article #MusicMonday Review - February 2024 in Community Blog

article #MusicMonday Review - February 2024 in Community Blog https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-February-2024/ba-p/5918323 <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-January-2024/ba-p/5855883" target="_blank" rel="noopener">January's review</A> <EM>for more music.</EM></P> <P> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">This month's all about mixing Rock sub genres. Would you like some Psych, Alt, Punk, or just straight Hard Rock? Give it a listen, with a word from the artists themselves. <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":headphone:">🎧</span></P> <P> </P> <DIV><STRONG>PELICAN DEALER – Filthy Romance</STRONG></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="PelicanDealer.jpg" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/169947i0EE9E7828A319E79/image-size/medium?v=v2&px=400" role="button" title="PelicanDealer.jpg" alt="PelicanDealer.jpg" /></span> <P> </P> <EM>Dull the edge, dirty keys</EM></DIV> <DIV> <P><EM>And crave something endlessly  </EM><BR /><EM>Your distant hand, calling me </EM></P> <P> </P> <P><EM>Face to face, no compromise</EM><BR /><EM>My heart is pumping overtime</EM><BR /><EM>Stare into space, sweetest taste </EM><BR /><EM>I'm going on a secret trip </EM></P> </DIV> <P class="lia-align-justify"> </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 start our trip with an truly trippy Alt Rock track (try saying that three times fast) from Leuven, Belgium, where this filthy romance is taking over:</SPAN><BR /></SPAN></P> <DIV class="lia-align-justify"> </DIV> <DIV> <P class="lia-align-justify">"The theme of the song revolves around escapism and seeking refuge in a better world, a safe dream realm where emotions are muted. This gives rise to a gritty romance between the desire to escape and losing touch with reality. It can be interpreted in various ways, such as a romance with the addictive allure of a suffocating relationship you can't quite let go of, or a romance intertwined with the use of numbing substances, …</P> <P> </P> <P>It was a personal experience."</P> </DIV> <P> </P> <P><A href="spotify:track:3eXXyFZYvW4alUOj7NH8hx:small" target="_self">spotify:track:3eXXyFZYvW4alUOj7NH8hx:small</A></P> <P> </P> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV><STRONG>The Boondocks – Black Taxi</STRONG></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV class="lia-align-justify"> <P><EM><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-left" image-alt="TheBoondocks.jpg" style="width: 303px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/169948iF136C60D099B6FEF/image-dimensions/303x303?v=v2" width="303" height="303" role="button" title="TheBoondocks.jpg" alt="TheBoondocks.jpg" /></span>Hey</EM></P> <P><EM>Why did you go away</EM></P> <P><EM>Do you want me to stay</EM></P> <P> </P> <P><EM>Take a look at yourself</EM></P> <P><EM>You're just like everyone else</EM></P> <P> </P> From the Āwhitu Peninsula, in <SPAN class="expandableItem">Auckland, New Zealand we get some high energy Punk Rock about being judged, and looked down upon</SPAN>:</DIV> </DIV> </DIV> <P> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">"The name is Black Taxi, as it is a reference to the Foo Fighters Song <EM>White Limo</EM>, as that was the track that inspired it.</P> <P><BR />Its about dealing with people who often give unwarranted advice. It's just the feeling of frustration it gives you."</P> <P> </P> <P><A href="spotify:track:3RfcOLC9oVSTSXxMJekRwS:small" target="_self">spotify:track:3RfcOLC9oVSTSXxMJekRwS:small</A> </P> <P> </P> <STRONG>Avee Mana – Cherry</STRONG></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="AveeMana.jpg" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/169949i80F2E6991E6088CB/image-size/medium?v=v2&px=400" role="button" title="AveeMana.jpg" alt="AveeMana.jpg" /></span> <P> </P> <P><EM>All that I need drags down the engine</EM><BR /><EM>Social frightening I'm overacting</EM><BR /><EM>Time's up cherry, turning envy</EM></P> <P><BR /><EM>I need much more blue screens, trapdoors</EM><BR /><EM>White hills climbing, glitching cutscenes</EM></P> <P><EM>Time's up cherry, lifetime's crumbling</EM></P> </DIV> <DIV> <P> </P> </DIV> <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">We travel now to Marseille, France, for a French Psych Rock track about how the highs in life fade away fast. Is it sweeter? It can be:<BR /></SPAN></SPAN></P> <P> </P> </DIV> <P class="lia-align-justify">"The first line that came was <EM>all that i need drags down the engine</EM>, echoing to the need of things, substances or experiences that may seem positive but in the end they are dragging us down.