𝚖𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚎𝚕 𝚊. 𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚣 🇵🇱🇲🇽🇺🇲❤️🐕📻🎙️

@michaeldiaz101.bsky.social

1 day ago

Oliver Sim "GMT" (Jamie xx Remix) The xx just performed at Coachella on Friday night, and they're going to do  the same thing tonight . Other than some shows in Mexico City t...

...I wasn't familar with this track before their performance, but now I can't stop listening to it. I guess that's how I know that this track is fire!

thistrackisfire.blogspot.com/2026/04/oliv...

#thistrackisfire #oliversim #GMT #coachella #Thexx

𝚖𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚎𝚕 𝚊. 𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚣 🇵🇱🇲🇽🇺🇲❤️🐕📻🎙️

@michaeldiaz101.bsky.social

3 days ago

Jamie xx "All You Children" The xx just performed at Coachella on Friday night, and they're going to do  the same thing next Friday . Other than some shows in Mexico Ci...

Jamie xx "All You Children"

In short, if you're in the mood to shake your ass, you can't do much worse than this. That driving beat, man!, it just gets me going every time...

thistrackisfire.blogspot.com/2026/04/jami...

#thistrackisfire #jamiexx #allyouchildren #coachella

𝚖𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚎𝚕 𝚊. 𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚣 🇵🇱🇲🇽🇺🇲❤️🐕📻🎙️

@michaeldiaz101.bsky.social

5 days ago

Romy "Enjoy Your Life!" The xx just performed at Coachella on Friday night, and they're going to do the same thing next Friday . Other than some shows in Mexico Cit...

...but after their fantastic set this weekend, I'm diving in head first, because this track is fire!

thistrackisfire.blogspot.com/2026/04/romy...

#thistrackisfire #romy #enjoyyourlife #thexx #coachella

𝚖𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚎𝚕 𝚊. 𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚣 🇵🇱🇲🇽🇺🇲❤️🐕📻🎙️

@michaeldiaz101.bsky.social

1 week ago

... in the Sahara tent at Coachella at 8:00 PST (moved a day back since the original announcement).

thistrackisfire.blogspot.com/2026/04/remi...

#thistrackisfire #nin #nineinchnoize #nineinchnails #BoysNoize @nineinchnailss.bsky.social

𝚖𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚎𝚕 𝚊. 𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚣 🇵🇱🇲🇽🇺🇲❤️🐕📻🎙️

@michaeldiaz101.bsky.social

1 week ago

Leftfield feat. Afrika Bambaataa "Afrika Shox" Leftfield are a fantastic outfit who crafted one of my favorite electronic records of the 90s, Rhythm and Stealth . So why am I bringing up ...

...this is the track where I was first introduced to him, and again, one of my favorites from a cherished album.

thistrackisfire.blogspot.com/2026/04/left...

#thistrackisfire #AfrikaBambaataa #leftfield #afrikashox

𝚖𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚎𝚕 𝚊. 𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚣 🇵🇱🇲🇽🇺🇲❤️🐕📻🎙️

@michaeldiaz101.bsky.social

1 week ago

Paul Simon "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" I was watching the Maya Rudolph episode of Track Star* the other day (isn't she just the best?) when the Paul Simon album Graceland came up...

... but I think that Simon has an original take on the subject that combines some unique visuals.

thistrackisfire.blogspot.com/2026/04/paul...

#thistrackisfire #paulsimon #diamondsonthesolesofhershoes #graceland

𝚖𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚎𝚕 𝚊. 𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚣 🇵🇱🇲🇽🇺🇲❤️🐕📻🎙️

@michaeldiaz101.bsky.social

1 week ago

Weezer "Surf Wax America" In my opinion and experience there are many, many great albums, but there are few perfect  albums where I never skip a single track. Weezer'...

...It's a core memory of mine, because this album, this track, was important to me in my youth.

thistrackisfire.blogspot.com/2026/04/weez...

#thistrackisfire #weezer #surfwaxamerica #blue @weezer.bsky.social

𝚖𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚎𝚕 𝚊. 𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚣 🇵🇱🇲🇽🇺🇲❤️🐕📻🎙️

@michaeldiaz101.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Arcade Fire "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)" I'll be the first to admit that I am not necessarily a fan of Arcade Fire. I respect them and their art, and their music is fine, but for wh...

