It’s been a few months since my last Current Obsessions. Apart from trying not to overplay Lady Gaga’s amazing album and deep dives into the catalogs of Justin Timberlake and Alice in Chains - no, I’m not kidding LOL - here are some recent releases that I have been obsessing over. Olly Alexander Whisper in... Continue Reading →
Christmas music? Bah humbug! Here are six songs that have been making my Holidays happy. Rag'n'Bone Man Lovers In a Past Life (Acoustic) This song breaks me. It’s a haunting and beautiful song about longing for someone so deeply that can only be explained by having been lovers in another life. And he pours all... Continue Reading →
Nikka Costa Dirty Disco Prince made it a habit of pulling talented female musicians into his orbit, and one of those is Nikka Costa. After a six-year hiatus, Nikka is feeling the funk in a way that is not to be messed with. The spirits of Paisley Park are very evident on her new album... Continue Reading →
Obsession • an idea or thought that continually preoccupies or intrudes on a person’s mind: he was in the grip of an obsession he was powerless to resist. My body shakes. I get goosebumps from my arms down through my legs. I don’t want to breathe lest my senses be directed somewhere other than my... Continue Reading →
Obsession • an idea or thought that continually preoccupies or intrudes on a person’s mind: he was in the grip of an obsession he was powerless to resist. My body shakes. I get goosebumps from my arms down through my legs. I don’t want to breathe lest my senses be directed somewhere other than my ears. Eventually, I’ll regain the ability to utter, “OMG!” My... Continue Reading →
A semi-regular, maybe regular, column of musical musings. Song of the Year? Dua Lipa Houdini - While I anxiously await her new album to drop sometime this year, I still cannot get enough of this song she graced us with back in November. https://open.spotify.com/track/4OMJGnvZfDvsePyCwRGO7X?si=9fe0e5980ace42e9 Album of the Year? Rose Frater-Taylor Featherweight - I am obsessed... Continue Reading →
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