I’m definitely not the target audience for her music, but, I watched Ice Spice on SNL last night, and…does she usually put forth that little effort in her performances? Maybe it was a cover for nerves or something, but she looked rather bored.
Finally have 20 albums that are year end list worthy. It has felt like tough sledding all year. And honestly, I could use 2-3 really good albums before the end of the year to bolster the bottom of that list.
New season of Austin City Limits kicks off this weekend with Rodrigo y Gabriela featuring the Austin Symphony Orchestra. I caught the tail end of the stream of the taping months back, and what little I saw was incredible. Check your local PBS listings for airtimes, but I think this has the potential to be an all timer.
So I guess in 2023, if your full length album is over 35 minutes, then you were indulgent in the studio? I don’t need 77 minutes of music or double albums from everybody, but, some of these new releases go by awfully quick.
Do not sleep on Will Johnson’s new album, “No Ordinary Crown”. Figured that warning might help some folks avoid having to revise their end of year lists at the last minute. Songwriting is fantastic as usual, but the production on this record is so, so good.
My Deluxe “Tim” box arrived today. So I know what I’ll be listening to while working tomorrow. The booklet included made for some great reading this evening.
It would be cool if American Music Club’s pre-“Everclear” recordings were available on streaming services. Just saying. Thankfully still have my old CD copies for whenever I need a fix.
With the various overlapping tracks found on “Hitchhiiker”, “Homegrown”, and “Chrome Dreams” Neil Young’s shelved album masterpieces are starting to get rather confusing for me. They’re all great, but which were actually supposed to be released before being shelved?