https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-January-2023/ba-p/5500922 <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&nbsp;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-2022/ba-p/5482469" target="_blank" rel="noopener">December's review</A> <EM>for more music.</EM></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P class="lia-align-justify">Welcome to 2023! We begin the year with a collection of songs that are filled with the hope and desire to see revival in individual hearts across the world, with a word from the artists themselves. <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":headphone:">🎧</span></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <DIV><STRONG>Dynamite Shakers – Broken Space Spirit</STRONG></DIV> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="dynamiteshakers.jpg" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/151496i28DF5BE1A0466E09/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="dynamiteshakers.jpg" alt="dynamiteshakers.jpg" /></span></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <DIV class="lia-align-justify"><EM>I feel like I'm locked in</EM></DIV> <DIV class="lia-align-justify"><EM>I can't find a way out</EM></DIV> <DIV class="lia-align-justify"><EM>Everything seems to crush me</EM></DIV> <DIV class="lia-align-justify">&nbsp;</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">We begin the year in St-Hilaire-de-Riez, France with a band that makes Garage Rock so seriously fun that takes its vintage roots, and goes to a different level for a bass and guitar groove:</SPAN><BR /></SPAN></DIV> <DIV class="lia-align-justify">&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV> <P class="lia-align-justify">"We wanted to compose a song that could fit as an intro for our gigs, so we wanted it to be long and dynamic. We were very inspired by the song “Starfire 500” by Amyl and The Sniffers (an australian punk band that we adore)."</P> </DIV> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><A href="spotify:track:5WngpS9VbnQPYDqzJgbsnn:small" target="_self">spotify:track:5WngpS9VbnQPYDqzJgbsnn:small</A></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Socks In Bed – '75</STRONG></DIV> <DIV> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><EM><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-right" image-alt="socksinbed.jpg" style="width: 303px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/151497iE65CD0FE28479C9A/image-dimensions/303x303?v=v2" width="303" height="303" role="button" title="socksinbed.jpg" alt="socksinbed.jpg" /></span>Hot off the press in '75</EM><BR /><EM>Were you quick to write your name inside?</EM><BR /><EM>How did it fall away from you?</EM></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><EM>Was it a gift from a lover</EM><BR /><EM>With a certain verse in mind?</EM><BR /><EM>Or was it fuel to feed a fire?</EM><BR /><EM>To untwist words from a tongue so tied</EM></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P class="lia-align-justify"><SPAN class="location secondaryText">This band from Leicester, England</SPAN>, brings us a&nbsp;mystery in pure Pop Punk form. To whom does this mysterious name belongs? And why and from where did this object came? Take a listen, and make a guess:</P> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P class="lia-align-justify">"The song is about an old book of poems that our lead singer James Deacon was gifted and decided to write a song about Lesley Matthews, the name written inside the book."</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><A href="spotify:track:0ppWcPchgTwV6eycw6igLi:small" target="_self">spotify:track:0ppWcPchgTwV6eycw6igLi:small</A>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <STRONG>Smoking Alaska – Days With No End</STRONG></DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV><EM><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-left" image-alt="smokingalaska.jpg" style="width: 303px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/151499i5DE99EF4F862C08F/image-dimensions/303x303?v=v2" width="303" height="303" role="button" title="smokingalaska.jpg" alt="smokingalaska.jpg" /></span>Nothing to do but dust off all the memories</EM><BR /><EM>Searching for clues to balance out the chemistry</EM><BR /><EM>Playing it safe I don't wanna go back home</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>To all my mistakes, growing tall while left alone</EM></DIV> <DIV><BR /><EM>The days are getting longer and I wonder if I'm left behind</EM><BR /><EM>It just keeps feeding time</EM><BR /><EM>The distance is still growing it's not showing any end in sight</EM><BR /><EM>It's still feeding time.</EM></DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <P class="lia-align-justify"><SPAN class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1bwzh9t r-4qtqp9 r-poiln3 r-1b7u577 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" data-testid="UserLocation"><SPAN class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">This band from Duiven, in the Netherlands, shows how Alt Rock can trace back time to an endless drive passing by all the warning signs</SPAN></SPAN>:</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P class="lia-align-justify">"After ending a relationship I felt stranded and uneasy on what to do next. It's then when covid hit the Netherlands the hardest and strict lockdown policies began. The days after this felt long and blended together, each day feeling very similar to the next with a lot of time to dwell on the past. That's essentially how the song 'Days With No End' started."