article #MusicMonday Review - April 2023 in Community Blog

article #MusicMonday Review - April 2023 in Community Blog https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-April-2023/ba-p/5572987 <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-2023/ba-p/5532011" target="_blank" rel="noopener">March's review</A> <EM>for more music.</EM></P> <P> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">Welcome to our moody edition, where this month's music may transport you to a different state, temper, place, or era, all with a word from the artists themselves. <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":headphone:">🎧</span></P> <P> </P> <DIV><STRONG>asia – Twenty twenty</STRONG></DIV> <P> </P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-right" image-alt="Asia.jpg" style="width: 303px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/156366iB50C66194F0DF965/image-dimensions/303x303?v=v2" width="303" height="303" role="button" title="Asia.jpg" alt="Asia.jpg" /></span><EM>I never thought</EM></P> <P><EM>that you would want to fall for me</EM></P> <P><EM>til you did</EM></P> <P> </P> <P><EM>Now I don't know where you are</EM></P> <P><EM>Doesn't matter now</EM></P> <P><EM>So I don't know where I am</EM></P> <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">Sometimes you only need a guitar, and inspiration, to set a mood like no other, like this Sad Indie track, coming from Brussels, Belgium:</SPAN><BR /></SPAN></DIV> <DIV class="lia-align-justify"> </DIV> <DIV> <P class="lia-align-justify">"I wrote it during Covid so it was largely inspired by the feeling of being stranded hahaha"</P> </DIV> <P> </P> <P><A href="spotify:track:7kc2J5ega9jXfnbaQJUE1Z:small" target="_self">spotify:track:7kc2J5ega9jXfnbaQJUE1Z:small</A></P> <P> </P> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV><STRONG>The Lonely Together – City Lights</STRONG></DIV> <DIV> <P> </P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-right" image-alt="TheLonelyTogether.jpg" style="width: 303px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/156367i2E38B0993E372992/image-dimensions/303x303?v=v2" width="303" height="303" role="button" title="TheLonelyTogether.jpg" alt="TheLonelyTogether.jpg" /></span></P> <P><EM>Some men will never find love</EM><BR /><EM>They're chasing all the wrong kind of city girls</EM><BR /><EM>And it's true that there are many</EM><BR /><EM>But for me, there was only ever one</EM></P> <P> </P> <P><EM>I've never been so worried</EM><BR /><EM>and I've never felt so scared</EM><BR /><EM>in the knowledge that I cannot be there</EM></P> <P> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify"><SPAN class="location secondaryText">From Edinburgh, Scotland, another dreamy mood piece, where the city air feels warm, </SPAN>floodlit by the sun, hanging over the absence of that special someone:</P> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> <P> </P> <P>"I wrote it while apart from someone I cared about… the feeling of distance - different cities/views/surroundings and the emotions that stirred up. It’s a real love song."</P> <P> </P> <P><A href="spotify:track:43u65rtPcqQmz892c8ZsV7:small" target="_self">spotify:track:43u65rtPcqQmz892c8ZsV7:small</A> </P> <P> </P> <STRONG>Delta – En Mi Lugar</STRONG></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="Delta.jpg" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/156368i486FF2FF6C93DF75/image-size/medium?v=v2&px=400" role="button" title="Delta.jpg" alt="Delta.jpg" /></span> <P> </P> <P><EM>Siete copas tras la barra son algunas de las farras</EM></P> <P><EM>Que hace tiempo no me pego</EM></P> <P><EM>Solo puedo dar las gracias peinarme las cuatro canas</EM></P> <P><EM>Por lo bien que lo hemos hecho</EM></P> <P> </P> <P><EM>En mi lugar, mirar atrás</EM></P> <P><EM>Sentir que todo pasa y nada está de más</EM></P> <P><EM>Un chaval, que no da más</EM></P> <P><EM>Al fin entiende que todo llega al final</EM></P> </DIV> <DIV> <P> </P> </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">Moving now to Barcelona, this Spanish Pop track offers a nostalgic mood in which time often puts us in our place</SPAN></SPAN>:</P> <P> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">"Well that’s an easy one! Since <EM>En mi Lugar</EM> is probably the first song with a common ground to share between all our band mates. A bittersweet feeling we all share when we take a look back into our lives only to realize how wonderful our past experiences have been, and at the same time facing the truth of knowing that most of those experiences are never to be repeated again."