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Yana Bostongirl's avatar

The Sound of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel

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Kevin Alexander's avatar

Nice one, Yana!

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Patrick Fellows's avatar

I drove 1700 miles from Friday to Sunday, moving my daughter to her first real job. I listened to a ton.

Last night in the last four hours or so I listened to the Ed Stasium Mix of Tim and fell in love all over again with The Replacements Little Mascara.

Then I went back as far as I could on my Spotify most played by years. It was fun to see what albums I went deep on. I also know I can be a lazy listener and will sometimes just play my "on repeat" playlist ad nauseum so....

No songs made it on every year 2018-2024, but Muse, Hysteria, Taylor Swift, Ready for it?, REM, These Days and Marvelous 3, Let Me Go made it on 5 each cementing my willingness to listen to what makes me happy.

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Kevin Alexander's avatar

I love that mix of Tim, and of all the tracks, I think "Little Mascara" benefitted the most from Stasium's treatment.

Not for nothing, but did you see this series SW Lauden put together?

https://open.substack.com/pub/rememberthelightning/p/song-x-song-tim-side-a?r=3cbf2&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

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Patrick Fellows's avatar

I'll check it out!!

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Rocco Pendola's avatar

A little Simple Minds.

They're playing in Valencia this weekend. Someone asked if we wanted to see them and I said no. I only know one or two songs. Then, as we discussed this, I realized that Simple Minds are much bigger in Europe. It's not like the people going to this show will be only be waiting for the encore!

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Kevin Alexander's avatar

Should be a great show!

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Andres's avatar

This morning, Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On” was spinning on my turntable. I sometimes wonder if there exists a time that is NOT opportune for that record 😉

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Kevin Alexander's avatar

(narrator voice):

There is not.

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Floyd Garrett's avatar

Texas Cookin’ by Guy Clark.

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Tony Fletcher's avatar

On my drive back from the Maker Park Radio 8th birthday weekend long concert on Staten Island, I listened to the hit band(s) of the weekend: particularly Canada's Nobro, who drove down from Montreal to deliver the most energetic and entertaining live set I have seen in 2025. Nobro recently won Hard Rock Album of 2024 at the Junos, Canada's equivalent of the Grammys - though it is hard to imagine the Grammys nominating an album called "Set Your Pussy Free" or one with a second song title like "Let's Do Drugs." This is why I prefer Bandcamp to Daniel Ek's band-ripping-off-Joe-Rogan-financing-AI-weaponry supporting Spotify, because they can put the t-shirt image for "Let's Do Drugs" up top of their page and let it rip.

https://nobro.bandcamp.com/album/set-your-pussy-free

Runner up shout-outs to The Thing from Brooklyn:

https://thingthething.bandcamp.com/

and Skorts also from NYC https://skorts.bandcamp.com/

and I will be writing this incredible weekend up on my own Substack soon enough!

Tony

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Kevin Alexander's avatar

Right on! Please feel free to share the link here if you think of it.

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Kristin DeMarr's avatar

Obsessively listening to the new Wet Leg album Moisturizer.

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Lou Tilsley's avatar

I’m undecided right now. I like it a lot better than I was expecting so I definitely need to give it more listens.

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Kristin DeMarr's avatar

I loved it right away, but it’s also growing on me more with each play!

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Mark Nash's avatar

Yeah I’m enjoying their new one, possibly more than the debut!

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Kristin DeMarr's avatar

I’ve only heard the singles from their debut, I should probably listen to that whole album at some point

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Lou Tilsley's avatar

I wasn’t sold on the debut. I think that’s why I’m a bit reticent with this one - plus the singles didn’t instantly grab me, apart from Davina McCall which is fab. I think they are a bit hit and miss for me.

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Kevin Alexander's avatar

I still haven't made it to this record!

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Lou Tilsley's avatar

This has been a great week for new music! Absolutely loving the Midnight Rodeo album, Chaos Theory and My First Album by Jessica Winter. Clever Rabbits by Ann Liu Cannon is also excellent and I’ve been enjoying the new one from Amy Macdonald too.

Here are my favourite tracks from the last week https://open.spotify.com/playlist/23fIU5yU7fLTNINn104Dfc?si=NHSCRKkfQ96YDZGbWySFag&pi=80llGsiESJewe

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Kevin Alexander's avatar

Oh, this is a great list, Lou!

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Jim Ruland's avatar

Die Spitz

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Kevin Alexander's avatar

YES. I'm really looking forward to hearing the new record when it comes out!

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Reed's avatar

Currently listening to Love Made Trees by Loaded Honey!

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Mark Nash's avatar

Such a great album isn’t it?!?

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Reed's avatar

So good! I love Jungle and am stoked to see them put out some other/similar stuff.

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Mark Nash's avatar

Yeah I loved the Jungle stuff and didn’t realize Loaded Honey was a side project until I dug into them a little more.

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Norman's avatar

Pink Floyd pre-DSotM

https://weatheredmusic.ca/2025/07/14/duncan-lloyd/

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Kevin Alexander's avatar

Just a few tracks in, but I'm digging the sound!

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Margaret Goff's avatar

A radio personality from Tampa know has a podcast on UTube. He plays Latin Jazz and Salsa and was fundemental in my appreciation of the genre. He goes by Luis “Speedy” Gonzales and he hosts “Speedy’s Latin Jazz and Salsa Show” every week live on Fridays at Noon Eastern time, or replay anytime during the week. Tune in!

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Kevin Alexander's avatar

Will do, and thanks for getting the show on our radar!

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Kevin McSpadden's avatar

Clipse! Rarely do two late-40 somethings release the rap album of the year.

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Dave Purcell's avatar

My last week was about:

* The Mekons - Horror. I finally had the chance to see them live last week after many years of being a fan. They were terrific: they raise your spirits, make you laugh, and help you feel like you're not alone in this fight against darkness.

* Grégoire Maret / Romain Collin / Bill Frisell - Americana. Maret is likely the best-known harmonica player in jazz, and any record with Frisell is likely to be great. This is a lovely, meditative record that is perfect for winding down at night, including gorgeous covers of "Brothers In Arms" and "Wichita Lineman."

* The Mosleys - Tested Recipes. Top-shelf Nick Lowe-style pub pop from Milwaukee.

https://mikefredrickson.bandcamp.com/album/tested-recipes

Looking forward to the playlist and your picks!

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Kevin Alexander's avatar

Nice to see MKE represented here!

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Dan Pal's avatar

Songs from The Beaches and Turnstile are energizing the summer! https://danpal.substack.com/p/new-music-from-the-beaches-and-turnstile?r=lru5s

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Dylan Delgado's avatar

This past week I listened to Gene's sophomore album - Drawn to the Deep End. Gene is a lesser known Britpop band, overshadowed by Oasis, The Verve and Blur, along with some of the "second tier" acts such as Supergrass. I wouldn't say Drawn to the Deep End is pure Britpop - it introduces more acoustic, minimalist arrangements, as evidenced in "Speak To Me Someone" and "We Could Be Kings", which makes this album really enjoyable. Definitely a hidden gem.

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