...but for whatever reason it has just never appealed to me, except for a few select songs.

This is one of them.

thistrackisfire.blogspot.com/2026/04/arca...

#thistrackisfire #arcadefire #sprawlii #mountainsbeyondmountains

𝚖𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚎𝚕 𝚊. 𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚣 🇵🇱🇲🇽🇺🇲❤️🐕📻🎙️

@michaeldiaz101.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Jack White "What's The Rumpus?" It's been almost a year since Shalee and I were able to see one of our bucket list acts, Jack White, and as I was reflecting on that this mo...

He's also the musical guest on SNL this weekend.

thistrackisfire.blogspot.com/2026/04/jack...

#thistrackisfire #jackwhite #whatstherumpus

𝚖𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚎𝚕 𝚊. 𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚣 🇵🇱🇲🇽🇺🇲❤️🐕📻🎙️

@michaeldiaz101.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Billie Eilish "When The Party's Over" I'm going to sound like a hipster here when I go on about how I knew about Billie Eilish before she hit it bigt, but to be fair, my girls we...

...Occassionally inspired music is simple like that, but also particularly poigant.

thistrackisfire.blogspot.com/2026/03/bill...

#thistrackisfire #billieeilish #whenthepartysover

𝚖𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚎𝚕 𝚊. 𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚣 🇵🇱🇲🇽🇺🇲❤️🐕📻🎙️

@michaeldiaz101.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark "Anthropocene" Far too often bands get their time in the spotlight and after a good run they seem to either lose their creative spark, or tastes shift and ...

...contining to make catchy synthpop tunes (like this one) whilst also experimenting with more creative pieces.

thistrackisfire.blogspot.com/2026/03/orch...

#thistrackisfire #OMD #OrchestralManoeuvresintheDark #BauhausStaircase #synthpop #GenX

𝚖𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚎𝚕 𝚊. 𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚣 🇵🇱🇲🇽🇺🇲❤️🐕📻🎙️

@michaeldiaz101.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Editors "Papillon" There are many song lyrics that are considered genius and in that group I could like to add the line, "it kicks like a sleep twitch!" And re...

And really, considering the strong lyrical content of this entire song, that's saying something.

thistrackisfire.blogspot.com/2026/03/edit...

#thistrackisfire #editors #papillon #darkwave

𝚖𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚎𝚕 𝚊. 𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚣 🇵🇱🇲🇽🇺🇲❤️🐕📻🎙️

@michaeldiaz101.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Massive Attack "Angel" So, the press is very certain that they have identified the formerly anonymous artist known as Banksy, but I am not here to talk about that,...

...but the more important thing is that he is an artist in his own right, a former member of the Wild Bunch street art collective, & one of the leading forces of Massive Attack...

thistrackisfire.blogspot.com/2026/03/mass...

#thistrackisfire #massiveattack #angel #mezzanine #triphop #notbanksy

𝚖𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚎𝚕 𝚊. 𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚣 🇵🇱🇲🇽🇺🇲❤️🐕📻🎙️

@michaeldiaz101.bsky.social

4 weeks ago

Chalk "Can't Feel It" In late January my friend Jeff sent me a link to an Instagram post from KEXP and the band Chalk  and since then I have posted here about the...

...I mean, listen to "I Can't Feel It" and tell me it doesn't tickle your synthpop pleasure centers (if you have them; I do!)...

thistrackisfire.blogspot.com/2026/03/chal...

#thistrackisfire #chalk #cantfeelit

𝚖𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚎𝚕 𝚊. 𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚣 🇵🇱🇲🇽🇺🇲❤️🐕📻🎙️

@michaeldiaz101.bsky.social

1 month ago

Shane MacGowan & the Popes "Donegal Express" If I had planned ahead maybe I would have posted some of my favorite songs by Irish artists in the lead up to Saint Patrick's Day, but I did...

In fact, after hearing this track I smiled and sent a snippet lyrics to Steve and just laughed (the line is NSFW, so if you listen to this song you'll probably figure it out)...

thistrackisfire.blogspot.com/2026/03/shan...

#thistrackisfire #ShaneMacGowan #ShaneMacGowanAndThePopes #domegalexpress

𝚖𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚎𝚕 𝚊. 𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚣 🇵🇱🇲🇽🇺🇲❤️🐕📻🎙️

@michaeldiaz101.bsky.social

1 month ago

Aphex Twin "no stillson 6 cirk [Houston, TX 12.17.16]" I fully admit that this type of music is not for everyone, but sometimes I like rhythmic noise and music that's not entirely comfortable, bu...