</P> <P> </P> <P><A href="spotify:track:4HJ5XQzfpvQ7pZ86PYsdCC:small" target="_self">spotify:track:4HJ5XQzfpvQ7pZ86PYsdCC:small</A>  </P> <P> </P> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV class="lia-align-justify"> <DIV><STRONG>Storm the Palace – Some of the Beasts and Birds We Saw </STRONG></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P><EM><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="StormThePalace.jpg" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/156369i5E4BB25CC594BB07/image-size/medium?v=v2&px=400" role="button" title="StormThePalace.jpg" alt="StormThePalace.jpg" /></span></EM></P> <P> </P> <P><EM>You and I found this</EM><BR /><EM>In a moment, a pause for thought</EM><BR /><EM>A faulty rhyme of two straight lines</EM><BR /><EM>One pushes back, the other forth</EM></P> <P> </P> <P><EM>One day you will grow into yourself</EM><BR /><EM>And then you will blossom for all to see</EM><BR /><EM>And no one will take your for any less</EM><BR /><EM>Than you were meant to be</EM></P> <P> </P> We go back to Edinburgh for a taste of Pagan Pop, complete with its own medieval mood that can make a new adventure from your daily dog walk:</DIV> </DIV> <P class="lia-align-justify"> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">"It started with a bit of graffiti on the river path near my house, which read "some of the beasts and birds we saw". WillaDavie took this and turned it into lyrics, which I then turned into the song.</P> <P class="lia-align-justify"> </P> <P>I think the song is about the time she and I spent together throughout lockdown, going for walks, drinking in graveyards, talking about life and art and all things in between."</P> <P> </P> <P><A href="spotify:track:1UxDf5PsGt4UMBh1amYRib:small" target="_self">spotify:track:1UxDf5PsGt4UMBh1amYRib:small</A> </P> <P> </P> <P><STRONG>Pan Arcadia – Deja Vu</STRONG></P> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <P> </P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="PanArcadia.jpg" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/156370i45E16073C437B65D/image-size/medium?v=v2&px=400" role="button" title="PanArcadia.jpg" alt="PanArcadia.jpg" /></span></P> <P> </P> <P><EM>We’ve been left to instinct</EM><BR /><EM>Left an imprint on my brain</EM><BR /><EM>Often it's been different</EM><BR /><EM>But it didn’t feel that way yesterday</EM></P> <P> </P> <P><EM>I remember on the lawn</EM><BR /><EM>How you used to sing along</EM><BR /><EM>And I know you remember too</EM><BR /><EM>You say you still get satisfaction</EM><BR /><EM>From that fast and easy action</EM><BR /><EM>I know I still get it too</EM></P> <P> </P> </DIV> <DIV class="lia-align-justify">For our last mood of the month, let's go to Williamsburg, Brooklyn for an Indie Rock track about that good ‘ole deja vu that gets us through the night in the city:</DIV> </DIV> <P class="lia-align-justify"> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">"The song was inspired by being in quarantine and thinking about summer days in New York City."</P> <P> </P> <P><A href="spotify:track:0bMufMFHSHRT8VcHXogI5B:small" target="_self">spotify:track:0bMufMFHSHRT8VcHXogI5B:small</A> </P> </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> Mon, 08 May 2023 23:31:58 GMT osornios 2023-05-08T23:31:58Z #MusicMonday Review - April 2023 https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-April-2023/ba-p/5572987 <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&px=400" role="button" title="4.png" alt="4.png" /></span></P> Mon, 08 May 2023 23:31:58 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-April-2023/ba-p/5572987 osornios 2023-05-08T23:31:58Z