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article #MusicMonday Review - April 2022 in The Blog Vault https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/MusicMonday-Review-April-2022/ba-p/5381518 <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-March-2022/bc-p/5368680" target="_blank" rel="noopener">March's review</A> <EM>for more music.</EM></P> <P> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">This month we get a sample of the current state of some popular genres in their respective parts of the world: Latin Pop, British Indie Rock, and a sprinkle of American Surf Rock. 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>Helena Del Pilar – Esperanza</STRONG></DIV> <P> </P> <DIV class="lia-align-justify"> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-right" image-alt="helenadelpilar.jpg" style="width: 217px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/140857i3D4E22391464A812/image-size/medium?v=v2&px=400" role="button" title="helenadelpilar.jpg" alt="helenadelpilar.jpg" /></span><EM>Buscando una estrella</EM></P> <P><EM>Tu magia vendrá</EM></P> <P><BR /><EM>Tocando la arena</EM></P> <P><EM>El sol brillará</EM></P> <P> </P> <P><EM>Abriendo el camino</EM></P> <P><EM>Tu sol brillará</EM></P> </DIV> <DIV class="lia-align-justify"> </DIV> <DIV class="lia-align-justify"><SPAN class="">From La Guajira, Colombia, we begin this month's offerings with an uplifting Pop song that can carry us through the roads that are never easy to walk on:<BR /></SPAN></DIV> <DIV class="lia-align-justify"> </DIV> <DIV> <P class="lia-align-justify">"The song Esperanza, is the result of my own experiences and, it is a message that I consider the world needs at this time, to strengthen faith... to be filled with hope and with strength... To be able to follow the path <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":folded_hands:">🙏</span></P> <P class="lia-align-justify"> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">This is a song that I composed and matured in several stages… (it rarely happens to me). Recently, I started to review it and I felt that this was the right moment to sing it… it is a song that I personally love and I hope it feels so much, as I have felt it, singing it!"</P> </DIV> <P> </P> <P><A href="spotify:track:6RdAxSErg3xD0jcYtecRkk:small" target="_self">spotify:track:6RdAxSErg3xD0jcYtecRkk:small</A></P> <P> </P> <DIV><STRONG>Dentist – Spilled Coffee</STRONG></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P><EM><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-right" image-alt="dentist.jpg" style="width: 217px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/140858i6CFB1CC2E2AE679C/image-size/medium?v=v2&px=400" role="button" title="dentist.jpg" alt="dentist.jpg" /></span></EM><EM>I put my head between my knees.</EM></P> <P><EM>I couldn’t help but beg you please.</EM></P> <P><EM>They can all see it on my face.</EM><BR /><EM>I hate it shows I need some space.</EM></P> <P> </P> <P><EM>It’s quiet now, it’s quiet now.</EM><BR /><EM>I made it out of this somehow.</EM></P> <P><EM>No, we could never be the same</EM></P> <P><EM>I’m not even sure who to blame.</EM></P> <P> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">Inspiration frequently comes from personal experiences, and this band from <SPAN class="">Asbury Park, NJ</SPAN> channels a bitter one into Surf Rock bliss. Band member Emily explains:</P> <P> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">"Lyrically, the song is based on a toxic relationship, an unnecessary public embarrassment (I’d rather not go further into). A real learning experience and something I hope no one ever has to go through. The overall message is, having a sister and even a being son, how could you in good conscious treat a woman so poorly. It was an unfortunate event."</P> <P> </P> <P><A href="spotify:track:4Lbn8leVQ0J9tGY85kHVvl:small" target="_self">spotify:track:4Lbn8leVQ0J9tGY85kHVvl:small</A>  </P> <P> </P> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Cristina Malakhai – Besos Arma</STRONG></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV><EM><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-left" image-alt="cristinamalakhai.jpg" style="width: 303px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/140859i967046A04B82B398/image-dimensions/303x303?v=v2" width="303" height="303" role="button" title="cristinamalakhai.jpg" alt="cristinamalakhai.jpg" /></span></EM><EM>Mi casa de cristal</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>Es una arma letal</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>Puedo ver sin tocar</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>Me falta el respirar</EM></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><EM>Ya no puedo soportar<BR /></EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>Ya no puedo evitar</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>Sentirme atrapada</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>Un minuto mas</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>Ni un solo segundo mas</EM></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><EM>Quiero salir de aqui</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>Contigo o sin ti</EM></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> <P class="lia-align-justify">Taking about unpleasant experiences, our next singer/songwriter from Barcelona, Spain brings a Pop Electrobeat <SPAN>cluster of sensations emanating from a circulated, enveloped, and definitively closed environment</SPAN>:</P> <P> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">"I did the song during the quarantine, when we were trapped in our houses, and kisses became a weapon… that’s where the title comes from <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":smiling_face_with_heart_eyes:">😍</span><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":grinning_face:">😀</span>"</P> <P> </P> <P><A href="spotify:track:7m1RNV4CAw3qpLZg5DwuFP:small" target="_self">spotify:track:7m1RNV4CAw3qpLZg5DwuFP:small</A> </P> <P> </P> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Pavlo – ¿qué más da?