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Day 22: A song with non-western harmonic ideas:
Kit Sebastian - Bul Bul Bul
The singer of Kit Sebastian is from Turkey and you can hear that too. Great single.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeKV...
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Day 20: A song with fade-out ending:
Stereo Club - Parma Violet Gin
Pity the video of this song has disappeared from youtube, what does that say about the future of this band? Anyway I love this single.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJYy...
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Day 20: A song about giving up:
Edie Brickell & New Bohemians - Circle
I quit
I give up
Nothing's good enough for anybody else
It seems
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_Gk...
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Day 18: A song you could listen to on repeat:
The Cords - Fabulist
Still not tired at all of this brilliant 2025 single
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx3X...
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Day 18: A song that feels relaxed: Luella - Peach Ginger Tea
The video helps too, very relaxed
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhJ0...
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Day 17: A song that feels “bouncy”:
Rotterdam Termination Source - Poing!
The ultimate bouncy song :) Love or hate I'm sure.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YylE...
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Day 16: A song with voice leading focus:
Julien Baker - Something
I saw Julien live at a festival, at the end a lot of red eyes walked out of the tent
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fjaf...
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Day 15: A song with heavy brass presence:
Mark Ronson ft Lily Allen - Oh My God
Great cover with a lot of room for the brass section
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnDo...
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Day 14: A song with lo-fi sound: Sebadoh - Healthy Sick
Kings of lo-fi; this song was covered by Bettie Serveert. The first time I heard this original I couldn't believe it's the same song, but it is.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8JX...
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Day 14: A song from your favourite pop artist:
Vanessa Paradis - Les épines du coeur
This is a single of her album from last year. She keeps making good albums.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXi3...
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Day 13: A song with reverb-heavy production:
The Bangles - Hero Takes a Fall
Difficult one but I think this fits
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiuV...
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Day 13: A song from your favourite punk artist:
Bikini Kill - Double Dare Ya
Kathleen Hanna had been in several bands, Bikini Kill of course and later Le Tiger and The Julie Ruin. Going for an early one now.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUYx...
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Day 12: A song with a distinctive instrument:
Lael Neale - I Am the River
Lael and her omnichord, something special. Saw her live at a festival last year.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmnm...
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Day 12: A song from your favourite rock artist:
The White Stripes - Black Math
I remember seeing this video first, on a dvd single. such a brilliant version.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YwP...
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Day 10: A song you like that’s in another language:
Melys - Llawenydd
A single from 2019 that ended up on the come back album last year, in Welsh
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTxT...
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Day 9: A song from an unusual artist:
Juliette & The Licks - Hot Kiss
Not sure what an usual artist is really :)
Brilliant actress Juliette Lewis surprised the world by making some powerful rock albums and equally powerful gigs.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZZs...
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Day 9: A song with call-and-response melody
Zinno - What's Your Name
A hit from the 80s, made in Belgium
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwgb...
I recently discovered their single Todo al Dia Pensando which I like a lot. Heard a few more with a male voice, good to hear another by the female :)
Could easy be something from the 60s, nice
Great; I saw them last summer in a club, suggested and accompanied by my brother :)
nice
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Day 7: Laura Marling - Ghosts
The pose of Emmylou made me think of Laura Marling, then just deciding which song. Chose this one of her debut, I was obsessed with after seeing her live at a festival.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuUU...
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Day 7: An artist you recently discovered:
Merricat - Merrow
From Ireland, this is their 4th single but the first I heard of them. I Like it a lot (and the previous ones as well).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqXY...
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Day 6: A song with multiple languages: Roufaida - Ken Ness
Roufaida is a dutch/moroccan singer-songwriter who mixes western and arabic music, also sings in english and arabic. This song has both.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQMh...
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Day 6: A song from the last album you bought:
Snail Mail - Dead End
The 3rd album of Snail Mail is called Ricochet and is another great one, better than the previous one I think.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgCT...
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Day 6: The Nightblooms - Butterfly Girl
Dutch shoegaze band The Nightblooms, the EP version of this song.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A398...
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Day 5: A song with a vocal intro:
The Shangri-La's - Give Him a Great Big Kiss
First heard in Tracey Ullman's version (on her 2nd album), now going for the original.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KLJ...
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Day 5: A song from the 1st album you bought:
Tracey Ullman - Long Live Love
I think this was the 1st I bought with my own money. On cassette.
(I had Now this is music 1 and Very best of Kim Wilde before but they were presents)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=090r...
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Day 5: Ailbhe Reddy - A Mess
2022 single of Irish singer-songwriter Ailbhe Reddy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQKo...
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Day 4: A cover that’s better than the original:
Belly - Are You Experienced?
I can think of quite a few, decided to go for this one, from the stone free tribute and also Moon EP.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHAs...