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tuneMine @tunemine.com · 6d

🎵Rab Noakes, "Same Old Place (1979 version)" (1979)

How is this just on an album called Demos and Rarities and not on an album called Greatest Hits?

Rab Noakes, "Same Old Place (1979 version)" (1979)

Rab Noakes - Same Old Place - 1979 Version How is this just on an album called Demos and Rarities and not on an album called Greatest Hits?

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tuneMine @tunemine.com · 7d

🎵Cass McCombs, "Missionary Bell" (2025)

Don't tell him I said this, but Cass McCombs is always a welcome addition to anyone's chill playlist.

Cass McCombs, "Missionary Bell" (2025)

Cass McCombs - Missionary Bell Don't tell him I said this, but Cass McCombs is always a welcome addition to anyone's chill playlist.

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tuneMine @tunemine.com · 8d

🎵Sofie Royer, "Auto" (2025)

I love catchy songs in languages I don't speak because then I don't have to worry about whether the lyrics are good or not.

Sofie Royer, "Auto" (2025)

Sofie Royer - AUTO I love catchy songs in languages I don't speak because then I don't have to worry about whether the lyrics are good or not.

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tuneMine @tunemine.com · 9d

🎵Water From Your Eyes, "Playing Classics" (2025)

I can't really put my finger on why I find them equal parts intriguing and annoying. But there's no denying my excitement when this song comes on.

Water From Your Eyes, "Playing Classics" (2025)

Water From Your Eyes - Playing Classics I can't really put my finger on why I find them equal parts intriguing and annoying. But there's no denying my excitement when this song comes on.

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tuneMine @tunemine.com · 12d

"Actually Romantic" is the first song to catch me. I appreciate that they're going for straight pop here, but I still wish they'd been just a little more daring.

tuneMine @tunemine.com · 12d

Well, thank God there's a song about Travis Kelce's dick to make us miss the bitter breakup songs.

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tuneMine @tunemine.com · 12d

First listen to #LifeofaShowgirl with my 9 y.o. over breakfast. Production is, of course, the first thing to catch me. Still pretty safe, but I'm glad to have much harder beats and dropping the weirdly muted beats that dominated so much of TTPD and 2024 pop music in general.

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tuneMine @tunemine.com · 14d

🎵John Cale, "Gideon's Bible" (2025)

Teach your children well! Which is to say that your children should know at least some John Cale songs.

John Cale, "Gideon's Bible" (2025)

John Cale - Gideon's Bible Teach your children well! Which is to say that your children should know at least some John Cale songs.

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tuneMine @tunemine.com · 15d

🎵Julian Cubillos, "Flesh & Blood" (2025)

Fine at the start, fabulous by the end.

Julian Cubillos, "Flesh & Blood" (2025)

Julian Cubillos - Flesh & Blood Fine at the start, fabulous by the end.

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tuneMine @tunemine.com · 16d

🎵Cate Le Bon, "About Time" (2025)

Didn't think I would be excited about a new Cate Le Bon album, but here we are.

Cate Le Bon, "About Time" (2025)

Cate Le Bon - About Time Didn't think I would be excited about a new Cate Le Bon album, but here we are.

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tuneMine @tunemine.com · 17d

🎵Peach Pit, "Your Long Black Hair (Full Band)" (2025)

I don't normally go in for the qualified versions of songs: your "acoustic version" and whatnot. But this is one of the rare occasions when said qualified version is the superior one.

Peach Pit, "Your Long Black Hair (Full Band)" (2025)

Peach Pit - Your Long Black Hair - Full Band I don't normally go in for the qualified versions of songs: your "acoustic version" and whatnot. But this is one of the rare occasions when said qualified...

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tuneMine @tunemine.com · 19d

🎵TOLEDO, "Amends" (2025)

God, I'm such a sucker for the trumpet-swollen emotional climax.

TOLEDO, "Amends" (2025)

TOLEDO - Amends God, I'm such a sucker for the trumpet-swollen emotional climax.

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tuneMine @tunemine.com · 20d

🎵Lush, "500" (1995)

A subset of the sellout single is the "make it sound like Britpop" sound of the mid 90s. And as with the sellout single, nailing it is an art. Which, obviously, this does.

Lush, "500" (1995)

Lush - 500 A subset of the sellout single is the "make it sound like Britpop" sound of the mid 90s. And as with the sellout single, nailing it is an art. Which, obviously, this does.

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tuneMine @tunemine.com · 21d

🎵Perfume Genius, "Me & Angel" (2025)

Stating again for the record that Mike Hadreas has one button in my heart that only he can push. And he does. Like, every time.