</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><A href="spotify:track:1n9UT0paBUu0PhMXptUhkc:small" target="_self">spotify:track:1n9UT0paBUu0PhMXptUhkc:small</A>&nbsp;&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV class="lia-align-justify"> <DIV><STRONG>DRAG – Let's Make Out</STRONG></DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <P><EM><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-right" image-alt="drag.jpg" style="width: 225px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/151500iA66A2CB267BBA0FF/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="drag.jpg" alt="drag.jpg" /></span></EM><EM>We’re bare to the bone in the moonlight</EM><BR /><EM>But skeletons don’t fear the night</EM><BR /><EM>A river of passion’s between us</EM><BR /><EM>We’re just waiting for a raft so we can cross</EM></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><EM>Your whispered words are hard to hear</EM><BR /><EM>But they feel great against my ear</EM><BR /><EM>Your lips are softer than snow</EM><BR /><EM>And we just melt into the pillows</EM></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <SPAN class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">From <SPAN class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1bwzh9t r-4qtqp9 r-poiln3 r-1b7u577 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" data-testid="UserLocation">Bristol, England</SPAN>, comes a Synth Pop track with all the right 80s vibe that could easily be featured in a John Hughes film</SPAN>:</DIV> </DIV> <P class="lia-align-justify">&nbsp;</P> <P class="lia-align-justify">"It was actually inspired by meeting a new person and the first nights being intimate. It’s meant to be a really tender song and I hope it comes across that way :)"</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><A href="spotify:track:5NYLxI9dvAiD5705rl8avD:small" target="_self">spotify:track:5NYLxI9dvAiD5705rl8avD:small</A>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><STRONG>Vigilantes – Tigerwall</STRONG></P> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><EM><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-left" image-alt="vigilantes.jpg" style="width: 303px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/151501i9675E87055DC4A6A/image-dimensions/303x303?v=v2" width="303" height="303" role="button" title="vigilantes.jpg" alt="vigilantes.jpg" /></span>If these walls could talk they'd say she's strange,</EM><BR /><EM>He dropped a drink she spilled her change,</EM><BR /><EM>He found the version of himself he liked,</EM><BR /><EM>Now it's diffused in the flaccid light,</EM></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><EM>Oh Tigerwall, What's in your thoughts,</EM><BR /><EM>What's in a kiss that won't repeat?</EM></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> </DIV> <DIV class="lia-align-justify">Last stop, <SPAN class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1bwzh9t r-4qtqp9 r-poiln3 r-1b7u577 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" data-testid="UserLocation"><SPAN class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Lincoln, England, for a Indie Rock song that can transport you with its intimate lyrics to those late nights drives with friends just looking for fun</SPAN></SPAN>:</DIV> </DIV> <P class="lia-align-justify">&nbsp;</P> <P class="lia-align-justify">"Memories of a car park in the late evening and driving a friend’s car for the first time inspired it <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":red_heart:">❤️</span></P> <P class="lia-align-justify">&nbsp;</P> <P>Also it’s just inspired by that whole dusk in the winter vibe and being inside the bars we spent a lot of time in."</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><A href="spotify:track:3CbLgkE5HP8W2lqHFl5q46:small" target="_self">spotify:track:3CbLgkE5HP8W2lqHFl5q46:small</A>&nbsp;</P> </DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <P>&nbsp;</P> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV><STRONG>#MusicMonday 2022<BR /></STRONG></DIV> </DIV> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P class="lia-align-justify">We say goodbye to 2022 with this year's compilation. 99 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>&nbsp;</EM></FONT></DIV> <P><A href="spotify:playlist:1K0UjFCJFjYKJq7DiD7r7i:small" target="_self">spotify:playlist:1K0UjFCJFjYKJq7DiD7r7i:small</A></P> <DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> </DIV> <P><STRONG>Stay up to date in 2023 with the complete Playlist</STRONG></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><A href="spotify:user:osornios:playlist:2IYRLjcwf2X9vC0QrI0b0P" target="_self">spotify:user:osornios:playlist:2IYRLjcwf2X9vC0QrI0b0P</A></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>See you next month!</P> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 13:49:59 GMT osornios 2023-03-22T13:49:59Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-January-2023/ba-p/5500922 <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/153891iCB128A2A0A818D09/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="6.png" alt="6.png" /></span></P> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 13:49:59 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-January-2023/ba-p/5500922 osornios 2023-03-22T13:49:59Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-January-2023/bc-p/5503468#M22248 <P>since this seems to be the only place on this website i can type anything in, i'll leave my feedback here:</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>hey guys, the web player is kind of trash. is there something that can be done about that? i'd really appreciate it. thanks in advance.&nbsp;</P> Sat, 11 Feb 2023 00:17:16 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-January-2023/bc-p/5503468#M22248 tooMANYcaptcha 2023-02-11T00:17:16Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-January-2023/bc-p/5504270#M22249 <P>I would also highlight this artist:</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><A href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/1cR403MDAPtU0ol7BOd390?si=xIKY2a79SiWVcXMSDWfz8Q" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/artist/1cR403MDAPtU0ol7BOd390?si=xIKY2a79SiWVcXMSDWfz8Q</A></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>He just reached 10k monthly listeners yesterday!</P> Sun, 12 Feb 2023 19:45:02 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-January-2023/bc-p/5504270#M22249 AmaniHiphop 2023-02-12T19:45:02Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-January-2023/bc-p/5507289#M22258 <P><A title="The best Amapiano/Sgija playlist now #Trending" href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6mEYyf2jrLiA3YgPdxV13W?si=z_J0oadwTcmQrLmkmtZQdA" target="_self">https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6mEYyf2jrLiA3YgPdxV13W?si=z_J0oadwTcmQrLmkmtZQdA</A>&nbsp;</P> Fri, 17 Feb 2023 22:58:29 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-January-2023/bc-p/5507289#M22258 RossRRK 2023-02-17T22:58:29Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-January-2023/bc-p/5507290#M22259 <P><A title="The best Amapiano/Sgija playlist at this moment" href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6mEYyf2jrLiA3YgPdxV13W?si=z_J0oadwTcmQrLmkmtZQdA" target="_self">The best Amapiano/Sgija playlist at this moment</A>&nbsp;</P> Fri, 17 Feb 2023 22:59:51 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-January-2023/bc-p/5507290#M22259 RossRRK 2023-02-17T22:59:51Z