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Pride 2021 playlist

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Published: June 29, 2021

Let’s celebrate Pride Month with a curated playlist of 50+ 2021 tracks by LGBTQIA+ artists: singer-songwriter, indie pop, synth pop, folk, indie rock, R&B, soul, hip hop, electro, ambient, modern classical, experimental, …

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2021 Pride playlist by Goodmornincaptn

Emily Ritz (US) – “Door Watcher”, from ‘In Love Alone’, out now (self-released)
Indigo Sparke (AUS) – “Baby”, from ‘Echo’, out on Sacred Bones Records
Chris Garneau (US) – “The Kind”, from ‘The Kind’, out on The Orchard
Arlo Parks (UK) – “Hurt”, from ‘Collapsed In Sunbeams’, out on Transgressive Records
Albertine Sarges (DE) – “Stille”, from ‘The Sticky Fingers’, out on Moshi Moshi
Lauren Auder (UK) – “Animal”, from ‘5 Songs for the Dysphoric’, out on True Panther Records / Harvest Records
Dax Pierson (US) – “I Slay The Pain”, from ‘Never Bumps (A Queer Divine Disappointment)’, out on Dark Entries Records
Mansfield.Tya (FR) – “Ni morte ni connue”, from ‘Monument ordinaire’, out on Warrior Records
Perfume Genius (US) – “Your Body Changes Everything – Boy Harsher Remix”, from ‘IMMEDIATELY Remixed’, out on Matador Records
Rituals Of Mine (US) – “Come Around Me – Baltra Remix”, from ‘Hype Nostalgia Remixes’ EP, out on Carpark Records
John Grant (US) – “Rhetorical Figure”, from ‘Boy From Michigan’, out on Bella Union / Partisan Records
Loraine James (UK) – “Running Like That” feat. Eden Samara, from ‘Reflection’, out on Hyperdub
St Vincent (US) – “Candy Darling”, from ‘Daddy’s Home’, out on Loma Vista
La Reine Garçon (FR) – “Accepte-toi”, from ‘La Reine Garçon’, out on La Grange aux Belles / Microcultures / Modulor
yes/and (US) – “Centered Shell”, from ‘yes/and’, out July 23rd on Driftless Recordings
Becca Mancari (US) – “First Time (Acoustic)”, from ‘Juniata’, out on Captured Tracks
Anjimile (US) – “Maker (Refraction)” feat. Sasami, from ‘Reunion’, out on Father/Daughter Records
Kele (UK) – “Smalltown Boy” (Bronski Beat cover), from ‘The Waves Pt. 1′, out on Kola
Orville Peck (CA) – “Born This Way – The Country Road” (Lady Gaga cover), from ‘Born This Way Reimagined’ (10th anniversary edition), out on Columbia Records / Interscope Records
E.R. Jurken (US) – “Colonels Of The Morning”, from ‘I Stand Corrected’, out on Drag City
Bachelor (US) – “Anything At All”, from ‘Doomin’ Sun’, out on Polyvinyl / Milk Records / Lucky Number Limited
Adult Mom (US) – “Sober”, from ‘Driver’, out on Epitaph Records
Claud (US) – “Guard Down”, from ‘Super Monster’, out on Saddest Factory Records
Lucy Dacus (US) – “Hot & Heavy”, from ‘Home Video’, out on Matador Records
Jenn Champion & Oyster Kids (US) – “Love Nobody”, from ‘Love Nobody’ EP, out on Hardly Art
TiKA [] (CA) – “Bless Me Down”, from ‘Anywhere But Here’, out on Next Door
Rostam (US) – “From The Back Of A Cab”, from ‘Changephobia’, out on Matsor Projects
Serpentwithfeet (US) – “Fellowship”, from ‘Deacon’, out on Secretly Canadian
Tune-Yards (US) – “Hypnotized”, from ‘Sketchy’, out on 4AD
Xiu Xiu (US) – “Knock Out” feat Alice Bag, from ‘Oh No’, out on Polyvinyl
Kìzis (CA) – “There Is Only Love In My Heart”, from ‘Tidibàbide / Turn’, out on Tin Angel Records
June Jones (AUS) – “Therapy”, from ‘Leafcutter’, out on Emotion Punk
Hand Habits (US) – “4th Of July”, from ‘Dirt’ EP, out on Saddle Creek
Jodi (US) – “Go Slowly”, from ‘Blue Heron’, out July 16th on Sooper Records
Clever Girls (US) – “Saturn”, from ‘Constellations’, out on Egghunt Records
Julien Baker (US) – “Hardline”, from ‘Little Oblivions’, out on Matador Records
Torres (US) – “Don’t Go Puttin Wishes In My Head”, from ‘Thirstier’, out July 30th on Merge Records
Sleater-Kinney (US) – “Worry With You”, from ‘Path of Wellness’, out on Mom+Pop
Ani DiFranco (US) – “Revolutionary Love”, from ‘Revolutionary Love’, out on Righteous Babe Records
Vagabon (US) – “Reason To Believe” (Tim Hardin cover) feat. Courtney Barnett, 7’’ out on Nonesuch Records
Lawrence Rothman (US) – “Breathe” feat. Caroline Rose, from ‘Good Morning, America’, out July 16th on KRO Records
Home Is Where (US) – “L Ron Hubbard Was Way Cool”, from ‘I Became Birds’, out on Knifepunch
Ethel Cain (US) – “Crush”, from ‘Inbred’, out on Daughters of Cain
Hey, King (US) – “Hald Alive”, from ‘Hey, King’, out on Anti- Records
Mykki Blanco (US) – “Fuck Your Choices”, from ‘Broken Hearts & Beauty Sleep’, out on Transgressive
Rebecca Black (US) – “Girlfriend”, from ‘Rebecca Black Was Here’, out now (self-released)
Yves Tumor (US) – “Jackie”, single out on Warp Records
Backxwash (CA) – “I Lie Here Buried With My Rings And My Dresses”, from ‘I Lie Here Buried With My Rings and My Dresses’, out on Ugly Hag Records
Wild Up (US) – “Femenine: No. 2, Unison”, from ‘Julius Eastman Vol. 1: Femenine’, out on New Amsterdam Records
Arca & Oliver Coates (VZ / UK) – “Madre”, from ‘Madre’ EP out on XL Recordings
Alex Somers (US) – “Weeping Willow”, from ‘Siblings’, out on Krunk
Yann Novak (US) – “A Biochemical Cascade”, from ‘Lifeblood of Light and Rapture’, out July 2nd on Room40
Green-House (US) – “Find Home”, from ‘Music for Living Spaces’, out on Leaving

