Los Anos, single, La Santa Cecelia. Always fun, LSC gives us a corrido-like and danceable song that takes full advantage of La Marisol’s heavenly voice while embedding earworms in our heads. Spanish. Stream on all major platforms.
ACCIDENTE, single by Elsa y Elmar, Jesse & Joy. Elsa y Elma, the synth-pop project by Columbiana Elsa Carvajal, teamed up with the Latin Grammy winning Mexican pop duo Jesse & Joy, of siblings Jesse Eduardo Huerta Uecke and Tirzah Joy Huerta Uecke in this sweet, melodic adventure through emotions, Led by a low guitar beat, it is slow and purposeful, and good listening. Spanish. Stream on all major platforms.
Mega Circuit single by Japanese Breakfast. This is a powerful alt-country song by Michelle Zauner, known as Japanese Breakfast. . Lowkey drums and pedal steel, this song is another release from Zauner’s upcoming album For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women). The lyrics decry the loss of male role models and the violence she sees in men without guidance who were once soft-hearted boys. Stream on all major platforms.
No Goin’ Back, single by Lurleen Ladd. No tricks, no swoops or echoes or production gimmicks. You get what you see – a woman telling a story of determination, with a slow country-like beat behind her. Let the music tap your feet while your brain absorbs the lyrics. Stream on Spotify.
Baby, You’ve Got What It Takes, single by Benny Turner and Maria Muldaur. These two know how to do the blues with a twinkle as they deliver this 1960’s song with verve and grins and real sparks between them. A lot of fun. Stream, on major platforms.
Sweet Southern Sounds, single by Samantha Fish. The current Queen of Blues hits it out of the park, as she often does, with this down and dirty but measured blues piece punctuated by her flaming guitar riffs. She puts a nice unearthly curl into her voice which makes it especially enjoyable. Stream on all major platforms.
