I was thinking about who my favorite active artists are at the moment. They’re not necessarily all timers however these groups tour and are creating in their primes.
Unlike the top influential records post, these artist have influenced what I want to hear these days and the kind of music I want to make at home.
They encapsulate who I am now. Music I’ve enjoyed in my life has always documented myself in time and emotions like a biography.
Julien Baker just signed with Matador Records and put out “Funeral Pyre” as a single. It’s a cry in your blankets by yourself song but she’s earned a feverish following with this sincerity.
Apparently she came through San Diego about a year ago. I have no reasonable excuse for why I missed her. She’s high on my list of shows to see. Hopefully there will be new record this year too.
Japandroids look poised for a big year. They have two new singles, “No Known Drink Or Drug” released today, for their new album due 1/27/17. I’ll also see them 3/10/17 in San Diego. Not much to say other than I’m excited for real rock’n’roll, leather jackets, and showers of PBRs.
The Hotelier put out their best record last year and will tour Europe in the first two months of 2017. Goodness has held up for me since it came out. I’m just hoping for another San Diego appearance and possibly some merch.
I’m hoping to continue finding more bands to attach myself to.
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