tHE sCORE - fUGEES

Listen Party: 4/8/25

Released: 1996

Genres: Conscious Hip Hop, Boom Bap, Neo-Soul, Reggae, Hip Hop Soul

Scene: East Coast Hip Hop

Tags: female vocalist, male vocalist, political, crime, conscious, introspective, boastful, urban, nocturnal, sampling, lush, rhythmic, melodic, passionate, drugs, lethargic

FYI:

Tidal has two versions of “The Score” - a censored version of the original listing (15 tracks), and an uncensored expanded version (17 tracks). We’re reviewing the first 16 tracks of the uncensored version.

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The Score - Fugees

Animals - Pink Floyd

Red Headed Stranger - Willie Nelson

MTV Unplugged in New York - Nirvana

Goodbye and Hello - Tim Buckley

Other

I give it _ moons out of 5. Moons are like stars, but less cool.

And now I'm going to tell you everything else I think you should know about it.

Animals - Pink Floyd

Listen Party: 4/7/25

Released: 1977

Genres: Progressive Rock, Art Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Hard Rock

Tags: political, philosophical, concept, album, pessimistic, sarcastic, progressive, satirical, male vocalist, angry, alienation, atmospheric, complex, passionate, misanthropic, protest, rebellious, conscious, urban, epic, existential, dark, psychedelic, anxious, bittersweet, dense

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Animals - Pink Floyd

Red Headed Stranger - Willie Nelson

MTV Unplugged in New York - Nirvana

Goodbye and Hello - Tim Buckley

The Who Sell Out - The Who

Other

I give it _ moons out of 5. Moons are like stars, but less cool.

And now I'm going to tell you everything else I think you should know about it.

Red Deadnettle

4/5/25

This week’s new music for old people. Full playlist is at the bottom.

Goner - Waaves

Claire’s Rating: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕

Genres: Indie Rock, Pop Punk, Power Pop

Wet Leg - catch these fists

Claire’s Rating: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕

Genres: Dance-Punk Revival, Garage Rock Revival

CCF (I’m Gonna Stay With You) - Car Seat Headrest

Claire’s Rating: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗

Genres: Rock Opera, Indie Rock, Art Rock, Progressive Pop, Power Pop, Heartland Rock, Neo-Psychedelia, New Wave

Tags: cryptic, energetic, progressive, male vocalist, playful, sentimental, introspective, anthemic, quirky, love, bittersweet, passionate, natural, eclectic, lonely, existential, longing, LGBT

Enough Is Enough - The Hives

Claire’s Rating: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗

Genres: Garage Rock Revival, Post-Punk Revival, Garage Punk

Tags: male vocalist, misanthropic, vulgar, repetitive, humorous, playful, aggressive, heavy, dense, noisy, rhythmic, raw, rebellious, energetic

Ballad of the Last Payphone - The New Pornographers

Claire’s Rating: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗

Genre: Indie Pop

Jellyfish - Florist

Claire’s Rating: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗

Genres: Indie Folk, Singer-Songwriter

A New Life Is Coming - WU LYF

Claire’s Rating: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

Genre: Indie Rock, Big Music

Double Trio 2 - By Storm

Claire’s Rating: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑

Genres: Experimental Hip Hop, Abstract Hip Hop, Avant-Garde Jazz, Jazz Rap, Nu Jazz, Glitch Hop, Experimental, Neo-Psychedelia, IDM

Tags: surreal, avant-garde, dense, progressive, psychedelic, abstract, dissonant, noisy, atmospheric, eclectic, poetic, passionate, male vocalist, lush, futuristic, energetic, chaotic, complex, technical, sampling, hypnotic, introspective, existential, ethereal, warm, bittersweet, manic, triumphant

Everybody’s Trying to Figure Me Out - HAIM

Claire’s Rating: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑

Genre: Indie Rock, Pop Rock, Bedroom Pop, Slacker Rock

Full playlist (39:00)

Red Headed Stranger - Willie Nelson

Listen Party: 4/4/25

Released: 1975

Genres: Outlaw Country, Singer-Songwriter, Contemporary Folk, Western, Old-Time

Tags: concept album, calm, mellow, melancholic, male vocalist, crime, acoustic, lonely, death, pastoral, bittersweet, soft, sombre, sad, passionate, love, minimalistic, introspective, sparse, melodic

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Red Headed Stranger - Willie Nelson

MTV Unplugged in New York - Nirvana

Goodbye and Hello - Tim Buckley

The Who Sell Out - The Who

Getz/Gilberto - João Gilberto, Stan Getz

Other

I give it _ moons out of 5. Moons are like stars, but less cool.

And now I'm going to tell you everything else I think you should know about it.

MTV Unplugged in New York - Nirvana

Listen Party: 4/3/25

Released: 1994

Genres: Acoustic Rock, Alternative Rock, Grunge, Folk Rock

Tags: acoustic, male vocalist, melodic, melancholic, passionate, introspective, sombre, lonely, pessimistic, alienation, depressive, raw, bittersweet, anxious, lethargic, longing, mellow, death, apathetic, nocturnal

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MTV Unplugged in New York - Nirvana

Goodbye and Hello - Tim Buckley

The Who Sell Out - The Who

Getz/Gilberto - João Gilberto, Stan Getz

Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Other

I give it _ moons out of 5. Moons are like stars, but less cool.

And now I'm going to tell you everything else I think you should know about it.

Goodbye and Hello - Tim Buckley

Listen Party: 4/2/25

Released: 1967

Genres: Singer-Songwriter, Folk Rock, Psychedelic Folk, Chamber Folk, Baroque Pop

Scene: Greenwich Village Scene

Tags: psychedelic, poetic, melancholic, male vocalist, melodic, passionate, cryptic, warm, romantic, spring, mellow, love, bittersweet, mysterious, autumn, political, rhythmic

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Goodbye and Hello - Tim Buckley

The Who Sell Out - The Who

Getz/Gilberto - João Gilberto, Stan Getz

Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd - Lynyrd Skynyrd

The Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden

Other

I give it _ moons out of 5. Moons are like stars, but less cool.

