It’s not even Christmas yet, let alone New Year’s Eve, but let’s admit it, this song is a good listen any time of year.

New Year’s Prayer by Jeff Buckley

Mental Strain at Dawn by Jack Purvis

Spoonful by Howlin’ Wolf

Ok.. so I like the main riff of this song, but the Theremin-y/whistle-y shrill bit(s)? Not so much. Even so, thought it was close enough to share… It’s the sort of track I might listen to on one of my long walks in an attempt to slow down my usually (very) brisk pace.

Shapeshifter Blues by Pilote

Halloween calls for something a little different.. a little silly. At least if you ask me.

Car Wash by the Easy Virtue Orchestra

Peculiar Fascination by Yasume

It’s 10/10..Have a lucky day….

Or perhaps you’d prefer the album version of this song…

Tripped over this group late one night while surfing among public radio stations and thought their music was a nice change from what I’ve been listening to recently and that’s why I’m sharing it with you today, dear readers.

How about you? What have you been listening to lately?

Was digging through stacks of music I hadn’t listened to in a long while and uncovered, among other things, an album by the Ditty Bops.. It sounds like fun music for a warm night outside laughing friends, doesn’t it?

Wishful Thinking by The Ditty Bops

Glory by Wye Oak

A friend turned me on to this group recently… the jury is still out for me about their sound, but still wanted to share their music with a broader audience.

Cold Steps by Professor Professor

When I lived in Colorado, I discovered DeVotchKa. They were one of the cooler local bands in the area in my book.

I like this song and find that most people have a hard time sitting still while listening to it (which is good, if you ask me). As such, I wanted to share a more artful presentation of the song this week in the form of a piece of student work from a few years ago by Daron Nefcy.

Death by Blonde by DeVotchKa

Here’s the full album version of the song.
And here’s a performance of the song in Denver’s Mercury cafe (A good spot for brunch too, btw)

This song reminds me of a number of things, but most strongly late fall/early winter in Göteborg where I listened to this album quite a bit. This recording is much newer than the original but still pleasant in my opinion and today I could use some optimism.

I’se a Muggin by Django Rheinhardt

I haven’t heard this song in YEARS and then suddenly today while writing, it popped up while I had my music library playing on shuffle. Sounds like autumn or winter to me, but maybe that’s why I like this song…

Sunny Road by Emiliana Torrini