McBaise, Pâle Regard, Cass McCombs, Marcy Playground, and The Mars Volta.
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The Mars Volta! Which album?
All of them in rotation, but lately Amputechture has been killing it for me. It was my most overlooked when I got into them a lifetime ago, and now I can't get enough.
Some old Tally Hall, a little GWAR and Viagra Boys.
I've been hitting "Hidden in the Sand" a good bit recently
Drove to work cranking Psychallic Porn Crumpets - Denmark / Van Gogh & Gone
Drove home cranking Frankie and the Witch Fingers - Bonehead
My loudest commute songs are always the most memorable.
Been listening to The Tiger Lilies all day (circus folk music)
Today I discovered Tarantella - Esqueletos
Conjure One - Innovation Zero Underworld - Strawberry Hotel
The new song from the Arcane show by Stromae and Pomme, "Ma meilleure ennemie" is incredibly amazing !
Pikmin music, I've had this playing much of the day while drawing haha, it's such a playful sounding tune! I absolutely ADORE the part that starts at 1 minute 33 seconds, I dunno something about it just makes me intensely happy, and I keep catching myself bobbing slowly to the beat while drawing away ❤️
I got a free month of Apple Music and have been exploring the alternative channel. Hear some stuff I like but I seem to always be in the shower and can’t bookmark it. 🤷♀️
New Kim Deal album! :) It's so unexpectedly...brass, strings, quirky! Wait no I did expect quirky! :)
YATES! - everythingisfine. been throwing these tracks into my mixes a lot recently.
As well as a lot of Bukez Finezt - Queen and EONE - Archetype