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article #MusicMonday Review - January 2022 in The Blog Vault https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/MusicMonday-Review-January-2022/ba-p/5338753 <P class="lia-align-justify"><A href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/bg-p/spotifyct/label-name/musicmonday" target="_blank" rel="noopener">#MusicMonday</A> <EM>is the hashtag I've been using for quite a while to share music recommendations from up-and-coming artists. Always fresh, and always different, trying to look for trends before they become one. You can check</EM> <A href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-December-2021/ba-p/5326114" target="_blank" rel="noopener">December's review</A> <EM>for more music.</EM></P> <P> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">Welcome to 2022! The new year brings us the opportunity to start over, and listen to different views of the world, and the reality we all live in. Let's have a listen, with a word from the artists themselves. <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":headphone:">🎧</span></P> <P> </P> <DIV><STRONG>The Super Moons – Compassion</STRONG></DIV> <P> </P> <DIV class="lia-align-justify"> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="supermoons.jpg" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/137906iEBB03FB05401194F/image-size/medium?v=v2&px=400" role="button" title="supermoons.jpg" alt="supermoons.jpg" /></span></P> <P> </P> <P><EM>If I could be you, and you could be me</EM></P> <P><EM>would we see things differently?</EM></P> <P><EM>I'd like to believe that you could see</EM></P> <P><EM>that people like me</EM></P> <P><EM>we're alright</EM></P> <P> </P> </DIV> <DIV class="lia-align-justify"><SPAN class="">The first track of the year comes from <SPAN class=""><SPAN class="">Edinburgh, Scotland</SPAN></SPAN> for an Indie track that asks questions we should all try to answer ourselves. Do you believe in compassion for everyone?</SPAN></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <P class="lia-align-justify">"As I recall it was a conscious decision to write a song about being nice rather than being angry or upset about things. I had an idea about what it would be like to be in the shoes of someone with polar opposite views on issues like poverty and wealth. Could I understand them? I don't think there was anyone specific in mind though."</P> </DIV> <P> </P> <P><A href="spotify:track:3hK1ANdIfA4qqPDZlnHCRw:small" target="_self">spotify:track:3hK1ANdIfA4qqPDZlnHCRw:small</A></P> <P> </P> <DIV><STRONG>Joeys – Cold Water</STRONG></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="joeys.jpg" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/137907iF4F97E1F2DC0349F/image-size/medium?v=v2&px=400" role="button" title="joeys.jpg" alt="joeys.jpg" /></span></P> <P> </P> <P><EM>Sum of all the weight,</EM><BR /><EM>Some of all mistakes,</EM><BR /><EM>Bound by revelation,</EM><BR /><EM>Everything’s ok,</EM></P> <P> </P> <P><EM>10000 hours </EM><BR /><EM>50000 plans</EM><BR /><EM>Practically friends </EM><BR /><EM>Practically the end</EM></P> <P> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">Keeping the Indie Rock vibe, let's move now to Liverpool, England for a song with a catchy chorus that truly invites you to sing along, specially if you relate to the relationship it describes:</P> <P> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">"The track is very much centred around a period of time. Definitely inspired by life events.</P> <P class="lia-align-justify"> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">We were jamming in the practice room and I had lyrics already, I diversify the process of writing lyrics depending on whether it’s myself who writes the melody and rhythm. The lyrics fit the music and away we went. It’s centred around discomfort in a short term relationship, it’s got sexual undertones. Speaks to a feeling of being exhausted by someone too. It’s got a few different meanings."</P> <P> </P> <P><A href="spotify:track:678yDOyKxTq06W72p6BqRM:small" target="_self">spotify:track:678yDOyKxTq06W72p6BqRM:small</A>  </P> <P> </P> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV><STRONG>REOT – Maldita Canción</STRONG></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <P><EM><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-left" image-alt="reot.jpg" style="width: 265px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/137908iD291DF55547EBC9C/image-size/medium?v=v2&px=400" role="button" title="reot.jpg" alt="reot.jpg" /></span></EM></P> <EM>Hoy estoy con vos, tal vez mañana no</EM><BR /><EM>¿Quién sabrá de nuestro destino?</EM></DIV> <DIV><BR /><EM>Y yo te miro a vos y trato de pensar</EM><BR /><EM>¿Quién nos unió?, ¿quién nos unió?</EM></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><EM>Simplemente yo, te trato de decir</EM><BR /><EM>Lo que te extraño mi amor, lo que te extraño.</EM></DIV> <DIV><BR /><EM>Simplemente vos y yo</EM><BR /><EM>Recorremos varios planetas sin conocer tus metas.</EM></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> <P class="lia-align-justify">Catchy Bassline? Check. Drum Solo? Check. Piano, Trumpet, and Guitar Solos? Check, check, and check! From Buenos Aires, listen to this jazzy Argentinian Rock extravaganza:</P> <P> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">"<EM>Cursed Song</EM><SPAN class=""><SPAN class=""><SPAN> is the story of a character who lives the full dispute between what is good and evil, yin and yang!</SPAN></SPAN> His<SPAN class=""><SPAN> devil, and his angel.</SPAN></SPAN> He'<SPAN class=""><SPAN>s involved in schizophrenia and his non-decisions recount his day to day.