If you can signup for a 7-day trial of Apple TV, do it for this show. Weirdly based off of a promo for NBC’s European soccer coverage years ago. Nothing groundbreaking, just funny and uplifting; and uplifting might not be what you are looking for in a show, but I really liked that part of it. They just put up the trailer for season 2, but here is season 1. I would post a clip, but it’s too hard to pick.
Volume 1 of Broken Hearts and Dirty Windows was fantastic. If this Sturgill Simpson cover is a taste of the quality of Volume 2, then I am excited for it.
I really loved Sound Opinion’s recommendation of Waxahatchee’s Peace and Quiet a long time ago, she reminded of Liz Phair. But instead diving deeper into Waxahatchee, I just listened to Liz Phair.
Then, a co-worker’s recommendation of her album, Saint Cloud, piqued my interest, but hearing that she did a great Dolly Parton cover prioritized my listening to the album. The album is great. And the cover is fantastic.
And if you want to hear Dolly’s version:
(more…)It’s been a while. Let’s begin with this hit with a killer baseline: Sparks’ Barbecutie.
Found from an Edgar Wright twitter post: “I love when a band is in such a prolific phase they can have songs other bands would kill for, as mere non album B-sides. The Kinks have tons of these. But check out Sparks’ ‘Barbecutie‘, a glorious banger of a b-side, with awesome bass guitar intro.”
