ThisSmallPlanet.com: Cool, New Music: Indie Rock Playlist. Mid February 2022, Climate Change Spring in Pandemic Times

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Cool, New Music: Indie Rock Playlist. Mid February 2022, Climate Change Spring in Pandemic Times

ALBUMS

Bob Mould. The Ocean (3-song EP). Three live acoustic numbers, two from 2020's Blue Hearts, and another from Bob's original band, seminal punk rockers Husker Du. Bob is iconic. We love him. This EP is nice to hear, reminds us he is not only still around, but in fact experiencing a late career renaissance. The lead songle from Blue Hearts, "American Crisis" is one of the most searing songs by anyone recently, much less from someone we've already been listening to since the 80s... Check out this EP and if you haven't previously heard 2020's "American Crisis", here it is:

Big Thief. Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You. Young 2022 's Album Of The Year (So Far....).

Eddie Vedder. Earthling. Solo triumph for the Pearl Jam frontman. With a little help from his friends such as Ringo Starr, Elton John, and Stevie Wonder.

Father John Misty. Chloë And The Next 20th Century. Interesting orchestra pop from another era but somehow perfect for our era too. I am suspicious of the level of Father John Misty's artifice, but have to admit he is talented and intriguing.

Marsden & Richardson. Marsden & Richardson. Two members of Band Of Skulls explore their romantic pop side.

Cate le Bon. Pompeii.

Midnight Oil. Resist. The Aussie political rockers are back... just in a nick of time!

Andy Bell. Flicker. The Oasis collaborator (not the Erasure guy of the exact same name) releases a nice collection of tunes well-worth checking out.

Jethro Tull. The Zealot Gene. I actually laughed out loud when I saw the publicity photo of the 2022 version of Jethro Tull. I had recently reflected that my 16-year-old-self's Tull fanboyism in the 70s was a great example of the terrible taste in music I once had. I mean, pretentious medievalist British music with flute solos... C'mon! So I had no intention of listening to this album until a Facebook friend, singer Mary Lou Lord gushed online how great the new album is, his voice, the words, the songs... So out of morbid curiosity I gave it a listen, and... it is actually surprisingly good.

The Cactus Blossoms. One Day.

Dan Andriano And The Bygones. Dear Darkness.

Rev. Gary Davis. Let Us Get Together. ("Lost" 1969 Concerts, Portland & Seattle).