Today’s tune comes from Paramore’s latest album, After Laughter. While the album is a departure from the band’s established sound, trading pop-punk for an 80s new wave-influenced sound, “26” is a moment of calm amidst […]
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Tuesday Tunes – “So So” by Gary Go
Sometimes you feel “so so.” Sometimes you hear yourself described back to you in a song. Sometimes those things happen at the same time. For the past several weeks, I’ve been revisiting albums that I haven’t fully […]
Tuesday Tunes – “Nerds in Love” by Fergus Brown
Vinyl. Lou Reed. Mechanic shirts. Black-rimmed glasses. Sounds like a teenager in the 1990s… or a 2010s hipster. Fergus Brown pokes fun at the hipster subculture in his song, “Nerds in Love,” referencing all of those things […]
Tuesday Tunes – “No Applause” by Martha Ffion
Can you believe 2015 is almost over? It didn’t sink in for me until I started preparing this post and realized it’s the last edition of Tuesday Tunes for the year! Fact: Time flies when you’re […]
Tuesday Tunes – “Christmas At Sea” by Carbon Leaf
Can you believe Christmas is three days away? Between the lack of a Christmas tree in our house and the crazy, unseasonably warm weather, it doesn’t feel like December where I am. Still, I’ve sent […]
Tuesday Tunes – “All The Rowboats” by Regina Spektor
“They’re just public mausoleums / The living dead fill every room” Have you ever heard art galleries referred to as “public mausoleums?” In “All The Rowboats,” Regina Spektor likens art galleries to coffins that have trapped […]
Tuesday (Evening) Tunes – Young in the City, The Verve Pipe, and R.E.M.
I hope you all don’t mind a little change in pace for this week. As I’m in the busy final days of the semester, today I’m sharing some nice songs for your Tuesday evening listening pleasure. Young in the […]
Tuesday Tunes – “September 22nd” by Nathan Angelo
It’s National Nathan Angelo Day! Or, September 22nd as most people call it. Today’s song by Nathan Angelo is appropriately titled “September 22nd” and featured on his album Through Playing Me (2006). Where I am, we’re having a rainy, dreary […]
Tuesday Tunes – “Sign” by Runabay
Today’s tune comes from Runabay, a six-piece band from Northern Ireland. In just over one year as a band, Runabay has developed a sound that blends elements of folk, pop, and rock. In June, the […]
Tuesday Tunes – “I Can Be Somebody” by Erin McCarley
This announcement came as a pleasant and unexpected surprise. New music! I first heard Erin McCarley’s music in 2009 when Love, Save the Empty was released. I bought the CD at F.Y.E. (whoa!), played the heck out of it, and it became part […]
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