Listening

[bironic]

Today Spotify introduced me to The Highwomen (Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby, Maren Morris and Amanda Shires, plus collaborators), a country supergroup modeled after the earlier country supergroup The Highwaymen (Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson). Specifically, it played the titular song with guest vocalist Yola Carter, a direct response to "The Highwaymen" that uses the same melody and structure but with a modern and feminist/humanist take on the content. Hadn't thought of the original in years. It's still good, and I recommend the new one too! Looking forward to listening to the rest of the album.

Other likes from recent "Discover Weekly" playlists, heavy on the sad/dark indie that Spotify is convinced is the only thing I like despite the array of international folk and dance, rock, classical, contemporary instrumental, etc. in my Favorites:

State of Mind by Rob de Boer
Suspirium by Thom Yorke
The Colony by Vera Sola, a little goth, a little Latin
Dog in a Manger by Smooth Hound Smith, chill
Fool by Mick Flannery
Song that I Heard by The Barr Brothers if you enjoy nouveau Simon & Garfunkel
Still There by Dirtwire for trad-folk with a dance beat
Waiting Around to Die by Michael Kiwanuka for more of a blues flavor

Warning, I haven't watched any of these music videos, just wanted to find handy links for you.

If you have 7 minutes and a pair of headphones, would also highly rec this spectacular explosion of a song from a Spotify Pride Month playlist: Two Men in Love by The Irrepressibles. It makes me wonder if anyone could ever find a pairing and editing style powerful enough to live up to the music for a vid.

Comments

[sovay]

Specifically, it played the titular song with guest vocalist Yola Carter, a direct response to "The Highwaymen" that uses the same melody and structure but with a modern and feminist/humanist take on the content.

Thank you; I will listen to this. I used to fall asleep to the original as a child.

[no_detective]

thank you for the music recs ♥

this is the original mv for two men in love btw - stunningly simple and intimate and sweet. it kept being marked as age-restricted on platforms bc homophobes keep flagging it. argh, world.

[sanguinity]

Oo, thanks for the link to the original mv, that was lovely.

[oracne]

Ooh, thanks for the recs! Seven artists new to me!

[sanguinity]

Thanks for the recs! I enjoyed that update of The Highwaymen -- grrlpup will, too, when I pass it on to her.

[selki]

I loved Still There and Two Men In Love!

[mific]

Hmmm, maybe not just one pairing, for Two Men in Love? Maybe a multifandom vid with lots of the great slash pairings?

[dirty_diana]

Yay music! I'm actually very suspicious of Spotify's reccing algorithm, because it does the same one track mind thing to me (except it mixes dark indie with alt pop). I can't decide if I think that the algorithm has a problem that makes it only good at suggesting certain things, the problem originated with the humans that sort of built their own bias in, or it's all on purpose/a giant record label conspiracy.

[flywoman]

Thank you for the Vera Sola rec! I'll have to track down some more of her songs.

[stultiloquentia]

Oh, The Highwomen is beautiful. Looking forward to the rest.