Music Finds, September 2025
I recently wrote about my digital music collection. Here are 6 of my favorite songs that were new (or new to me) in September.
Category Music
Digital Music Collection
It seems almost silly to write about a music collection, but then I’m reminded that many people don’t have one — especially a digital one. Most folks listen to music from streaming services and rarely buy physical or digital music.…
If music was agriculture, the best songs would be giant pumpkins or prize tomatoes. Album cuts, potatoes and carrots. Tours would be the grain harvest.
Stereolab at Royale, Boston
Although I’ve been listening to Stereolab pretty consistently since the 90s, I somehow never managed to see them live until now. I’ve always appreciated this band’s quirky song names, retro vibe, mesmerizing jams and vocal counterpoint.
Rae & Christian — Blazing The Crop
Several layers deep in a YouTube music surf, I ended up at this video about the Mutek electronic music festival in Montreal, which I’d never heard of. I definitely have to get to that. In the video, Hans Thomann picks…
Water From Your Eyes
Water From Your Eyes is making some of the most interesting and original rock happening right now, though they amusingly refer to themselves as indie pop. The band just started touring their new album, It’s a Beautiful Place. Here they…