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article #MusicMonday Review - June 2022 in The Blog Vault https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/MusicMonday-Review-June-2022/ba-p/5403236 <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-May-2022/ba-p/5392526" target="_blank" rel="noopener">May's review</A> <EM>for more music.</EM></P> <P> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">June... what a rocking month it was, with its multiple subgenres representing the fighting spirit within. 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>Carpark – The World Ended in 2012</STRONG></DIV> <P> </P> <DIV class="lia-align-justify"> <P><EM><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-right" image-alt="Carpark.jpg" style="width: 267px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/142612i49A4C36DEAC565CA/image-size/medium?v=v2&px=400" role="button" title="Carpark.jpg" alt="Carpark.jpg" /></span></EM><EM>I can't hide the words I say when I get lost</EM><BR /><EM>A foreign dream in a language I can't turn off</EM><BR /><EM>Track my heart, track my life</EM><BR /><EM>You can see my every move online</EM><BR /><EM>Please leave me alone</EM></P> <P> </P> <P><EM>Nothing lasts that long anyway</EM><BR /><EM>Don't know what we expected</EM><BR /><EM>Spinning 'round and 'round and 'round and 'round</EM><BR /><EM>So many things we left neglected</EM></P> <P> </P> </DIV> <DIV class="lia-align-justify"><SPAN class="">Welcome to the post-2012 world. From London, England, let's begin today's journey listening to an Indie Emo track where the future is (still) unknown. How does it work when everything's broken?<BR /></SPAN></DIV> <DIV class="lia-align-justify"> </DIV> <DIV> <P class="lia-align-justify">"I think the initial flicker of inspiration came from a book I was reading at the time. Then we started delving in to how the world was 'supposed' to end in 2012.</P> <P> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">We actually wrote it before lockdown or any mention of the C word."</P> </DIV> <P> </P> <P><A href="spotify:track:3sPcDaahxCFYj3XUXJr3Pw:small" target="_self">spotify:track:3sPcDaahxCFYj3XUXJr3Pw:small</A></P> <P> </P> <DIV><STRONG>DR!FTWOOD – Home on My Own</STRONG></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P class="lia-align-justify"><EM><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-left" image-alt="Driftwood.jpg" style="width: 307px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/142613i52B5CD66A2807FEB/image-dimensions/307x307?v=v2" width="307" height="307" role="button" title="Driftwood.jpg" alt="Driftwood.jpg" /></span>Should I be excited<BR />Or should I be worried<BR />about you instead</EM></P> <P> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">We move north to <SPAN class=""><SPAN class="">Manchester for a Pop Rock tune that begs to be listened live from the opening bass line to the sing-along chorus</SPAN></SPAN>:</P> <P> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">"The song was written after a night out in Manchester, but includes experiences that we’ve been through. The song is really about how important someone can be to you and you may not realize it until they’re gone"</P> <P> </P> <P><A href="spotify:track:4TwIOGWp4HFIf0hvfJ4sTb:small" target="_self">spotify:track:4TwIOGWp4HFIf0hvfJ4sTb:small</A>  </P> <P> </P> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Woodwolf – John Brown</STRONG></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <P class="lia-align-justify"><EM><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-right" image-alt="Woodwolf.jpg" style="width: 267px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/142614iA0063962C33473FA/image-size/medium?v=v2&px=400" role="button" title="Woodwolf.jpg" alt="Woodwolf.jpg" /></span>Here's the story of John Brown</EM><BR /><EM>So silent when he comes around</EM><BR /><EM>People know they are near the end</EM><BR /><EM>if they see his shadow in the desert sand</EM></P> <P class="lia-align-justify"><BR /><EM>Nobody wants to fight with Brown</EM><BR /><EM>The most dangerous cowboy in town</EM><BR /><EM>One day the reaper came to take his life</EM><BR /><EM>He stabbed it down and hard with his knife</EM></P> <P> </P> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> <P class="lia-align-justify">All good rock songs begin with great riffs, and this Quebec City, Canada band has them. Don't try to run, don't try to hide, this song will break you down:</P> <P> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">"Everything started from the guitar riff, we wanted a story that fit with the riff, and the idea of a badass cowboy came from our imagination. LOL."