young lion by sade! a gorgeous tribute to her son (and a part of the compiliation album TRANSA, which "gathers 100+ artists in celebration of the gifts trans people give to the world")
Cool! She has a pretty big catalog; Bloomsday is a great one, my favorite is Joey, and the show Reservation Dogs had her do a gorgeous cover of Time After Time.
I don’t have a favorite for 2024, but watching my 4-year-old grandson sing “Beautiful Things” by Benson Boone slays me. He knows all the words and has the moves.
Wow, this is an amazing list including some of my favorites songs, like MJ, Iron + Wine, i had missed the joan shelley song, she is consistently great.
“Dig” by knitting (from Montreal). Heavy and moody with a line that’s particularly apt this year for me “please hold me together/lately I’ve been feeling retired, baby”.
PS the whole album “Some Kind of Heaven” is a constant ear worm for me!
Love Ray LaMontagne Step Into Your Power but I have also loved discovering everything by Sierra Ferrell and her astounding voice and harmonies
Thanks, Love Sierra, don’t miss her in concert, she’s really fun.
And Nothing Is Forever from the new album by The Cure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEBO_xKfwN4
young lion by sade! a gorgeous tribute to her son (and a part of the compiliation album TRANSA, which "gathers 100+ artists in celebration of the gifts trans people give to the world")
Samantha Crain’s “Ridin’ Out the Storm.” She is such an undersung gem.
Thanks Becky, i had never heard "Ridin' Out The Storm" before, I like it.
Cool! She has a pretty big catalog; Bloomsday is a great one, my favorite is Joey, and the show Reservation Dogs had her do a gorgeous cover of Time After Time.
Thank you for all the great playlists, Cliff!
Thanks Becky, glad you like the playlists. I will do a deeper dive into Samantha's catalog, definitely like what I've heard.
Maggie Rogers’ “In the living room”
Yes and also love her song “Don’t Forget Me.”
Two Canadian recommendations:
Powerful by Reuben and the Bullhorn Singers
At the End of the Day by Sylvia Tyson (a bit of a cheat, as it came out in 2023!)
Wow, never heard of Reuben and THe Bullhorn singers, pretty impressive.
love Sylvia Tyson and of course her work with Ian Tyson. Beatuiful song, reminds me a little of Joan Baez's very introspective last studio album.
I hadn't heard of Reuben and the Bullhorn Singers either, until I heard this song on the radio!
I got to go to her concert last Saturday at the Paramount Theatre in Austin. Ruthie Foster’s Mileage is my favorite song of 2024!
Ruthie rocks, thanks!
I don’t have a favorite for 2024, but watching my 4-year-old grandson sing “Beautiful Things” by Benson Boone slays me. He knows all the words and has the moves.
Awww. Love that.
Thanks, amazing how popular that song is worldwide.
My favorite as a 74 year old lesbian is Billie Eilish’s song Lunch. Such a rarity to have a frankly sexy lesbian pop song.
Hurray for the Riff Raff: Buffalo, Snake Plant
Grace Cummings: On and On
MJ Lenderman: She’s Leaving You
Waxahatchee and MJ Lenderman: Right Back To It
Iron & Wine/Fiona Apple: All in Good Time
Laura Marling: Patterns, The Shadows
Bon Iver: Speyside
Beyoncé: Daughter
Waxahatchee: Tigers Blood
Joan Shelley: Singing to You
Linda Thompson: Those Damn Roches, Mudlark
And this last album is from 2023, but I’m including it anyway because I think more people need to know about her: Florence Dore—Greed and Sweet to Me
Wow, this is an amazing list including some of my favorites songs, like MJ, Iron + Wine, i had missed the joan shelley song, she is consistently great.
And that Linda Thompson track is warm and beautiful, thanks.
Thank you. Wonderful links today. My favorite is about Gage & Oz.
Glad to hear!
It's sad, but "Jupiter's Faerie" by Sturgill Simpson.
Love that song, that album sort off slipped by people but it is definitely worth a listen, thanks for suggesting!
A hundred votes for The Place that Makes Me Hoppy by Moss. Then Murder on the Dance Floor, Jealous Moon, Lost in Space.
(Happy)
Love those songs, i've had moss, royal otis and Sarah on heavy rotation all year. Which "Lost in Space" song are you referring to ?
Wait, now I know, Foster The People, right? Pretty undeniable.
Coloured Goddess by Mohini Dey … her whole album is amazing.
CSNY - Live at the Fillmore East (1969) … just released and the acoustic set is great. And yes, I’m that old!
Mohini Dey is great, thanks for turning me on to her!
If you have the chance, check out her interview with Rick Beato. Her story is fascinating.
“Dig” by knitting (from Montreal). Heavy and moody with a line that’s particularly apt this year for me “please hold me together/lately I’ve been feeling retired, baby”.
PS the whole album “Some Kind of Heaven” is a constant ear worm for me!
I am digging Dig, very cool psychy rock, thanks.
Lake Street Dive "Twenty Five" and Fiona Apple with Iron and Wine "All In Good Time"
Thanks, i love "All in Good Time", and Lake Street Dive are so fun live. She is a star.