I Don't Live Here Anymore

Shawn Parkinson

Sep 15, 2021 — 1 min read

THE WAR ON DRUGS – I DON'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE

I've been smitten with The War on Drugs (the band, not the shitty thing Ronald Reagan did) since hearing their song "Thinking of a Place" a few years back. They just play great rock 'n' roll. Well they came with the heat again with the title track from their upcoming album "I Don't Live Here Anymore". This song makes me think I could go to a rock show again with 20,000 of my closest friends for a giant sing-a-long.

Art from Diamond Jubilee by Cindy Lee, a photo of Anderson LRT Station in Calgary.

Cindy Lee – Diamond Jubilee

The vibe-iest left of centre album I've heard in 2024 comes from a songwriter, guitarist, and drag performer named Patrick Flegel from my hometown of Calgary. Flegel performs as Cindy Lee and was the lead singer of notable Calgary band Women. The album is 12o minutes long, it

Kim Gordon – The Collective

Wow. Kim Gordon, yes Sonic Youth Kim Gordon, is 70 and made an anti-consumerist rap-rock album. It’s aggressive and unhinged and I love it. Kim Gordon - The CollectiveListen to The Collective by Kim Gordon.The Collective SP

Waxahatchee – Right Back to It (feat. MJ Lenderman)

Once in a while I hear a song that, to me, sounds like it has always existed. It is just perfect and ageless. "Right Back to It" by Waxahatchee is one of those songs. "Right Back to It" is from an upcoming album Tigers Blood that

2023 going down a Tron-like tube. On repeat.

Favourite Music of 2023

Here it is y'all, my favourite music of the year. I've got some albums that are great beginning to end. I've got some singles. I've got a playlist with a little from column A and a little from column B. Let'

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Cindy Lee – Diamond Jubilee

Kim Gordon – The Collective

Waxahatchee – Right Back to It (feat. MJ Lenderman)

Favourite Music of 2023