Then The Clouds Went Red – Playlist

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Published: December 16, 2017

Then The Clouds Went Red, Fall 2017 playlist and digital collage by GoodMorninCaptn.

Then The Clouds Went Red - animated collage by GoodMorninCaptn

Tracklist:

Ben Lukas Boysen & Sebastian Plano (Berlin, DE) — “Winding And Unwinding”, from “Everything” out on Erased Tapes.
Briana Marela (Olympia, WA, USA) — “Quit”, from “Call It Love” out on Jagjaguwar.
Katie Von Schleicher (Brooklyn, NY, USA) — “Life’s A Lie”, from “Shitty Hits” out on Ba Da Bing / Full Time Hobby.
Waxahatchee (Philadelphia, PA, USA) — “Silver”, from “Out in the Storm” out on Merge Records.
Iron & Wine (USA) — “Call It Dreaming”, from “Beast Epic” out on Sub Pop.
Chad VanGaalen (CA) — “Old Heads”, from “Light Information” out on Sub Pop.
Balmorhea (Austin, TX, USA) — “Clear Language”, from “Clear Language” out on Western Vinyl.
Caroline Says (Austin, TX, USA) — “Winter Is Cold”, from “50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can’t Be Wrong” out on Western Vinyl.
Sylvain Chauveau (FR / BE) — “Find What You Love And Let It Kill You”, from “Post-Everything” out on Brocoli.
Vivian Void (DE) — “No Choice Boys”, from “Rhododendron” EP out on Woodland Recordings.
Garage Blonde (FR) — “J’me souviens presque“.
Deerhoof (San Francisco, CA, USA) — “Come Down Here and Say That” (feat. Lætitia Sadier), from “Mountain Moves” out on Joyful Noise Recordings.
Tera Melos (Sacramento, CA, USA) — “Trash Generator”, from “Trash Generator” out on Sargent House.
Zola Jesus (Merrill, WI, USA) — “Exhumed”, from “Okovi” out on Sacred Bones Records.
Hundred Waters (Los Angeles, CA, USA) — “Fingers”, from “Communicating” out on OWSLA.
Carmen Villain (NO) — “Borders” feat. Jenny Hval, from “Infinite Avenue” out on Smalltown Supersound.
Lina Tullgren (ME, USA) — “Asktell”, from “Won” out on Captured Tracks.
Chelsea Wolfe (CA, USA) — “16 Psyche”, from “Hiss Spun” out on Sargent House.
Bodies Of Water (Los Angeles, CA, USA) — “Here Among You”, from “Spear In The City” out on Thousand Tongues.
Mount Kimbie (London, UK) — “Blue Train Lines” (feat. King Krule), from “Love What Survives” out on Warp Records.
Lali Puna (DE) — “Deep Dream”, from “Two Windows” out on Morr Music.

