Fall is here! Break couldn’t come soon enough. If you’re looking to get into some new music or make a last-ditch effort to save your Wrapped, I’ve got some recommendations. Here are some of the musical moments I am thankful for this Thanksgiving:
Collaborations:
- Dave Grohl with boygenius at their Halloween Show at the Hollywood Bowl
- Thundercat and Stevie Nicks on the Gorillaz album, Cracker Island
- Ice Spice and Pink Pantherss on “Boy’s a liar pt. 2”
Albums:
- I Play My Bass Loud by Gina Birch
- the record by boygenius
- Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd by Lana Del Rey
- The Gag Order by Kesha
Comebacks:
- Memento Mori by Depeche Mode. Rest in Peace, Andy Fletcher.
- Shadow Kingdom by Bob Dylan
- But Here We Are by Foo Fighters. Check out their recent SNL performance.
Tours:
- Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour
- Weekends With Adele
- Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band 2023 Tour
- Mitski’s Amateur Mistake
- U2:UV Achtung Baby (especially their “Live at The Sphere” show in Las Vegas)
- The National’s First Two Pages of Frankenstein (they play White Oak Music Hall tomorrow night!)
News and Announcements:
- Ladies dominated the Grammy Nominations. Only one man, Jon Batiste, was present in both the Best Record and Best Album Categories.
- After struggling with numbness and loss of mobility, Sufjan Stevens is out of the hospital and learning to walk again. Listen to his new album, Javelin.
- Passenger has announced a collaboration with Elton John, Ed Sheeran and others to commemorate the 10th anniversary of their smash-hit, “Let Her Go.”
- A Broadway adaptation of Netflix drama “The Queen’s Gambit” with a soundtrack primarily created by Mitski will be hitting the stage in the spring of 2024.
