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| My onesie brings all the clowns to the yard |
It's the most wonderful time of the year! Hurricane Ian may be headed our way, but I'm not going to let it rain on my Halloween parade. This month's playlist has the usual mix of new stuff as well as some yummy morsels for your Halloween playlists. To listen on Spotify, click HERE.
1. First High (Nikki Lane) - Greenville, SC native gets us going with some old-school rock!
2. Tell Me I'm Pretty (Butch Walker) - Another selection from Butch's "Glenn" album. I'm digging this 1970s persona he's adopted!
3. Aloha from Hell (the Cramps) - This is a deep album cut from the 1980s, but it seemed to capture the free-spirited fun of the Halloween season.
4. Real Kicks (Toby Sebastian) - So this really is the guy from "Game of Thrones"! I kept thinking I was Googling the wrong name. Anyway, I like his voice and it's well-suited for this folksy AOR ditty.
5. Take Off (Prinze George) - I heard this on the "Never Have I Ever" sound track and loved its 80's New Wave vibe!
6. In the Honey (Wafia) - Australian singer serves up some catchy pop!
7. Something 'bout the Night (Jay Diggs) - I stumbled across this while browsing new R&B singers. This totally sounds like something Michael Jackson would've recorded during his "Off The Wall" days!
8. Feel It Comin' (Lady Blackbird) - Oh, Lady Blackbird! Just when I thought I couldn't love her any more than I already do. This is 3.5 minutes of pure rapture.
9. The Man with the Hat and the Tan (Yerba Buena, Daymé Arocena, and Pedrito Martinez) - Spotify suggested this to me, and what a pleasant surprise! It reminds me of something Cab Calloway or one of the Harlem legends would've performed back at some glamorous jazz venue in the 1930s.
10. Fade Into You (Valerie June) - I love it when an artist I like does an unexpected cover of a song I like! Great tribute to Mazzy Star!
11. Believe (Caamp) - Three people with ears I trust (Martha, Lewis, Jill) independently recommended this band to me - so I took heed. I'll definitely be following them moving forward. Heartfelt folk-rock from an Ohio band.
12. Go Home! (Claud) - Wistful but toe-tappin' pop from young Indie Chicago singer/songwriter.
13. Sunroof (Nicky Youre with Dazy) - Another exuberant young pop star! It's starting to get a tad chilly for opening one's sunroof - but whatevs!
14. Domino (Myd) - If you've been following these playlists for a while, you know I love me some French disco/dance/electronica! Case in point...
15. Synchronicity (Rose Gray) - This dance tune just seemed dark and ominous and everything you'd want for a late night at the club during Halloween season.
16. Paradise (Great Good Fine Ok with Before You Exit) - At the opposite end of the dance music spectrum, we have this sunny song! Soaring vocals over a percolating beat.
17. Stars (Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness) - We had him on our June 2019 playlist, and now he's back with this pleasing alt-rock ballad.
18. Bloodletting /the Vampire Song/ (Concrete Blonde) - I couldn't sign off without at least one more Halloween song! This is another classic from the 1980s, from a criminally underrated band.
19. Autumn Leaves (Anthony Roth Costanzo with Justin Vivian Bond) - Every now and again, I try to put something completely different on these playlists. Why not close out with some seasonal cabaret? Johnny Mercer, as performed by two NYC legends - Opera singer Anthony Roth Costanzo and Tony-nominated transgender icon Justin Vivian Bond.
So that's October's playlist! Hope everyone has a spooktacular Halloween season, and I'll see you in November!
