Not every one of these songs is going to have a story. Staind’s “Outside” does not.
If I Wanted Someone by Dawes is reminiscent of the great music of the past of CSN and Neil Young and others, but freshly their own.
First of all, Peace Sign by Ride that came out in 2024 reminds me of another band, but for the life of me I can’t figure out who.
Until I figured out who this was, I thought Boy With A Coin could be some of the best work ever done by Lindsey Buckingham. But this is Samuel Ervin Beam.
I’m finding Mattiel an easy listen. This cut is from the 2022 album, Georgia Gothic.
The band is Phosphorescent. I did not hear Song for Zula when it came out. It’s a song about heartbreak, but if you read the comments below the video on YouTube, you see folks find it as part of their processing of grief.
I’m not going to lie, my preferences in rap are limited and pretty uninformed. I am sure there are many great songs I’m not familiar with, because they didn’t break into my music bubble.
For the final selection of 2025, I’m going with a song that was released just a year earlier. “Feel”, by The Heavy Heavy, has put that band square on my concert radar.
“Let it never be said
The romance is dead”
Ruby, by the Kaiser Chiefs, was a big hit in 2007. Catchy as all get out.
“Commissioning a Symphony in C” is great in its own right, and the lyrics are interesting, and not your normal rock song story.