Daily Newsletter, November 26, 2024

Baroque pop albums, Northern soul, country songs and more

Ljubinko Zivkovic
November 26, 2024

Sixteen brilliant Baroque pop albums that make for must-listens

Some are forgotten, some fell into the shadows, and others are just being revived, but these Baroque pop albums are priceless.

audiophix.com/sixteen-brilliant-baroque-pop-albums-make-must-listens

What is northern soul?

Revisiting the incredible landscape of the northern soul scene to help answer the question of what exactly constitutes the sound of northern soul music.

faroutmagazine.co.uk/what-is-northern-soul

12 country songs that will make you love the genre

Not everyone likes country music, but they may love the genre after hearing these 12 songs.

audiophix.com/12-country-songs-make-you-love-genre

“They’re starting to call us punks. It was absurd, these stupid labels. One day I said to a guy, ‘If you call me a punk again, I’m gonna cut ya’”: How Tom Petty took on the record industry and won with Damn The Torpedoes

The story behind Tom Petty’s classic 1979 album Damn The Torpedoes and its follow-up Hard Promises

www.loudersound.com/features/tom-petty-damn-the-torpedoes-album-interview

Beyond the Black Eyed Dog: Why Nick Drake Deserves more than 'Indiefication' | The Quietus

50 years ago, in the early hours of 25 November 1974, Nick Drake died by suicide, a sad anniversary will no doubt be commemorated extensively in media new and old. Those who knew Drake and musicians who were touched or influenced by his music will be solicited for a quote. Drake ‘experts’ will file their […]

thequietus.com/opinion-and-essays/black-sky-thinking/beyond-the-black-eyed-dog-why-nick-drake-deserves-more-than-indiefication-wellness-sentimentality

The Grateful Dead's 'American Beauty': The Cream of the Crop - Best Classic Bands

At least half the American Beauty songs are recognized as Grateful Dead classics incl. “Friend of the Devil,” “Sugar Magnolia,” “Truckin’.”

bestclassicbands.com/grateful-dead-american-beauty-deluxe-review-12-16-200

Why is The Beatles' 'Tomorrow Never Knows' groundbreaking?

The Beatles' 'Tomorrow Never Knows' is one of their most iconic and beloved songs. What inspired the song and what makes it so groundbreaking?

faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-beatles-tomorrow

How did a Major Label Manage to Lose a John Coltrane Record? | The Quietus

John Coltrane at Amsterdam airport, October 1963 (Hugo Van Gelderen/Dutch National Archive) It might seem the obvious question no one is asking about this recently rediscovered March 1963 session by the iconic saxophonist: how can a major label lose a John Coltrane record? The answer helps us understand not just the story behind this formidable […]

thequietus.com/opinion-and-essays/black-sky-thinking/john-coltrane-both-directions-at-once-the-lost-album-ted-gioia

The Books That Keep Readers Awake at Night

A certain kind of novel can push you to stretch one day into the early hours of the next one.

www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2024/07/books-briefing-books-keep-readers-awake-night/679113/?ref=refind

Ross Beattie presents It’s Psychedelic Baby podcast #102 (November) - It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine

Embark on a journey through the kaleidoscopic landscapes of sound, guided by the rhythms of the past and present, with The Night Tripper’s podcast. Sebastian- Let’s Go To The DrugstoreButthole Surfers- To ParterObey Cobra- Shit Cobra (Shit & Shine Remix)Ester Poly- Be LoudLorelle Meets The Obsolete- Datura (Memorials Remix)Tescon Pol- CloudwallJimi Hendrix- In From The ...

www.psychedelicbabymag.com/2024/11/ross-beattie-presents-its-psychedelic-baby-podcast-102-november.html