Choon of the Month: Singularity

Original video located here. Accessed 28th September 2018

Song title: Singularity

Artist: Jon Hopkins

Year: 2017

Why I like this song:

Absolutely staggering in it's hypnotic nature. 
Another leap forward for electronic music? I think so

Explorations: Black-Hearted Woman

Original video located here. Accessed 19th September 2018

Song title: Black-Hearted Woman

Artist: The Allman Brothers Band

Year: 1969

Why I like this song:

Lately I've been listening The Allman Brothers Band.

For all the left-turns I've been taking with my musical tastes, this could be most surprising. I myself am not sure what drew me to this band: Was it the tragic backstory attached to them? Was it the fact that they had two drummers? Was this a progression from me listening to the Black Keys? 

But who cares for reasons? This rocks hard and shows what Duane Allman could accomplish on guitar.

The Asian Connection: Tank!

Original video located here. Accessed 7th September 2018

Song title: Tank!

Artist: Seatbelts

Year: 1998

Why I like this song:

Do I really need to explain this song? Its the opening to Cowboy Bebop. It's intro music that one dare not skip. It's a statement of intent. It never gets old no matter how many times I hear it (and believe you me there have been many times I've heard this). It can easily work without it's parent anime. Its masterfully executed. 

That a song can pull off all of the above, no easy task, makes it a triumph.

We Are Live: In the Fade

Original video located here. Accessed 5th September 2018

Song title: In the Fade

Artist: Queens of the Stone Age

Year: 2000

Why I like this song:

Recently I went to see Queens of the Stone Age perform live. It wasn't the first time I have seen Josh and his crew perform - that occurred back in 2007 - but the first time clearly established what to expect: A band that delivers on stage that they cease being a band and more a force of nature. As such, they are hands down one of the best live bands I've seen and worth a second look. 

First up on stage was the first of two support acts: the Chats. They delivered an energetic performance and were hilarious with their stage banter.

Next was CW Stoneking. He too delivered a solid performance and even had Vika and Linda Bull in his backing band (smart move).

And then came the Queens. They came onstage to the theme of A Clockwork Orange and went ahead into another rip roaring set. The majority of the songs came from the latest Villains album with one song from Rated R (as above), fours songs from Songs For the Deaf, two from Lullabies, one from two Vulgaris and two from Like Clockwork. I suppose it's a given that they are working off the back of a recently released album but I still wait for the way when I can see them live and they play Feel Good Hit of the Summer.

Still the Queens were fun to watch and they still deliver an inpressive live set.

Obituary: The Willow Garden

Original video located here. Accessed 23rd July 2021

Song title: The Willow Garden

Artist: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

Year: 1995

Why I like this song:

R.I.P. Conway Savage

The Bad Seeds may be Nick Cave's backing band but they are still a force in their own right. So it is indeed a rarity when of them, pianist Conway Savage, steps up to the mike to take lead vocals.
If Nick is the Prince of Darkness then Conway is that guy in a corner in some smoke-filled bar.