2010 – Top 9

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Published: January 28, 2011

GoodMorninCaptn - Top 2010 - Have One On Me, Retold, All Is Falling, Church With No Magic, Until The Point Of Hushed Support, Constellations, The Calcination Of Scout Niblett, All Delighted People EP, I See The Sign AND HERE FINALLY COME OUR FAVORITE 9 RECORDS OF 2010… MANY OF WHICH ARE NICELY ORCHESTRATED, SOME PURELY INSTRUMENTAL AND A FEW OTHERS WITH NOTABLE VOICES; SOME GREAT ALBUMS TO FALL ASLEEP TO AND A FEW MORE ENERGIZING ONES TO FUEL OUR MORNINGS… HOPEFULLY YOU’LL LIKE THEM AS MUCH AS WE DO; HOPEFULLY WE WON’T REGRET ALL THE RECORDS WHICH WE HAD TO OMIT, OR FORGOT, OR HADN’T HAD THE CHANCE TO LISTEN TO IN TIME… HOPEFULLY 2011 WILL BE FILLED WITH JUST AS MUCH INSPIRING MUSIC. IN THE MEANTIME, DON’T HESITATE TO SHARE (here or there) WHAT YOU HAVE LISTENED TO OVER AND OVER IN 2010.

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9) SAM AMIDON – “I See The Sign” (Bedroom Community)

Sam marries ageless folk songs to the avant-garde arrangements of label mate Nico Muhly, unveiling unexpected beauty.

8) SUFJAN STEVENS – “All Delighted People EP” (Asthmatic Kitty)

2010 has delighted fans of Sufjan with no less than 2 great new records: the rambling The Age of Adz, and a so-called hour-long “EP”, slightly more focused, but just as grand and luxurious.

7) SCOUT NIBLETT – “The Calcination of Scout Niblett” (Drag City)

Raw rock-and-roll songs to burn your heart down.

Listen to title-track “The Calcination Of Scout Niblett“:

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Read our review of The Calcination of Scout Niblett.

Balmorhea -Constellations Greg Haines - Until The Point Of Hushed Support PVT - Church With No Magic 6) BALMORHEA – “Constellations” (Western Vinyl)

Balmorhea’s compositions got more subtle, welcoming doses of pleasurable silence, and we’ve enjoyed this gentle evolution a lot.

Listen to “Bowsprit“, from “Constellations“:

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5) GREG HAINES – “Until the Point of Hushed Support” (Sonic Pieces)

Strings, church organ, piano, percussions and electronics turn into black magic in the hands of the young and gifted English composer.

Marc’s Descent by Greg Haines

Listen to Until The Point Of Hushed Support on Spotify.

4) PVT – “Church With No Magic” (Warp)

Although the addition of vocals to the Australian trio’s formula may have puzzled a few early fans, it has instilled a touch of immediacy to their music which more than made up for the lost vowels in the band’s name. “Pivot – vowels + vocals = PVT” may have been a winning equation indeed.

PVT – “Window“, directed by Clemens Habicht

Listen to Church With No Magic on Spotify.

James Blackshaw - All Is Falling Nest - Retold Joanna Newsom - Have One On Me 3) JAMES BLACKSHAW – “All is Falling” (Young God Records)

Inspired with his new 12-string electric guitar, James Blackshaw has built a more orchestrated suite, which spins and spins, and speaks and sticks to our inner self.

Listen to “Part 7 (edit)“, from “All Is Falling“:

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Listen to All Is Falling on Spotify.

2) NEST – “Retold” (Serein)

Bare landscapes; quiet and haunting.

Retold by Nest

Listen to Retold on Spotify.

Read our review here.

1) JOANNA NEWSOM – “Have One on Me” (Drag City)

With her fingers running across magic strings (and keys, occasionally), and her voice flying high over lengthy compositions, Joanna keeps seducing crowds (and stuffed animals) with a triple LP, which for many towered high above 2010.

Joanna’s magic shall be experienced through analogical means only (i.e. sorry, no official song or video available online).

Read and listen to our top #30 to #19, and top #18 to #10.

Wild, Free, Noble, Heavy… 2009’s Best Half… So Far

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Published: August 24, 2009

As many labels are preparing their Fall line-up, let’s celebrate the launch of GoodMorninCaptn.com with a little look at the top 20 records 2009 has offered us so far. While a few established bands have released so-so albums, many promising young women have surprised us (Blue Roses’ Laura, Hildur, Anni, Soap&Skin’s Anja…), prominent indie figures have confirmed they were not only shooting stars (Grizzly Bear, Patrick Watson, Andrew Bird), hyperactive craftsmen have perfected their skills (James Blackshaw, Peter Broderick), and a shy songwriter has unexpectedly climbed straight to the top of this past semester’s podium.

