Listen to the new indie pop album Dear Happy by English singer/songwriter Gabrielle Aplin.
Dear Happy (2020) – 14 songs, 47 min
Here is my playlist of her earlier songs.
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My Top Songs – 2018
Listen to the top 100 songs that I played on Spotify during 2018.
They recently sent me an email which highlighted my 2018 music. I love a wide variety of music from many genres and artists, but you probably already knew that, if you have followed my blog over the past 4 years. In fact, Spotify called me “adventurous” because I listened to “non-mainstream” artists 159% more than the average Spotify user. I also included my top songs for 2017 and 2016.
Playlist (2018)
Your Top Songs – 2018 (Playlist) – 100 songs, 7 hr 23 min
Enjoy the following custom playlist Spotify created for me with the 100 songs that I loved most this year, all wrapped up.
Playlist (2017)
Your Top Songs – 2017 (Playlist) – 100 songs, 6 hr 53 min
Playlist (2016)
Your Top Songs – 2016 (Playlist) – 99 songs, 7 hr 4 min
Summary
Here are various summaries they provided that reflect my Spotify listening history during 2018. Very interesting!
Statistics
- 11,288 minutes (188 hours – 22% more than 2017)
- 2,736 songs (228/month)
Top Artists
- Michael Logozar
- Stefano Guzzetti
- Manos Milonakis
- Louis Landon
- Kathryn Kaye
Top Songs
- Dressed on Festen (2017) by Milos Milonakis
- Questions on The Journey, Vol. 1 (2018) by Cinthia Garcia
- Slow Down
- Luminous on Encounters of the Beautiful Kind (2018) by Rachel LaFond
- A Beautiful Distraction on Waking the Muse (2013) by Michele McLaughlin
Top Genres
- Pop
- Classical
- Indie
- Roots
Oldest Song
Even with all the newfangled music coming out, I still found time for oldies like this.
Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo on Mascagni:Cavalleria Rusticana (Remastered) (1953) by Renato Cellini
Tastebreakers (Playlist) – 50 songs, 4 hr 4 min
To broaden my horizons in 2019, Spotify created this playlist of songs from genres and artists I don’t usually explore.
Handsome & Gretyl: A Brave Lament
Listen to indie folk music by Handsome & Gretyl and Lullen on their new album A Brave Lament (Original Soundtrack).
This music was created for a short documentary film about grief & loss. Lullen is one of the side projects for Handsome (Brett), which he describes this way:
Lullen is a soft breath of soothing, seaborne melodies designed to mimic the calming, clearing effects of the sound of the ocean. Created with deep, warm felt piano and awash with deep reverberations, Lullen moves listeners to center, focus, and dream.
New Album
A Brave Lament (Original Soundtrack) (2018) – 11 songs, 35 min
Recent Single
Make You Mine (2018) – 1 song, 3 min 22 sec
See my music post on Handsome & Gretyl for more albums, videos, and links. It will be updated with the new album.
Photo credit: A Brave Lament (Original Soundtrack) @ Amazon (album cover).
Darlingside: Extralife
Listen to indie folk music by Darlingside on their new album Extralife.
Albums
Enjoy the harmonies from this Boston quartet.
Extralife (2018) – 12 songs, 39 min
Videos
These are a few music videos from the new album.
Best of the Best of Times – 3 min 3 sec
Futures – 4 min 21 sec
See my music post on Darlingside for more albums, videos, and links. It has been updated with the new album.
Photo credit: Extralife @ Amazon (album cover).
Birds of Chicago: Love in Wartime
Listen to Americana music by Birds of Chicago on their new album Love in Wartime.
New Album
Enjoy their new album.
Love in Wartime (2018) – 11 songs, 45 min
Playlist
This is my playlist of their songs.
Birds of Chicago (Playlist) – 21 songs, 1 hr 36 min
Videos
Here are videos of a few songs from their new album.
