YOUNG THE GIANT are a fairly famous guitar pop band
from Irvine California,known for their sensitive pop tunes
and emotional rockers.
They just released their 6th album, titled Victory Garden. But as melancholic
as I’m sometimes, I’ll go back to the only song I really remember of them, called COUGH SYRUP. It was actually their breakthrough hit in the US (today, more
than 415 million streams on Spotify) from their 2014 LP Mind Over Matter.
It’s one of those magnetic, ear-stirring pop gems for
the ages. Its sparkling guitar lines are splendacious.
Louisville‘s veteran rockers MY MORNING JACKET will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their fourth full-length, called Z on October 4th. The day before, they will release a deluxe anniversary.
Artwork Z
It’ll contains previously unreleased material, demos, and rarities like
the Elizabethtown soundtrack songWhere To Beginthe band just shared.
A lullaby that breathes melancholia at its most gripping, with warm pedal steel play.
Jim James (vocalist/guitarist): “October 4 is the 20th anniversary of our album Z. It’s pretty wild to think about that. To celebrate two decades of it being out in the ether, we’re excited to be turning five of our shows into special Z anniversary shows, where we’ll play that album,
and some other songs, don’t worry – front to back.”
Band: NIGHTJACKET Who: Dream pop band based in Los Angeles. Formed in 2014. With lush soundscapes, pulsing beats, and soaring vocals, they have received critical acclaim from various media outlets including Stereogum, SPIN, American Songwriter, Buzzbands LA, and Under the Radar. They released their debut album Beauty In The Dark in 2019.
An intimate and soaring love song that encapsulates the glow of devotion.
A sonic love letter, exuding warmth, nostalgia, and undeniable romance.
Jordan Wiggins (guitarist/vocalist): “I was trying to capture a glimpse of how Danielle makes me feel. She’s so bright, which I think “My Only Heart” conjures with its resonant, swirling guitars and grooving rhythm section. At the same time, she’s down to earth and comforting, which Andrea’s vocals really drive home.
The song got faster and faster in tempo the more we worked on it. The demo was significantly slower, and I think the version you hear is maybe the third iteration of recording. Louie [Schultz] (multi-instrumentalist) brought some beautiful strings to the track late in the recording process, partially inspired by the Eurythmics’ Here Comes the Rain Again.”
TUTV: This endearing little guitar-pop gem captures your aural attention from
the first chord on. The song’s lovey-dovey sentiments and starry-eyed, glistening
sparkles, combined with tender vocals, bring two heart-and-soul touching, romantic
voices to mind. Belly’s Tanya Donelly and The Sunday’s Harriet Wheeler one.
My Only Heart‘s desirous devotedness bewitches.
Butterflies everywhere. Music for the midnight hours.
Artist: DENNI IAN Who: Danish post-folk troubadour Danish poet and singer-songwriter.
New single: HERE, IN ABSENCE
The 4th shared piece from his 2nd album, titled ‘Salt King’, out
on 15 September, after having been heavily delayed due to Ian‘s
being bedridden for almost nine months after a severe traffic
accident last year.
TUTV: His music has been compared to the brutal beauty of early Nick Cave,
the delicate intimacy of the late Elliott Smith, and the rich melancholy of Matt
Berninger of The National. But I also hear intonated echoes of Tindersticks‘s
heartrending crooner Stuart A. Staples.
Hauntingly melancholic and gloomily romantic. The song features magnific
male/female duet vocals creating, along with weeping violins and intimate
acoustic guitar play, a dark-coloured atmosphere. This is moody music for
the midnight hours. Highly affecting.
Brooklyn’s pop daydreamers BIG THIEF released their fourth, excellent ‘Two Hands’ longplayer last October. But today, for this Soulful Sunday, I want to go back almost
three years for a breathtaking live rendition of ‘MARY‘, a highlight of their previous
2017 album Capacity‘.
Enjoy the beauty here…
Here’s the full gorgeous session the band did back then for Radio KEXP, Seattle…
