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Playlists

(Un)Focused Definition Ep. 39: The One With W.A.S.P. and Auriferous Flame

Who would have thought out of all the music out there, it would be that idiot Trumper Blackie Lawless who would catch my attention and help distract me from what increasingly feels like an oncoming global storm? In related news, W.A.S.P. were kind of amazing, huh? I know everyone gives love to the debut, but I’m really drawn to The Headless Children and The Crimson Idol. This week’s playlist has some of that, some newer metal that came in the post, and a bunch of stuff in between. Have at it below the jump.

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Vinyl

Mdou Moctar: Funeral For Justice (2024)

It’s been said that Mdou Moctar, the ferocious guitar whiz some have dubbed the “Eddie Van Halen of Tuareg” built his first guitar because of Abdallah Oumbadougou. So it’s fitting that on the heels of Oumbadougou’s stellar compilation we get to Moctar’s sixth album of righteous rock, Funeral for Justice. And similar to that compilation, the music is imbued with a fiery political perspective and lyrics that speak to the loss of Nigerian culture in a land of continued colonialism and encroaching homogenization. Where the two differ is in the intensity of their approach. Where Oumbadougou sits nestled in an almost folk blues exploration, Mdou Moctar blazes out with – to leverage a Clutch title – pure rock fury.

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Playlists

(Un)Focused Definition Ep. 12: 2024, A Slightly Past Mid-Year Review

I’m about halfway through the next Flower Kings review, and also have a bunch of catchup work, both paying and not, that’s kept me from regular posting this week. So we’re going to keep things brief for this week’s playlist, which is going to highlight tracks from my favorite albums of the year so far. Think of it as a mid-year report, except it’s coming about a month and half too late. And to make up for the lack of commentary, and because there’s so much to love about music in 2024, we’re expanding one time from 1 hours to 2 hours.

Lots of different styles and genres within, so let’s cut the chit-chat and get to it.

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Miscellany

Consuming in 2021: New Music

Sorry I’ve been away for a while. Due to holidays and some burnout I’ve been helping to hold down the fort at my other job over at Nine Circles, where I took over our weekly playlist and started my annual series of posts wrapping up my favorite metal albums of the year. And while my primary focus for 2021 has been digging deeper into the nooks and crannies of the music that made me a rock and roll addict for over 40 years, I still managed to find my way to a number of new releases that fired the synapses and gave way to the euphoric bliss of being able to turn away the ever-growing anxiety and depression. So before we jump back into the waters of yesteryear (Christmas yielded a bevy of vinyl treasures I can’t wait to talk about) let’s spend a little bit of time talking about some new music that kept my head, heart, and soul afloat this year.

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