I’ve had the privilege of seeing most of the artists featured in this Top5 list live in concert. First off, is the instrumental that opens Tales From The Thousand Lakes by Amorphis, one of my favorite bands, that I saw live while they were promoting their album Circle in the now extinct concert venue Paradise Garage back in 2013. Recently I got my hands on Tales From The Thousand Lakes and this haunting piano instrumental is just one of the highlights of that classic record.
It was in back in 2011, November the 17th , to be more precise when I first heard and saw Darkest Hour live, they, alongside Devildriver and Bring Me The Horizon, were opening for Machine Head. Although I was unable to see the headliners due to an unexpected incident among the friends I was attending the concert with, I managed to watch all of the others and Darkest Hour were the band that left the biggest impression in me. Fifteen years later I still get goosebumps every time I hear John Henry scream “I don’t give anything away” in this emotional “Love as a Weapon”.
Although I was turned into Wovenhand thanks to their 2012 album The Laughing Stalk, I only managed to see them live five years later when they were promoting Star Treatment. Ever since I have been listening to everything Dave Eugene Edwards has put out thourghout his career, from 16 Horsepower to his solo album, Hyacinth, released three years ago. Recently I came across a live concert on Youtube by Wovenhand that opened with “Sparowes Fall”, a haunting song that I have listened to frequently this January (it reminds me of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds’s “Red Right Hand”).
I love to watch Tiny Desk Concerts, and Caroline Polacheck was an artist featured in one that opened with “Pretty In Possible”, a catchy pop song that sticks with me long after I’ve listened to it.
To cap off this list is my favorite song from Tomahawk’s Anonymous, “Ghost Dance”. Every track on this album was based on records of songs related to Native American music (except the closing track), although no author is known, thus the tittle Anonymous. I love experimental music and this album is a prime example of how inspiration from traditional music can give way to some incredible arrangements and surprises.
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As usual, I leave below the link to the playlist, made in the order I would listen to it and the link to each artist’s individual website or social link so that a curious reader can learn more about them.
Top5 January Songs: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6wEZbQyMMkWUGHz7DvUjSx?si=162c557414014142
Darkest Hour: https://thedarkesthour.online/
Amorphis: https://amorphis.net/
Wovenhand: https://wovenhandband.com/home
Caroline Polachek: https://www.carolinepolachek.com/
Tomahawk: https://www.facebook.com/Tomahawkband/
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