Monday Meandering: January 15, 2024

Music musings and more on a Monday ...

Good morning. It’s another Monday, another lackluster desire to return to work, and another batch of music, musings and my mind’s meandering.

Look Back At Friday’s New Releases

It was a fantastic and fruitful Friday for music lovers. Standouts include:

Pick-Up Full Of Pink Carnations by The Vaccines

So good. I added eight of the ten tracks to my liked list. The first two single DID NOT over hype or under deliver. I could wax rhapsodic for several paragraphs, but that’s not the style of these Monday posts. Check it out! Standout tracks include: “Sometimes, I Swear” and “Love To Walk Away.”

“Pink Skies” by Giant Rooks

Fred Rabe and crew keep releasing funky pop gems. I’m here for it!

”Gone” by The Umbrellas

Nostalgia laced sunny pop. Enjoy!

“doomscrolling” by Kate Dineen

Heartache and sadness in a lovely listening package.

“Everybody Dies” by Superchunk

These guys have been at it for ages. And they haven’t lost their energy. They’ve stayed true to form and I’m thrilled!

Makeover Monday

I love a theme, especially when I can alliterate. Mondays are for makeovers, or covers! I have an ever growing covers playlist and I’ll share a handful of favorites every Monday. Love covers too? Let me know about your favorites!

Listen with Apple Music:
https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/makeover-monday-january-15-2024/pl.u-mJy83mJIN5eZj8g

Publishing Changes?

I’m feeling a little lackluster about the very forced publishing schedule I’ve set up here and on Threads. I’m likely to change things up a bit over the next few weeks. Nothing will go away.

So, Two For Tuesday and Threepeat Thursday won’t disappear. But they may only be featured here every OTHER week. I’ll still update the playlist weekly, and I’ve set them up to be edited each week, rather than making a new dated playlist, so you can keep up by following the playlist.

Starter lists will also remain, as will the weekly New To My Liked List share.

But I’m hoping to add Deeper Cut Discussions, interviews, and more.

Like I said, I’ll start rolling these out over the next few weeks!

THANKS FOR READING! What are your music listening plans for the week?