THIS WEEK’S PLAYLIST (113) Only The Best Music Being Recorded Today! Every week I put together a fresh playlist with the best new songs I’ve come across in the past seven days. Everything on it has dropped within the last year. You can listen on… areconnoiter.wordpress.com/2026/01/09/thi…


Misty Coast “Always Sun” Always Sun (04-24-2026) The human instinct to preserve joy through imagination.  The song is about how love reshapes reality, especially in the fragile space between presence and absence.  It’s… areconnoiter.wordpress.com/2026/01/09/mis…


Brad Marino “Murder and Violence” Agent of Chaos (04-03-2026) “Lyrically it sounds deeper than it is.  Overall the message is how we witness a lot of murder and violence and messed up stuff through our screens and how many people… areconnoiter.wordpress.com/2026/01/09/bra…


Pernice Brothers “The Black and the Blue” Sunny, I Was Wrong (04-03-2026) A state of unresolved acceptance, where the relationship is over but its emotional aftermath is still being carefully sorted through.  The song is about two people coping… areconnoiter.wordpress.com/2026/01/09/per…


UltraBomb “Artificial Stars” The Bridges That We Burn (04-03-2026) Living in a damaged world where hope has become synthetic.  The song is about how identity is forged by scars, not dreams.  It challenges the listener to question whether… areconnoiter.wordpress.com/2026/01/09/ult…


Butler, Blake & Grant “Lonely Night” Murmurs (03-27-2026) A love so deep that it survives through memory when physical closeness is gone.  The night symbolizes emotional isolation, where memories of intimacy bring both comfort… areconnoiter.wordpress.com/2026/01/09/but…


Memorials “Cut Glass Hammer” All Clouds Bring Not Rain (03-27-2026) A state of suspended disorientation.  The song explores a world where perception is unstable and reality never fully matches how it feels.  The cut glass hammer… areconnoiter.wordpress.com/2026/01/09/mem…


The Twilight Sad “Designed To Lose” It’s The Long Goodbye (03-27-2026) A sorrowful acceptance that some relationships are inherently doomed despite genuine care and sacrifice.  The song is about a relationship marked by emotional… areconnoiter.wordpress.com/2026/01/09/the…


Gladie “Future Spring” No Need To Be Lonely (03-20-2026) The song “is about grappling with the isolation and loneliness that’s created by the cruelty of the world we live in. I wanted to capture the feeling of being in conversation… areconnoiter.wordpress.com/2026/01/09/gla…


Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy “They Keep Trying To Find You” We Are Together Again (03-06-2026) How running from being “found” only deepens the darkness and reinforces the loneliness one fears.  The song is about someone trapped in a cycle of avoidance… areconnoiter.wordpress.com/2026/01/09/bon…


Bory “By The Lake” Never Turns To Night (03-06-2026) A peaceful escape from everyday pressures.  The song is about finding joy and wonder in the small, whimsical details of nature, appreciating life without disrupting its calm… areconnoiter.wordpress.com/2026/01/09/bor…


Los Frankies “Dog City” D.E.D. City (03-06-2026) A mix of crude humor and raw imagery to highlight the cutthroat, transactional nature of relationships in a “dog-eat-dog” society.  The song is about a harsh, competitive… areconnoiter.wordpress.com/2026/01/09/los…


Kye Alfred Hillig “Ezekiel Bobbing For Apples” The All-Night Costume Party (03-04-2026) The futility of opening oneself emotionally.  The song highlights the pain of giving and receiving nothing in return.  It uses imagery of fruitless trees, caged… areconnoiter.wordpress.com/2026/01/09/kye…


Heavenly “Excuse Me” Highway To Heavenly (02-27-2026) Realizing the true value of a relationship only after it has already ended.  The song is about an unconventional bond that felt natural, but slowly unraveled due to missed… areconnoiter.wordpress.com/2026/01/09/hea…


Toys That Kill “Fighter Dater” Triple Sabotage (02-20-2026) “In this modern era, we claim to be civilized, yet the animal in men emerges again and again. Crushed under the brute strength of the apex predators, we wallow in… areconnoiter.wordpress.com/2026/01/09/toy…


Pony “Swallowing Stars” Clearly Cursed (02-13-2025) Even the closest intimacy can be a mirage when it’s built on reflection rather than reality.  The song is about someone who initially invests in a relationship, seeing the… areconnoiter.wordpress.com/2026/01/09/pon…


IST IST “Obligations” Dagger (02-06-2026) “I wanted to capture the feeling of being bound to someone who represents both your salvation and your undoing. It’s about how love can feel like duty – something you… areconnoiter.wordpress.com/2026/01/09/ist…


Storey Littleton “January” At a Diner (02-06-2026) The intoxicating and destabilizing nature of romantic entanglements.  The song is about navigating desire in the context of transient affection, jealousy, and societal… areconnoiter.wordpress.com/2026/01/09/sto…


Poor Bambi “This One is for Free” Skyscapers Soaring (02-06-2026) A blunt, physical wake-up call.  The song mocks laddish bravado and false self-importance, tearing down someone who thinks they’re special but is really just… areconnoiter.wordpress.com/2026/01/09/poo…


Guv “Chasin’ Luv” Warmer Than Gold (01-30-2025) Even if love is temporary or doomed, its moments of brightness are worth embracing.  The song is about someone caught in emotional limbo, repeatedly drawn back into… areconnoiter.wordpress.com/2026/01/09/guv…


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