music happened
2022
Silver Current
Simply said, their debut EP was spun on WMCN‘s studio speakers a long time ago when no one was listening (except maybe Laura) and we thought they were a has-been no hit wonder. It turns out they’re not so much progenitors of post-hyper dub-schiztronic as they are Thee oh Sees lesser cousin whose time has finally come to take out the trash. Taking profanity to a whole other level, it’s fire in a box full of sharp objects.
8 out of 11 marks
Choice cut: My Life
It seemed with the ending of pandemic, great music proliferated. Here’s the greatest.
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MORE FAMILY TIME (DELUXE) – Ziggy Marley (Tough Gong Worldwide)
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TONES OF THE SPARROW – The Asteroid No. 4 (Club AC30)
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As you were Sir Gallagher.
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2022 is no exception when it comes to Aussies coming to play their guitars and drums groovyily. Angus Stone said it’s a love record. Pucker up :-*
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Let it blue? Let it belue? Let it be below? Let it be neon blue!!!
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Spacemen 3 with recurring themes.
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In a sign of the year, Santigold had to cancel her tour, because we weren’t going.
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The real question everyone was asking this year was: Would there had been a Church Clothes 4 if Lecrae was agnostic?
JJ and WK reunite for a trippy animated art album art cover.
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A far cry from ATL’s best to ever do it, are they on the up and up.
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Quietly keeping it going, they avoid being completely canceled after their old pals at Burger got what was coming.
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Karen O and the gang are settling nicely into grandparent rock with earthly overtones.
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No stranger to our top 10 lists they are. Alpha Zulu or Classical Neon Notebook?
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Somehow, but not un-surpisingly, the former Billboard chart-topper, keeps aging like fine wine bring his southern drawl to classy easy coast beats.
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But we were there when Dipsh*ts was an instant classic, just the like the rest of these tracks. When is Dame’s business course starting?
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Way out 80’s deep dance party bops with a Kiwi hype woman.
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Amen.
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From the Grey Album to Black Thought. Danger Mouse comes full circle. RIP to MF Doom.
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A grand return for the bar-dropping Brit. Did he care that the Three Lions fizzled?
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It is a trifecta for dynamic duos taking home the top spot. RIP to Takeoff. Hopefully next year’s list won’t include any fallen stars.
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MERCURY – Steve Lacy (L-M Records / RCA Records)
BURN THIS HOUSE (FT. LITTLE BOOTS) – J. Worra (Insomniac Records)
WATCHING STRANGERS SMILE – Parquet Courts (Rough Trade Records Ltd)
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The king killed them. The gizzard stunk like a skunk. The lizard was slizzurd. The wizard, well the wizard rocked for a good while.
As soon as KGLQ took the stage there was a bass issue. This was in fact was a fortuitous curveball as it precipitated welcome banter amongst bandmates. They informed the ignorant attendees that there was a no rock policy at Red Rocks which apparently states the general audience (or maybe just the performers… it wasn’t entirely clear) are not to talk about the rocks while at the venue. Breaking news broke as well. Kglw are South Park aficionados.
Their psychedelic take on rock metal pop hip hop and even psychedelia proved to stretch the boundaries of reality even for those over the influence. For the guy stumbling down the stairs to the bathroom, it clearly wasn’t enough. Is it just us or are the merchandise booths the real draw of concerts these days. There was literally a boulder long line for posters and vinyl and the like. There was also a wheel of non fortune for some non profit which may have been a racket as there was no transparency with regard to the lottery winner.
Here are some exclusive video clips of this historic show:
To say that Glassjaw absolutely nailed it beyond belief Thursday night would not be an over statement, but possibly an understatement of a pretty grand proportion. This despite the fact that this show should have taken place about 2 seasons ago, but didn’t due to a Glassjaw re-scheduling incident. The show started late with local punk-poppers My Body Sings Electric getting the crowd flowing.
Then, Daryl and his crew of bandmates took the stage with waves and grins and nonchalant band chat before absolutely catapulting into EYEWTKAS’s (pronounced i-wut-coz), track list in exact order. Off the rip, just about all of the middle aged men in attendance started shaking their fists with placid conviction, which was the entirety of the crowd. This fist shaking came as no surprise since Glassjaw has always been steeped in groove.
They followed that with a seemingly lengthy, boring, intermission and then played Worship and Tribute in order as well. In truth, no songs from Material Control were ever played at this show which came as a disappointment to many. Still, it was a rocking show so no one left terribly disappointed. In fact, GJ sounded spot on and really on point with their new rhythm players. Of note, the mosh pit started right around Pretty Lush and continued until the end of the show a bit before midnight, Denver time.
Per sources it was reported that most of these concert-goers actually came for the merch, as the line for shirts was longer than the line to get into the Summit music hall. Somehow there still seemed to be more Deftones shirts in the building than those of gj.
Now lets take wagers if Glassjaw will ever play in town again, and if so, if Justin Beck will shred just as well…
Check out the videos below.
“I’m sorry if you’re living and you’re seventeen.” – Matty Healy, The 1975
So intros Zane Lowe in his interview with Nessa Barrett today, a quote from the band that everyone loves to mock as the face of pretension. But Mr. Lowe’s points surrounding the difficulties of coming of age in 2022’s post-covid era ring true as does his defense of Matty and his band who also happen to have a album out today, just like Miss Barrett.
Nessa’s new joint “Dear God” was premiered today on The Zane Lowe Show broadcast worldwide to millions of listeners. Nessa joined the crew to discuss the new song and its meaning to her as being a kind of cry for help. The 20 year old viral tik-tok star gave us a glimpse into her influencing life and admitted to how she doesn’t necessarily have all the answers when it comes to finding joy.
She gave us a glimpse into the making of her new album and the 15 months she spent writing it. She described that time as the worst part of her life, feeling a huge sense of rejection even after turning to God. The exact source of the rejection was not entirely clear. Still she went on to describe how that suffering seemed completely unending and was downright scary. All she wanted was some peace. Fortunately she seems to have found that peace, at least for now. She reminisced on how those experiences made her stronger and even make the great music she has with her debut album. She ultimately realized that no one can help her but herself. Going forward she hopes to find more creative freedom within her music that she plans to make until the day she dies. For that she is grateful for her supporters who she tries to give back to as much as possible. She also gave us a bit of insight into the fruition of the track list in her room.
In connecting her shared approval of The 1975 with Zane, she waxed poetic on how there is so much pressure today in this cultish society that she finds herself in. This said culture, veritably forces her to fit into a box of what society (and herself) wants from her.
Heavy.
Truly coming of age these days is not what it used to be. Stay strong teens.
Nessa’s debut album “Young Forever” is out now on Warner Records. Check it out here. It’ll only come once.
Hear the interview inside Apple Music here.
