Song of the Week(end)

Week/endly post highlighting a song or band that we think you need to hear.

September 26, 2017

SONG OF THE WEEK: The Gap Band – “Burn Rubber On Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmcncGirAU4 An R&B and funk band from the 70s and 80s, The Gap Band is sure to make you groove. I heard this song "Burn Rubber On Me (Why You…

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May 5, 2017

Song of the Day: Benjamin Booker (ft. Mavis Staples) – “Witness”

spotify:track:1LdPEMcaQ2YV3qS53CbOVN "Witness" is an awesome gospel tune featuring the great Mavis Staples. Her voice combined with the soulful raspiness of Benjamin Booker makes for an awesome song.

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April 13, 2017

SONG OF THE DAY: Kids These Days- “Wasting Time”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Icu4J-8OGgM Chance the Rapper has been a collaborator since the start of his career. Kids These Days, an indie hip hop group from Chicago, includes among its members Nico Segal (later…

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April 9, 2017

Song of the Day: Downtown Boys – Somos Chulas (No Somos Pendejas)

spotify:track:5O1TsvideGFvYZVQer1w0g Get your daily punk fix. You know you need it.

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April 6, 2017

Song of the Day: KMD – “Peach Fuzz”

Before there was MF Doom or King Geedorah, there was Zev Love X. Rapper Daniel Dumile got his start as a part of the group KMD, which he formed with…

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March 30, 2017

SONG OF THE DAY: Jay Som –– I Think You’re Alright

This little gem of a song popped up on my Discover Weekly this week, and the vocals instantly charmed me with their Frankie Cosmos-like easiness; if I were to describe…

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March 15, 2017

Black Flag – “My War”

spotify:track:4rrbptVnZifk4wC5mvNDPm “My War” is so much more genuine than the Green Day/Blink 182 teenage bullshit you listened to when you were crying in your room in middle school (not…

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March 14, 2017

SONG OF THE DAY: Grimes- Weregild

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjxqYdGWjgM Although I love Grimes, I think I’ve listened to Art Angels and Visions a bit too much. As a result, I’ve been listening to Grimes’ older music recently. “Weregild”…

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March 7, 2017

SONG OF THE DAY: Neil Young- “Only Love Can Break Your Heart”

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…

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March 6, 2017

SONG OF THE DAY: Future Islands – Ran

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlQunle406U Future Islands' new single, “Ran”, off their upcoming album, “The Far Field”, is pretty sweet. In standard Future Islands form the song revolves around lead singer Sam Herring’s…

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