ThisSmallPlanet.com Cool New Music Playlist January & February 2023
ALBUMS
BEST NEW ALBUM: Yo La Tengo. This Stupid World. Fantastic new album from these beloved indie vets. Check it out.
King Tuff.Smalltown Stardust.
Iggy Pop. Everyday Loser.
The Men. New York City. Fresh American punk band worth checking out.
The Brian Jonestown Massacre. The Future Is Your Past.
Quasi. Breaking the Balls of History. Pleasantly surprised how good this is.
John Cale. Mercy. He brought the viola to The Velvet Underground in the 1960s and is still making revolutionary music today.
The C.I.A. Surgery Channel. Feat Ty Segall on guitar and (his wife) Denée Segall on vocals.
Helvetia. You Shot Past the Moon Scapegoat.
Belle & Sebastian. Late Developers.
Black Belt Eagle Scout. The Land, The Water, The Sky
Dawes. Misadventures of Doomscroller.
Margo Price. Strays.
Anti-Flag. Lies They Tell Our Children.
Shame. Food For Worms
Iris DeMent. Workin’ on a World
Gorillaz. Cracker Island
Villages. Dark Island.
The Coral Sea. Golden Planet Sky.
Siv Jakobsen. Gardening.
Ron Sexsmith. The Vivian Line.
MF Tomlinson. We Are Still Wild Horses.
Lucero. Should've Learned by Now
Runner. like dying stars, we’re reaching out
Erik Vincent Huey. Appalachian Gothic.
Caroline Polachek. Desire, I Want to Turn Into You
Kevin Morby. Music From 'Montana Story'. A movie soundtrack with several instrumentals but a few cool songs inc. a cover of "One Paper Kid", popularized by Emmylou Harris and Willie Nelson, sung by Kevin with his partner Kate of Waxahatchee.
Various Artists. Ears of the People: Ekonting Songs from Senegal and The Gambia. Excellent collection featuring an African forerunner of the banjo. An important document.
SINGLES
boygenius (Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, Julien Baker) "$20"/"Emily I'm Sorry"/"True Blue". Three singles surprise released from the record, their debut LP, out March 31st.
Lana Del Rey. "A&W". Simply great (if you're a fan).
Sudan Archives. "Selfish Soul". This has been out for a minute but it has now wormed its way into my brain through my ears and now it's there and it's not going anywhere.
Andrea Prichett. "The Avenue". This kind, insightful Berkeley educator/artist/activist has been a friend since the anti-apartheid movement in the 1980s. Here's her take on Berkeley's famed Telegraph Avenue. Available on Bandcamp.
Y La Bamba. "Dibujos De Mi Alma".
Peter Gabriel. "Panopticom" (Bright Side Mix feat Brian Eno) & "The Court". New forthcoming album, first in ages, promises to be interesting.
The Specials. "Message To You Rudy" (1979). Terry Hall, Rest In Peace
Dandy Livingstone. "Rudy A Message To You" (1967). The original.
David Bowie. "Looking For A Friend" (1971).
Jeff Beck. "Shape Of Things" (1968). RIP Jeff Beck at his best here with Rod Stewart & Ron Wood.
Donovan. "Barabajagal" (1969) feat Jeff Beck on guitar, Groovy.
ARCHIVAL
Paul McCartney. The 7" Singles. So nice to hear Paul solo classics like: "Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey", "Give Ireland Back To The Irish", "Hi, Hi, Hi", "Live And Let Die", "Jet", "Helen Wheels", "Let Me Roll It", "Band On The Run", and "Mull Of Kintyre".
Neutral Milk Hotel. Everything Is (EP). Some of the first songs Neutral Milk Hotel recorded. They just released a box set and this 7-song expanded EP is part of that project. A good excuse to revisit Neutral Milk Hotel.
Howlin' Wolf. Live In Bremen 1964.
Cheap Trick. Live At The Whiskey 1977.
Elvis Presley. Las Vegas Hilton Presents Elvis - Opening Night 1972.
James Cotton. Harvard Square Blues (Live Cambridge '74). Harmonica master live in concert.
The Velvet Underground. Le Bataclan '72. A one-off reunion concert in Paris in 1972 feat Lou Reed, Nico, and John Cale.
Steve Miller Band. At The Record Plant 1973 (live in the studio).
The Who. Concertgebouw Amsterdam 1969 (live). Great.
James Gang. Everything Is Hazy (Live, Paris '71). Feat. Joe Walsh future guitarist for The Eagles doing the classic "Walk Away" and never sounding better.
Various Artists. Before Bob Dylan: 100 Songs. Stunning collection of some of the folk, blues, gospel, country and rock traditional artists who influenced Bob Dylan inc. Woody Guthrie, Reverend Gary Davis, Lead Belly, Hank Williams, Jimmie Rodgers, and Memphis Minnie.
Bob Dylan.Fragments - Time Out of Mind Sessions (1996-1997): The Bootleg Series, Vol. 17 (5-CD Deluxe Edition). Fantastic!
HIGHLY ANTICIPATED RELEASES
Lana Del Rey. Did You Know That There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd. [Polydor] March 24
Baaba Maal. Being [Marathon Artists] March 31
boygenius (Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, Julien Baker). the record. [Interscope] March 31
Wednesday. Rat Saw God. [Dead Oceans] April 7
Ellie Goulding. Higher Than Heaven. [Polydor] April 7
Ian Hunter. Defiance Part 1. [Sun Label] April 21
Y La Bamba. Lucha [Tender Loving Empire] April 28
Various Artists. Playing For The Man At The Door: Field Recordings From Mack McCormick, 1958-1971. Feat. Lightnin' Hopkins, Mance Lipscomb, and other classic recordings. [Smithsonian Folkways] August 4
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