‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: September, 2024
Yet another cool band out of Philly. Power pop fans, check this one out:
How’s this for a last-minute unexpected surprise?:
Kind-of a Sonic Youth feel. ”Cept they really ARE youthful:
Jonatan Leandoer 96:
Voice like Ryan Adams, attitude like early Mac Demarco (‘Viceroy’), with a soupcon of Freedy Johnston. Nathan’s favorite?:
“I dropped all my fake friends like calories”:
I’m not one for nostalgia with these lists. Much prefer to focus on artists on the way up or in their prime. However, when the greatest band ever to come out of LA puts out their final album, and the song’s really good, I’ll wallow, at least for 2 minutes and 13 seconds:
I used to book shows with a great agent out in California, Brad Madison. Mongrel Music, my kind of agency. Booked a really cool performer named Sarah Borges through him. Twice. The agent described her thusly: “She worships at the altar of X.” Not the only one.
Hey, kids, be sure to check out the Easter Eggs I’ve shared this month. You’ll love ’em. And for you youngsters out there, you’ll learn something.
Buffalo Springfield would like a word.
They weren’t really an LA band. Not with a Canadian in it…
X IS LA.
Everyone in X is from Illinois except the drummer.
The Byrds also have something to say about this. And the Beach Boys if you count Hawthorne as L.A. But I like X and this is my No. 2. I’m putting 2nd Grade on top by a whisker. Yeah, I’m one of those power pop fans. My No. 3 is the much different Tasha song. Very pleasant.
Wow, I was WAY off the mark this month…
That 2nd Grade song sounds better if you play it back at 1.25. Less draggy.
I like the Lenderman song. Me and the apparent grammar school kids in his audience (or is that just my age talking). It’s definitely in my upper third
OK, just listened through the list again.
Four songs jump out at me:
Jane Remover gets better every time I listen.
MJ Lenderman. Love me some slacker rock.
Dawn Richard and Spencer Zahn-she’s been through a lot, glad she seems to be OK.
Agree with Nathan on that Tasha song.