</P> <P> </P> <P><A href="spotify:track:6lhjPiXVU0m3K2rEwG9C3z:small" target="_self">spotify:track:6lhjPiXVU0m3K2rEwG9C3z:small</A> </P> <P> </P> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Wetlands – You Left Your Empty Drink In My Car</STRONG></DIV> <P> </P> <P><EM><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-left" image-alt="Wetlands.jpg" style="width: 307px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/142615iEDEA2E52E3DA9251/image-dimensions/307x307?v=v2" width="307" height="307" role="button" title="Wetlands.jpg" alt="Wetlands.jpg" /></span>I can tell that something's wrong</EM></P> <P><EM>I can see what’s underneath</EM></P> <P class="lia-align-justify"><EM>You don’t care what you take</EM></P> <P><EM>as long as you get what you need</EM></P> <P> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify"><EM>You bring me down and it’s you in the spotlight</EM></P> <P class="lia-align-justify"><EM>All while you suck me dry</EM></P> <P class="lia-align-justify"><EM>Hope it makes you feel alright</EM></P> <P class="lia-align-justify"> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">Our travels around the world wouldn't be complete without a visit to <SPAN class=""><SPAN class="">Brisbane</SPAN></SPAN>, Australia, which offers some angry Alt Rock vibes about the shells we use to hide what we can really be:</P> </DIV> </DIV> <P class="lia-align-justify"> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">"Basically the song is us venting about our frustrations with egotistical/narcissistic ex friends/people in our life. Sadly some people are more than happy to use you up for what you’re good for while simultaneously bringing you down, and sometimes it’s easier to just accept that rather than trying to appease them."</P> <P> </P> <P><A href="spotify:track:4CXQb6JxGbG0dGdN5m9RYN:small" target="_self">spotify:track:4CXQb6JxGbG0dGdN5m9RYN:small</A> </P> <P> </P> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Ace Laurentt – Far Away</STRONG></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P class="lia-align-justify"><EM><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-right" image-alt="AceLaurentt.jpg" style="width: 267px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/142616iD62BF7DFF5BF0E69/image-size/medium?v=v2&px=400" role="button" title="AceLaurentt.jpg" alt="AceLaurentt.jpg" /></span>I’ma take you far</EM></P> <P class="lia-align-justify"><EM>Far away</EM></P> <P class="lia-align-justify"><EM>You caught my eyes now I can’t look, away</EM></P> <P class="lia-align-justify"><EM>Going through withdrawals</EM></P> <P class="lia-align-justify"><EM>So I numb the pain</EM></P> <P class="lia-align-justify"><EM>I know you’ll stay, but I just need the chase</EM></P> <P class="lia-align-justify"> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify"><EM>I love the way</EM></P> <P class="lia-align-justify"><EM>You touch my face</EM></P> <P class="lia-align-justify"><EM>I love the place</EM></P> <P class="lia-align-justify"><EM>Where we both lay</EM></P> <P class="lia-align-justify"><EM>I love the grave</EM></P> <P class="lia-align-justify"><EM>That we both made</EM></P> <BR /> <P class="lia-align-justify">Last stop, Broward County, Florida for a trippy Alternative track about meeting someone you wish you never did, and the need to break loose to keep living your life:</P> </DIV> </DIV> <P class="lia-align-justify"> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">"So I was seeing this girl for a while. She wasn’t the best person when it came to life decisions or making choices but we had a lot of fun together and that kinda made up for the bad decisions she was making. Eventually I had to cut it off because I knew it wasn’t something that was gonna end well and I ended up writing a song about it."</P> <P> </P> </DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <P><A href="spotify:track:2gN3QBCTq6A6fimdt7fLqg:small" target="_self">spotify:track:2gN3QBCTq6A6fimdt7fLqg: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> <P> </P> <P><FONT size="2"><EM>Dedicated to my good friend JSC.</EM></FONT></P> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 13:34:59 GMT osornios 2023-03-22T13:34:59Z #MusicMonday Review - June 2022 https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/MusicMonday-Review-June-2022/ba-p/5403236 <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="5.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/154124i64F3A3EC119B1E34/image-size/medium?v=v2&px=400" role="button" title="5.png" alt="5.png" /></span></P> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 13:34:59 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/MusicMonday-Review-June-2022/ba-p/5403236 osornios 2023-03-22T13:34:59Z