Rachel Frizell

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=364qY0Oz-xs For some reason Neil Young’s piano riffs are often a kind of muted cornflower blue. That, combined with the rhythm and his cream-colored voice, makes this song wonderfully soothing…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByYvTra8zWw “Multi-love” is the colorful title track of Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s latest album. It’s about a polyamorous relationship, a subject that intrigues me but is rarely explored (from what I…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3TMe98FJDw   One of my favorite sounds in the world is that of the vibraphone, a lesser-known jazz percussion instrument. When I hear it I see* small, luminescent, neon green…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfruDTmFDUA   If I ever go on a road trip, this will be the first track on my playlist. “Me & Magdalena” fills me with nostalgia and makes me think…

https://porchesmusic.bandcamp.com/track/peach-pit-bonus Being a Porches fan is a struggle when you’re not crazy about electronic style music. Before I discovered “Scrap and Love Songs Revisited”, an album consisting mainly of stripped…

https://vimeo.com/105525338 Radiohead’s fifth and often-overlooked album, Amnesiac, boasts a hidden gem. “Life in a Glasshouse”, one of my favorite songs, opens with a heavy, discordant piano riff that sets an…