https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-September-2023/ba-p/5641523 <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-August-2023/ba-p/5630737" target="_blank" rel="noopener">August's review</A> <EM>for more music.</EM></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P class="lia-align-justify">This month's music will take you through different athmospheres, and settings. Sit back, relax, give it a listen or two, with a word from the artists themselves. <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":headphone:">🎧</span></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <DIV><STRONG>Lazy Guns – In My Shadow</STRONG></DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <P><EM><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="LazyGuns.jpg" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/163187i4072295E4829C91D/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="LazyGuns.jpg" alt="LazyGuns.jpg" /></span></EM></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><EM>Wear your crown with your head held high</EM><BR /><EM>You tell everyone you live in the sky</EM><BR /><EM>But what do you do when your kingdom crumbles</EM><BR /><EM>You're falling down and I watch you tumble</EM></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P 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 wake up this month in beautiful Sunshine Coast, Australia for a 2000s Rock revival about being always better than those who envy you:</SPAN><BR /></SPAN></P> <DIV class="lia-align-justify">&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV> <P class="lia-align-justify">"The song came about around three years ago while we were writing the album and was written by myself [band member Jack] and our older sister, Paris Smith.</P> <P class="lia-align-justify">&nbsp;</P> <P class="lia-align-justify"><EM>Shadow</EM> is kind of a vengeful track and opens the door to a slightly darker side of our album. The song is ultimately about rising up against someone that has hurt you, and realizing that you are better that that person, and that they will always be 'in your shadow'."</P> </DIV> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><A href="spotify:track:2kyfOBbJpRQE0ArkkhpSOd:small" target="_self">spotify:track:2kyfOBbJpRQE0ArkkhpSOd:small</A></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Dakota Avenue – Skin</STRONG></DIV> <DIV> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><EM><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-right" image-alt="DakotaAvenue.jpg" style="width: 303px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/163188i7051897063EE894F/image-dimensions/303x303?v=v2" width="303" height="303" role="button" title="DakotaAvenue.jpg" alt="DakotaAvenue.jpg" /></span>I feel, completely to blame for the uproar. </EM><BR /><EM>We kissed, it’s not my fault that you want more.</EM><BR /><EM>You feel, the way you feel because you’re…</EM><BR /><EM>We talk, the way we talk because you’re… unhappy with him.</EM></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><EM>You’re unhappy with him.</EM><BR /><EM>You’re unhappy within. </EM><BR /><EM>You’re unhappy within your skin.</EM></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P class="lia-align-justify">We move to Manchester, England for an alt-mospheric track about making someone so pissed, they can’t even find where their keys are:</P> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P class="lia-align-justify">"It is about the way people behave badly because of their own negative impression of themselves, and how the people around them may feel feel upset or somehow responsible. I think it’s more a reflection on myself and my friends at a time we weren't very happy!"</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><A href="spotify:track:38YztxAcNadWA7Cio20xqc:small" target="_self">spotify:track:38YztxAcNadWA7Cio20xqc:small</A>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <STRONG>Silver Springs – Glow</STRONG></DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="SilverSprings.jpg" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/163189i524469CC54C0CCC2/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="SilverSprings.jpg" alt="SilverSprings.jpg" /></span> <P>&nbsp;</P> <EM>Walk down the same old streets full of familiar faces</EM><BR /><EM>Go for a drink visit the same old places</EM><BR /><EM>Early in the morning, alone in the cold I see it clearer than in used to</EM><BR /><EM>Be reborn again and let the past grow old</EM></DIV> <P>&nbsp;</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">From Stockholm, Sweden, an ethereal Indie track about being stuck, losing it all, with nowhere to go:<BR /></SPAN></SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> </DIV> <P class="lia-align-justify">"That song just came very naturally, I think I wrote it in just a couple of hours. It sort of sums up a feeling I had when I had to move on from something that was really important to me, I didn’t want to look back but I also thought everything new and current felt very boring and grey. And then in the last part of the song it’s more about moving on and accepting that things have to change.</P> <P class="lia-align-justify">&nbsp;</P> <P class="lia-align-justify">It was like a brief but intense therapy session to write the song and I don’t think I realized at the time how personal the song really is.<span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":beaming_face_with_smiling_eyes:">😁</span>"</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><A href="spotify:track:6Hp7qmG0Jt4laF5Mp6PbfR:small" target="_self">spotify:track:6Hp7qmG0Jt4laF5Mp6PbfR:small</A>&nbsp;&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV class="lia-align-justify"> <DIV><STRONG>The Semi-Supervillains – Here Comes Trouble </STRONG></DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <P><EM><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-right" image-alt="SemiSupervillians.jpg" style="width: 303px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/163190i7F771B0C6863383C/image-dimensions/303x303?v=v2" width="303" height="303" role="button" title="SemiSupervillians.jpg" alt="SemiSupervillians.jpg" /></span></EM><EM>And I like a surprise; but I realize</EM><BR /><EM>She's gone; and I keep hitting snooze</EM></P> <P><EM>I wake up at the crack of noon</EM><BR /><EM>I look up; I ain't got a clue</EM><BR /><EM>She's gone</EM></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Next stop, Weirton, West Virginia for some Classic Rock vibes about running as fast as I can, even if you don't wanna leave, before you may get a shotgun pointed at you: <P>&nbsp;</P> </DIV> </DIV> <P class="lia-align-justify">"Here Comes Trouble is a contemporary blues rock track inspired by the modern garage rock juggernauts. The lyrics and story in the song are from a personal experience sparing few that is common for the average young American man. Getting laid and sneaking out of the house before her dad kicks finds you there!"