And now I'm going to tell you everything else I think you should know about it.

The Who Sell Out - The Who

Listen Party: 4/1/25

Released: 1967

Genres: Freakbeat, Pop Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Psychedelic Pop, Jingles, Satire

Movements: Mod

Tags: concept album, satirical, humorous, playful, jingle, male vocalist, psychedelic, quirky, melodic, energetic, surreal, eclectic, sarcastic, progressive, conscious

FYI:

Tidal only has versions of “The Who Sell Out” that feature many bonus tracks. You’re free to listen to as many songs as you like, of course, but officially we are only reviewing the first 13 tracks, beginning with “Armenia City in the Sky” and ending with “Rael (Pt. 1 & 2)”.

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The Who Sell Out - The Who

Getz/Gilberto - João Gilberto, Stan Getz

Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd - Lynyrd Skynyrd

The Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden

Dire Straits - Dire Straits

Other

I give it _ moons out of 5. Moons are like stars, but less cool.

And now I'm going to tell you everything else I think you should know about it.

Strange New Places

Getz/Gilberto - João Gilberto, Stan Getz

Listen Party: 3/31/25

Released: 1964

Genres: Bossa Nova, Samba-Jazz, Cool Jazz, Samba-Canção

Tags: mellow, tropical, warm, soft, summer, romantic, peaceful, calm, soothing, male vocalist, acoustic, love, female vocalist, lush, bittersweet, longing, sentimental, sensual, happy, uplifting

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Getz/Gilberto - João Gilberto, Stan Getz

Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd - Lynyrd Skynyrd

The Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden

Dire Straits - Dire Straits

Ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space - Spiritualized

Other

I give it _ moons out of 5. Moons are like stars, but less cool.

And now I'm going to tell you everything else I think you should know about it.

Western Honey Bee

3/29/25

Doing something different with Flora Fauna Fungi starting this week. These are all new singles that were released this past week. That is basically what New Music for Old People was, but I’m no longer aiming to fill a full hour. These are just the top handful of songs that I think are worth a listen in order to stay on top of what’s new in music. I’m also keeping the Flora Fauna Fungi naming convention of naming each playlist after a different seasonal species. I’m no longer limiting that to just those of the Puget Sound region, however. Songs are sorted from best-to-worst (IMHO).

This Week’s New Music:

Clean Heart

Perfume Genius

Genres: Singer-Songwriter, Indie Folk, Indie Rock, Chamber Pop, Art Pop

Tags: introspective, melancholic, male vocalist, noisy, ethereal, chaotic, eclectic, raw, existential

DOA

St. Vincent

Genres: New Wave, Synthpop, Film Soundtrack, Dance-Punk, Mutant Disco

For the Cold Country

Black Country, New Road

Genres: Progressive Folk, Art Rock, Chamber Folk, Progressive Rock, Post-Rock, Choral

Scene: Windmill Scene

Tags: medieval, lush, pastoral, epic, progressive, complex, suspenseful, poetic, female vocalist, choral, forest, passionate, sentimental, bittersweet, dense, winter, fantasy, longing, rain, melodic, warm, anxious, chamber music

Get Dumber

Pup feat. Jeff Rosenstock

Genres: Post-Hardcore, Pop Punk

Tags: male vocalist

Free

little Simz

Genres: Neo-Soul, Jazz Rap, Conscious Hip Hop

Scene: UK Hip Hop

Tags: lush, female vocalist, conscious, rhythmic

Doves

Model/Actriz

Genres: Industrial Rock, Electronic Body Music, Noise Rock, New Rave, Industrial Techno

Tags: repetitive, dark, cold, dissonant, noisy, rhythmic, male vocalist, mechanical

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(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd) - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Listen Party: 3/28/25

Released: 1973

Genres: Southern Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock

Tags: male vocalist, energetic, sentimental, warm, bittersweet, passionate, melodic, pastoral, love, uplifting, rhythmic, playful

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(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd) - Lynyrd Skynyrd

The Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden

Dire Straits - Dire Straits

Ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space - Spiritualized

Rubber Soul - The Beatles

Other

I give it _ moons out of 5. Moons are like stars, but less cool.

And now I'm going to tell you everything else I think you should know about it.

Strange New Places

The Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden

Listen Party: 3/27/25

Released: 1982

Genres: Heavy Metal

Scene: New Wave of British Heavy Metal

Tags: energetic, male vocalist, anthemic, melodic, heavy, passionate, epic, history, war, violence, death, rebellious, technical, rhythmic, triumphant, infernal, nocturnal, dark, apocalyptic, uplifting

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The Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden

Dire Straits - Dire Straits

Ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space - Spiritualized

Rubber Soul - The Beatles

Weezer [The Blue Album] - Weezer

Other

I give it _ moons out of 5. Moons are like stars, but less cool.

And now I'm going to tell you everything else I think you should know about it.

Strange New Places

Dire Straits - Dire Straits

Listen Party: 3/26/25

Released: 1978

Genres: Roots Rock, Blues Rock

Tags: rhythmic, male vocalist, mellow, warm, calm, playful, atmospheric, poetic, bittersweet, urban, soft, technical, melodic, introspective, lush

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Dire Straits - Dire Straits

Ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space - Spiritualized

Rubber Soul - The Beatles

Weezer [The Blue Album] - Weezer

The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses

Other

I give it _ moons out of 5. Moons are like stars, but less cool.

And now I'm going to tell you everything else I think you should know about it.