Songs of the Year (2022)

Hello fellow music fans! Here’s my 11th annual post that presents the best songs that I came across during the year. It’s a 20-song list format, per usual. All songs released in 2022. The list reflects my bias toward the greater alternative music genre, which I see as including rock, punk, metal, indie, ska, and …

New Music Trajectories from Metric, The Black Keys, Arcade Fire, Editors, and Blossoms (Week of 5/2/2022)

This week’s New Music Trajectories: Metric returns with lead single “All Comes Crashing” from Formentera, out 7/8 The Black Keys deliver infectious 2nd single “It Ain’t Over” from Dropout Boogie, out 5/13 Arcade Fire dish 2nd single “Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)” from WE, out 5/6 Editors surprise and delight with “Heart Attack” from upcoming 7th …

Song of the Week: “Wild Child” by The Black Keys – Week of March 14th, 2022

The Black Keys are back and dish “Wild Child” as the lead single from new album Dropout Boogie this week. The accompanying video previews the new album well – watch it and you’ll get it. The song is infectious, as The Black Keys songs tend to be! It scores Song of the Week honors this …

New Music Trajectories from The Black Keys, Florence and the Machine, Yungblud, Milky Chance, and Buzzcocks – Week of March 14th, 2022

This week’s New Music Trajectories: The Black Keys are back and dish “Wild Child” as lead single from Dropout Boogie, out 5/13 Florence and the Machine further preview new album with “My Love”, Dance Fever out 5/13 Yungblud releases lead single “The Funeral” from upcoming new album Milky Chance delight with new single “Synchronize” from …

Recommended New Music from Gaspard Auge, The Black Keys, Royal Blood, Gojira, and MxPx

Week of April 16th, 2021 Gaspard Auge (of Justice) dishes solo debut with “Force Majeure”. Debut album Escapades release date is TBD The Black Keys return with lead single “Crawling Kingsnake”. New album Delta Kream out 5/14 via Nonesuch Records Royal Blood releases “Boilermaker”, the 4th preview of new album Typhoons out 4/30 via Warner …