{"id":2427,"date":"2015-01-13T17:22:06","date_gmt":"2015-01-14T01:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beatzo.net\/blog\/?p=2427"},"modified":"2015-04-08T00:12:53","modified_gmt":"2015-04-08T07:12:53","slug":"the-jan-2015-music-playlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beatzo.net\/blog\/2015\/01\/the-jan-2015-music-playlist\/","title":{"rendered":"The Jan 2015 Music Playlist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As I had <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beatzo.net\/blog\/2014\/11\/the-second-fall-mix\/\" target=\"_blank\">mentioned<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beatzo.net\/blog\/2014\/10\/a-fall-mix\/\" target=\"_blank\">before<\/a>, it makes sense for me to keep playlists on YouTube. It makes for a great set to cast on the TV when there are guests around, helps me keep track of interesting music videos and also serves as an answer to the perennial &#8220;What are you listening to right now&#8221;-question. Here&#8217;s my playlist for January.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PLg4giSOV_afJLMxKLv9PShQwz1JmbR197\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Also, COMMENTARY!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>George Ezra&#8217;s glorious Ledbelly-inspired vocals jumped out at me during a Spotify Discover session. It also turned up in my a\u00a0playlist that Spotify generated for me, and is probably the most played-song in that list.<\/li>\n<li>Meiko&#8217;s new album is less sunny than The Bright Side, but still\u00a0so good! The video is shot around DTLA, and parts\u00a0of it in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hotelcafe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hotel Cafe<\/a>, one of my favorite music venues in Hollywood. I have been to 9 Meiko shows so far, and have heard this album evolve over the last year or two.<\/li>\n<li>I don&#8217;t remember who linked to James&#8217; new album &#8211; maybe it was <a href=\"http:\/\/amandapalmer.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Amanda Palmer<\/a>? Love the quirkiness of the video and his voice.<\/li>\n<li>I believe it was pal Delia who pointed me to Azure Ray a few months ago, and this is one of my favorite songs by the duo.<\/li>\n<li>Pal Sarika had\u00a0a friend who said &#8220;I heard this new artist named Fallulah, and she sounds like your kind of music.&#8221; She told me the same thing. I have been love with this Danish-Romanian songstress since, and it&#8217;s a pity she hasn&#8217;t released her album Escapism officially in the US yet.<\/li>\n<li>M\u00d8 is another Scandinavian musician who released an album last year, and this DIY music video is just nuts.<\/li>\n<li>Neulore was a band I heard on a random evening at the Hotel Cafe. I had no idea what band was playing that night &#8211; and they blew my mind.<\/li>\n<li>I played Early Winters&#8217; &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fJIU61BxTOY\" target=\"_blank\">Vanishing Act<\/a>&#8216; to pal Suparn. He played &#8216;Young&#8217; by the Paper Kites for me. That is a\u00a0perfect example\u00a0of music karma.<\/li>\n<li>I was due to see Crash Kings live (at the Hotel Cafe again) but got stuck at work. Much sadness. Love their sound.<\/li>\n<li>Yelle was The Act I Regret Missing last year. She played at the Fonda theater on Halloween night, and I did not want to brave the WeHo parade traffic.<\/li>\n<li>Faul and Wad Ad&#8217;s song turned up on a dance playlist, and I was fascinated by the children&#8217;s chorus, the saxophone solo, and of course the fun video.<\/li>\n<li>Pal Amos recommended Fatoumata Diawara because he heard her on an in-flight entertainment catalog and thought I would like her music. I did.<\/li>\n<li>Plastiscines, Pony Pony Run Run and this particular Coeur de Pirate came to my attention thanks to pal AC, who played them back to back in a Youtube face-off contest we had one evening.<\/li>\n<li>&#8216;Girls&#8217; by the\u00a01975 was brought to my attention by Max Landis on Twitter.<br \/>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>these are the hottest girls I&#8217;ve ever seen in a music video <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RrbZUk3vLt\">https:\/\/t.co\/RrbZUk3vLt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Max Landis (@Uptomyknees) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Uptomyknees\/status\/551805604323282945\">January 4, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/li>\n<li>BONUS TRACK: because I am undecided about whether I like the MS MR remix or the original version of\u00a0M\u00d8&#8217;s &#8216;Pilgrim&#8217;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I had mentioned before, it makes sense for me to keep playlists on YouTube. It makes for a great set to cast on the TV when there are guests around, helps me keep track of interesting music videos and also serves as an answer to the perennial &#8220;What are you listening to right now&#8221;-question. 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