Music
🎵 One of my favorite artists, Thad Cockrell, has a new album out. The only way to listen to it is to buy it for $100. To me, it was absolutely worth it. But I’m not sure how to share it with others when there’s no way to listen to any songs. It’s an interesting risk he’s taking. I hope it pays off.
Speaking of favorite bands with new albums, this came out yesterday and has been playing non-stop. Very different from The Arcadian Wild, but still fantastic. Favorite track is Save My Life.
I have loved this band since I saw them open for one of my favorite artists a little while back. This album is everything I love about them. Fantastic harmonies and original writing. Check out the song Dopamine.
🎵 Between both COVID and moving away from Nashville in 2020, I often have live music withdrawal.
Seeing Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit tonight was good for my soul. Great venue, amazing weather, incredible music.
🎵 Dashboard Confessional - MTV Unplugged
This album was the anthem of my sophomore year of high school. I was talking about it yesterday with someone at my gym, and haven’t stopped listening since.
Ruston Kelly has become one of my favorite artists over the last few years. So excited to have new music from him, even as sad of this one is.
One of my all time favorite albums. I hadn’t listened in awhile, but heard one of the songs this week. The full album has been on repeat ever since.
🎵 The Arcadian Wild - Principium
I just picked this album up again after a few months, and it blew me away all over. Amazing storytelling and musicianship.
🎵 I don’t know that I could ever pick my favorite Christmas song, but Whitney Houston’s version of Do You Hear What I Hear? just came up on shuffle, and is bringing me a ton of joy as I finish of my last day of work for the year.
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Music has a way of calming me down in a way I need right now. Two of my all time favorites have new singles out today, and they’re freaking great. I hope they make you as happy as they’re making me as I work from home today.
🎵 Jonas Brothers - What a Man Gotta Do
JoBros bringing another bop.
That’s what the kids would say, right?
🎵 Hamilton - Original Broadway Cast Recording
Listening to the Hamilton Cast Recording for the first time in several months while I work today. Over 4 years since its release, it still gets me every time.
🎵 Harry Styles - Juice (Lizzo cover) in the Live Lounge
Everything about this performance makes me happy.
All Apple Music Replay (or @viticci’s Apple Music Wrapped shortcut) tells me is that my children were obsessed with Descendants in 2019.
Going back to this album while getting some admin work done at my desk today. Probably one of my all time favorites.
Internet, I’m angry you didn’t share this album with me sooner. It is 🔥.
🎵 John Mayer - The Search for Everything
It isn’t my favorite album of Mayer’s (that would be Continuum), but this album is speaking a lot of joy for me at my desk on this Friday afternoon.
My current favorite band has a new record out. Who needs Taylor Swift?
How this band manages to put out such consistently fantastic pop/rock music, I don’t know. They are easily one of my favorite bands out there right now.
As one of the biggest John Mayer fans around, I continually try to listen to Dead and Company to understand why people enjoy The Dead and hear more of John’s playing.
Several years into this experiment, I still don’t understand the appeal. At. All.