NNAMDÏ- Javelin
This new single is on the deluxe edition of NNAMDÏ’s 2022 album Please Have A Seat.
NNAMDÏ is playing at The Echo in Los Angeles on Wednesday, 4/5/23 with Luke Titus.
Apr 032023
Mar 282023
Arlo Parks- Impurities
This song is from Arlo Parks’ upcoming album, My Soft Machine, releasing on May 26th, 2023.
She is playing at The Belasco in Los Angeles on Thursday, March 30th.
Mar 242023
Dune Rats- Melted Into Two
Every month I listen to the majority of bands/singers/musicians/artists who are playing in Los Angeles and select some for a monthly playlist. It includes a variety of genres and usually newer work by the artist.
The song above is from Dune Rats’ 2022 album, Real Rare Whale.
Mar 202023
Model/Actriz- Crossing Guard
This song is from Model/Actriz’s 2023 debut album Dogsbody.
The band are playing in Los Angeles at Genghis Cohen on Wednesday (3/22/23) and Zebulon on Thursday (3/23/23)
Mar 132023
The Beths- Expert In A Dying Field
This song is from The Beth’s 2022 album Expert In A Dying Field.
The band are playing at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles on Friday, March 17th, 2023.
Mar 062023
Kevin Kaarl- como me encanta
This song is from Kevin Kaarl’s 2022 album, Paris Texas.
He is playing at The Novo in Los Angeles on 3/9/23.
Feb 272023
Storefront Church- “Us Against Us”
This song is from Storefront Church’s 2021 album, As We Pass. Storefront Church is LA musician Lukas Frank’s current project.
Recently Storefront Church covered band Low’s Words with Phoebe Bridgers as a tribute to Mimi Parker, Low’s drummer and vocalist, who passed away last year in November.
Storefront Church is playing at Zebulon in Los Angeles on Saturday 3/4/23.
Feb 222023
April + VISTA- Every Void
Every month I listen to the majority of bands/singers/musicians/artists who are playing in Los Angeles and then make selections for a playlist the following month. It includes a variety of genres and usually newer work by the artist. Linked below are January 2023’s selections.
The song above is from April + VISTA’s 2021 album, Pit of My Dreams.
Jan 272023
Alien Boy- The Way I Feel
This song is from Alien Boy’s 2021 album Don’t Know What I Am. The band will be playing at The Echo in Los Angeles on Saturday (1/28/23) with Dazy and Object of Affection.
Jan 232023
After some editing, here is a playlist of my top 100 choices for the best songs of last year. It was an interesting year for music as the world slowly (or in some places quickly) attempted to go back to some kind of normal.
Three artists from last year’s selections make a return appearance with new work- Madison Cunningham; Black Country, New Road; and Rico Nasty- who took the energy up a notch on a Fred Again.. club banger.
Alt-J, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Built to Spill and Nina Nastasia, returned with new work. Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood from Radiohead reunited to form a new band- The Smile.
It felt impossible not to love the energy of F.N.F (Let’s Go), GloRilla and HitKidd’s single lady anthem, or Flo Milli’s self celebration Conceited.
The playlist is a little more California-centric than others out there, which makes itself especially obvious in selections by J. Rocc, Erin Rae, and The Moonjacks.
As always the playlist leans heavily toward indie bands, however there are also some R&B songs included- like potential future classics from artists Jacob Banks, Lee Fields, and Lady Wray.
Songs about economic worries, creative struggles, grief, and, of course, love songs are in every year’s playlist and this year is no exception.
There were a lot of songs to love in 2022, hopefully this list introduces you to a few more.