...better than Richard D. James, AKA Aphex Twin.

thistrackisfire.blogspot.com/2026/03/aphe...

#thistrackisfire #AphexTwin #nostillson6cir

𝚖𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚎𝚕 𝚊. 𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚣 🇵🇱🇲🇽🇺🇲❤️🐕📻🎙️

@michaeldiaz101.bsky.social

1 month ago

Alphaville "Big In Japan" My stepson is currently on a plane on his way to Japan. While I grant that this song is an allegory for heroin addicts, I am sharing this so...

Also, this song is really good and kept Alphaville from being a one-hit wonder, making them something that much more rare: a two-hit wonder.

thistrackisfire.blogspot.com/2026/03/alph...

#thistrackisfire #alphaville #biginjapan #synthpop

𝚖𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚎𝚕 𝚊. 𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚣 🇵🇱🇲🇽🇺🇲❤️🐕📻🎙️

@michaeldiaz101.bsky.social

1 month ago

Lorien Testard & Alice Duport-Percier "Lumière" I am no expert when it comes to classical, or neo-classical music, I just know what a like. For example, I love me some Beethoven, but if we...

...if we are talking about composers that are still alive I love Max Richter, Clint Mansell, Danny Elfman, Nils Frahm, and now, apparently Lorien Testard.

thistrackisfire.blogspot.com/2026/03/lori...

#thistrackisfire #clairobscurexpedition33 #lorientestard #neoclassical

𝚖𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚎𝚕 𝚊. 𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚣 🇵🇱🇲🇽🇺🇲❤️🐕📻🎙️

@michaeldiaz101.bsky.social

1 month ago

Nine Inch Nails "Came Back Haunted" I struggle with this blog sometimes in that I don't want to keep posting the same artists over and over, but also, I want to be true to the ...

...Seeing it live again reminded of how good this song is, and me being slightly obsessive, I have to listen to it with regularity...

thistrackisfire.blogspot.com/2026/03/nine...

#thistrackisfire #nineinchnails #nin #camebackhaunted @nineinchnailss.bsky.social

𝚖𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚎𝚕 𝚊. 𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚣 🇵🇱🇲🇽🇺🇲❤️🐕📻🎙️

@michaeldiaz101.bsky.social

1 month ago

Prostitute "All Hail" Thanks to the Instagram algorithm I was fed Prostitute a few days ago, who will soon see their debut album released around the world on Mute...

...though Prostitute unleashes their rhythmic cacaphony through the medium of noise rock...

thistrackisfire.blogspot.com/2026/03/pros...

#thistrackisfire #prostitute #allhail #dearbornmi #dearborn #noiserock #postpunk

𝚖𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚎𝚕 𝚊. 𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚣 🇵🇱🇲🇽🇺🇲❤️🐕📻🎙️

@michaeldiaz101.bsky.social

1 month ago

Avicii & Sebastien Drums "My Feelings For You" This is the first track I ever heard from Avicii, albeit a collaboration with Sebastien Drums, and from that first listen I knew immediately...

...He released so many great, booty-shaking tracks, but this one will always be my favorite...

thistrackisfire.blogspot.com/2026/03/avic...

#thistrackisfire #avicii #sebastiendrums #myfeelingsforyou

𝚖𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚎𝚕 𝚊. 𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚣 🇵🇱🇲🇽🇺🇲❤️🐕📻🎙️

@michaeldiaz101.bsky.social

1 month ago

Black Nail Cabaret "Totem and Taboo" Last year in November I highlighted another song by this group off of this album because at the time it was hard for me to choose between "A...

Black Nail Cabaret "Totem and Taboo"

Here, on the second anniversary of the release of CHRYSANTHEMUM, I wanted to highlight another fantasic track by this band that deserves far more attention...

thistrackisfire.blogspot.com/2026/03/blac...

#thistrackisfire #BlackNailCabaret #TotemAndTaboo

𝚖𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚎𝚕 𝚊. 𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚣 🇵🇱🇲🇽🇺🇲❤️🐕📻🎙️

@michaeldiaz101.bsky.social

1 month ago

INXS "Don't Change" INXS, one of my favorite bands from the 80s/90s, and honestly, the first band I was obsessed with before I discovered Depeche Mode, has fina...

