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Dave Grohl, drummer of Nirvana, now leads Foo Fighters. Their new album is up for a Grammy nomination.
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.