Since the last one, seven tracks (one’s a bonus solo acoustic performance) over two releases, and four of them, including the “No Point #Polka”, are early access.
Today I discovered DeLila Black one of the many awesome #BIPOC#Musicians. She tells stories that make you shiver, it's amazing: https://delilablack.bandcamp.com/
(if you don't have much time, just listen to her newest single "Accountability"!)
Also, for those who follow(ed) James/Stephanie Sterling, you know her work from her time with an alternative rock project "Drill Queen" who wrote "Born Depressed", famously featured on their YouTube intro :)
Haven't checked in with what I'm doing with my own music for a little while here. Since we arrived out east 10 days ago, I've been able to pick up my guitar a bit again now that we're unpacked some. Mostly been enjoying playing some fingerstyle stuff, like this bit of Mississippi John Hurt inspired meandering earlier this Sunday morning.
It's #MusicWomenWednesday (by @loewe) and today I am going to bring you two girls that I might see live this year.
First, a woman that I first discover as "the pop artist playing at Wacken". But of course, no matter what genre you do, if you play at Wacken you must have "something" ;)
📖 In a chapter of the book "Music and the Making of Portugal and Spain", Vera Marques Alves explores how modernism and transnational connections shaped the folklore policy of the Estado Novo, in particular the nationalist uses of folk carried out by the regime's propaganda service (the Secretariat of National Propaganda).
There's a raw, contemplative quality to Lenker's storytelling that taps into a deep well of nostalgia. Her lyrics paint vivid pictures of lost love, fleeting moments, and the bittersweet beauty of it all. It's a song that feels familiar, like a memory you can't quite grasp, yet it resonates deeply nonetheless.