Each month, we’re rounding up the latest local music that’s been on repeat. Follow our Spotify playlist to keep up with new music releases from Minnesota.
“Boomers” by Jeremy Messersmith
Remember when the term “Boomers” wasn’t used in a derogatory manner? Neither do we. Jeremy Messersmith has returned with a new single to turn that knife just a little more. He crafts a post-Boomer utopia in which society rises up to inherit what is theirs. You’ve never heard a more upbeat take in how the world might eventually change.
“Kansas City Stomp” by Brent Fuqua
Get your dancing shoes on and stomp and clomp around to Brent Fuqua’s “Kansas City Stomp.” Harmonies and drinks flow liberally to this Northern version of music that would usually be heard in a dive bar in the backwoods of the bayou. It’s delightfully fun and entertaining and carries you to a cadenced rhythmic section while repping a heartfelt thank-you note to their roots.
“For the Record” by Jennifer Grimm
Bold and tantalizing, Jennifer Grimm’s “For the Record” talks of conquering and raising children while nourishing and moving through life with a sense of intention as you leave the past behind. The song houses fast and rattling lyrics spiced with distorted sounds in the breakdown, and supports a hypnotic theme that will have you trying to cage it in, but why bother trying to contain a lack of inhibition?
“If I Go, I’m Goin’” by Annie Fitzgerald
You may have heard the gut-wrenching song “If I Go, I’m Goin’” by Gregory Alan Isakov on The Haunting of Hill House a few years ago (although hardcore fans of Isakov have known about it for years). Annie Fitzgerald’s cover adds another layer of poignancy to the tune. The track is a tribute to the closing of doors and saying goodbye to parts of life no longer fruitful, tender moments, and a steady sense of place. It’s spacious, spiritual, and spectral all at once.
Reminiscent of dreamy, shoegazey Mazzy Star, “August” by Lily Blue is a hazy indie-rock tune that carries the melancholiness of the end of summer into autumn. Blue finds just the right amount of giving rein to the bold freedom in letting endings happen. “August” forms part of the story of Lily Blue by building a world of its own, often imperfectly, and tracing the pieces of who they have become.
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