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article #MusicMonday Review - February 2025 in Community Blog https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-February-2025/ba-p/6751535 <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-2025/ba-p/6665304" target="_blank" rel="noopener">January's review</A> <EM>for more music.</EM></P> <P> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">This month's artists like to keep it simple. Even you short titles, their music will take you places only music can take you. Let yourself go, and give them 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> </P> <DIV><STRONG>The Queens – Words</STRONG></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <P><EM><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-right" image-alt="TheQueens.jpg" style="width: 303px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/190187i37E20E37412D7B7D/image-dimensions/303x303?v=v2" width="303" height="303" role="button" title="TheQueens.jpg" alt="TheQueens.jpg" /></span></EM></P> <P><EM>Fumbling right through the words,</EM><BR /><EM>you’d swear that you’d been cursed</EM><BR /><EM>to test your patience.</EM></P> <P> </P> <P><EM>The ripest words are too far</EM><BR /><EM>just to take.</EM><BR /><EM>always make them up</EM><BR /><EM>when it is far too late.</EM></P> <P><BR /><EM>Find the words that I had died to say;</EM><BR /><EM>If only--</EM><BR /><EM>being heard was something beyond words</EM></P> <P> </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">Hello from Iloilo City, Philippines! Let's start our world tour of the month with some Indie Rock, with a touch of Emo, about being an introvert when the time comes to express yourself. Is it always by design to never seem to find the words in time?:</SPAN><BR /></SPAN></P> </DIV> <DIV class="lia-align-justify"> </DIV> <DIV> <P class="lia-align-justify">"A lot of the songwriting I do for The Queens is very personal in nature. I have a tendency to write from my perspective about my own thoughts and experiences kind of like a diary or a note to self. Words is no exception.</P> <P> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">I wanted to voice out a frustration of mine, where I kind of have trouble talking to people in person.. I enjoy talking to people, but I tend to a hard time knowing what to say. If I force it, I end up overdoing it and that’s not great either. It’s to a point where I consider a set of dialogues before speaking with people and try to plot out how those dialogue trees might go, kind of like an RPG character. Despite that, the things I really want to say often come up much too long after the conversation has ended.</P> <P> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">With Words, I wanted to capture that feeling both through the lyrics and instrumentation, both to get it off my chest and hope that maybe somebody with the same frustrations will hear it and know that there are people who feel the same way."</P> </DIV> <P> </P> <P><A href="spotify:track:3XWlIb8QJ9phAbcKN6eJZn:small" target="_self">spotify:track:3XWlIb8QJ9phAbcKN6eJZn:small</A></P> <P> </P> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Rotting Yellow – Thirst</STRONG></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <P><EM><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="RottingYellow.jpg" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/190191i0D92F475094F96FE/image-size/medium?v=v2&px=400" role="button" title="RottingYellow.jpg" alt="RottingYellow.jpg" /></span></EM></P> <P> </P> <P><EM>Someone, somewhere, something else...</EM></P> <P> </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">We fly now to Phoenix, Arizona for a Drone Metal track that combines slow tempo, and heaviness with some avant-garde minimalism and vocal sonic experimentation:<BR /></SPAN></DIV> </DIV> </DIV> <P> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">"The concept of 'the grass is always greener' and always seeking more than what you have and ending up with nothing in the end was a real inspiration for me. <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":skull_and_crossbones:">☠️</span> And a lot of personal reflection in isolation."</P> <P> </P> <P><A href="spotify:track:5exTtUEeq6UllRUDRMn2dR:small" target="_self">spotify:track:5exTtUEeq6UllRUDRMn2dR:small</A> </P> <P> </P> <STRONG>Scared of Sharks – Is Water Wet?</STRONG></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV class="Lyrics-sc-1bcc94c6-1 bzTABU" data-lyrics-container="true"> <P><EM><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-right" image-alt="ScaredOfSharks.jpg" style="width: 303px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/190189i94896D9633AF857E/image-dimensions/303x303?v=v2" width="303" height="303" role="button" title="ScaredOfSharks.jpg" alt="ScaredOfSharks.jpg" /></span></EM><EM>What came first?<BR /></EM><EM>The Chicken or the egg?