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What have you been listening to this week?
What have you been listening to this week? You don't need to do a 6000 word review if you don't want to, but please write something! If you've just picked up some music, please update on that as well, we'd love to see your hauls :)
Feel free to give recs or discuss anything about each others' listening habits.
You can make a chart if you use last.fm:
http://www.tapmusic.net/lastfm/
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I've been listening to a ton of Crooked Still recently! ...well, including recently, since I've been on this kick for a while. ;) They're a fantastic progressive bluegrass band.
If anyone wants to check them out, probably start with the album Shaken by a Low Sound. It's just packed with standout songs. (It looks like their rendition of "Ain't No Grave" was featured in True Blood, and The Last of Us 2 gameplay trailer at E3 used "Little Sadie" and an instrumental version of "Ecstasy.")
They're doing a few shows in Cambridge, MA this December. A few of us were thinking of going to Boston at some point to visit a friend of ours, and that might be a good time to go!
I've been reliving my past.
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Lights, one of my favorite pop artists, puts out stripped down, unplugged versions of each of her albums. She just released Skin&Earth Acoustic, which is the usual reinterpretation of her 2017 album. I always enjoy getting to hear more mellow, relaxed versions of her sublime poppy melodies.
I also got back into Tunde Olaniran's Stranger after leaving it alone months ago (due to me overplaying it!). It has a rich, compelling energy and a freshness to it that I find irresistible. "Coins," a sort of soundtrack for the "fuck you pay me" mantra, has become something of a personal anthem for me due to some current issues impacting my salary.
Been listening to hymn for the weekend by Coldplay mainly. Such a calming song. I don't know how exactly but the song just makes me feel really optimistic.