Radio Free California Episode 2607 and I admit I pretty much took the long weekend off

 

Yes, there are a surprising number of songs in French this week. I was turned onto a playlist called "Montreal Chill" and there's tons of good stuff on it. Also new jazz stylings from Flea, Momoko Gill, and music from Melissa Etheridge, Annahstasia, PONY, Broke Royals, Alien Boy and much more. Enjoy!

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Yes, the "Montreal Chill" playlist led me to a number of interesting bands. I am always open to finding new music. There is a track in Norwegian toward the end of this week's selections.

I am so looking forward to Flea's solo album. Each track out so far has surpassed the previous, and his version of Frank Ocean's "Thinkin Bout You" is in my opinion better than the original.

I had never heard of jazz multi-instrumentalist Momoko Gill before this past week, and what a week of exploring I have done. If you want some great grooves and some social justice, I recommend her highly.

Alien Boy was another new find for me. Some jangly pop that comes out like some of the lesser-known bands from the 1980's like Material Issue.

Although I only added one song from her album, I must recommend to you "To Whom It May Concern" by Jill Scott. It's nice to hear some real old school R&B, which appears to be making a comeback. See also the album "Expansions" from Tall Black Guy and Zo! and the forthcoming live album from Annahstasia.

Two female icons of the business, each quite different from the other, dropped new music this past week, which is how we wind up with Melissa Etheridge and Kim Gordon on the same playlist.

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Not much to say today, save that the Epstein files are so much worse than anything we've yet heard. It's been a long weekend and I'd rather spend it with my wife than culling political stories.

But I'm looking forward to my subpoena as I am very much ANTI-ICE on social media. Come and get me ya fucks.

But until then, because I love you, here's the video that was commissioned for the amazing track Flea gives us this week: