I remember this commercial. Lord, what a different world that was.
Video
Grooved
That’s the stuff, right there.
Blu’s playing reminds me so much of Stevie Wonder’s long-time bassist, Nathan Watts. Compare and contrast what Blu is doing with what Nathan does in a song like “Contusion.”
She’s always playing around with counter rhythm in a way that is so brain-breaking that someone can do that so musically.
BIG|BRAVE – I felt a funeral
This is not like a single other thing I’ve listened to recently; I like it a lot.
Deep Sea Diver – Shovel
Great song, with strong Kate Bush vibes.
็พๆๅญฆ- ใใจใคใฌ
Such a pretty song. I’d rather the video was of them performing or similar, but hey, it’s hard to complain about a vid of attractive Japanese women goofing around. There are worse things.
Never Blue Always Blu
I am sorry Blu had to sell her soul to be able to play bass like that, but at least we all benefit from her sacrifice.
And bonus fun. Vertical and too short but still great:
1989
What an awesome fucking time capsule. I remember that world; I was about the same age these kids were in 1989. It was so very different than now, in ways that are hard to describe unless you lived it. Younger people cannot believe a world like that truly existed:
But it did. In important ways, it was a lot freer — there was far less surveillance. Kids were allowed to roam, and have their own lives. There was no social media (except BBSes, which few used). I would not want to go back, but this is one of the few examples I’ve ever found of what it felt like to live in that time. I knew kids just like this dude and his friend who did things just like they are doing in the video.
goat Life – ๆฐดไป
Good song. Alas other than a few words, I can’t understand Japanese. But I like their sound a lot.
Trans Am
That car is a bit gaudy for me but I appreciate the care and artistry that goes into creating something like that. And like all the GM L-series engines, it sounds great.
Madeline Goldstein – Dreams
This is the weirdest shit I’ve found lately that I’ve actually enjoyed. I like the atonal strangeness and repetition.
Karen C.
One of the best drummers of all time. How do you play drums like that and sing at the same time? And there were no click tracks in use back then. Some things I realize I could probably never do.
Spot Cover
That’s pretty impressive. Cool to see them re-build the song. I think it’d be better if it were a little more shoegaze. That outro is fire, though; wish it were a lot longer.
Kitten – I Did It!
Fun song. And if you’re wondering why the bass sounds so awesome in this one, just look for a tall blonde with a blue Fender jazz bass and you will be enlightened.
Deer Fang – Gone
Wanted to highlight a very small artist with a good song. Wistful shoegaze is one of my favorite genres, and it’s done well here. They can’t help it that they are Canadian.
Starbenders – Time Stops
That’s one of the coolest music videos I’ve seen in a long time.