Spencer Griffin's New Music Mondays

 Here they are, everyone!! Counting 'em down from 20 to 1: 20. "Rainbow" - Cage the Elephant 19. "Peaceful Place" - Leon Bridges 18. "Sinner" - The Last Dinner Party 17. "Classical" - Vampire Weekend 16. "Someday, Someday" - Pete Yorn 15. "Happiness" - The Heavy Heavy 14. "On the Game" - The Black Keys 13. "Sexy to Someone" - Clairo 12. "Home" - Good Neighbours 11. "Good Together" - Lake Street Dive 10. "Beautiful People (Stay High)" - The Black Keys 9. "Neon Pill" - Cage the Elephant  8. "Water Underground" - Real Estate 7. "Capricorn" - Vampire Weekend 6. "Heartless" - Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats 5. "Ice Cream (Pay Phone)" - Black Pumas 4. "Scared to Start" - Michael Marcagi 3. "Burial Ground" - The Decemberists 2. "Highway Queen" - Mt. Joy ....and...the number one song of the year...

 EIGHT whoppin' new songs for a whoppin' new year!! Can you believe it?! Here they are!! "Beautiful People (Stay High)" by The Black Keys:  While The Black Keys are known for having a "retro" sound to pretty much all of their songs, they haven't yet nailed the sunny side of psychedelic pop quite like they have for their latest tune, "Beautiful People (Stay High)." If the words "beautiful" and "high" weren't clues already, this is a song that attempts to capture the spirit of the swingin' '60s! This is probably the happiest song I've heard from Dan and Patrick so far. For a year that is probably going to be a shaky one for many, The Black Keys have managed to kick off 2024 with positive energy like no other! Highly recommended! "Deja Vu" by Abraham Alexander (featuring Mavis Staples):  This is only the second song I've heard so far from neo-soul musician Abraham Alexander (the first being "T...