Perfume Genius, "Me & Angel" (2025)

Perfume Genius - Me & Angel Stating again for the record that Mike Hadreas has one button in my heart that only he can push. And he does. Like, every time.

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tuneMine @tunemine.com · 22d

🎵My Morning Jacket, "Half a Lifetime" (2025)

I am decidedly not the world's foremost My Morning Jacket expert, but even I know them nailing their own sound when I hear it.

My Morning Jacket, "Half a Lifetime" (2025)

My Morning Jacket - Half A Lifetime I am decidedly not the world's foremost My Morning Jacket expert, but even I know them nailing their own sound when I hear it.

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tuneMine @tunemine.com · 23d

🎵Lack of Afro, "Heart & Soul" (2025)

I am SO tired of acts with stupid jokey names, but...I can't deny what I like. Don't make me deny that! It will kill me! www.tunemine.com/post/7953912...

Lack of Afro, "Heart & Soul" (2025)

Lack Of Afro - Heart & Soul I am SO tired of acts with stupid jokey names, but...I can't deny what I like. Don't make me deny that! It will kill me!

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tuneMine @tunemine.com · 24d

🎵The Meters, "Live Wire" (1969)

Hey. You. Want to feel good? Want to be happy for a few minutes? No? Oh. Okay. Don't listen to this, then.

The Meters, "Live Wire" (1969)

The Meters - Live Wire Hey. You. Want to feel good? Want to be happy for a few minutes? No? Oh. Okay. Don't listen to this, then.

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tuneMine @tunemine.com · 26d

Music streaming services (Apple Music especially) have an extreme problem with people uploading AI garbage under the band names of established but inactive bands. Last week there was a new, horrifically awful song by the "Smith Westerns" and this week it's "Elastica". They've got to fix this. Now.

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tuneMine @tunemine.com · 26d

🎵Home Counties, "New Best Thing" (2025)

You can take your "just because it has an insanely catchy chorus doesn't make it a great song" negativity right on out of here.

Home Counties, "New Best Thing" (2025)

Home Counties - New Best Thing You can take your "just because it has an insanely catchy chorus doesn't make it a great song" negativity right on out of here.

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tuneMine @tunemine.com · 27d

🎵Elastica, "Nothing Stays The Same" (2000)

Woah woah woah. Hold on. For the last 25 years, I've been operating under the memory that the second Elastica album was bad. But this is good! Did they change it? One of those digital switcheroos?

Elastica, "Nothing Stays The Same" (2000)

Elastica - Nothing Stays the Same Woah woah woah. Hold on. For the last 25 years, I've been operating under the memory that the second Elastica album was bad. But this is good! Did they change it? One...

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tuneMine @tunemine.com · 27d

The new Led Zeppelin doc starts with a warning that it contains "some drug use" and my reaction was: "SOME drug use?! How do you do a Led Zeppelin doc without containing boatloads of drug use?!"

tuneMine @tunemine.com · 28d

🎵Jon Hopkins, "RITUAL (Nothing Is Lost)" (2025)

How Jon Hopkins can keep conjuring up so much beauty is a wonderful mystery.

Jon Hopkins, "RITUAL (Nothing Is Lost)" (2025)

Jon Hopkins - RITUAL (nothing is lost) How Jon Hopkins can keep conjuring up so much beauty is a wonderful mystery.

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tuneMine @tunemine.com · 29d

🎵Sharp Pins, "(I Wanna) Be Your Girl" (2025)

People making music in 2025 have been listening to Guided By Voices. This is not a complaint. The exact opposite, in fact.

Sharp Pins, "(I Wanna) Be Your Girl" (2025)

Sharp Pins - (I Wanna) Be Your Girl People making music in 2025 have been listening to Guided By Voices. This is not a complaint. The exact opposite, in fact.

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tuneMine @tunemine.com · Sep 15

🎵Dave Barker, "Do Your Thing" (1972)

One of my favorite genres is "when ska and reggae still showed their American soul music influences".

Dave Barker, "Do Your Thing" (1972)

Dave Barker - Do Your Thing One of my favorite genres is "when ska and reggae still showed their American soul music influences".

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tuneMine @tunemine.com · Sep 14

🎵Sean Lennon, "Into The Sun" (1998)

His first foray into the family business mostly went right by me...except for this song. I still love it.

Sean Lennon, "Into The Sun" (1998)

Sean Ono Lennon - Into The Sun His first foray into the family business mostly went right by me...except for this song. I still love it.

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