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What We’re Listening To (August 19, 2024)

Chuck Prophet – Wake The Dead

Wake The Dead, Chuck Prophets first album in four years, and also the first since he has been cleared of stage four lymphonia, is set to see the light of ear in late October.

Katy J. Pearson – Those Goodbyes

Her latest record, Someday Now, is a brilliant record with shades of First Aid Kit by way of Fleetwood Mac emanating throughout. There is a certain pop-panache on the break-out single, “Those Goodbyes.”

Emiliana Torrini – Let’s Keep Dancing

On the shortlist for Icelandic Artist of the Year, her latest record, Miss Flower, includes a sultry “Let’s Keep Dancing” and a romantic electro-pop ballad with “Lady K.” The album is loosely based on the life of Geraldine Flower, a friend’s mother who has been said to have been a free spirit who had 9 marriage proposals and was never married, even leaving one suitor at the altar.

Fontaines DC – Favourite

With their soon-to-be-released fourth album, Romance, Fontaines DC is advancing their game into next-level territory. Immaculately produced and sonically pristine, give this one a listen before searching out the full record that is a likely album of the year candidate.

Brown Horse – Sunfisher

Brown Horse is likely one of the best new Americana bands on the landscape today, and more than likely you have never heard of these guys that have drawn comparisons to Lone Justice, Uncle Tupelo, and Lucinda Williams. Think a slightly less off-the-rails Whiskeytown and you will feel the vibe.

The Top Songs of 2019 (55-51)

There have been a lot of really great songs released in 2019. This year, we will be revealing our top 100 songs five tunes at a time all the way to number one. Here are our picks for 60-56.

55. Deacon Blue – City of Love

Taking their name from a Steely Dan song, the Scottish band Deacon Blue hasn’t let up one bit from when they were opening for The Waterboys way back in 1985. In March of 2020, the band will be releasing City of Love, their fourth album in seven years. This band is almost the poster child for under the radar bands you should know about.

54. Soccer Mommy – Yellow is the Color Of Her Eyes

“Yellow is the Color Of Her Eyes” is only the second track of new music from Soccer Mommy that has reached our ears since 2018’s breakout album, Lush and complex, the song inspired by life on the road and the relations that suffer from the distance and time away features harpist Mary Lattimore.

53. Durand Jones & The Indications – Morning in America

Alongside Austin’s Black Pumas, Durand Jones and his mates are front and center on the cresting Soul revivalist movement. Drummer Aaron Frazer adds to the vibe with vocals that perfectly complement Durand Jones. From the record, American Love Call, “Morning in America” harkens back to the protest Soul of the ’60s and ’70s. The lyrics touch on contaminated water, overprescribing of pain-killers, and systematic racism, all touchstones of a protest song for todays times.

52. P.P. Arnold – I Believe

Unbelievably, her 2019 record, The New Adventures of P.P. Arnold, is her first proper solo album in 51 years, and she has not lost anything at all on her vocal fastball. “I believe” is a beautiful, immaculately produced cinematic wonder to behold.

51. Fontaines DC – Boys In A Better Land

With an energy that falls somewhere north of The Clash and South of The Waterboys, “Boys In A Better Land” almost literally sparks with a nervous energy that makes you feel alive. These guys mix Post-Punk riffs with a literate sensibility capable of ripping your ears off. Even the ballads these guys throw out have a lot of street swagger.