The new Nine Inch Nails/Boys Noize collab album is phenomenal. Started listening to Soft Cell from the original cover version, the rework takes it up a level.

https://youtu.be/avMKefAksSo

#NIN #BoysNoize #softcell #music #musicrecs #industrial #electronic #dance

Air For Petronella by Medusa Quartet

I went to see a cello player with my sister, Raphael Weinwroth-Brown one evening. I’ve seen him once before after my sister told me how amazing his music is. There was an opening quarter before his performance, Medusa, and their songs were beautiful as well.

One that stood out to me – and probably everyone there – is a song called ‘Air for Petronella’. Before playing this beautiful piece, they told us the meaning behind the song. It’s about an innocent girl who was tried as a witch in Ireland. She was completely innocent of the accusation and was the first person in Ireland to be burned at the stake for witchcraft in Ireland. She was accused due to being a follower of Dame Alice Kyteler who was charged for witchcraft – all of her associates were deemed guilty as well, including young Petronella. Kyteler fled for her life, leaving Petronella to be flogged and burned at the stake for the crime of “heresy”.

Saskia Tomkins composed this melancholically beautiful piece after reading about this true story. She couldn’t sleep one night, upset about the injustice toward an innocent girl, and wrote this song for the quartet.

https://youtu.be/LZzs3WJQUw8?si=OMCCA4lq_yxRZHl9

As they played the beautiful but sad song, almost everyone was in tears. It’s a deep sadness for Petronella herself, and for everyone who has been put to death for doing nothing wrong. Fanaticism has claimed many lives and shows cruelty to anyone who appears to be a threat to it.

It’s a sobering reminder of how many women (and some men) suffered throughout history for being too wise, too knowledgeable about science, for challenging current beliefs of the time, or simply being in the wrong place. This has been on my mind a lot since I saw this played live, and wanted to share it with you all.

Medusa is an independent quarter based out of Toronto. Go Canada and live music!

This song is a kind tribute to Petronella.

Ireland’s First Witching Burning

New Boards of Canada
https://youtu.be/6bghDcbzfEU

#boc #music #musicrecs #musicsuggestion #warp #electronic

Terminals - Faith
https://youtu.be/tcAcUusfXZg

(Really good band, favourite track)

#rock #metal #grunge #numetal #music #musicrecs #musicsuggestion

Two #MusicRecs for tonight:

🎷 Alessia Cara - Find My Boy (LOLT Version)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWgI75bfeNc

👁️ REZZ - SICK FUCK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOo7GTiYoRg

Squarepusher - K2 Central

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAvdRtOdRcM

Prog-y, intricate, driving, suprising.

#MusicRecs

#MusicRecs

🎸 Ichika Nito - The Moon’s Elbow feat. Marcin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCcDEwT200s

🤖 AronChupa - Cash On Grooves
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eGSATkuX6M

🚕 Marmozets - New York
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC4eV6bYaVg

🦌 Of The Trees & EARTHGANG - Look Into My Eyes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2TNCf2PEyw

🛍️ Paul Russell - High Maintenance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qsq3coJsT1I

🐕 corook - Scooby
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYjuq359VRs

🌊 Aquakultre - Gallows
https://aquakultre.bandcamp.com/track/gallows

🍵 Christine Bougie - How To Care For Introverts
https://christinebougie.bandcamp.com/album/how-to-care-for-introverts

THROWBACK
💃 Icona Pop - I Love It (feat. Charli XCX)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxxajLWwzqY

Ok, peeps, recommended me some new music. I made a list, but of course it's far from comprehensive… Heck, just visit my Last.fm profile. It's been going since 2009!
https://www.last.fm/user/missnewyork

MUSIC I LIKE:

• Nicole Byblow
• Sarah Slean
• Mumford & Sons
• Florence + The Machine
• Fiona Apple
• Shayfer James
• Caro Emerald (electroswing in general)
• Dorothy
• Orville Peck
• Jill Tracy (dark cabaret in general)
• Jennifer Knapp
• Camille, Zaz, Julie Zenatti, Coralie Clement, Caracol, Cœur de pirate (French pop in general)
• Joy Williams (The Civil Wars & post)
• Charlotte Church (indie material)
• Lucky Soul
• League of Legends / Arcane soundtracks
• Jennifer Rannells
• The Mynabirds
• The Blasting Company (known for "Over the Garden Wall" soundtrack)
• Weyes Blood
• PHILDEL
• Shaun Cassidy
• "dark cinematic pop"
• Y2K bubblegum pop
• "southern gothic"
• piano pop-rock such as: Jack's Mannequin or Ben Folds
• Scandi/Norse such as: Eivor
• dark/cinematic neoclassical such as: Aythis
• anything crunchy brass band (à la Moon Hooch)
• folksy ladies: Olivia Chaney, Sarah Jarosz, Heather Masse, Ruth Moody, Lissie, Laura Marling, etc
• Honorable Mention: Fistful of Mercy, Dhani Harrison, Joseph Arthur, Kingfishr, Marketa Irglova, Gold Motel, PHOX, Eisley, Leigh Nash ("Blue on Blue" album), The Anchoress, Sucré ("A Minor Bird" album), song "Horns" by Bryce Fox, song "Glitter & Gold" by Barns Courtney, Vienna Teng, song "My Wicked Heart" by Diana Vickers, AURORA, album "Entwined" by Siobhan Owen, Chloe Agnew, Agnes Obel, Agnes Milewski
• "classical crossover" / classical vocals on original songs or re-imagined pop songs… but trust me, I know about ALL the artists 🙃 (Lacy Rose's album "Lispector" is a good example of neoclassical-meets-singer-songwriter), also anything choir/choral