New songs for October 9th, 2023

 here they are:


"Spotless" by Zach Bryan (featuring The Lumineers): Country music and alt-rock might seem like strange bedfellows at first, but if you know that most Lumineers songs are basically folk songs performed through a rock lens, it might not seem near as weird that country musician Zach Bryan and indie-folk darlings, The Lumineers, are collaborating together. "Spotless" is one of those songs that holds equal appeal to contemporary country fans and those who prefer their country music to have more of a rock edge and/or older sound. Though the song may sound fluffy and lighthearted, make no mistake. Zach Bryan is not the kind of country singer you'd want to introduce your grandparents to, at least not for this song. Swear words pepper the lyrics to "Spotless," and the lyrics of the song pertain to subjects like smoking, drinking, and losing faith in humanity. The title of the song, in fact, comes from how Zach claims that neither he nor the listener of the song are "spotless." In other words, we have all done things we're not proud of, and no one is completely "clean" no matter how much they might claim to be.

"The Place That Makes Me Happy" by The Moss: If The Killers covered a Chuck Berry song, it'd probably sound like The Moss's "The Place That Makes Me Happy." Combining modern indie-pop/rock instrumentation with blues-y vamps and progressions that wouldn't sound too out of place in "Johnny B Goode" (if it were a 21st century song, that is), "The Place That Makes Me Happy" lives up to its name! The song is a very happy, carefree song that sounds like a great tune for summer (it's STILL summer in L.A. right now, so summer songs are still allowed for me right now). Not a whole lot of complex layers to this song, but sometimes there doesn't need to be!