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Finally! 2020 is over and we are on to a new year! To be honest, I'm not sure if I'll continue this blog but I do appreciate the support. I wouldn't have continued in 2020 if it wasn't for the feedback I heard about my posts from 2019. However, I have started a new project about beer. I created a new website focusing on printouts of brewery trails in my home state of Maryland. If you'd like to check it out, you can head over to mdbeertrails.com . Anyhow...here is a recap of my posts from 2020: Post Song Artist Beer Brewery October 24 From the Blogger: 2020 October 27 Level of Concern Twenty One Pilots The Truth Flying Dog Brewery October 28 Sometimes Nick Lutsko Chocolate Stout Rogue Ales October 29 Because I Want To Aphrodisiac Can I Be Your Friend Panpsychic I Don't Care Man in the Middle Chevy Mustang Pulp Patriot Blackcurrant Kaiser Co-Op Choco Libre Jet Black Heart BrewDog USA October 31 Real Good Feeling Oh The Larceny Lone Star Rio Jade Lone Star Brewing ...

There's something about Tokyo Police Club...they're consistent and its great. If you haven't heard their music yet, just start with some of their hits such as "Your English Is Good" from 2008 or "Hang Your Heart" from 2016. "I need your love. I need your car. I need you, baby. Forget the fights. Forget the shi*. I need you, baby." They came back with a new song and you know its TPC when listening. They seriously deserve a bigger spotlight because their music as a collective is just super addictive. While their consistent with their sound, they are very unique. Their guitar, drums, keys, and vocals only sound like TPC and no one else. "Such a slow change, slow sharks beneath the waves...handstands...'cause you're my hundred dollar day." But what about their new song? It's called "Hundred Dollar Day" and they've done it again! You'll just have to take a listen for yourself but there is a real sense of nosta...

"Another blonde kid’s du-du-dumb, dumb, dumb." One of the most forward tasting notes in Gordon Biersch's Hefeweizen is bubble gum. In fact, even though bananas and cloves are most commonly associated with hefes, the taste of bubble gum is found in many hefeweizens. "Another band kid’s bu-bu-bum, bu-bu-bum." According to Gordon Biersch themselves , the aroma of their hefe is "slightly sweet and fruity, with the classic banana, citrus and bubble gum ester character of German Hefeweizen yeast, as well as a touch of toasted bread." "Little drummer boy rum-pum-pum, pum, pum." When enjoying this beer, give "Bubblegum" by The Happy Children a listen. Its a simple song but simplicity is what makes this song great just like a good hefeweizen. There are only a few lyrics with some amazing lines rhyming with one-syllable words. It's a soft melody and builds up throughout the song creating a spark of energy. "Swallow a half piece of bu...

"Imagine you're running through the jungle and a lion is chasing you." Imagine you're running through the jungle and a lion is chasing you. What are you going to do? Run! Wowza! You're fast! You made some room and realized if a lion is chasing you, this must be sub-Saharan Africa, a large producer of pineapples. You might want to eat some; you need your energy. "All my life people warning me, 'be careful, be careful,' made me anxious every day just to go outside." Ok...for real tho..."running" by Elohim is one catchy tune. Its actually quite motivational. It may start out with a story about running from a lion but its really about just getting on your feet and to keep on moving even if it is because you're pressured to do so. "All my life I just feel like I'm in motion, in motion. Seems like there is always something after me." Back to the story with the lion in (most-likely) Africa. You know you got to pair this song ...

This blog focuses mostly on new songs less than a year old but an exception is being made for "Live from Hell" by Glowbug on the album Fantasma Del Tropico. It's an obscure alt-rock song with sounds of steel drums giving it that Caribbean island vibe. But that's not it. This song features Eddie Hermida, the screamo vocalist of the deathcore metal band, Suicide Silence. This is the first screamo song to be listed on this blog. "To all the heathens, demons...I have got a feeling we'd get along, so shout GIVE ME YOUR WORST...LOVE 'TIL IT HURTS!" This could very well be one of the softest screamo songs you've heard but it just works; it's catchy. The lyrics are pretty dark considering the island-enthused sounds too. "I DANCED WITH THE DEVIL AND I'VE GOT TO SAY he's not so tough." Of course a Caribbean-inspired song needs to be paired with a Caribbean-inspired beer. There may not be any year-round nationally-available beers to co...