And so comes August, and while I’ve been busy on other avenues when it comes to writing about music, I’ve once again decided to lay out, and analyse a bit my choices for both the Top5 playlists that I compile monthly, in this case for both the months of June and July.
The criteria has changed a bit over the months since I started this monthly playlist last September, almost a year ago! Not only did I start to give the playlists and order with which I would listen to them in full, instead of a random order, but I’ve also decided to include songs that are not the ones that I listened to the most, but mainly the ones that made a greater impact on me during each month.
And so, after a rather lengthy explanation, here are my Top5 Songs for both the month of June and July, always inspired by the movie High Fidelity, as expected.
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June
The first track off the Top5 June Playlist is “Kipumully” by the finish folk metal band Korpiklaani, one of the first metal bands I discovered from Finland (other than Nightwish), this song has an incredible energy and, even though I can’t understand the language, the music speaks for itself.
Following it, is the track out off the new live album by Heilung, “Traust”, an entrancing song, as are most songs by this band, grips the listener from the beginning due to the voice loop that continues throughout.
Brad Mehldau is one of the best living jazz pianists, but to me he was an acquired taste, since I first had bought the Trio Live album, and had trouble enjoying it. However, my opinion on him changed when I listened to “Don’t be Sad” from the double album Highway Rider, a song, I can imagine could be dedicated to his son. It’s a melancholic song with a great saxophone solo, that I would recommend to anyone not familiar with modern jazz.
Deltron 3030 is a hip hop supergroup that I discovered while watching a video about the beginning of the Gorillaz project by Damon Albarn, who collaborated in the group’s debut album. The track 3030 describes a dystopic future, but is much more than that.
My introduction to the rock supergroup Hollywood Vampires came from the first single off their second album, Rise, “Heroes” is classic track by David Bowie, although I’ve always enjoyed more the cover version of it, beginning with “Helden” by Apocalyptica and Till Lindemann. This version is an emotional ride with Johnny Depp’s voice being the main protagonist.
July
I saw Abbath live earlier this year, after years of listening to his self-titled debut record and the follow up, Outstrider. “Calm in Ire of Hurricane” both starts and shows what best to listen to in this record: catchy riffs (amazing acoustic guitar intro section and solo by Ole Farstad), raging vocals by Abbath, steady and powerful drumming by Ukri Suvilehto, and an amazing breakdown.
Sepultura has announced their retirement tour this year, and one of the highlights of their post-Max Cavalera career is their EP Revulsongs, which showcases the full range of Derrick Green’s voice. “Bullet the Blue Sky”, a U2 cover is both amazing and powerful, a good introduction to this period of the band.
Mushroomhead have been in a upward trajectory when it comes to the quality of their songs and albums on full, since The Righteous and the Butterfly in 2014, with the 2020 album Wonderfull Life being their best in my opinion. They are preparing to release a new album, Call the Devil, and “Fall in Line” is the first single, an abrasive track with Scott Beck’s aggressive vocals being introduced in this track. Jackie Laponza’s voice is an amazing counterpoint to his delivery, and the keyboards present throughout the song create interesting textures
Sermon is a relatively recent band, and “Distance” was my introduction to this, mostly anonymous, band. It has amazing atmosphere, incredible drumming by James Stewart and haunting vocals that are gripping. I recommend to take this song as a starting point to listen to In Gold Verse in full.
And, in conclusion, this month I was introduced to Eminem’s latest record and have been listening to it in full all month, something which is rare for me when it comes to hip-hop, but The Death of Slim Shady: Coup de grace is an incredibly fun and enjoyable album with ups and downs, but mostly ups, like the second track, “Habits”, which I include here.
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And so concludes my recap of two monthly playlists, I hope you give them a listen, and use them as a starting point to explore the artists’ body of work, which is always an interesting voyage.
Top5 June Playlist:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/460CvVsByyCj7SvqDUldta?si=684eaba8bfb5442d
Top5 July Playlist:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0h4Kjs0i210HDSC0kUIoFG?si=309fbf8d2df44711
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