Lost in Yesterday by Tame Impala

Amazon Music gets the credit for today’s post because I found the song on one of their discover playlists. There are so many wonderful things to say about this track – (1) it has such a trippy, new wave, dream beat, and (2) it has some great advice about letting go of the past. ‘Cause…

I Choose Love by The Coronas.

With Valentine’s Day tomorrow, it comes without saying that the next song I write about should have “love” in the title. I picked this song for a couple reasons – One, it reminds me of the type of song that a guy in college would write about his girlfriend. It’s very raw, honest, and personal….

Golden Haze by Wild Nothing.

Well, summer is slowly coming to a close. The kids are back in school and you’ve just fit in that last-minute vacation before it’s back to work and cooler weather. Why not throw in one last summer song to end it with grace? Golden Haze was released in 2010 from Wild Nothing’s EP of the…

Love Goes On! by The Go-Betweens.

Grant McLennan was once described as, “One of the last real romantic bohemians” in an article that appeared shortly after his death in 2006. I always remembered that description and thought, how true it was… The song above, Love Goes On!, was released in August of 1988 from the band’s sixth album, 16 Lovers Lane….

Somebody That I Used To Know by Gotye.

I saw “Gotye” plenty of times on Sirius radio but because I didn’t recognize it, I went to the next station. It wasn’t until I was streaming a Dublin radio station one night that I came in during the part where Kimbra sings and it goes into the chorus. My first impression was, “Okay…I can…

Voices Carry (Acoustic) by Aimee Mann.

I already wrote about the 1985 version of Voices Carry back in April of 2011. But 20 years later, iTunes asked Aimee if she’d come in and record an acoustic version of some of her hits. Thankfully, someone suggested this song and a beautiful new rendition was made… To give you a little background on…