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November 2023 YouTube Playlist Kicks Off In An Up-Tempo Mood
The UncleEars.com October 2023 YouTube Playlist came to a close with 78 songs. Stepping up next and ready to go is our November 2023 collection, which arrives with 16 songs already spinning. Per usual we will be dropping new tunes in almost daily as another month on planet Earth cycles by. New music from Caro…
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miniaturized delivers new single “The Most” ahead of late March LP release
Uncle Ears is getting on promotional email lists. That’s good, and that’s also bad. Where is the fun in NOT discovering new music for yourself? In the case of ‘miniaturized,’ I am going to have to make a rare exception. Music arriving easy-peasy and unsolicited at my front porch that I actually want to hear…
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Montand Music Is Pure Motion Magic
The retro pulses of MONTAND are like a magical motion picture soundtrack to both the 1980’s and right now. These songs are two years old but ignore the passing of time and consider 2023 your year to discover this “Brit in Scandinavia.” The low register of the vocals recalls Simple Minds as do some of…
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Welsh Band The Lost And Found Turn Jams Into Polished Retro Rock Bangers
Welsh Band (Caerphilly) The Lost And Found released their new LP “Plastic World” in late August. It’s a throwback rocker that plays like a soundtrack to an early 1980’s buddy cop movie. Get in, flip the siren, raise the volume, catch those bad guys. I have a few favorites. “Searching” is the lead off and…
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Hot Chip Will Melt Your Earbuds With Pulsing Single “Freakout/Release”
Are you a Hot Chip fan? They certainly don’t need any help with exposure from me. Over the years they have put out awesome record after awesome record. Now they may have topped themselves with the pulsing, Earbud-melting single “Freakout/Release.” Inspired in part by Hot Chip’s live cover of the Beastie Boys’ “Sabotage,” “Freakout/Release” is one…
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The Death Of Pop Shimmer With Ethereal, Emotive Singles “For A Minute” and “Record High”
“For A Minute” by The Death of Pop sounds exactly like it’s supposed to. A layered homage of sounds from the 1980’s with textured harmonies and driving voyeuristic beat. Throw in a few twinkly synth breaks and it’s pretty close to altpop perfection. Ethereal. Seemingly ‘the most underrated band in the UK’, since 2013 London based Dream-Pop combo The…
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Hey DJ’s! Dreamy MorMor Tune Transitions Us Gently As “Seasons Change”
Don’t sleep on MorMor. The Toronto talent got plenty of listens when Heaven’s Only Wishful debuted in 2018. Since then the artist’s YouTube channel (link) has grown to over over 74,000 subscribers. It’s Fall 2022 and the latest MorMor release is “Seasons Change.” My first thoughts are how great it is to hear his voice…
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Brotherkenzie’s “OVERGIVER” Creates Sparkling, Crackling Clamor Pop
The hooks in Brotherkenzie’s addictive tune “OVERGIVER” come from sparkling synthesizer pings and crackling guitar riffs. The chorus plays the role of narrator / observer to a full wall of sound. The composition is completely satisfying even as the lyrics portray the back and forth of an underwhelming relationship. It’s all delicious harmonious clamor. Clamor…
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Orchestra Gold Transports The Soul With African Psychedelic Rock’s “Djama”
You are instantly in a strange new place and time as the opening guitar riffs of Orchestra Gold’s “Djama” twist and wind into your brain. It’s a rare language of music—featuring a rare language. What year is this? Do years even matter in this place? We at a meeting of souls where people lose shape…
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Palm Ghosts Inhabit The Not-So-Dormant Dreams Of The 1980’s With “Amaya”
Nashville Band Palm Ghosts seem to exist in a world of not-so-dormant dreams from rainy afternoons back in the 1980’s. The jangle of guitars from another room escapes out and down a hallway. In the kitchen pink hair dye sits next to a warm can of cherry cola slice. Doc Martens under the table. Into…