...where I believe he and another friend of ours, Marre, were swinging in a hammock and one/both of them asked me to play this song again...

thistrackisfire.blogspot.com/2026/02/inxs...

#thistrackisfire #inxs #dontchange

𝚖𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚎𝚕 𝚊. 𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚣 🇵🇱🇲🇽🇺🇲❤️🐕📻🎙️

@michaeldiaz101.bsky.social

1 month ago

Elbow "Six Words" Sometimes I post because I have discovered some new artist or song and I just have to share it as soon as possible. Other times I put on an ...

...because wow, "Six Words" is peak Elbow and oh so sublime...

thistrackisfire.blogspot.com/2026/02/elbo...

#thistrackisfire #elbow #sixwords

𝚖𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚎𝚕 𝚊. 𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚣 🇵🇱🇲🇽🇺🇲❤️🐕📻🎙️

@michaeldiaz101.bsky.social

1 month ago

Sturgill Simpson "Sing Along" It's hard for me to believe that the album Sound & Fury  is over six years old because to me it still so fresh and alive. I bought it on CD ...

Sturgill Simpson "Sing Along"

If you haven't heard this song or this album yet, you really should remedy that because, in my opinion, it's just that good.

thistrackisfire.blogspot.com/2026/02/stur...

#thistrackisfire #sturgillsimpson #soundandfury

𝚖𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚎𝚕 𝚊. 𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚣 🇵🇱🇲🇽🇺🇲❤️🐕📻🎙️

@michaeldiaz101.bsky.social

1 month ago

Nine Inch Nails "Ringfinger" This past year has been a bit of a NIN resurgence for me. I never stopped liking them or listening to them, but I saw them in August with ol...

Nine Inch Nails "Ringfinger"

I saw [Nine In Nails] in August with old friends and it was an amazing experience...

thistrackisfire.blogspot.com/2026/02/nine...

#thistrackisfire #nineinchnails #ringfinger #nin @nin.com

𝚖𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚎𝚕 𝚊. 𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚣 🇵🇱🇲🇽🇺🇲❤️🐕📻🎙️

@michaeldiaz101.bsky.social

2 months ago

Peter Gabriel "Shock The Monkey" This song is one of the first songs I ever remember liking. When I was young MTV was still a pretty new thing. I did not particularly pay cl...

...As an adult I still do not fully understand the lyrics, but listening to this song (and entire album) on vinyl brings me deep, nostalgic happiness that I can't quite put into words.

thistrackisfire.blogspot.com/2026/02/pete...

#thistrackisfire #petergabriel #shockthemonkey

𝚖𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚎𝚕 𝚊. 𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚣 🇵🇱🇲🇽🇺🇲❤️🐕📻🎙️

@michaeldiaz101.bsky.social

2 months ago

Chalk "Afraid" It's only been two weeks since I first posted about Chalk, so I probably should give it more time before I post about them again. The thing ...

Chalk "Afraid"

A song like this make me want to turn it up loud and drive fast.

thistrackisfire.blogspot.com/2026/02/chal...

#thistrackisfire #chalk #afraid #conditionsIII

𝚖𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚎𝚕 𝚊. 𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚣 🇵🇱🇲🇽🇺🇲❤️🐕📻🎙️

@michaeldiaz101.bsky.social

2 months ago

Bonus Post: Happy Valentine's Day Mix! Happy Valentine's Day! Please enjoy four hours of the "Gen X Love Songs" playlist I created:

Happy Valentine's Day!

Please enjoy four hours of the "Gen X Love Songs" playlist I created.

thistrackisfire.blogspot.com/2026/02/bonu...

#thistrackisfire #happyvalentinesday

𝚖𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚎𝚕 𝚊. 𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚣 🇵🇱🇲🇽🇺🇲❤️🐕📻🎙️

@michaeldiaz101.bsky.social

2 months ago

California Gold "Stand Close" Yeah, I know that today is Friday the 13th and that maybe I should be posting something scary, but it's also the day before Valentine's Day,...

California Gold "Stand Close"

Yeah, I know that today is Friday the 13th..., but it's also the day before Valentine's Day, so I have chosen to be sappy. Deal with it...

thistrackisfire.blogspot.com/2026/02/cali...

#thistrackisfire #californiagold #standclose