Superlover – for Folk Alley Sessions – 3 min 55 sec
Lodestar – Live at Fayetteville Roots Festival in Fayetteville, Arkansas (2016) – 4 min 44 sec
Baton Rouge – Live on Folk in the Field at Calgary Folk Festival (2017) – 6 min 31 sec
Love in Wartime – Concerts in the Kitchen – 6 min 48 sec
Listen to more of their music at my Birds of Chicago post for more albums, videos, and links. This new album and playlist has been included there as well. Also you might like the Po’ Girl music from Allison Russell’s earlier group.
Photo credit: Love in Wartime @ Amazon (album cover)
SXSWfm: Indie/Pop/Rock – Feb 22
The Middle Biscuit is a weekly SXSWfm specialty radio show stream, hosted by Elizabeth Spruiell on MixCloud, which focuses on indie/pop/rock music gems (about an hour long).
SXSWfm is the official internet radio stream of the South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Festival in Austin, Texas recently held from March 13-19, 2017. This is a great way to discover new music.
This is how Elizabeth describes her weekly show every Thursday at 12 & 6 CT.
What is the Middle Biscuit? Literally speaking, it is the warm, highly-coveted, center, perfect biscuit my brothers and I fought over when our Mom set down a pan of her homemade fare. Figuratively, the middle biscuit is a symbol representing any thing that is elite compared to those that surround it. Tune in weekly to feast on what I consider middle biscuit tracks and middle biscuit artists from the massive universe of indie-pop-rock. Mostly new stuff, sometimes classic, either way, you’ll get your fill.
Middle Biscuit #114 – JMT (2/22/2018) – 59 min
Playing tracks by Bonny Doon, Father John Misty, Night Moves, Unlikely Friends, The Drums and more.
Playlist
This episode includes the following artists and songs.
- Bonny Doon — A Lotta Things
- Father John Misty — Mr. Tillman
- Night Moves — Kind Luck
- Unlikely Friends — Hey Sunshine
- The Drums — Are U Fucked
- GIRLS — My Ma
- A Savage — Phantom Limbo
- The Walters — What’s Left
- Portugal. The Man — Do You
- Django Django — Sundials
- Dan Auerbach — Malibu Man
- Grizzly Bear — Glass Hillside
- DMAs — In the Air
- Tweedy — Where My Love
- Temples — The Guesser
- Julian Plenti — Only If You Run
SXSWfm: Indie/Pop/Rock – Feb 8
The Middle Biscuit is a weekly SXSWfm specialty radio show stream, hosted by Elizabeth Spruiell on MixCloud, which focuses on indie/pop/rock music gems (about an hour long).
SXSWfm is the official internet radio stream of the South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Festival in Austin, Texas recently held from March 13-19, 2017. This is a great way to discover new music.
This is how Elizabeth describes her weekly show every Thursday at 12 & 6 CT.
What is the Middle Biscuit? Literally speaking, it is the warm, highly-coveted, center, perfect biscuit my brothers and I fought over when our Mom set down a pan of her homemade fare. Figuratively, the middle biscuit is a symbol representing any thing that is elite compared to those that surround it. Tune in weekly to feast on what I consider middle biscuit tracks and middle biscuit artists from the massive universe of indie-pop-rock. Mostly new stuff, sometimes classic, either way, you’ll get your fill.
Middle Biscuit #113 – Half of it (2/8/2018) – 56 min
Playing tracks by Martin Courtney, Slow Hollows, Ty Segall, Baywaves, Cherry and more.
Playlist
This episode includes the following artists and songs.
- King Tuff — Psycho Star
- Strange Ranger — The Future
- Beach Fossils — Closer Everywhere
- Bloody Beach — Troubled Minds
- MGMT — Hand it Over
- Pinky Pink — Robber
- Dusted — Backwoods Ritual
- Baywaves — Down 4 U
- Car Seat Headrest — Nervous Young Inhumans
- Cherry — Majestic Wonderland
- Slow Hollows — Romantic
- VACATIONS — Relax
- Martin Courtney — Northern Highway
- Ty Segall — My Lady’s on Fire
- Kyle Craft — Exile Rag
Wild Child: Expectations
Listen to indie pop music by Wild Child from Austin, Texas on their new album Expectations that was just released yesterday.