</P> <P> </P> <P>The Cherry being a kind of dopamine reward".</P> <P> </P> <P><A href="spotify:track:1MMPDK2GJW5x3vlojJKP4E:small" target="_self">spotify:track:1MMPDK2GJW5x3vlojJKP4E:small</A>  </P> <P> </P> <DIV> <DIV class="lia-align-justify"> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Oceanless – This Feeling </STRONG></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV dir="auto"><EM><EM><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-left" image-alt="Oceanless.jpg" style="width: 303px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/169950i127CE8E05824C42F/image-dimensions/303x303?v=v2" width="303" height="303" role="button" title="Oceanless.jpg" alt="Oceanless.jpg" /></span></EM></EM> <P><EM>Please tell me, what you want</EM><BR /><EM>Cause I can see it's taking too long</EM><BR /><EM>For you realize it's not gonna work</EM><BR /><EM>So let cut the ties before this bubble bursts</EM></P> <P> </P> <P><EM>I know you want it more more,</EM></P> <P><EM>but I'm lost in the movie scene,</EM></P> <P><EM>lost in the magazine</EM></P> <P> </P> </DIV> <P>We move to Manchester, England for some Pop Psych Rock about the feeling of finally be on your own, coming around, distorting the sound:</P> <P> </P> <P>"The track originally came from a practice room jam idea that was then demoed in our first house together. We then visited the Motor Museum with producer Al Groves who produced Bring Me The Horizon's album That’s The Spirit and many more.</P> <P> </P> <P>The song was written about our own experiences as teenagers and young adults going through relationships and breakups. The feeling you get from freedom and a new lease of life. <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":raising_hands:">🙌🏼</span><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":black_heart:">🖤</span>"</P> </DIV> </DIV> <P> </P> <P><A href="spotify:track:6IRnlXSIsU6m5ux98fHGcf:small" target="_self">spotify:track:6IRnlXSIsU6m5ux98fHGcf:small</A> </P> <P> </P> <P><STRONG>Stand Alone – This Has Gone</STRONG></P> <P> </P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="StandAlone.jpg" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/169951i781B84D4DE3F750B/image-size/medium?v=v2&px=400" role="button" title="StandAlone.jpg" alt="StandAlone.jpg" /></span></P> <P> </P> <P><EM>Do you like how far this has gone?</EM></P> <P><EM> </EM></P> We end up in the City of Bradford, England for a Melodic Hard Rock track about realizing that there's more to life than drinking, but how hard it is to just let it go:</DIV> <DIV><BR /> <P class="lia-align-justify">"The track is about a persons inner conflict with getting drunk. Basically their sober self trying to reason with the intoxicated version of their self. Even though they accept that sometimes things in their life are bad because of it they end up going back to it."</P> <P> </P> <P><A href="spotify:track:2i89bXQzHd73M7U5TNnJRA:small" target="_self">spotify:track:2i89bXQzHd73M7U5TNnJRA:small</A> </P> <P> </P> <P><STRONG>#MusicMonday 2023</STRONG></P> <P> </P> <P>This is your last chance to say goodbye to 2023 with last year's compilation. 101 titles from original artists covering all types of genres, representing the multiple trends independent artists are proud to establish. Have a listen:</P> <P> </P> <P><A title="spotify:playlist:7JlNmwr0gdevuKh5l2qpOZ" href="spotify:playlist:7JlNmwr0gdevuKh5l2qpOZ" target="_self">spotify:playlist:7JlNmwr0gdevuKh5l2qpOZ</A></P> <P> </P> </DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <P><STRONG><SPAN>Keep it going in 2024, and much more, on the</SPAN> complete Playlist</STRONG></P> <P> </P> <P><A href="spotify:playlist:2IYRLjcwf2X9vC0QrI0b0P" target="_self">spotify:playlist:2IYRLjcwf2X9vC0QrI0b0P</A></P> <P> </P> <P>See you next month!</P> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> Mon, 04 Mar 2024 23:09:41 GMT osornios 2024-03-04T23:09:41Z #MusicMonday Review - February 2024 https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-February-2024/ba-p/5918323 <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&px=400" role="button" title="6.png" alt="6.png" /></span></P> Mon, 04 Mar 2024 23:09:41 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-February-2024/ba-p/5918323 osornios 2024-03-04T23:09:41Z