So - Peter Gabriel

Listen Party: 4/17/25

Released: 1986

Genres: Art Pop, Pop Rock, New Wave, Ambient Pop, Sophisti-Pop

Tags: male vocalist, passionate, melodic, warm, lush, introspective, eclectic, bittersweet, poetic, sentimental, melancholic, rhythmic, atmospheric, nocturnal, soothing, conscious, longing, progressive, rain, ethereal, urban

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First Band on the Moon - The Cardigans

Listen Party: 4/16/25

Released: 1996

Genres: Indie Pop, Pop Rock, Indie Rock, Twee Pop, Neo-Acoustic, Lounge, Art Pop, Cocktail Nation

Tags: female vocalist, playful, bittersweet, longing, melodic, sentimental, sarcastic, love, sensual, introspective, sexual, eclectic, dark, energetic, quirky

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Crime of the Century - Supertramp

Listen Party: 4/15/25

Released: 1974

Genres: Progressive Rock, Art Rock, Progressive Pop, Pop Rock, Progressive Pop

Tags: melodic, male vocalist, progressive, lush, existential, alienation, bittersweet, introspective, sarcastic, quirky, anxious, complex, playful, lonely, nocturnal, epic, melancholic, passionate, autumn, eclectic, rebellious

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At Mister Kelly’s - Sarah Vaughan

Listen Party: 4/14/25

Released: 1957

Genres: Vocal Jazz, Standards

Tags: female vocalist, melodic, urban, longing, humorous, mellow, ballad, sensual, improvisation, nocturnal

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Music for the Masses - Depeche Mode

Listen Party: 4/11/25

Released: 1987

Genres: Synthpop, Darkwave, Electro-Industrial, Neoclassical Darkwave

Tags: male vocalist, atmospheric, cold, passionate, dark, melodic, rhythmic, sensual, romantic, nocturnal, sombre, melancholic, sexual, bittersweet, mechanical, longing, lush

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A Wizard, A True Star - Todd Rundgren

Listen Party: 4/10/25

Released: 1973

Genres: Art Pop, Experimental Rock, Progressive Pop, Art Rock, Psychedelic Pop, Glam Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul, Psychedelic Rock, Electronic, Zolo, Progressive Rock, Space Age Pop

Tags: manic, eclectic, psychedelic, surreal, playful, dense, male vocalist, futuristic, progressive, love, quirky, satirical, melodic, chaotic, complex, suite, avant-garde, anxious, lush, ethereal, Wall of Sound, uplifting, optimistic, introspective, energetic, warm, technical, happy

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A Date with the Everly Brothers - The Everly Brothers

Listen Party: 4/9/25

Released: 1960

Genres: Close Harmony, Teen Pop, Pop, Rock & Roll, Brill Building

Tags: male vocalist, love, melodic, vocal group, romantic, playful, bittersweet

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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 (15 tracks), and an uncensored expanded version (17 tracks). We’re reviewing the first 16 tracks of the uncensored version.

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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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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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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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