</STRONG></DIV> <P> </P> <P><EM><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-left" image-alt="pavlo.jpg" style="width: 217px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/140860i92FF50AD07B20BEF/image-size/medium?v=v2&px=400" role="button" title="pavlo.jpg" alt="pavlo.jpg" /></span></EM><EM>Los lugares que solía estar</EM><BR /><EM>Las canciones que lloraba al cantar</EM><BR /><EM>El amigo que solía llamar</EM><BR /><EM>Ahora no lo extraño más</EM></P> <P><BR /><EM>Por sentir, ese absurdo afán </EM><BR /><EM>Las fiestas que ni recuerdo ya</EM><BR /><EM>Promesas que moría conservar</EM><BR /><EM>Palabras solo por llenar</EM></P> <P><BR /><EM>Al final el tiempo solo es poesía</EM><BR /><EM>Qué más da, si tal vez hoy no es un buen día</EM><BR /><EM>La paso comparando y nada encaja igual</EM><BR /><EM>Qué mas da, si tal vez hoy no es un buen día</EM></P> <BR /> <P class="lia-align-justify">Back again in Colombia, Medellín to be exact, let's give a  listen to a catchy Pop song about feeling estranged from your own past:</P> </DIV> </DIV> <P class="lia-align-justify"> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">"This song is inspired by the music I listened to when I was a teenager, I was a very Disney kid, I grew up listening to Demi, Miley, the Jonas Brothers. I miss hearing those sounds now. I wanted to mix that Rock/Pop with current elements that would make it feel fresh.</P> <P class="lia-align-justify"> </P> <P>My album is based on a big heartbreak and this song opens a new chapter in history, it is the closing of this cycle."</P> <P> </P> <P><A href="spotify:track:09I75WeZNBSDUXX66hcWHF:small" target="_self">spotify:track:09I75WeZNBSDUXX66hcWHF:small</A> </P> <P> </P> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Average Life Complaints – Fish & Chips (Feat. Heartworms)</STRONG></DIV> <P> </P> <P><EM><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-right" image-alt="averagelifecomplaints.jpg" style="width: 303px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/140861iE000BC3C6240DD54/image-dimensions/303x303?v=v2" width="303" height="303" role="button" title="averagelifecomplaints.jpg" alt="averagelifecomplaints.jpg" /></span></EM><EM>Clear your mind </EM><BR /><EM>Don’t drag behind </EM><BR /><EM>One day you’ll grow old</EM><BR /><EM>And you may behold</EM><BR /><EM>This great majestic ship</EM><BR /><EM>Those English fish and chips</EM><BR /><EM>The lessons you’re never taught</EM><BR /><EM>Are the ones you deserve</EM></P> <P> </P> <P><EM>Patience</EM><BR /><EM>My friend </EM><BR /><EM>You’ll do fine </EM><BR /><EM>In the end </EM></P> <P> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">We now move to South London, England, for an Indie Rock band that's only average in the name. Let the groovy bass line build the message of hope:</P> </DIV> </DIV> <P class="lia-align-justify"> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">"The song's lyrics are written in 2nd person but are mostly mental notes/do’s and don’ts to myself or a friend about trying not to worry too much. It’s intended to be a song about the ups and downs of life and how even through all the pain and worry, everything will be okay in the end.</P> <P class="lia-align-justify"> </P> <P>I used the comparison between rubbish shop bought fish & chips and a proper old English fish shop fish & chips to summate those feelings."</P> <P> </P> <P><A href="spotify:track:4IlYNwoXHncqSrKNzzTMdA:small" target="_self">spotify:track:4IlYNwoXHncqSrKNzzTMdA:small</A> </P> <P> </P> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Marseille – Forget It All</STRONG></DIV> <P> </P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="marseille.jpg" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/140862iB8621068852194CD/image-size/medium?v=v2&px=400" role="button" title="marseille.jpg" alt="marseille.jpg" /></span></P> <P> </P> <P><EM>I know what you stand for</EM><BR /><EM>I say forget it all</EM><BR /><EM>I know that it sounds cruel</EM><BR /><EM>But I'll have to leave you</EM></P> <P><BR /><EM>Cause I know that you're my girl</EM><BR /><EM>But I know that you're</EM><BR /><EM>Not my whole world</EM></P> <P> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">From up north in Derby, England, this track, while taking you back to the 90's BritPop sound, will make you remember those people you know <SPAN>who are stuck in their ways and aren’t willing to change for the better</SPAN>:</P> </DIV> </DIV> <P class="lia-align-justify"> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">"It is written about a past relationship of someone not seeing the bigger picture and no matter how hard you try to help them they're stuck in their own ways. Even though you're looking out for their best interests."</P> <P> </P> <P><A href="spotify:track:17TdK46TBQdZet3ja3Vt5i:small" target="_self">spotify:track:17TdK46TBQdZet3ja3Vt5i:small</A> </P> <P> </P> </DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Paisley Parc – MEAN STREETS</STRONG></DIV> <P> </P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="paisleyparc.jpg" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/140863i84FB8F74732AD28D/image-size/medium?v=v2&px=400" role="button" title="paisleyparc.jpg" alt="paisleyparc.jpg" /></span></P> <P> </P> <P><EM>These streets are mean at night</EM></P> <P><EM>Everybody's looking for a fight</EM></P> <P><EM>All those husbands and wives</EM></P> <P><EM>Are not coming home tonight.</EM></P> <P> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">We end this month's UK tour in Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales for an acoustic ballad about finding a way in today’s tough cities:</P> </DIV> </DIV> <P class="lia-align-justify"> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">"It was written about living in a working class town and the fear of violence that you're likely to face on nights out on the town"</P> <P> </P> <P><A href="spotify:track:3djKf6Ehz2ITsCaSKLyUGR:small" target="_self">spotify:track:3djKf6Ehz2ITsCaSKLyUGR:small</A> </P> <P> </P> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> <P><STRONG>Listen to them and much more on the 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 13:33:37 GMT osornios 2023-03-22T13:33:37Z #MusicMonday Review - April 2022 https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/MusicMonday-Review-April-2022/ba-p/5381518 <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="4.png" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/154180iEC3221296851D866/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999" role="button" title="4.png" alt="4.png" /></span></P> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 13:33:37 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/MusicMonday-Review-April-2022/ba-p/5381518 osornios 2023-03-22T13:33:37Z