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SONG OF THE DAY
Day #33
Today’s track choice is ‘Satellite’ by American Alt-Rock band ‘Guster’ from their 2006 album ‘Ganging Up on the Sun’. The indie/alternative rock song is relaxed with soft whistful vocals and acoustic guitar that tows the track along. What makes the song attention-catching however is its endearingly quirky sci-fi esc keyboard melody. It's beautifully restrained yet layered in a way that can't be appreciated with one listen, it's a lovely wholesome track.
“You’re my satellite
You're riding with me tonight
Passenger side, lighting the sky
Always the first star that I find
You're my satellite”
SONG OF THE DAY
Day #34
Today's track is ‘Butterfly Net’ by American alternative pop artist Caroline Polachek, specifically the alternate version featuring ‘Weyes Blood’. Released in 2023 for her album ‘Desire, I Want To Turn Into You’ the baroque pop song was remixed in 2024 and was featured on the album's deluxe ‘Everasking’ Edition. Caroline Polachek’s vocals always have this shimmery quality, creating a transformative experience, like a waking dream. With poetic lyrics conveying longing and melancholy, the original track is delicate and soothing. The ‘Weyes Blood’ version adds a dusky veneer, giving it a glowing or spiritual quality.
“There I was
With my butterfly net
Trying to catch your light”
P.S. Check out one of Polachek’s older projects ‘Chairlift’ with Aaron Pfenning and Patrick Wimberly, they are brilliant especially their 2016 album ‘Moth’.
SONG OF THE DAY
Day #35
Today’s song is ‘Golden’ by American Soul/R&B artist Jill Scott from her 2004 album ‘Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2’. Scott’s vocals are velvet smooth over a funky kicky beat, jazzy keys, and a touch of synth. With lyrics full of praise and confidence and a sing-along chorus, the track is celebratory, resulting in a retro feel-good mood setter that glides, rollerblading a relaxed joy through any room.
“I'm taking my own freedom
Putting it in my song
Singing loud and strong
Grooving all day long
I'm taking my freedom
Putting it in my stroll
I'll be high-steppin' y'all
Letting the joy unfold”
SONG OF THE DAY
Day #37
Today's song is ‘Everything’s Beautiful’ by Australian alternative Neo-Soul Jazz/Funk band ‘Hiatus Kaiyote’ from their 2024 album ‘Love Heart Cheat Code’. This four-piece from Melbourne is best described as a dynamic relief from the bland monotony of top forty radio hits, ‘Hiatus Kaiyote’ are an auditory delight. This song is an effervescent celebration of life and sound, with the band's leading lady Nai Palm stating that the song is “a testament to the importance of finding simple joy in your day… not the delusion that we live in a utopia... But rather about actively looking for the beauty, grace and joy in life,” (Clash, 2024). I was so lucky to see them live last weekend at the Fortitude Music Hall and it was a religious experience. To quote my dad while exhausted at the end of the night, with the biggest shit-eating grin on his face: “It was a mess, I can't describe it, they were great.”
“Didn't you notice?
Don't you know, love?
Don't you know everything's beautiful?”
hiii here's my song of the day submission <3 https://open.spotify.com/track/6fxVwgRXQgTI3AZiuQlJst?si=6279132963774528
› SONG REQUEST OF THE DAY ⸻ fiona apple, 1996
but as scenery grows, I see in different lights the shades and shadows undulate in my perception my feelings swell and stretch i see from greater height i understand what i am still too proud to mention to you
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for SOTD: Let The Light In by Lana del Rey
› SONG REQUEST OF THE DAY ⸻ lana del rey, 2023
cause i love to love, to love, to love you i hate to hate, to hate, to hate you put the beatles on, light the candles, go back to bed cause i wanna, wanna, wanna want you i need to, need to, need to need you put the TV on, the flowers in a vase, lie your head
𝐗𝐎 ╶╴ feel free to send me song requests!