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20) TORTOISE “Beacons of Ancestorship” (Thrill Jockey)
While trying to move forward with their first proper album in 5 years, Chicago undergound heroes succeed in synthetising their 3 previous LP’s, dressing them up with drunken samba and retro-futuristic pop.
Listen to Tortoise – Prepare Your Coffin (MP3).

19) BLUE ROSES “Blue Roses” (XL Recordings)
Sweet, romantic debut album of the sweet, romantic Laura Groves from Yorkshire, England.

18) SONIC YOUTH “The Eternal” (Matador)
Everybody’s favorite art rockers are back to an independent label and try hard to prove they are as hip and young as in 1990. It does work… except they should have nothing to prove.

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17) PJ HARVEY & JOHN PARISH “A Woman A Man Walked By” (Island Records)
PJ woof-woofs and John clang-clangs.

16) NLF3 “Ride On A Brand New Time” (Prohibited Records)
Paris trio goes on experimenting on their 4th album, looping sounds in an electropical psychedelia.

15) PETER BRODERICK “Music for Falling From Trees” (Western Vinyl / Erased Tapes)
In the continuity of Float, only more minimalistic, Peter scored a contemporary dance to those 7 nice pieces for violin and piano.
Listen to Peter Broderick – The Path To Recovery (MP3).

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14) BALMORHEA “All Is Wild, All Is Silent” (Western Vinyl)
Part post-rock, part post-classical, Balmorhea’s 3rd LP is an ode to early American settlers with epic strings and wordless choirs.
Listen to extracts from Balmorhea – Harm and Boon and Balmorhea – Rememberance.

13) JAMES BLACKSHAW “The Glass Bead Game” (Young God)
12-string British guitar-virtuoso James opens his timeless pieces to a fuller sound.
Listen to James Blackshaw – Cross (MP3).

12) LONEY DEAR “Dear John” (Polyvinyl / Parlophone)
Some will deplore the cheap cosmetic arrangements with which Emil Svanängen has wrapped its otherwise enthralling melodies on his 5th LP.

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11) AKRON/FAMILY “Set Em Wild, Set Em Free” (Dead Ocean / Crammed Discs)
As an answer to Tortoise’s Standards, this new LP freely ventures from psychedelic rock to experimental folk, with Afro rythms and vocals to sing along to around the fireplace.

10) FEVER RAY “Fever Ray” (Rabid Records)
Karin Dreijer Andersson from Swedish electro duo The Knife wanders through dark swamps on her first solo album.

9) ANNI ROSSI “Rockwell” (4AD)
In her collection of songs for viola and voice, backed with drums and cello, 23-yr old Anna, also a violonist with Carla Bozulich, proves she does not lack the creativity of Joanna, Tori, or Regina. Too bad this Steve-Albini-recorded Rockwell is hiding in such a doubtful packaging.

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8) ANIMAL COLLECTIVE “Merriweather Post Pavilion” (Domino)
A jolly merry mess.

7) HILDUR GUDNADÓTTIR “Without Sinking” (Touch)
After many collaboration with Nico Muhly, Valgeir Sigurðsson, Pan Sonic, or Múm, Icelandic cellist Hildur releases her 2nd solo album, a wonderfully melancholic evocation of a peaceful shore.

6) ANDREW BIRD “Noble Beast” (Fat Possum / Bella Union)
Not as innovative as previous LP, Noble Beast progressively grows as a nice addition to Mr. Bird’s discography, with evident melodies.

Soap and Skin - Lovetune For Vacuum Elegi Varde 5) SOAP&SKIN “Lovetune For Vacuum” (PIAS)
The cloudy moods of a dark, gifted child from Austria.

4) ELEGI “Varde” (Miasmah Recordings)
Norwegian composer Tommy Jansen imagined a striking soundtrack to Robert Falcon Scott’s tragic 1912 Antarctic expedition.

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3) PATRICK WATSON “Wooden Arms” (Secret City)
A logical follow-up to Close To Paradise, maybe even closer, that reveals its full qualities on stage, where Patrick and his Wooden Arms band excel.

2) GRIZZLY BEAR “Veckatimest” (Warp)
Seemingly more self-confident, the Brooklyn quartet has achieved a big step forward with a luminous 3rd album, which clearly deserves all the critical praise you have read all over.
Listen to Grizzly Bear – Cheerleader (MP3).

1) DM STITH “Heavy Ghost” (Asthmatic Kitty)
New to the singer/songwriter scene, David already distinguishes himself through a deeply personal, touching touch, and luxurious instrumentation. A hauntingly beautiful debut.
Listen to DM Stith – Pity Dance (MP3).