https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-February-2023/ba-p/5514270 <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-January-2023/ba-p/5500922" target="_blank" rel="noopener">January's review</A> <EM>for more music.</EM></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P class="lia-align-justify">Thank you for flying Indie Airlines. Sit back, relax, and let us take you around the world for a glimpse of what the genre's current state is, with a word from the artists themselves. <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":headphone:">🎧</span></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <DIV><STRONG>The Optimists – Days Gone By</STRONG></DIV> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="TheOptimists.jpg" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/153026iE4455D2488879200/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="TheOptimists.jpg" alt="TheOptimists.jpg" /></span></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <DIV class="lia-align-justify"> <P><EM>These are the nights to remember</EM><BR /><EM>At the end of September </EM><BR /><EM>Running down to the end of the street</EM><BR /><EM>Falling over myself tripping over my feet</EM><BR /><EM>And I walk alone</EM><BR /><EM>To get back home</EM><BR /><EM>And the days gone by</EM><BR /><EM>We'll be forgotten by the end of the night</EM></P> </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">Our monthly trip begins in the Isle of Wight, England with an Indie Rock song perfect to listen at the break of daylight, after partying all night, as band member Matt explains:</SPAN><BR /></SPAN></DIV> <DIV class="lia-align-justify">&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV> <P class="lia-align-justify">"The track lyrically came to be when we were all experiencing nights out where everything would kick off, fights, drama, and this was happening in late September of 2021. Very quickly Bolton started playing this groove which was the intro, and Jacob very quickly came up with the drums and Aaron with his guitar riffs.</P> <P class="lia-align-justify">&nbsp;</P> <P class="lia-align-justify">It all came together quite quickly, the only part that took some time was the vocal melodies as we went through quite a few ideas for them."</P> </DIV> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><A href="spotify:track:2V4aICVW1uFKb8Ny7CMrcb:small" target="_self">spotify:track:2V4aICVW1uFKb8Ny7CMrcb:small</A></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Shalom – DTAP</STRONG></DIV> <DIV> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="Shalom.jpg" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/153027i6AA43D3C80CB5D2D/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Shalom.jpg" alt="Shalom.jpg" /></span></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><EM>you got me dreaming</EM><BR /><EM>and i can’t control the pace</EM><BR /><EM>‘cause i want you with me</EM><BR /><EM>different time, any place</EM></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><EM>and i’m not trying</EM><BR /><EM>to be affected in this way</EM><BR /><EM>but i want you with me</EM><BR /><EM>different time, any place</EM></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P class="lia-align-justify"><SPAN class="location secondaryText">Don't you love the magic that happens when you dream of someone, and you don’t really care the where or when as long as the who is right? Brooklyn-based, South Africa-raised Shalom likes to talk tough, and play it cool too</SPAN>:</P> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P class="lia-align-justify">"Actually at the first show I ever played my now guitarist played her song ‘wild beast’ and it has the ‘you got me dreaming” lyric. It’s a song about wanting someone and so is dtap — all credits to my girl lizzie [Honey Girl]".</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><A href="spotify:track:7IOpaqkiv2hcnqWRGTdhBQ:small" target="_self">spotify:track:7IOpaqkiv2hcnqWRGTdhBQ:small</A>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <STRONG>Colour TV – Wherever You Need</STRONG></DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="ColourTV.jpg" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/153028i7F3D7D4EC31C6244/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="ColourTV.jpg" alt="ColourTV.jpg" /></span> <P>&nbsp;</P> </DIV> <DIV> <P><EM>Sour grapes last</EM><BR /><EM>As long as they last</EM></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><EM>A tourist in your hometown, style ripped from spirit</EM><BR /><EM>The book of your life would have graffiti in it</EM></P> <P><EM>Wherever you need...</EM></P> </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">Back in the UK, let's go now to Cornwall for more Indie infatuation, roughly rollerskating in the dust as dusk descends on a love in which to trust</SPAN></SPAN>:</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P class="lia-align-justify">"It’s more a fiction than firsthand, I was inspired by a play called The History Boys… the idea is that it’s about a boarding school where the student is having a relationship with the teacher (which hasn’t happened to me <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":beaming_face_with_smiling_eyes:">😁</span>).