</EM><BR /><EM>I dunno</EM><BR /><EM>I like them between bread </EM></P> <P> </P> <P><EM>Things are getting harder </EM><BR /><EM>The older I grow </EM><BR /><EM>Don't wanna be a martyr</EM><BR /><EM>But this is all we know</EM></P> <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">Let's move all the way to Mogareeka, Australia, for a Punk infused Indie Rock track, about how the most simple questions are the hardest to answer. It shouldn't matter but it does:</SPAN></SPAN></P> <P> </P> </DIV> <P class="lia-align-justify">"So the song was written by the lead singer Taylor Schwifty.</P> <P class="lia-align-justify"> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">Lyrically it’s meant to be pretty light. The topic of 'is water wet' was a regular occurrence in a shared house that Taylor Schwifty and Tim Shady lived in. Tim is of the opinion that water makes things wet but is not wet itself. And Taylor believes that it is wet as well as making things wet.</P> <P class="lia-align-justify"><BR />And the song came from one of those long 'argumentative' conversations between Taylor and Tim that went on far too long into the night. <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":folded_hands:">🙏🏼</span>"</P> <P> </P> <P><A href="spotify:track:0iphx2bemqDdJURakFCoDA:small" target="_self">spotify:track:0iphx2bemqDdJURakFCoDA:small</A>  </P> <P> </P> <DIV> <DIV class="lia-align-justify"> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Los de Marte – La Perra Inmunda</STRONG></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> </DIV> <DIV><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="LosDeMarte.jpg" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/190192i75B504848E873BAC/image-size/medium?v=v2&px=400" role="button" title="LosDeMarte.jpg" alt="LosDeMarte.jpg" /></span> <P> </P> <P><EM>yo no vivo, sobrevivo, no malgasto, me desgasto,</EM></P> <P><EM>sigo el ritmo batallando, yo trabajo sin descanso,</EM><BR /><EM>trabajando día a día,</EM></P> <P><EM>qué vida tan malparía</EM></P> <P> </P> <P><EM>mi madre dice relájate</EM><BR /><EM>que pronto suerte vas a tener</EM></P> <P><EM>espera todo va mejorar</EM><BR /><EM>que la esperanza no se va agotar.</EM></P> <P> </P> </DIV> <DIV> <P>Let's keep earning frequent flier miles for traveling all the way to Tunja, Colombia, for some <EM>Rock en Español</EM> about laughing at the hardships of corporate life:</P> <P> </P> <P>"It's more like a day by day crisis, but one day it exploded. Everything was going so bad in my job. It was full of rude bosses that don't respect their employees, and the phrase came up. That's how this song was created."</P> </DIV> </DIV> <P> </P> <P><A href="spotify:track:0YwAFyxrIF3XJscf7TRieX:small" target="_self">spotify:track:0YwAFyxrIF3XJscf7TRieX:small</A> </P> <P> </P> <P><STRONG>The House Flies – Twilight Eyes</STRONG></P> <P> </P> </DIV> <DIV class="lia-align-justify"> <P><EM><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="TheHouseFlies.jpg" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/190193i6FC299F57146C009/image-size/medium?v=v2&px=400" role="button" title="TheHouseFlies.jpg" alt="TheHouseFlies.jpg" /></span></EM></P> <P> </P> <P><EM>Oh to love with rosemary</EM><BR /><EM>Sugar burns the mystery</EM><BR /><EM>Scatter slow and be discrete</EM><BR /><EM>She’s my sallow summer’s heat</EM></P> <P> </P> <P><EM>We reach above the marble skies</EM><BR /><EM>Grabbing caution yield signs</EM><BR /><EM>In her arms the burner phone</EM><BR /><EM>Together we call desire home</EM></P> <P> </P> <P>We end this month's long trip in Moline, IL with a Goth Post-Punk track that sets up a cryptic scene, where a muse grips, and guides your hand with her eyes that don't try to shine:</P> </DIV> <DIV><BR /> <P class="lia-align-justify">"It all started with the bassline during one of our very first practices after starting this band. In fact, it was just 2 members at that time (now 4).</P> <P class="lia-align-justify"> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">The bassline had this atmospheric and hypnotic feeling that felt right to continue throughout the song as the backbone. Then the changes in guitars and drums help add the dynamics and change the tone to keep the listener engaged.</P> <P class="lia-align-justify"> </P> <P class="lia-align-justify">We just wanted a track people could zone out to and feel like they went on a full yet strange journey by the end."</P> <P> </P> <P><A href="spotify:track:3GiE2LT8tr3gctRFyb2oYk:small" target="_self">spotify:track:3GiE2LT8tr3gctRFyb2oYk:small</A> </P> <P> </P> <P><STRONG>#MusicMonday 2024</STRONG></P> <P> </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> </P> <P><A href="spotify:playlist:4G0vJenpLLHO8fv4vwX5Hu" target="_self">spotify:playlist:4G0vJenpLLHO8fv4vwX5Hu</A></P> <P> </P> </DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <P><STRONG><SPAN>Get into 2025, and much more, on the complete</SPAN> 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, 24 Feb 2025 22:41:17 GMT osornios 2025-02-24T22:41:17Z #MusicMonday Review - February 2025 https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-February-2025/ba-p/6751535 <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&px=400" role="button" title="music-blog.jpg" alt="music-blog.jpg" /></span></P> Mon, 24 Feb 2025 22:41:17 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/MusicMonday-Review-February-2025/ba-p/6751535 osornios 2025-02-24T22:41:17Z