Listens Last Week (July 3, 2022)
[Inaugural entry!]
A log of my full album or playlist music listens from the past week, with occasional notes and context. Does not include completely random shuffles, unless something worth commenting came up.
[Next week look for a “Links Last Week” log feature as well.]
Date | Album or Playlist | Artist or Curator
Sun.2022.06.25 | Black to the Future | Sons of Kemet
Format/Source: Streaming - Apple Music
Location/Context: cleanup at the cabin
Sun.2022.06.25 | A Light for Attracting Attention | The Smile
Format/Source: Streaming - Apple Music
Location/Context: cleanup at the cabin
Mon.2022.06.26 | The Joshua Tree | U2
Format/Source: Vinyl LP
Location/Context: home stereo
Notes: My kids have been watching Sing 2 a bunch and I noticed that songs from this album kept popping up in the show, so I got this out and made them listen to it. And then it got stuck in my head, and I kept re-listening throughout the week. This was, for me, pretty much the definitive, ultimate album when I was a kid and teenager. Haven’t listened in a while, but won’t lie, I still really like it.
Tue-Wed.2022.06.27-28 | [Full Shuffle of 5 Albums] Lost Souls * The Last Broadcast * Some Cities * Kingdom of Rust * The Universal Want | Doves
Format/Source: combination of CD rips and Apple Music on my phone
Location/Context: over headphones at work, then while driving
Wed.2022.06.28 | Pink Dolphins | Anteloper
Format/Source: Streaming - Apple Music
Location/Context: driving
Thur-Fri.2022.06.29-30 | [Playlist] The “Reconstructed” Joshua Tree | U2
Format/Source: CD rips
Location/Context: working and driving
Notes: As a teenager I read some obscure mention that The Joshua Tree was originally intended to be a double album, but that the producers or label talked U2 out of it. There was a supposed tracklist that incorporated the b-sides where they were supposed to be if it had been a double LP. I was obsessed with this, and even purchased on ebay the JT-era CD singles so that I could get access to these tracks. (They later of course released deluxe editions with all the b-sides, and now I think you can just get them via streaming.) Listened to my playlist of this expanded album for old-time’s sake. I do still love “Walk to the Water” and “Deep in the Heart” - “Silver and Gold” and “The Sweetest Thing” showed up later in other projects, but it is fun to hear the original versions in their original context. [This should become a digital garden entry and I should research out any truth to this and share the supposed tracklist.]
Thur.2022.06.29 | Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You | Big Thief
Format/Source: Double Vinyl LP
Location/Context: home while doing dishes, etc.
Thur.2022.06.29 | Butterfly 3000 | King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
Format/Source: Streaming - Apple Music
Location/Context: laptop headphones
Notes: I got a Gizzyverse newsletter and then wanted to listen to their music. Also wanted to purchase a bunch of it on vinyl, but didn’t pull the trigger on that - yet.
Fri.2022.07.01 | [Playlist] New Music Friday | NPR Music
Format/Source: Streaming - Apple Music
Location/Context: laptop
Fri.2022.07.01 | [Playlist - Partial] Wildflower | Apple Music Indie
Format/Source: Streaming - Apple Music
Location/Context: laptop
Sat.2022.07.02 | Barbarism | Katie Alice Greer
Format/Source: Streaming - Apple Music
Location/Context: driving around
Notes: First listen - discovered from the NPR New Music Friday playlist above. Not sure what I think yet, but there will be more listens.
Sat.2022.07.02 | Crest | Bladee & Ecco2k
Format/Source: Streaming - Apple Music
Location/Context: laptop headphones
Notes: listened while setting up the template and details for these new ‘Listens of Last Week’ pages.