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Feb 4, 2023Liked by Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em

Showing my age here (49) but a lot of popular music now just baffles me so I mostly listen to the older stuff and talk radio. But my 18 year old son has picked up guitar in the last few years and has great musical taste, in my opinion. Two that he introduced me to in 2022, the Lumineers and Matt Maeson, really stand out. Matt Maeson's Hallucinogenics is a brilliant song. Go have a listen.

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Feb 4, 2023Liked by Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em

Nothing really catches me of the nominated, although Harry is beautiful to look at. I did hear something new that I liked “spitting off the edge of the world” by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs ... I’ll be at the movies at 5 so I’ll miss that fun Zoom.. watching Knock at the Cabin. I heard it was filmed by my hometown.

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Feb 5, 2023Liked by Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em
Feb 4, 2023Liked by Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em

LIZZO!! Everything about this woman is just amazing- cool, different, talented and a total baddie!!

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Feb 4, 2023Liked by Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em

Hoisting my Karen flag high here but I’m going to say Taylor Swift Midnights. I really wish she’d mature lyrically (John Mayer has probably suffered enough by now, yes?). But that woman can still write an earworm. And the vibe is pretty chill too. I support her world domination as a feisty chick and my cynical 15 year old daughter still likes her. So there.

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I hope you don’t mind my going off topic, as musically I am stuck in the 80’s and 90’s... I urgently needed to beg Sarah to take a MILF Manor break and check out Gwen Shamblin: Starving for Salvation on Lifetime. Jennifer Grey stars, and she is BRILLIANT in the role. I had to share. Enjoy the Grammy’s everyone. I hope to be able to attend the zoom later.

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I feel old and dumb, but since I don't listen to radio I don't encounter "new" tracks very often. I find myself Shazzaming ads and that leads me to some recent releases but I just don't "keep up" in the way I did when I worked in places that were pumping out top 40 (or alternative) radio all the time.

The only band whose new releases I would automatically buy was REM and now they've retired.

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Feb 7, 2023·edited Feb 7, 2023

My 20-year old son introduced me to the brilliant Jacob Collier. (I didn't see the Grammys, but he was nominated in the "Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals" category.) He's amazing. Here are three examples. (The first one is mind-blowing and hilarious. It's the first one my son showed me.)

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cm4536MsxqM/?igshid=NDdhMjNiZDg=

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj6nsDRuHal/?igshid=NDdhMjNiZDg=

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CjoBFgVg7dr/?igshid=NDdhMjNiZDg=

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