There’s an interesting article on their website with background about the album and band. They are on tour in the USA, Canada, and Europe from March through May.
New Album
Enjoy the music.
Expectations – 12 songs, 47 m1n
Videos
Here are several videos for songs from their new album
Expectations – 4 min 12 sec
The One – Live – 3 min 0 sec
Playlist
Here is my playlist of their songs.
Wild Child (Playlist) – 38 songs, 2 hr 18 m1n
See my music post on Wild Child for more albums, videos, and links. I have incorporated the new album and an expanded playlist there as well.
Photo credit: Expectations (Amazon – album cover)
This is: Wild Child
Listen to indie pop music by Wild Child from Austin, Texas with key tracks from their four albums.
They created this custom playlist that includes 6 songs from 3 singles Alex / Break You Down, Sinking Ship / Back & Forth, and Think It Over / Expectations as they drop their new 2018 album Expectations next Friday. There’s an interesting article on their website with background about the album and band.
Playlist
This is: Wild Child (Playlist) – 19 songs, 1 hr 13 min
Videos
Here are several videos for songs from their new album
The One – Live on Expectations (2018) – 3 min 0 sec
Expectations on Expectations (2018) at Utopia Fest (KUTX Austin 98.9) – 3 min 40 sec
Playlist
Here is my playlist of their songs.
Wild Child (Playlist) – 38 songs, 2 hr 18 m1n
See my music post on Wild Child for more albums, videos, and links. I have incorporated the new album and an expanded playlist there as well.
Photo credit: Spotify (Playlist image)
Birds of Chicago: American Flowers
Listen to Americana music by Birds of Chicago on their new EP album American Flowers. Having relocated to Nashville, this contains a suite of songs that didn’t feel quite at home on their upcoming sprawling rock and roll circus of an album Love in Wartime to be released in April.
New Album
American Flowers (2017) – 6 songs, 30 min
Vieos
Here are videos of a few songs from their new album, as well as many others from other albums and live performances.
American Flowers on American Flowers (2017) – For Folk Alley Sessions – 5 min 52 sec
Hold Steady, Rock Slow on American Flowers (2017) – Live on CKUA at Edmonton Folk Fest 2017 – 5 min 39 sec
Baton Rouge – Live on Folk in the Field at Calgary Folk Festival (2017) – 6 min 31 sec
Super Lover – For Red Barn Studio Live Sessions at Fayetteville Roots Festival (2016) – 3 min 48 sec
Real Midnight on Real Midnight (2016) – For Folk Alley Sessions (2016) – 5 min 23 sec
Remember Wild Horses on Real Midnight (2016) – For Folk Alley Sessions (2016) – 4 min 49 sec
Good Dream – For Folk Alley Sessions (2016) – 5 min 19 sec
Kinderspel (child’s game) on Real Midnight (2016) – For Folk Alley Sessions (2016) – 5 min 58 sec
Flying Dreams on Birds of Chicago (2012) – For Audiotree Live (2012) – 4 min 22 sec
Sparrow on Real Midnight (2016) – For Audiotree Live (2012) – 3 min 47 sec
‘Til It’s Gone – on Live from Space (2013) – For Audiotree Live (2012) – 6 min 6 sec
I Have Heard Words on Live from Space (2013) – Live at Audiotree House in Spicewood, Texas at SXSW 2013 – 4 min 12 sec
Trampoline on Birds of Chicago (2012) – Live at KUTX Austin – 4 min 48 sec
The Moonglow Tapeworm on Birds of Chicago (2012) – Live at The Violet Hour in Chicago (2013) – 3 min 11 sec
All the City Girls on Live from Space (2013) – Live at The Violet Hour in Chicago (2012) – 4 min 11 sec
Listen to more of their music at my Birds of Chicago post for more albums, videos, and links. This new album and playlist has been included there as well. Also you might like the Po’ Girl music from Allison Russell’s earlier group.
Photo credit: American Flowers @ Amazon (album cover)