Spencer Griffin's New Music Mondays

 As promised, here is part 2 of my latest music blog! My absence happened because I felt like I needed to take care of myself mentally and emotionally, but I feel like I've healed enough now to start doing music blogs again! So here are four more new songs for the week for you to enjoy!! "After the First Kiss" by Faye Webster:  There aren't a lot of lyrics in this one, but there doesn't need to be for a song with such simple sentiment! The title says it all! Faye Webster's breakthrough adult alt radio hit, "After the First Kiss," is a romantic song, as the title implies. What makes this a unique love song is two things. First of all, it has a sound that is equal parts folk-rock, lounge music, and string orchestra, so you won't be forgetting it anytime soon! Second of all, the song is both by a woman and to a woman! With so many love songs being either from a girl to a guy or from a guy to a girl, it's refreshing to see someone come out about ...

 Hi everyone! I'm so sorry if I left anyone behind these past three weeks! I was going through a lot and I just didn't feel up to doing new music blogs during that time. Luckily, I took the time to heal myself emotionally, and I feel better now! That being said, I missed out on a lot of new music during those weeks, but I'm finally ready to catch up. So here goes: "Afterlife" by Sharon Van Etten:  One of the more synth-heavy Sharon Van Etten songs, "Afterlife" has a rather strange but alluring appeal. Ordinarly, SVE has a sound closer to folk-rock and indie, but in the past few years, she's gotten a bit more of a techno influence. Sharon's ethereal, cathartic nature remains in this song, though. In a time of uncertainty in the world at large, her sentiments on "Afterlife" speak volumes! The entire song centers around uncertainty, and specifically spiritual and supernatural uncertainty. Sharon's eerie yet buoyant vibes, both instrume...