What's your latest first listen?

[Robbie]

My favourite thing about music is hearing something you love for the first time. It's magic!

How about we all share the latest song that's made us take a moment out to stop and enjoy it? Here's mine.

I've been a fan of Ween for years, but guess I didn't hear it at the right time. Excited to hear yours!

Updating this playlist with your tracks: Latest First Listen thread

[Jamie]

Great thread Robbie!



I only listened to tragic 60's songwriter, Karen Dalton, for the first time yesterday. She expresses something pure and honest that appears absent from most modern music.

[Greg]

I only recently discovered Fink, and this song in particular made me stop and listen. Hope you like it too. 

[Peter__]

Got this one on radio yesterday, just had to listen a few times! 

 That Fink track is epic! 😄 Added them to my "to listen" list!

Peter

[meahtenoha]

Mine's a Radio find too Peter 🙂

[Adam]

Stumbled across this on a random playlist (probably a Tunigo one):

[Peter__]

This is a great track! 🙂 

Peter

[Peter__]

Today's discovery:

Peter

[Marco]

Nice thread!

Although I'm always a bit suspicious when I hear songs for the first time and already like them. Mostly they grow old fast then.

I prefer those that you notice only after the 3rd, 4th listening and really grow on you then. 😉

However here's a song that I liked from first listening and still love to hear now:

[smelico]

Bajofondo – Grand Guignol

When I first heard this song it was an incredible experience, and I'm not exaggerating. Parts of the song gave me goosebumps, made my eyes water (not just a little), and I couldn't stop smiling.  Months later I still have the same experience every time I listen to it, and a good pair of headphones just makes it more incredible. I don't think I had listened to tango before that song but sure did afterward. lol

I did some googing and apparently my brain might be getting an endorphin rush during parts of that song.

[Robbie]

Some great recommendations here everyone, thank you. @Premify That's a very good point. I love when you look back at the first time you heard your favourite songs - it's like you can track the moment when that part of your life changed.  Every listen is another reminder.

@smelico That's exactly what we're looking for! Great description. Hope you keep finding ones like that.

Here's the newest a friend sent recently. Can't recommend the album enough (it's not all as intense as this one, promise):

[Greg]

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@Robbie wrote:

@Some great recommendations here everyone, thank you. @Premify That's a very good point. I love when you look back at the first time you heard your favourite songs - it's like you can track the moment when that part of your life changed.  Every listen is another reminder.

@smelico That's exactly what we're looking for! Great description. Hope you keep finding ones like that.

Here's the newest a friend sent recently. Can't recommend the album enough (it's not all as intense as this one, promise):

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And with that recommendation, my latest first listen is Jon Hopkins – Abandon Window.

I've always liked Jon Hopkins, especially the soundtrack he did for Monsters, but this is a whole new level.

Fantastic album, thank you for sharing Robbie!

[Jamie]

There's a new These New Puritans album and it's gorgeous.

[meahtenoha]

Taking a bit of a genre turn.....heard this one on the office playlist and was immediately hooked:

[Adam]

The theme song to 'Orange is the New Black' TV show on Netflix, which I'm loving at the moment.

[meahtenoha]

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Adam wrote:

The theme song to 'Orange is the New Black' TV show on Netflix, which I'm loving at the moment.

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Slightly offtopic....but everyone is gong crazy over this show. Watching ep. 1 tonight and expecting big things. 

[Adam]

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@meahtenoha wrote:

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Adam wrote:

The theme song to 'Orange is the New Black' TV show on Netflix, which I'm loving at the moment.

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Slightly offtopic....but everyone is gong crazy over this show. Watching ep. 1 tonight and expecting big things. 

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I didn't know much about it before I started watching so hopefully the hype won't ruin it for you!