Weekend Round Up: New Releases From wolfjay, Jon Hopkins, and Work Drugs
Miss us? We’re taking a break and cooking up a brand new season of Rhapsody in Reverie for you! But until that magical day when we return to the podcasting airwaves, we couldn’t resist talking music shop with the world. We’re sharing a few of the new songs that came out this past weekend that we couldn’t get enough of! Read on below to hear some of co-host Adrienne’s favorites of the moment!
“In Memory Of” by wolfjay
If you follow me on social media, you already have heard me talk ad nauseum about wolfjay, but it bears repeating that wolfjay’s music is nothing short of magical. “In Memory Of” is another entry into an already impressive discography of songs that fill your heart before they fill your ears. Combining the spacious and glittering color of wolfjay’s previous works with a cool and reflective pop-punk soundscape, “In Memory Of” pulls you into introspection with a wide eye wonder. Ignoring the heart and soul wolfjay pours into this song is impossible as they seem fully present in every crevice and empty space of this song. That kind of vulnerability is hard, it is powerful and at times I imagine a little painful to hold out to the world for consumption, but it is also what makes wolfjay’s music an honor to listen to. They’ve stood up in front of the world daring to defend their voice and, selfishly, I find myself all the better for their courage.
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“Relative Contentment” by Work Drugs
I’ll be honest. I’m so done with winter. I’m tired of sitting in my house cause it’s too cold for my California behind to brave the East Coast temperatures. I was born in the sunshine and good weather! Well, it was nighttime but that’s not the point. What I’m trying to say is that I’m looking for any type of escape from the winter blues and Work Drugs really came through for me with a slinky groove that was made for a long summer evening on the beach sands in Malibu or Miami. A soulful saxophone solo that hopped out of the 80s with paired with an infectious bassline, “Relative Contentment” delivers on everything that first drew me to the band in the first place. If I close my eyes, I am transported into a summer daydream and that is music to my ears. Because it’s supposed to be like 30 degrees this coming weekend and I’m over it.
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“Scene Suspended” by Jon Hopkins
My tastes in music have ebbed and flowed over the years, including many different genres and sounds. Loud, brash, lush, full, but this soft, subtle and simply beautiful song from Jon Hopkins served as such a refreshing resent of my mind. Everything I’ve heard prior from Jon Hopkins has always felt immersive and vast and “Scene Suspended” carries the same depth and feels like a pause button for life. A delicate piano arrangement accented by strings and what sounds like the quiet rumblings of a storm. Resigned and contemplative, it’s so easy to lose yourself in the notes of “Scene Suspended.” Sometimes, “lost” is exactly the place you need to find.