Helena Deland – Lean On You
Hidden Gem for September 19, 2018
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Premiere: listen to Helena Deland’s hypnotic new song ‘Lean on You’
Hidden Gem: Ellis “Lover”
Sammy Younan
Girth Radio Presents…
Like Britney Spears before him, Drake’s success has created a cottage industry of covers most notably Lights who covered 13 tracks from Drake’s Scorpion album. Highly recommended: better than the originals.
Like Drake before her, Taylor Swift’s success has created a cottage industry of covers most notably Ryan Adams who covered 13 tracks from Swift’s 1989 album. Highly recommended: better than the originals.
And now to that Taylor Swift list of cool covers, we add Ellis with her version of Lover.
Thoughts?
Is this better than the original?
Different from the original?
Sammy Younan @ W • T • F
Hidden Gem: David Byrne & Brian Eno “Strange Overtones”
Sammy Younan
Girth Radio Presents…
Yo we should talk! U2’s new SiriusXM Channel debuted on July 1st: U2 X-Radio. There’s mixed results with the dedicated bands channels: Tom Petty who is no longer with us just plays a lot of music. Bruce Springsteen’s channel has some cool moments though not enough of em.
However, U2’s channel has actual legit programming: “The Edge’s show, Close to the Edge, will feature the guitarist chatting with fellow musicians like Tom Morello, David Byrne and Carlos Alomar, along with artists and other prominent cultural figures. Bono, meanwhile, will spearhead Bono Calling. According to a press release, that program will “explore seven questions about life, work, hope and the future” with guests; Chris Rock is up first.”
Close to the Edge Edge’s show with David Byrne is staggering. Edge articulates the threats and suggestions in One. Like what a great phrase. (It makes more sense if you listen to it.)
Both him and Byrne I’ve never heard them discuss their music or their creative process that way. It’s an incredible conversation. It’s GOAT talking to GOAT: we just saw this in The Last Dance with Bird and Jordan. Jordan’s ability to succinctly distill and express his philosophy notable in the “look winning has a price” powerful scene is impressive: it’s clear what he wants and doesn’t want. And that’s what these two guys who happen to be The Edge and David Byrne are doing here. (I don’t think people fully grasp how rare that is: to properly communicate and establish a personal set of high standards.)
There is a free SiriusXM preview going on right now…I dunno for how long so don’t sleep on this. Get this into your life. I listened to that interview twice. Which is what prompted this Hidden Gem. Edge asked David about working with Brian Eno and after David answered dropped this fantastic tune from 2008’s Everything That Happens Will Happen Today.
“Strange Overtones in the music you are playing
We’re not alone
It is strong and you are tough
But a heart is not enough.”
Oh Yes. Excellent Summer jam.
Sammy Younan @ W • T • F
Hidden Gem: Felix Jaehn “Ain’t Nobody (Loves Me Better)”
Hidden Gem: DJ Earworm “United State of Pop 2018”
#CouchWorthy: Believer
Believer follows “Believer” Dan Reynolds frontman for Imagine Dragons as he explores the Mormon Church’s “Radioactive” stance towards its LGBTQ members.
“It’s Time” is 8pm on HBO Monday June 25, 2018:
This was a hard post to write…hadda google all these Imagine Dragons song titles.
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Hidden Gem: U2 “The Little Things That Give You Away”
Hidden Gem: Kid Koala (featuring Emili?ana Torrini) “Collapser”
Hidden Gem: Fools “Teenage Wildlife”
Sammy Younan
Girth Radio Presents…
It’s fascinating Fools choose to celebrate Bowie’s birth day…the day (January 8) his life began even though 2 days later (January 10) his life concludes. Fools a spirited collaboration between vocalist Nikki Ashworth and multi-instrumentalist Neil Gray are Bowie fans. I’ve no doubt his passing impacts them deeply…as it does all of us (present tense).
From the band’s bandcamp page…
Happy birthday, David:
“Those midwives to history put on their bloody robes/The word is that the hunted one is out there on his own”
released January 8, 2017
Written by David Bowie
Sammy Younan @ W • T • F
Ziggy Was Here January 8, 1947 – January 10, 2016
Hidden Gem: Massive Attack feat. Hope Sandoval “The Spoils”
Sammy Younan
Girth Radio Presents…
Massive Attack is usually solid but whenever they get a female voice over those dreamy beats it’s just gold! (I want new Portishead more than a jet pack but thankfully Massive Attack is back and sound this good; I won’t push my luck. Can’t have em all.)
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