Recently, I've joined the crew who put together the Sputnik Music website's monthly Song of the Day (SOTD) charts. Every month, the person hosting it announces a theme, and the various members suggest different songs, which get allotted, on song per day, for the month.
I joined up in July. (I'd give you the August chart, but it's not quite complete yet. That's because at any given time, there are from 8 to 12 of involved, so we're all making multiple picks over the course of the month.)
So anywhere, here's July. The theme for the month was recs made for specific other Sputnik users. The month's playlist went like this:
July 2019
Artist/song/link/overall rating given by Sput users (out of 5)/my rating (X=I rec'd it)
1. Zounds - Can't Cheat Karma - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjq4Uf_0o1g - 3.40 - 3.5
2. Xinlissupreme -Fatal Sisters Opened Umbrella - https://xinlisupreme.bandcamp.com/track/fatal-sisters-opened-umbrella - 2.97 - 3.1
3. Pagan Alter - The Rising of the Dark Lord - https://paganaltarofficial.bandcamp.com/track/the-rising-of-the-dark-lord - 3.34 - 3.2
4. Husker Du - Something I Learned Today - https://youtu.be/rktLCGpQ3RA - 3.57 - 3.8
5. Elza Soares - Pra Fuder - https://youtu.be/3sPSWr166N4 - 3.49 - 3.2
6. Enisum - Snow Storm - https://youtu.be/lkcdzEzyKwA - 3.47 - 2.9
7. Foxygen - Make It Known - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oyrP1XUUj0 - 3.38 - 2.7
8. Neighborhood Brats - 50 Shades of Fuck You - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N2Ai0qA9m4 - 3.30 - 3.5
9. Red Fang - Wires - https://youtu.be/vGgwZeYj57Y - 3.35 - 2.5
10. Kamsky Led - Celestial - https://soundcloud.com/hjordisbrittastrom/kamsky-led-celestial?in=hjordisbrittastrom/sets/kamsky-led-echoes-ep-2016 - 2.75 - 3.5
11. Lights - ...And Counting - https://youtu.be/w3MLZqPCibQ - 2.81 - 3.1
12. Saiko - Express - http://youtu.be/JEORO6rx21I (the first song) - 3.02 - 2.1
13. Future Bible Heroes - Memories of Love - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYVEPH1opbc - 3.12 - X
14. The Good Rats - Papa Poppa - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSWx6fM-Ol8 - 3.14 - X
15. Nanowar of Steel - Norwegian Reggaeton - https://youtu.be/j0YXfeNxJJ0 - 3.23 - 3.6
16. Scatterbrain - Don't Call Me Dude - https://youtu.be/NbLhHtaVIO4 - 2.85 - 2.1
17. Crass - Do They Owe Us a Living? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Srkm5oWFwiQ - 2.90 - 2.3
18. Emiliana Torrini - Fingertips - https://youtu.be/feYRs0hE5SE - 3.30 - 2.5
19. The Burning of Rome - Terrible Tales from Tocqueville - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4qwBTAMZwg - 3.35 - 3.1
20. The Decemberists - The Queen's Rebuke - https://youtu.be/qeUHUYaT-WU - 3.38 - 2.9
21. Loney, Dear - Sum - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-Ie6h7gXrc - 2.90 - 3.1
22. Teen Daze - Four More Years - https://teendaze.bandcamp.com/album/four-more-years - 3.17 - 3.0
23. The Sea and Cake - Sound and Vision - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAyQgegEjzI - 3.23 - 3.3
24. The Last Sighs of the Wind - Bird's Song - https://youtu.be/c0xlm1g-uhI - 2.92 - 3.1
25. Bowery Electric - Fear of Flying - https://youtu.be/KRw67JydRDM - 2.86 - 3.0
26. Eurythmics - This City Never Sleeps - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITuBoXM4jPo&list=PLWprWK6AVnu7eSM9NzDkJclQ1KKqjrTdb&index=16&t=0s - 3.26 - X
27. Frank Zappa - Wind Up Workin' in a Gas Station - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOhVbjsxlH0 - 3.12 - 2.3
28. King Krule - Dum Surfer - https://youtu.be/K5-f1Bnltu8 - 2.90 - 2.0
29. Frustration - Electric Heat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsRpBMgNc6Q - 2.57 - 3.0
30. Illuminati Hotties - Pressed 2 Death https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMPrvE6tbQE - 3.27 - 2.4
31. Shawn Colvin - The Facts About Jimmy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPhPM7pwags - 3.33 - 3.2
As you can, my recs for the month were on the 13th, the 14th and the 26th (Future Bible Heroes, The Good Rats and Eurythmics.
The highest rated song for the month by both the group and myself (since we aren't allowed to rate our own recs) was the Husker Du song "Something I Learned Today". The lowest rated song by the group was Frustration's "Electric Heats", while the song I rated the lowest for the month was King Krule's "Dum Surfer".
I think the links are all working, so if you like, give them a listen and see what you think. I'll be back with some more live show stuff in a week or so.
