• Irish

    Raul Malo’s Beautiful Playlist + Declan O’Rourke

    I’ve been following Mavericks front man and Golden Voice Extraordinaire Raul Malo on Spotify for some time now. He has some hidden treasures there in his many playlists – for me, two playlists in particular have me coming back for more and more: Groovy Sounds and Beautiful. I encourage you to click those links and check them out. Scores of great music, familiar and (so many) unfamiliar – spanning the genres, from latin to classical to country to pop and onward…

    Listen to this one from the “Beautiful” playlist. I hadn’t heard this tune from Irish singer/songwriter Declan O’Rourke before. On April 9, 2022, it reached my ears (thanks Last.fm). Instant connection – a soaring, gorgeous vocal performance from Mr. O’Rourke.

    Take a listen.

    Update: On November 18th, the Mavs came through Scottsdale, and I got a chance to meet the man himself, and to tell him how much I dig not only his music, but his Spotify playlists! I don’t care how old I get, I’ll never stop being a music nerd.

  • Indie,  Rock n' Folk

    Triple D Playlist (more Deer Tick, Dawes and Delta Spirit)

    To make sure I leave no stone unturned in my music geekitude, I’m now a premium subscriber to both Spotify and Rdio. You’d think I’d have all the bases covered for any song or album I’d like to hear, and for the most part, that’s true. There are still some holes though. Spotify, surprisingly, has no Delta Spirit and none of the three Deer Tick full lenghts. So I turned to Rdio to craft a special “Triple D Attack” playlist.

    This playlist features Dawes, Delta Spirit, Deer Tick, with a healthy smattering of Middle Brother songs. Let’s just say I’m knee deep in a Triple D phase.

    Song numero uno on the playlist below is “Dirty Dishes”, a song that is so beautiful and tortured and perfect that I just can’t stop listening – and it’s been months.

    In Dawes news, many of you have probably heard about the recently announced tour with Blitzen Trapper. If you’re here with me in Arizona, they’ll be stopping in at the newest music venue in town, the Crescent Ballroom in downtown Phoenix. It’s a much needed mid-size venue that hopefully will attract a lot of talent. Dawes & Blitzen Trapper will be there Monday, October 10th. My ticket is secured, and I can’t wait.

    Delta Spirit just helped kick off the opening day of Lollapalooza on Friday. The good folks at the Audio Perv already have the webcast up (all tunes I saw live last week in Newport).

    So here’s the Rdio playlist. Always worth the 7 day free trial to check it out…

  • Friday Five

    The Friday Five: July 29, 2011

    Friday Five

    Friday Five : ‘frī-(,)dā,-dē ‘fīv : On the sixth day of every week, I hit the shuffle button on my iTunes, then share the first five tracks and thought for each track. Sometimes there is a playlist involved, occasionally we’ll have a guest, but most of the time it’s just me. The rest is up to you, our friends and readers! Fire up your media player of choice and share the first five random track of your shuffle in the comments.

    The Five:

    A quick Friday Five for all you patient girls and boys. It’s also the first Friday Five shuffled up from Spotify!

    “Cold Day in the Sun” by Foo Fighters (from Skin and Bones, 2006)
    “Tame” by Pixies (from Wave of Mutilation: Best of Pixies, 2004 )
    “You Left a Long, Long Time Ago” by Willie Nelson (from One Hell of a Ride, 2008)
    “Down incognito” by Winger (from The Very Best of Winger, 2001)
    “Not the Red Baron” by Tori Amos (from Boys for Pele, 1996)

    What’s on your shuffle today?