</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P> <P> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify"><SPAN class=""><SPAN class=""><SPAN>With those modern and vintage tones accompanied by jazz, gives the track something old to relate, but with a 2021 sound.</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN>"</P> <P> </P> <P><A href="spotify:track:6k8p0F52Unwr8ydxnYSE4u:small" target="_self">spotify:track:6k8p0F52Unwr8ydxnYSE4u:small</A> </P> <P> </P> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV><STRONG>SUNHILL – Golden Days</STRONG></DIV> <P> </P> <P><EM><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="sunhill.jpg" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/137909i377951324381D788/image-size/medium?v=v2&px=400" role="button" title="sunhill.jpg" alt="sunhill.jpg" /></span></EM></P> <P> </P> <P><EM>No need to clean your pools</EM><BR /><EM>No need for gardening rules</EM><BR /><EM>No fun within my town</EM><BR /><EM>Green leaves return to brown</EM></P> <P><BR /><EM>Sold all my things today</EM><BR /><EM>Cause things never go my way</EM><BR /><EM>All times we’d never seen</EM><BR /><EM>Got few and far between</EM></P> <BR /> <P class="lia-align-justify">From Borgholm, Sweden comes a feel-goody Garage Punk song, except it may be the most gloomy feel-good you can find. Make no friends, and don’t celebrate too long:</P> </DIV> </DIV> <P class="lia-align-justify"> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">"The lyrics were written as a reaction to everything you hear on the news. About a doom and gloom future of virus outbreaks, climate change, political fragmentation and mental health problems, which can make any hope of having golden days feel far away."</P> <P> </P> <P><A href="spotify:track:70Bw8jD6dp7TbF8tKW0rjR:small" target="_self">spotify:track:70Bw8jD6dp7TbF8tKW0rjR:small</A> </P> <P> </P> </DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Blaze Project – A Mile to Go</STRONG></DIV> <P> </P> <P><EM><SPAN class=""><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="blazeproject.jpg" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/137910iA52AE00F6B00D340/image-size/medium?v=v2&px=400" role="button" title="blazeproject.jpg" alt="blazeproject.jpg" /></span></SPAN></EM></P> <P> </P> <P><EM>But I have so many questions...</EM></P> <P> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">Our last stop of the month is Quebec, Canada, for a Pop Rock tale of asking questions that may not have an answer, yet could be part of a soul searching journey to self-belief:</P> </DIV> </DIV> <P class="lia-align-justify"> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">"The song deals with the subject of a person abandoned by his mother who on the way to meet him in the last mile, wonders if it is the right thing. A very beautiful melody and emotional music."</P> <P> </P> <P><A href="spotify:track:4o91Jbow0OcsZ3GWUg0QUW:small" target="_self">spotify:track:4o91Jbow0OcsZ3GWUg0QUW:small</A> </P> <P> </P> </DIV> </DIV> <STRONG>#MusicMonday 2021<BR /></STRONG></DIV> </DIV> <P> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">Give 2021's music a spin by listening to last year's compilation. 103 titles from original artists covering plenty of different genres, all representing the multiple trends independent artists are proud to establish<SPAN class="">. Have a listen:<BR /></SPAN></P> <DIV class="lia-align-right"><FONT size="2"><EM> </EM></FONT></DIV> <P><A href="spotify:playlist:7BbYaMoNZ14pUxMWXlzvDh:small" target="_self">spotify:playlist:7BbYaMoNZ14pUxMWXlzvDh:small</A></P> <DIV> <DIV> </DIV> </DIV> <P><STRONG>Listen to this month's music, and much more on the 2022's complete playlist:</STRONG></P> <P> </P> <P><A href="spotify:user:osornios:playlist:2IYRLjcwf2X9vC0QrI0b0P" target="_self">spotify:user:osornios:playlist:2IYRLjcwf2X9vC0QrI0b0P</A></P> <P> </P> <P>See you next month!</P> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 13:12:46 GMT osornios 2023-03-22T13:12:46Z #MusicMonday Review - January 2022 https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/MusicMonday-Review-January-2022/ba-p/5338753 <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="6.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/154201i034FF30F2862AF54/image-size/medium?v=v2&px=400" role="button" title="6.png" alt="6.png" /></span></P> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 13:12:46 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/MusicMonday-Review-January-2022/ba-p/5338753 osornios 2023-03-22T13:12:46Z Re: #MusicMonday Review - January 2022 https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/MusicMonday-Review-January-2022/bc-p/5339994#M2954 <P>Excellent 'Cold Water' review xD</P> Mon, 07 Feb 2022 23:42:25 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/MusicMonday-Review-January-2022/bc-p/5339994#M2954 user-removed 2022-02-07T23:42:25Z Re: #MusicMonday Review - January 2022 https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/MusicMonday-Review-January-2022/bc-p/5340024#M2955 <P><STRONG>A huge thank you to @Osornios for his excellent review January 2022!</STRONG></P> Tue, 08 Feb 2022 01:36:57 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/MusicMonday-Review-January-2022/bc-p/5340024#M2955 25116445 2022-02-08T01:36:57Z Re: #MusicMonday Review - January 2022 https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/MusicMonday-Review-January-2022/bc-p/5340555#M2956 <P>The melody on A Mile to Go <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":fire:">🔥</span></P> Tue, 08 Feb 2022 22:15:40 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/MusicMonday-Review-January-2022/bc-p/5340555#M2956 IsleyP 2022-02-08T22:15:40Z