https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-January-2025/ba-p/6665304 <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-2024/ba-p/6516686" target="_blank" rel="noopener">December's review</A> <EM>for more music.</EM></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P class="lia-align-justify">Welcome to a new year. We begin a new journey around the world, looking and listening for new sonic horizons in this universal language we call music. Give all a listen, with a word from the artists themselves.<SPAN class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":headphone:"><BR /></SPAN> <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":headphone:">🎧</span></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <DIV><STRONG>Griseo – Norte</STRONG></DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV> <P><EM><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-right" image-alt="Griseo.jpg" style="width: 225px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/188735iA586FB986AE8C8A1/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Griseo.jpg" alt="Griseo.jpg" /></span></EM></P> <P><EM>Cuando llueve el frío en los pies</EM><BR /><EM>Me provoca buscarte otra vez</EM><BR /><EM>Tantos besos que hay que recordar</EM><BR /><EM>¿Dónde está tu norte?</EM></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><EM>Y a pesar que estés</EM><BR /><EM>A cientos de kilómetros de mi</EM><BR /><EM>Te buscaré</EM><BR /><EM>Hasta que mi cuerpo no dé, de sí</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">Welcome to the New Year from San Luis Potosí, Mexico, with a Latin Ballad that turns up the intensity at the end of the track. Even if someone is miles away, a loved one will look for you until the North becomes South:</SPAN><BR /></SPAN></P> </DIV> <DIV class="lia-align-justify">&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV> <P class="lia-align-justify">"It is difficult to say if <EM>Norte</EM> was inspired by a single thing, the lyrics speak in a literal way the experiences of a long-distance relationship, but the main inspiration was this feeling of mourning about the loss of a loved one, or the death of this reality without this person, and from the latter goes <EM>Norte</EM> and all the remaining singles to come out, about the stages of mourning."</P> </DIV> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><A href="spotify:track:6TCh8HaVZHw2enT9BUGGfw:small" target="_self">spotify:track:6TCh8HaVZHw2enT9BUGGfw:small</A></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Pretty Inside – Life Inside A Jelly Bean</STRONG></DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="PrettyInside.jpg" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/188737i8BDEC764FDF53D85/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="PrettyInside.jpg" alt="PrettyInside.jpg" /></span> <P>&nbsp;</P> <EM>Never really thought you’d be so proud </EM></DIV> <DIV> <P><EM>that I could never see you cry</EM><BR /><EM>Tainted picture of you face inside a box, </EM></P> <P><EM>a million candle lights</EM></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><EM>Cause there’s nothing left do do</EM><BR /><EM>What’s inside a jelly bean ?</EM><BR /><EM>Drown inside some jelly-o</EM><BR /><EM>We’ll be done before the sun</EM></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> </DIV> <DIV class="lia-align-justify"><SPAN class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x10flsy6 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x x4zkp8e x41vudc x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u">Next stop, <SPAN class="location secondaryText">Bordeaux, France</SPAN>, for an Emotive Rock track about understanding love, from the stuff hidden away, to the things chosen to be shared again:<BR /></SPAN></DIV> </DIV> </DIV> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P class="lia-align-justify">"At that time, I needed to write and record as fast as I could. I wanted to capture the first impression of each song. This is the way the whole <EM>I Care About You</EM> album was conceived.</P> <P class="lia-align-justify">&nbsp;</P> <P class="lia-align-justify">It came out in an afternoon, not really thinking about what I was doing. As for the lyrics, I just let the stream of consciousness flow behind the microphone which led to this bizarre <EM>jelly bean</EM> thing.</P> <P class="lia-align-justify"><BR />Later, as I was mixing the song, I figured out what came out was totally connected to what I was going through: questioning the the absurdity of the ideal romantic love. I mean, human beings can easily get trapped into this thing they called love, but actually not love, just an idealized romantic dream. Sweet and meaningless, like a jelly bean. I guess this what the whole song is about."</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><A href="spotify:track:1NweGgsYAEKU5bLRUxjJu6:small" target="_self">spotify:track:1NweGgsYAEKU5bLRUxjJu6:small</A>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <STRONG>Small Black Arrows – The British Museum</STRONG></DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="Small Black Arrows.jpg" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/188738i30962EDFAA2294B7/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Small Black Arrows.jpg" alt="Small Black Arrows.jpg" /></span> <P>&nbsp;</P> <EM>Tone's not always truth</EM></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class="Lyrics-sc-1bcc94c6-1 bzTABU" data-lyrics-container="true"> <P><EM>But it sounds so much better from fools </EM><BR /><EM>We all drink their blues </EM><BR /><EM>And we sign right on the line</EM></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><EM>Like Robin in reverse </EM><BR /><EM>What we don't know always seems worse </EM><BR /><EM>So we smile and complain</EM><BR /><EM>But then we do it all again</EM></P> <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">We cross the English Channel all the way up to Manchester, England to listen to an eclectic Alt Indie duo that can't <EM>keep schtum </EM>about walking in museums, and seeing everything they don't own:</SPAN></SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> </DIV> <P class="lia-align-justify">"We really were trying to give the impression of a journey.</P> <P class="lia-align-justify">&nbsp;</P> <P class="lia-align-justify">A journey through life and holding different opinions and maybe changing how you feel over time and over your life as you see different aspects of life.