</P> <P class="lia-align-justify">&nbsp;</P> <P class="lia-align-justify">But I didn’t want to make that the only interpretation you could make, that’s just one story you could take from it."</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><A href="spotify:track:3vTNbXDJRdK0MbO5Cc8rbt:small" target="_self">spotify:track:3vTNbXDJRdK0MbO5Cc8rbt:small</A>&nbsp;&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV class="lia-align-justify"> <DIV><STRONG>The Rockefeller Frequency – Karma Town</STRONG></DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="TheRockefellerFrequency.jpg" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/153029i782A1FF9CB63943D/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="TheRockefellerFrequency.jpg" alt="TheRockefellerFrequency.jpg" /></span> <P>&nbsp;</P> </DIV> <P><EM>I just come to work for coffee and girls. Please don't question me.</EM><BR /><EM>I spend all day, my head in the clouds. You don't have to scream it Steve.</EM><BR /><EM>I need you to be nicer to me. Please don't steal my lunch.</EM><BR /><EM>I'm not equipped for tragedy, at the best of times.</EM></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <SPAN class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Coming up next, from Brisbane, Australia, an Indie track about this person that comes around, and goes around causing drama. Just remember, if you struggle with anything, just blame Steve</SPAN>:</DIV> </DIV> <P class="lia-align-justify">&nbsp;</P> <P class="lia-align-justify">"So basically it's about Steve Jobs. <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":beaming_face_with_smiling_eyes:">😁</span> Not much more to say really but by many accounts he wasn't a particularly nice person so I guess this tune has taken that element on board for its main theme."</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><A href="spotify:track:2yiskLMc0G1fnwVBp4mgb8:small" target="_self">spotify:track:2yiskLMc0G1fnwVBp4mgb8:small</A>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><STRONG>Gatto Black – Keeper</STRONG></P> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><EM><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-right" image-alt="GattoBlack.jpg" style="width: 225px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/153030iEEE2BB97BDA3D0D5/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="GattoBlack.jpg" alt="GattoBlack.jpg" /></span></EM></P> <P><EM>And I would’ve been your keeper</EM><BR /><EM>But I guess that’s over now</EM><BR /><EM>And I would’ve built your confidence</EM><BR /><EM>But I’m 6 feet underground</EM><BR /><EM>And I’ll have died for nothing </EM><BR /><EM>If you don’t learn to love yourself</EM></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> </DIV> <DIV class="lia-align-justify">From Buffalo, NY, we end this month's songs with a Post-Hardcore track that teaches us to be keepers of the love we find, patient and kind:</DIV> </DIV> <P class="lia-align-justify">&nbsp;</P> <P class="lia-align-justify">"When I was very young I lost my mom quite suddenly. Even though I never really knew her, losing her has had an indelible impact on my life and the lives of my closest family members. In a lot of ways this song is me saying to myself the things I wish I could have heard her say to me.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P class="lia-align-justify">If you’ve ever lost a parent, Keeper is for you. It’s my way of saying that they’re proud of you, and they know that you’re doing the best you can."</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><A href="spotify:track:6AGBVj5mjTuhcmkQmFFEGR:small" target="_self">spotify:track:6AGBVj5mjTuhcmkQmFFEGR:small</A>&nbsp;</P> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <P><STRONG>Listen to them and much more on 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>Thank you for flying with us. See you next month!</P> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 13:48:07 GMT osornios 2023-03-22T13:48:07Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-February-2023/ba-p/5514270 <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="4.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/153884i19138B769ADFC972/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="4.png" alt="4.png" /></span></P> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 13:48:07 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-February-2023/ba-p/5514270 osornios 2023-03-22T13:48:07Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-February-2023/bc-p/5535638#M22698 <P>You should post more reviews like this on each topic. It will be very helpful for newbies like me.&nbsp;<SPAN>In Vietnam, I really like foreign songs. Because it feels strange and very interesting.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>-------------</SPAN><BR /><A href="https://kientruchoanglong.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kiến Trúc Hoàng Long</A><SPAN>&nbsp;- Công ty thiết kế kiến trúc tại Hà Nội</SPAN></P> Fri, 07 Apr 2023 04:24:13 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-February-2023/bc-p/5535638#M22698 kientruchoanglong 2023-04-07T04:24:13Z