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article #MusicMonday Review - October 2022 in The Blog Vault https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/MusicMonday-Review-October-2022/ba-p/5454704 <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-September-2022/ba-p/5438903" target="_blank" rel="noopener">September's review</A> <EM>for more music.</EM></P> <P> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">This month's music will take you to a journey to the dark side of matters. Regardless of genres, prepare yourself for a brilliantly apprehensive good time. 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>Teen Angst – Kissless Virgin</STRONG></DIV> <P> </P> <DIV class="lia-align-justify"> <P><EM><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-right" image-alt="teenangst.jpg" style="width: 300px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/147813i62295640CA570D57/image-dimensions/300x301?v=v2" width="300" height="301" role="button" title="teenangst.jpg" alt="teenangst.jpg" /></span></EM></P> <P><EM>There’s a lot I’ve done</EM><BR /><EM>I’ve lost, drawn and I’ve won </EM><BR /><EM>But only by myself</EM><BR /><EM>Never with anyone else</EM></P> <P><BR /><EM>A dirty kind of pure</EM><BR /><EM>Just waiting at the door</EM><BR /><EM>I’ve been close for sure</EM><BR /><EM>But I’ve never been kissed before</EM></P> <P> </P> <P><EM>Cause I want to feel right</EM><BR /><EM>For once in my damn life</EM></P> </DIV> <DIV class="lia-align-justify"> </DIV> <DIV class="lia-align-justify"><SPAN class=""><SPAN class="gvxzyvdx aeinzg81 t7p7dqev gh25dzvf ocv3nf92 b6ax4al1 gem102v4 ncib64c9 mrvwc6qr sx8pxkcf f597kf1v cpcgwwas f5mw3jnl ib8x7mpr k1z55t6l oog5qr5w tes86rjd pbevjfx6">Yes, <SPAN class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Antisocial-pop is a real genre, and this band from <SPAN class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1bwzh9t r-4qtqp9 r-poiln3 r-1b7u577 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" data-testid="UserLocation">Perth, Western Australia</SPAN>, shows us how does it feels like. Doesn’t it feel nice?:</SPAN></SPAN><BR /></SPAN></DIV> <DIV class="lia-align-justify"> </DIV> <DIV> <P class="lia-align-justify">"The phrase <EM>Kissless Virgin</EM> was used by a friend of mine to describe a Dungeons and Dragons character he was playing, and it immediately stuck in my brain as an interesting title for a song.</P> <P class="lia-align-justify"> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">I already had the rough idea for the music of the song but the only lyric I had at that point was the refrain “What does it feel like?”. Once I had the new title of ‘Kissless Virgin’ I was inspired to finish the lyrics.</P> <P class="lia-align-justify"> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">The lyrics explore the theme of feeling a yearning or regret about missing out on life experiences out of fear or anxiety."</P> </DIV> <P> </P> <P><A href="spotify:track:3m12BB5ennV2CsseQjhRXC:small" target="_self">spotify:track:3m12BB5ennV2CsseQjhRXC:small</A></P> <P> </P> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Spirits of Leo – Asylum</STRONG></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="spiritsofleo.jpg" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/147814iB0EFC487626E668E/image-size/medium?v=v2&px=400" role="button" title="spiritsofleo.jpg" alt="spiritsofleo.jpg" /></span> <P> </P> </DIV> <DIV> <P><EM>Ash in hearth, I seek your shelter</EM><BR /><EM>Storming, rushing, bounding, assailing me</EM><BR /><EM>Entering my spine and crawling out my palms</EM><BR /><EM>The spirit is now ascending me</EM></P> <P><EM>Commanding motion</EM></P> <P> </P> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> <P class="lia-align-justify">From New York City, NY, get ready for a Shoegaze track as it should be: somber, yet energetic. Don’t fight, nothing ever comes if you won’t believe it:</P> <P> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">"The song <EM>Asylum</EM> is about anxiety, obsessions/compulsions, and intrusive thoughts.</P> <P class="lia-align-justify"> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">Essentially, the song is about finding safety and shelter from oneself, or specifically, one's inner demons.</P> <P class="lia-align-justify"><BR />It started out as a composite of meanings in relation to feelings of anxiety, but ultimately the song formed as a personification of inner demons."