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Recommendations (4)

2024 TV Recommendations

This is my list of TV shows from 2024 that range from acceptable to terrific. I am not going to rank them, because there are too many, but I will say without hesitation that Shōgun was above and beyond everything else. I present these with…

Autumn Roses by Dorothea Paas

Dorothea Paas is one of the finest songwriters from the musical hotbed that is Canada. That's right. There is so much good stuff going on up there right now. I am only mildly keyed in on the Toronto and Montreal scenes, but there must be…

Bill's Magic Trick

My Thoughts on Bill This project, Bill, is quite good. I first came across their EP The Joy of Life a couple of years ago, and it immediately caught my ear for being fairly reminiscent of songwriting in the style of Paddy McAloon. Their new…

Fontaines D.C.

There's something about these songs. A lot of them almost bother me, I don't like it. But I kind of want to hear it again. Unsurprisingly, I lean toward the lighter songs on the record. Grian, the singer, has a good voice and delivery style.