Hey everybody! What day is it again?! The only thing keeping me sane is putting this show together for you wonderful folks that is for sure! On this episode I will start things off paying tribute to the legend of legends the one and only John Prine with a set of his music. Follow that up with a celebration of R.E.M.’s 40th anniversary by playing some of my favorite songs, play you my latest in my quarantine/social distancing sets, present your eardrums the great new Song of the Week from favorites The Beths (along with a couple of songs from…
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Photo credit: Mason Fairey The latest WFMO X Music Savage Show “Song of the Week” spotlight is focused on the power-pop-tastic new single, “Dying to Believe,” from New Zealand quartet The Beths. It’s the debut single from the band’s highly anticipated sophomore album, Jump Rope Gazers, out July 10th via Carpark Records. This is the second time the SOTW has gone to the Auckland band! The Beths are Elizabeth Stokes (vocals/guitar), Jonathan Pearce (vocals/guitar), Benjamin Sinclair (bass/vocals), and newest member of the band Ivan Luketina-Johnston (drums/vocals). In March of 2016 they released their debut EP, Warm Blood, which was well…
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How are you all holding up out there? I want you to know that I’m thinking about my listeners when I put these shows together and hoping that you are all safe and sound and listening to lots of music! Kicking things off with another quarantine set of great songs! I’ll follow that up with a set of tunes dedicated to the one and only John Prine, let you know about a few awesome albums out Friday April 3rd, hit your ears with the brand new Song of the Week “Wild Animals” from folk duo The Lowest Pair (along with…
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Photo Credit: Sarah Kathryn Wainwright This week’s WFMO X Music Savage Show “Song of the Week” spotlight is brightly focused on the incredible new single, “Wild Animals,” from Olympia/Minneapolis duo The Lowest Pair. The band officially formed in 2013 and have recorded and released four albums of original songs and one covers album over the years. The Lowest Pair is Kendl Winter and Palmer T. Lee, both of whom had made names for themselves in the folk music scene for quite a while before their paths crossed while performing at festivals across the midwest. Winter had released three solo albums…
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I think it is safe to say that without music we would all be a bit more loopy with everything that is going on. So I’m extremely happy to bring you show #2 from my dining room straight to your ears. As baseball season should have started this week and the hockey season stalled I start the show with a sporting set of great songs to ease the pain a bit (after all there’s no crying in baseball). After which I’ll spin some tunes in relation to being holed-up safely in our homes, honor Phife Dawg and say Happy Birthday…
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It’s a new broadcast platform for a strange new day! With WMFO shuttered for the time being I bring the music to your soul straight from my dining room. I’m kicking things off with a few devilish tunes, flow right to a set of quarantine inspired songs, get you moving with some fantastic dance numbers, hit you in the feels with the wonderful new Song of the Week “Anew Day” from Toronto musician Luka Kuplowski, inspire you with a set of Spring songs celebrating the new season, fire you up with a couple of hot #Hottakes, and much more! We…
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Photo credit: Melissa Richards This week’s WFMO X Music Savage Show “Song of the Week” spotlight is once again focused on the wonderful city of Toronto and shines down brightly on the fantastic cover of Mary Margaret O’Hara’s, “Anew Day,” from Canadian musician Luka Kuplowsky. The track features Bahamas’ Felicity Williams and is off the upcoming EP, Judee Justin Arthur Mary, out April 24th via Mama Bird Recording Co. Luka speaks to the song saying; “When I sing Mary Margaret O’Hara’s “Anew Day”, I feel directly channeled to the joy and sorrow embedded in the music and lyrics. The first…
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I’m mad as hell and I’m going to play some music to try and make everything just a little bit better! You’ll get some songs celebrating the one and only Rick Rubin’s brilliant career on his birthday week, hear tunes from a handful of incredible albums out today Friday March 13th, listen to the super Song of the Week “Hypochondriac” from UK musician Fenne Lily (followed by a few more artists on the Dead Oceans label), take in the 6th in the series of the curated set from my friends, heat up with the new batch of #Hottakes, and much…
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Photo Credit: Nicole Loucaides The latest edition in the WFMO X Music Savage Show “Song of the Week” spotlight shines on the beautiful new single, “ Hypochondriac,” from the UK’s Fenne Lily. This is the second time we have focused on the Bristol-based musician. Almost two years ago to the day Lily was featured as a SOTW for the wonderful single “On Hold” “Hypochondriac” is the first new music since her brilliant debut album, On Hold, which was self released on April 6th, 2018. Speaking about the track Lily states “The song’s theme was realized immediately; pressure to feel enough but…
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