Friday Music Post
Because it's Friday and I want to listen to some music
Are you tired of pretty much everything? Had it up to here with all this nonsense? Yeah, me too! So here’s some music I’ve been listening to lately to forget that the world is the way it is. Maybe it’ll help you too.
WARNING: SOME OF THESE SONGS HAVE BAD WORDS IN THEM
Idles, “Gift Horse”
The less I understand these guys, the more I like them.
Craziest grocery store ever. Or whatever they call it in England. They’ve got different names for everything over there.
These guys have a new album coming out on Feb. 16. It’s called Tangk, after the way their guitars sound. I’m just glad there are still bands like this out there. Not everything in 2024 is Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, or some awful rapper who wasn’t even born yet when Run-DMC killed it.
Speaking of bad rappers…
Lil Dicky, “HAHAHA”
Hey, have you ever heard of the Joker? This guy has!
Lil Dicky isn’t my favorite rapper ever (that would be ODB, RIP), but his Hulu show Dave is pretty funny. And he’s a great 21st-Century success story. Within 10 years, he’s gone from posting his own funny music videos to hanging out with Brad Pitt and basically daring DC Comics to sue him. God bless America!
The Chats, “I’ve Been Drunk in Every Pub in Brisbaine”
This is a couple years old, and I don’t drink anymore, but it’s loud and it’s got a funny title and the guitarist looks like Stavros Halkias.
Just basic, balls-to-the-wall punk from some snotty Australian drunks. Seems like the Aussies have more interesting music down there than we do these days. Maybe it’s the heat? Do they just go crazy?
ZOMBI, “The Post-Atomic Horror”
This is one of those bands that makes music that sounds like a schlocky ‘80s action movie soundtrack. Which is like a whole genre now.
This is going on my “Writin’ Music” playlist. Propulsive, no lyrics. Perfect.
Diamante, “1987”
This little lady wasn’t even born yet in the year she’s singing about, but she’s absolutely correct to be nostalgic. The 1980s were the greatest decade in human history and it’s not even close.1
And speaking of the greatest decade ever…
KMFDM, “Airhead”
Hey, remember these guys? I really like their latest, and the video somehow manages to compress my entire childhood into less than 5 minutes.
Kinda sounds like a Garbage song from 1996. That’s a compliment, by the way.
And as long as I’m feeling nostalgic, here’s one from around that time…
David Bowie, “I’m Afraid of Americans”
I hear ya, Dave.
And finally…
Tom MacDonald (feat. Ben Shapiro), “Facts”
I’ve been following Ben Shapiro’s rap career for years, and this is his hottest banger yet.
Apparently that other guy is Canadian. But I kinda like him anyway.