rescuing musical virtue in distress.
And here is the first playlist of the new year. Just because we have just come through the festive period doesn't mean that there was still plenty of great music whizzing around the DAA office. Music like this… https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2isxuYdvp3KEAMs8O9gBEv?si=jV5JAmPWSm-3_TOKYeN-0w
Musicians like to throw around perceptions of fusing musical styles, give themselves grand titles which suggest that they are hopping genres, gene-splicing sounds, boldly going where no musician has gone before, kicking open doors and exploring fresh musical landscapes. But few actually do. Most justify such hyperbole by sticking a rock guitar in a pop... Continue Reading →
Quite a long and eclectic list this week, but that just shows how busy I've been, I guess. Please listen, explore the artists further and maybe buy some of their music, let's show grassroots musicians just how much we value what they do. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7fOD6YRf8KT0TyUjip2LGP?si=gh67JLz7S8ug0IZp14irhw
Who would have thought that such a deep and searching lyrical message would come in such a buoyant and funky sonic wrapping. But that’s the fun of music I guess. And if at one extreme of the music spectrum you have grim-faced, over-earnest rockers delivering the most banal and meaningless messages, here, at the opposite... Continue Reading →