Spencer Griffin's New Music Mondays

 here they are: "Bloodline" by Kaleo:  Perhaps one of the most guitar-forward of all the indie-folk/pop bands to come out of the past 10-ish years, Kaleo deftly weave folk-rock and blues-rock in a way that few bands do (sometimes even going for Zeppelin-esque hard blues-rock like "No Good"). Kaleo's latest song, "Bloodline," sounds like a cross between the world weary soulfulness of Hozier and the blues-y garage rock of The Black Keys! This song even has a cool (but brief) guitar solo to boot! The foreboding yet tantalizing sound of the song's title goes right along with how the song actually is! The mystery of "Bloodline" is so alluring, too! Is it about a friend, or an enemy? Both, perhaps?! The second verse of the song seems to tell all, with lines like, "There's nothin' left to hide/Now let me see your dark side/A friend is hard to find/When you're first in line." Is Jokull trying to get back at someone or trying...

 here they are: "Bored" by Waxahatchee:  The song may be called "Bored," but it sure isn't boring! The song plays out like a slightly more countrified Tom Petty, echoing the progressions of classic Petty songs like "Listen to Her Heart." The title of "Bored" pretty much indicates what the lyrics are like. It's basically a song about Katie Crutchfeld being tired of the relationship she has.  "Dance in the Desert" by Daniel Donato:  The title of this song sounds kind of hippie-ish, doesn't it?! Fittingly, this song sort of sounds like a happier, more upbeat version of a Grateful Dead song with its Jerry Garcia-esque twang mixing with a peppy, almost ska-like drumbeat. The song is actually a 3-and-a-half minute version of a song that's actually a sprawling nearly 20-minute epic when he performs it live. Trippy, man! "Docket" by Blondshell (featuring Bully):  Bully have done some awesome songs by themselves, but pe...