</P> <P class="lia-align-justify">&nbsp;</P> <P class="lia-align-justify">So after that realization, it all made sense and we were confident it was the right way to go for the song and album as a whole. Gradually realizing what we think and how it evolves. <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":folded_hands:">🙏🏼</span>"</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><A href="spotify:track:2Q0igIof38zvr9q7SPDPoB:small" target="_self">spotify:track:2Q0igIof38zvr9q7SPDPoB:small</A>&nbsp;&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <DIV> <DIV class="lia-align-justify"> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV><STRONG>The Silver Spurs – OUTLAW</STRONG></DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <EM><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-right" image-alt="TheSilverSpurs.jpg" style="width: 303px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/188739i287B52876D93FB7F/image-dimensions/303x303?v=v2" width="303" height="303" role="button" title="TheSilverSpurs.jpg" alt="TheSilverSpurs.jpg" /></span>Don't you wish you knew </EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>what it is like to be me</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>A life of crime, </EM></DIV> <DIV><EM>living freely can't you see</EM></DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV><EM>You know I saved your life and<BR />what do I get in return<BR />but a broken body</EM></DIV> <DIV><EM> and nothing to show for it</EM></DIV> <DIV> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Next flight, destination Brisbane, Australia for an Indie Rock track with a touch of the Wild West about a guy who knows what he wants to be: someone you'd be lucky to be breathing if you cross paths with him:</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>"<EM>Outlaw</EM> was really just us imagining the band in a western about cowboys. I wrote it as a sort of champion for not fitting into one box as a musician, but a few different ones.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Nothing too deep, just us trying to keep pushing the genre of indie rock to incorporate a westernized sound."</P> </DIV> </DIV> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><A href="spotify:track:77c3G4f0cUH9rRgKDsJnvM:small" target="_self">spotify:track:77c3G4f0cUH9rRgKDsJnvM:small</A>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><STRONG>Gold Stars For Everyone – Parallax</STRONG></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="GoldStarsForEveryone.jpg" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/188740i8ACF35ED865C18B9/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="GoldStarsForEveryone.jpg" alt="GoldStarsForEveryone.jpg" /></span></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> </DIV> <DIV class="lia-align-justify"> <P><EM>We got lost</EM><BR /><EM>In the wilderness</EM><BR /><EM>For so long</EM><BR /><EM>We forgot how to act</EM></P> <P><BR /><EM>There’s a part of us</EM><BR /><EM>That never came back</EM><BR /><EM>No, it never came back</EM></P> <P><EM>Parallax</EM></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Our last stop in this first journey of the year is Brooklyn, NY for a guitar driven Indie track about living with the ones we can vibe with, wondering if we're still young enough to love:</P> </DIV> <DIV><BR /> <P class="lia-align-justify">"Parallax was borne from the sense of fractured reality we felt in the Pandemic when time seemed to move both fast and slow.</P> <P class="lia-align-justify">&nbsp;</P> <P class="lia-align-justify">There was a real feeling of shared loss as we sat helplessly withdrawn in our tiny groups watching the world fall apart. We discovered new selves while removed from the context of our everyday lives and reemerged forever changed.</P> <P class="lia-align-justify">&nbsp;</P> <P class="lia-align-justify">Even years later, the threat feels prescient. We feel the dangers of slipping into a routine that could be ripped away in an instant, and the question remains: can we ever come back... and do we really want to?"</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><A href="spotify:track:4ttWouKrWyN0zj65AZGmXi:small" target="_self">spotify:track:4ttWouKrWyN0zj65AZGmXi:small</A>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><STRONG>#MusicMonday 2024</STRONG></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P class="lia-align-justify">We say goodbye to 2024 with this year's compilation. 100 titles from original artists covering all types of genres, representing the multiple trends independent artists are proud to establish. Have a listen:</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><A href="spotify:playlist:4G0vJenpLLHO8fv4vwX5Hu" target="_self">spotify:playlist:4G0vJenpLLHO8fv4vwX5Hu</A></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> </DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <P><STRONG><SPAN>Get into 2025, and much more, on the complete</SPAN> 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, 28 Jan 2025 01:48:33 GMT osornios 2025-01-28T01:48:33Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-January-2025/ba-p/6665304 <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="music-blog.jpg" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/173766i39FAE7A484005229/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="music-blog.jpg" alt="music-blog.jpg" /></span></P> Tue, 28 Jan 2025 01:48:33 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-January-2025/ba-p/6665304 osornios 2025-01-28T01:48:33Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-January-2025/bc-p/6704867#M24539 <P><A title="Sarasqueta - ROBAR" href="https://open.spotify.com/track/51OF2mSE0AJiqfdNxtXNdu?si=sCrdfeYOSZ2YQ0ldN3NXHw" target="_self">Sarasqueta - ROBAR</A>&nbsp;Te comparto mi último tema para que lo consideres en tu próximo Review.&nbsp;</P><P>Un track que justamente "roba" o cita frases musicales de Pixies, Weezer, Bloodhound Gang, Blur o incluso la apertura de Stranger things entreveradas en la estructura garagera de la canción. Con humor y una actitud para nada pasiva ante la complicada realidad argentina del momento.&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Espero que te guste!</P><P><A href="https://open.spotify.com/intl-es/album/2i4j0jaR1bs5svHduTV7dc?si=uED2vk5sRMW5jalo6zbOJQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://open.spotify.com/intl-es/album/2i4j0jaR1bs5svHduTV7dc?si=uED2vk5sRMW5jalo6zbOJQ</A></P><P>&nbsp;</P> Mon, 10 Feb 2025 16:23:10 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-January-2025/bc-p/6704867#M24539 Jul_BuenosAires 2025-02-10T16:23:10Z