Category: Semi-New Sunday

New to me: highlights of Juanita Stein’s album “Snapshot,” which feels like a bunch of honest, acoustic songs, plussed up.

You really can’t go wrong with straightforward rock music from someone who knows how to write a good hook.

My awareness of the rock band Kasabian has been brief but meaningful.

I’ve been thinking of the “Semi-New Song Sunday” experiment as a failure, because it hasn’t been turning up a non-stop stream of My New Favorite Bands. But really, it’s been an unexpected success. Pushing myself to find new (to me) music every week has meant I’m seeing more of what’s out there, and I’m learning…

Aunty Donna is an Australian comedy group that has been aggressively promoting their new Netflix series. I heard about them via an Australian video/podcast channel I watch regularly called “Mr. Sunday Movies,” so now YouTube believes I’m the world’s biggest fan, and is recommending them constantly. “Everything’s a Drum” is from a two-year-old live benefit…

Hearing First Aid Kit for the first time makes me wish I’d grown up in their version of the 1970s, instead of the real one

Nada Surf is new to me but is still making me nostalgic for my college years.

New-to-me: Run the Jewels make revolution look like a fun street party

A duo from India reminds me to let pop music be pop, and not to dwell on how quickly the early 2000s are receding from the present.

Have you been to that Japanese place, Wagamamas? The one in Heathrow is amazing.

Even before I found myself aged out of the most desirable demographics, I was never somebody who was up to date with new music. That’s partly why I’m so excited to have discovered and fallen in love with a song that was actually released this year! It’s “Overlord” by Dirty Projectors. On the surface, it…