</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><A href="spotify:track:0or9tiwXhmrPB25aURbUAW:small" target="_self">spotify:track:0or9tiwXhmrPB25aURbUAW:small</A>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><STRONG>Parade – Electric Fear</STRONG></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <EM><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-left" image-alt="Parade.jpg" style="width: 225px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/163191i9A783392A8BBD492/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Parade.jpg" alt="Parade.jpg" /></span>Have you known this electric fear</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>The one that hides your pain.</EM></DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV><EM>I'll tell you how it feels</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>to live on pills</EM></DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV><EM>The harder you fall</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>The pressure you felt</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>The weight on your shoulders</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>The weight of the world</EM></DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV class="lia-align-justify">Our last destination is Marseille, France for a Post Punk track that takes us to that place where happiness was never meant for real:<BR /> <DIV> <DIV> <P class="lia-align-justify">&nbsp;</P> <P class="lia-align-justify">"Electric fear has different meanings, one would be against the alienation of working in big companies, never listening to your own feeling, just act as a robot until the day ends.</P> <P class="lia-align-justify"><BR />It also relates to my depression, and pills that always comes within. It doesn’t matter if it's drug pills or medicine pills as both interact with your mind.</P> <P class="lia-align-justify"><BR />We wrote the music together and [band member] Nico found very quickly this theme that we consider the chorus of the song and then we put that all together. At first it was the same line repeated over and over and we finally fixed it with the bridge so that it can be a proper song."</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><A href="spotify:track:3zd5J7simsnwDu8KB5lHAk:small" target="_self">spotify:track:3zd5J7simsnwDu8KB5lHAk: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:playlist:2IYRLjcwf2X9vC0QrI0b0P" target="_self">spotify:playlist:2IYRLjcwf2X9vC0QrI0b0P</A></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>See you next month!</P> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> Tue, 03 Oct 2023 00:24:25 GMT osornios 2023-10-03T00:24:25Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-September-2023/ba-p/5641523 <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> Tue, 03 Oct 2023 00:24:25 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-September-2023/ba-p/5641523 osornios 2023-10-03T00:24:25Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-September-2023/bc-p/5647824#M23408 <P>Nice Selection of Songs&nbsp;<span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":thumbs_up:">👍</span></P> Fri, 06 Oct 2023 08:11:01 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-September-2023/bc-p/5647824#M23408 Seebaer 2023-10-06T08:11:01Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-September-2023/bc-p/5648165#M23409 <P>Glad you liked them <a href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/25801603">@Seebaer</a>&nbsp;<span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":grinning_face:">😀</span></P> Fri, 06 Oct 2023 18:47:23 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-September-2023/bc-p/5648165#M23409 osornios 2023-10-06T18:47:23Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-September-2023/bc-p/5650534#M23419 <P><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":smiling_face_with_sunglasses:">😎</span>nice and sounds good</P> Wed, 11 Oct 2023 15:21:15 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-September-2023/bc-p/5650534#M23419 BabyEcho0_YT 2023-10-11T15:21:15Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-September-2023/bc-p/5652636#M23457 <P data-unlink="true">Great review! I enjoyed your insights on the music highlights of September 2023. It's always nice to discover new tracks and artists. Do you have any personal favorites from the month that you'd recommend? Looking forward to your next #MusicMonday review!</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 18 Oct 2023 17:10:07 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-September-2023/bc-p/5652636#M23457 dailymediainsight 2023-10-18T17:10:07Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-September-2023/bc-p/5654112#M23464 <P>Thanks <a href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/25486446">@BabyEcho0_YT</a> ! <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span></P> Wed, 18 Oct 2023 17:11:15 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-September-2023/bc-p/5654112#M23464 osornios 2023-10-18T17:11:15Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-September-2023/bc-p/5654191#M23465 <P data-unlink="true"><SPAN>September's #MusicMonday Review - Get ready to groove and discover the latest musical gems of the month! <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":musical_notes:">🎶</span><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":calendar:">📅</span> #NewTunes #SeptemberSounds</SPAN></P> Wed, 18 Oct 2023 23:55:18 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-September-2023/bc-p/5654191#M23465 suretybonds 2023-10-18T23:55:18Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-September-2023/bc-p/5666048#M23510 <P data-unlink="true">I like these lyrics, they are subtle and deep expressions of love for your lover. But I prefer lovers to talk to each other. Our girl, with long eyelashes and charming big eyes, held our hands and said to us, I love you.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Mon, 13 Nov 2023 17:26:16 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-September-2023/bc-p/5666048#M23510 HongKingAllWin 2023-11-13T17:26:16Z