Category: Song of the Day

"Queen of Awkward Situations," by Tilly and the Flowers, has a smiling, sixties-ish, Huey Lewis meets the Zombies vibe. And you are welcome to continue soaking in those sunny rays for as long as it takes the tonearm to make its inevitable journey from the outer edge...

Writing a good pop song is easy. All ya gotta do is come up with a catchy guitar lick and a melody. The lick should play counterpoint to the melody, and both should stick in separate parts of your brain so that you instantly recognize either one. Lyrics help. Okay,...

Fun and Introspection are rarely mentioned in the same breath unless you're Kierkegaard or a psychopath. Or maybe if we're discussing Pet Sounds-era Beach Boys. Aqua Girl! pulls it off with "Doing Fine, Thx." Does this mean Aqua Girl! is the next Brian Wilson? Uh, I...

"Sleep It Off," by Rio Devore, is a highly personal poem filled with lyrical imagery underlain by a musical score that is both spare and warmly resonant. Words such as 'Singing along to an overplayed Drake song' and 'Turning my pocket watch back like it's gonna take...

Today we feature one of the best songs that we've come across during Reverb Raccoon's four-and-a half years of existence. It's actually more like three years if you subtract the lengthy hiatuses, but who's counting? "Coupe deVille," by The Sweets, has been on heavy...

"WWH" is a great wall of funky fun from SILVIS. The band pulls out all the stops: multiple guitars, plenty of harmonies, and a mess of saxophone tracks. If you're in a bad mood, this is the song to which you should listen. I mean, who doesn't like a saxophone? "WWH"...

The pairing of British blues-rocker Alvin Lee with American Christian-rocker Mylon LeFevre was one of music’s odder combinations. Not as weird as Gregg Allman and Cher, but pretty far out there. But the collaboration produced a memorable album, On the Road to Freedom,...

"Lakes," by The Good News, hits that sweet spot at the nexus of folk, jazz, reggae, and pop. The song glows with a warm, understated vibrancy. I'd love to listen to this in a car, but not too loud and with the windows rolled up so that I don't miss anything. The...

This is el Cinco de Mayo. And at the risk of being accused of the dreaded Cultural Appropriation, we're going to join the celebration by playing some cool retro surfy rock from Ciudad de México: "Oh Sweet" by Hot Maries. If there's anyone at your party who isn't...