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I´m going outside my comfort zone so you can do too.  This song is fragile, don't break it by expecting a standard progression to a culmination. Someone who comes up with these lyrics deserves a spot on Music Tuesday: Don’t try to paint me. I am unpaintable. You need a thousand blues. Tsar B - Unpaintable https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fwjYqhZWIQ

Flemish music this week with a new alt-rock band hailing from Brussels.  Their debut album is inspired by Leonard Cohen, Neil Yong and Nick Cave.  In terms of setting expectations that's a ballsy move.  My expectations are not high nowadays.  There are too many songs I skip when looking for new music.  But this one stuck to me because this is not just a happy coincidence of sounds, but a real song.  With a beautiful melancholic soundtrack that underscores the uneasiness of the lyrics.  The song is about being afraid (bang in Dutch): Anxious I'm very scared I've been around for a long time Very scared .... The picture for this post is from the clip which was made using AI.  As I look for AI created pictures for my posts I considered this a perfect fit. Waan - Bang https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsoitPInzvM

Juxtapose ethereal voices with heavy doom bass and guitar and this sucker falls for it.  This song starts like a Tuvan throat song but quickly introduces the ritual doom metal Frayle is known for.  The video is a bonus for Goth and horror fans out there. Its production value is low enough to appreciate that it is just an act.  Frayle - Treacle & Revenge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wntB9K0k0Y Listen to Music Tuesday on Spotify .

I came across this song when trying to select one of the many gems by Rhiannon Giddens.  There was only ever one I could choose.  I hope this helps as a message to keep supporting democracy and a fair world. I am afraid we are still a couple of lifetimes away from the ideal. Rhiannon Giddens - Another Wasted Life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQ2_2A4vP4I

The best ballads come from metal bands.  That's a given.  Now and then, a metal band re-invents itself and does something that is bigger than the genre reviewers like to box them in.  No boxes on Music Tuesday.  Somehow I find this more impressive than Disturbed's Sound of Silence, which I heard at a live concert in 2016 for the first time.  I somehow didn't get into that.  While this song touches the right nerves with me. No idea why though. In case you wonder too what Sylosis could mean?  I looked it up.  Apparently it has no meaning.  There, now have a listen. Sylosis - Absent https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHS0t-hSP_E

In these days of doom and gloom as the world dies and wars are back in fashion where do we find the perfect soundtrack?  In Belgium it seems, this new band sounds like they are a bunch of experienced musicians. This album was tracked live in the studio and you hear the tight group coming together on this nicely produced album.  I hear that their live performance is top notch too.  I've got CD 109 out of only 200 pressed.  At the time of writing there are only 13 left.  This might well be a future stoner metal iconic album.  Become part of history and order a CD to support good music. Witch Piss - Witch Piss https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBFLGqPcz3A

Rick Beato posted a youtube video detailing current trends in the Bilboard top 100 in terms of music genres gaining or losing popularity.  Guess what, hip hop is down, pop stays popular, RnB is way down and rock is gaining popularity! Yay! Now let's do some experimental rock to celebrate post number 250. Tomahawk - God hates a Coward https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rhb-DsO8Ik