Back in August 2012, I posted the wonderful and awful Monster from Meg Myers EP, Daughter In The Choir. Meg has a way with interesting subjects, including the fun wordplay of Tennessee. This song tweaked my Son’s interest, so I thought I would bring back Meg Myers again for a reprise. You can find info on Meg Myers from her web site, and “yes” the EP is still absolutely, 100% free. Go there now! (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Meg Myers dark and somehow compelling, Monster is indeed a story of the monster within. This is an intense song with in-your-face lyrics and a riveting delivery. It speaks volumes of the tortures of love’s inequalities, “My love too much, your love not enough” sings Meg in the shadowy refrain. The cello adds so much to this song, but it is Meg’s voice that commands a listener. In true Creative-Commons fashion, you can download Meg Myers entire 7-song EP, Daughter in the Choir, from…
It was December 2012 when Vodka first discovered Courtney Barnett. At the time, Barnett didn’t have a label (she created her own that same year, Milk Records), but she did have her first EP, I’ve Got A Friend called Emily Ferris, which contained History Eraser, a song I still love. This scrappy left-handed guitarist, with a flair for inspired lyrics, started the same year as this incantation of Vodka’s blog. When I started, I’d scour the dark corners of the Internet searching for new and different artists, hoping that in the process, I’d garner my own following to the blog….
As with the YouTube playlist for 2012, 2013’s list is also very long (173 songs). That means if you are looking for something to play in the background while you work, you can certainly fire this list up. Blissfully, Vodka switched to every Wednesday posts in 2014 and beyond, so the playlists are not terribly long for those years. There’s a lot of good music here though, including more from Courtney Barnett, Meg Myers. Listen if you are…
In 2022, Vodka decided to do the previous year as a YouTube playlist. Back in 2012 (where this post now resides), we included a lot more music per year, so adding to the list for 2012 is a lot longer than the 2022 list. In 2012, we featured the first appearances of Courtney Barnett and Meg Myers, which would later become more regular on Vodka’s blog. If you are up for a long list of music to play in the background,…