Fire

Another Dawes song that is on my current playlist is Feed the Fire from their latest album Passwords.  The song is about that West Coast/Hollywood dream struggle of stardom and reality.

Nathaniel Rateliff Worrys Me

I'm going to leave it all out there to dry...  Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats - You Worry Me

Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats appeared on my radar with their 2015 sweaty R&B record that included the fantastic songs I Need Never Get Old and S.O.B.  Their latest album Tearing at the Seams is another winner and includes the following terrific song, You Worry Me. 

Dawes is Living in the Future

Now that the feeling someone's watching isn't just a feeling anymore;  Now that both sides of the aisle are this good at keeping score...  Dawes - Living in the Future

Dawes is one of my favorite recently discovered bands.  They come from Los Angeles and have that laid-back California groove.  Living in the Future is a terrific song about the times that we live from their latest album Passwords. 

Rock, Salt and Childers

And if the women were squirrels with high bushy tails, well I'd load up my shotgun with rock, salt and nails...  Utah Phillips - Rock, Salt & Nails

Rock, Salt and Nails is a classic country/folk song originally written by Utah Phillips  The song has been covered by many artists including Buddy Miller to J.D. Crowe.  The up-and -coming singer and local man Tyler Childers  kills it with his live version here...

Think-ing of the Queen of Soul

It don't take too much high IQ's to see what you're doing to me...  Aretha Franklin - Think

Aretha Franklin passed away yesterday at the age of 76.  She earned the title of Queen of Soul for her powerful, gospel like voice and great recordings on Atlantic Records.  One of my favorite parts of the great, over-the top movie, The Blues Brothers is her cameo on Think.

The Jayhawks Lonely Stretch of Highway

I can change like colors on a wall...  The Jayhawks - Everybody Knows

The Jayhawks consistently  put out great music. Their new album, Back Roads and Abandoned Motels, is no exception and is fantastic.  The album consists of mostly songs written or co-written by Gary Louris, the band's anchor.  As a singer, Louris can carry a melody like no one's business.  Background harmony singing from pianist Karen Grotberg and drummer Tim O'Regan mesh beautifully.  The band is completed by long time bassist Mark Perlman and multi instrumentalist/new comer John Jackson.