Monday has passed, and we’ve gotten ourselves a updated Discover Weekly playlist from Spotify! As earlier weeks, i will listen through it and choose the three tracks that i like the most and list them, in no particular order.
The first track off of this weeks Discover Weekly is Eastwood Dub by King Tubby. Genius says that King Tubby was a Jamaican sound engineer, who greatly influenced the development of dub. And that makes sense, as this track, Eastwood Dub has got that classic dub-sound, and it’s really easy to listen to – and it makes you nod your head with the rhythm. There’s something that’s just a bit soothing about the sound, and i can see that this track would be sampeled in other songs, with singers singing over this dub.
The second track is Wet And Rusting by Menomena, and it’s off of their 2007 album Friend And Foe. Genius lets us know that Menomana is a Portland, Oregon based band. Just as with King Tubby, i had no previous knowledge of Menomana. But i love the sound of this track, Wet And Rusting, it reminds me of Arcade Fire, Modest Mouse, MGMT and similar bands. There’s something with the soft voices of the singers, combined with the heavy focus on the instrumental elements that just makes sense to me.
The third and last track from this weeks Discover Weekly playlist is Open Heart Surgery by The Brian Jonestown Massacre, and it’s off of their 2000 album Zero. The Brian Jonestown Massacre is, according to Genius, an American psychadelic rock baned based in San Fransisco, California in 1990. In this weeks list, this is the only band i had previous knowledge of. I’ve been listening to The BJM on and off for years now, however the album Zero which contains this song, has passed me by without notice. Open Heart Surgery is a track with slow sounding instrumentals and a rather melancholic lyrical element, where the singer reminds me of Robert Smith, from The Cure.
Also, side note, this was the first week in years that i didn’t get a track that’s in a language that i don’t understand. Intriguing! I hope your playlist contained some good songs, that will feature in your future rotation!
Until next time, takre care.
SLQT.
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