Breezeblocks

10/20/19

Alt-J is one of the most interesting bands I've heard in some time.  I've had one album "An Awesome Wave" (2012) as part of my collection for several years and recently I've been listening to it more and more.  Then the other day, my 12-year-old daughter was singing the lyric "Please don't go, I love you so, I love you so" and I think both of us where shocked; me because my daughter was familiar with a song by Alt-J and she because I know who Alt-J is!

That night we went out for a soda run and put on the track she had been singing "Breezeblocks" and rocked out to such a good song.

It found its way into my head the Sunday morning and now it's being blogged about!  This is how my blog works you guys!

Anyway, this song is great.  This album is great.  Having kids with cool music taste is great.

Looking a little closer, this song is actually really popular, and has gained traction.  Maybe because of Tik-Tok or some kind of app that I'm too old to use/understand.  The kids like this song you guys!  So do I!

Here's Alt-J's awesome song "Breezeblocks" with its music video which I am now watching for the first time and maybe you are too.







HUGS
BRADY

Chloe in the Afternoon

10/6/19

I've really been enjoying Spotify.  I guess it took my a while to accept the streaming world of music and I've found lots of cool music thanks to the easy access that Spotify provides.  I would probably pay more monthly if I knew that the artists I love would get paid more for each stream, but this is the world we live in.

Soooo... I've been extremely random in what I'm listening to these days, which makes it fun and unusual, and although I've been told for years to listen, I'm just now delving into St. Vincent's music.

Today was the opening track of her 2011 album (St Vincent is in fact Annie Clark, a gifted musician and songwriter) "Strange Mercy"   It's called Chloe in the Afternoon.  It's different, but I hope you like it:

I LOVE YOU

-BRADY

Nameless, Faceless

10/6/19

It's not very often that I get obsessed with a new song, but this one has been going around through my brain for the last couple of weeks since I first heard it and fell in love with it.

Here's "Nameless, Faceless" from singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett.  My 17 year old nephew told me to check it out and it instantly stuck with me.

I now have completed a new compilation of Rock/Pop songs that you can stream on Spotify by following this link:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0yH9oHLRRysCDBUm8wiEGk?si=4gAHfw8kQIC4F3GxgyhV_Q

If you see me, let me know what you think.  These are songs that I've blogged about here.  This playlist is extremely 80's-heavy, and that's just fine by me.

I hope you like it cause I like you.

Tempted

9/29/19

Where has the band Squeeze been all my life?

I texted my brother who has been an ardent fan for probably 30 years asking the same question.

"Right in front of my stupid face" was the answer.  Not literally his answer, my thought. 

But I've been missing out on a fantastic musical group for a long, long time.

I guess to make it interesting I'm gonna post the screenshot of my conversation with my brother, cause I got nothing else.

And speaking of the one "overplayed hit" here it is, and it was stuck in my head.

"Tempted" from Squeeze's 1981 album "East Side Story" with the accompanying music video.  Enjoy!

Thanks for reading. 

Say Say Say

9/22/19

In the early 1980's, Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson collaborated on a couple of projects.  Most people who didn't live in a cave at the time know all about it. 

Of course, there was "The Girl is Mine" on Jackson's masterpiece, "Thriller" even though it is the worst track on the album, in my opinion.  

But don't worry, this isn't the song stuck in my head.  "Say Say Say" was the collaboration that fell onto McCartney's (much) less successful album (than Thriller) 1983's "Pipes of Peace"

Say Say Say is the better song of the two, trust me.

Here's the song and its accompanying video.  I love it.