</P> <P> </P> <P><A href="spotify:track:5nvWbJWFbrFEhb2Z7Sbdbc:small" target="_self">spotify:track:5nvWbJWFbrFEhb2Z7Sbdbc:small</A> </P> <P> </P> <STRONG>Desert of Talking Shadows – Empty Hearts</STRONG></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P><EM><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-right" image-alt="desertoftalkingshadows.jpg" style="width: 303px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/147815iDF3AD4CEF455FDF8/image-dimensions/303x303?v=v2" width="303" height="303" role="button" title="desertoftalkingshadows.jpg" alt="desertoftalkingshadows.jpg" /></span></EM></P> <P><EM>You cannot hide</EM><BR /><EM>So darling don’t try</EM><BR /><EM>You wrap yourself around a heartbeat or a pulse, you call that love?</EM><BR /><EM>I wouldn’t know</EM><BR /><EM>I’ll love myself one day, but til then, I’ll just let you do it for me</EM><BR /><EM>Til you run out of it yourself</EM></P> <P> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">Switching gears, have a listen to a Rock track from Orange County, CA that takes elements from 70s bluesy attitude to ask the question broken hearts have:</P> <P> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">"This song was inspired by a person and a specific experience I had in a past relationship, I don’t like to get into details as it’s best for the listener to interpret it how they like.</P> <P class="lia-align-justify"> </P> <P>The track itself is inspired by Arctic Monkeys “R U Mine?” “Pretty Visitors”, and Royal Blood “How Did We Get So Dark?”"</P> <P> </P> <P><A href="spotify:track:1QbEwWmEnWg57CCyjWGpAp:small" target="_self">spotify:track:1QbEwWmEnWg57CCyjWGpAp:small</A>  </P> <P> </P> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Machine On A Break – Things That Go Bump</STRONG></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="machineonabreak.jpg" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/147816i062AE0D78D8F84C4/image-size/medium?v=v2&px=400" role="button" title="machineonabreak.jpg" alt="machineonabreak.jpg" /></span> <P> </P> <P><EM>Be afraid,</EM></P> <P><EM>even be angry,</EM></P> <P><EM>but be careful not to hate,</EM></P> <P><EM>because blame is such a dangerous game,</EM></P> <P><EM>and there will never be a change if no one is listening.</EM></P> </DIV> <P> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">From Sydney, Australia, this Alt Metal track combines the anger and frustration from the inequities that exist with the pain of possible inaction:</P> </DIV> </DIV> <P class="lia-align-justify"> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">"I wrote it one night when I was angry after a conversation with someone. They'd been saying it's my responsibility to stay safe from the bad people in the world and I didn't think that was fair. We tell women to cover up and not go out at night by themselves but we should really be teaching people not to be creeps."</P> <P> </P> <P><A href="spotify:track:68HhfqdY7VTgKD9bn6eiZR:small" target="_self">spotify:track:68HhfqdY7VTgKD9bn6eiZR:small</A> </P> <P> </P> <P><STRONG>Bad Sidekick – Daily Lottery</STRONG></P> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <P> </P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="badsidekick.jpg" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/147817i0014D66A2DE3381D/image-size/medium?v=v2&px=400" role="button" title="badsidekick.jpg" alt="badsidekick.jpg" /></span></P> <P> </P> <EM>I'm starting to feel like</EM><BR /><EM>my life's on a runway</EM><BR /><EM>and you're all invited</EM><BR /> <P><EM> </EM></P> <P class="lia-align-justify">We finish off this month's ride in Bristol, UK for an impressive mix of gritty hooks, relentless beats, and uneasy vocals that will leave you breathless, but asking for more:</P> </DIV> </DIV> <P class="lia-align-justify"> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">"I have an auto immune disorder and wrote the track about my experience with being in physical pain and what that meant for my future life and day to day living :)"</P> <P> </P> <P><A href="spotify:track:73JvJaNHy1k9m5UCqILPXz:small" target="_self">spotify:track:73JvJaNHy1k9m5UCqILPXz:small</A> </P> </DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <P> </P> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <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 13:41:16 GMT osornios 2023-03-22T13:41:16Z #MusicMonday Review - October 2022 https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/MusicMonday-Review-October-2022/ba-p/5454704 <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/154067i578A14EDD85281B1/image-size/medium?v=v2&px=400" role="button" title="6.png" alt="6.png" /></span></P> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 13:41:16 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/MusicMonday-Review-October-2022/ba-p/5454704 osornios 2023-03-22T13:41:16Z