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girl rock!’s hit crew 2 year anniversary: 5/2/23

Today is the last girl rock! episode before long time hosts, Karina, Lydia, and Elizabeth graduate. It’s been a great 2 years! (Not to fear, girl rock! will be continuing through the summer, and in the fall will be picked up again by Emerson).

For this week’s episode, we are featuring new releases from the past two months or so. Playlist here, picks below:

Mascarade | GAYANCE

Tin Man // feeble little horse
Mitsuwa // Draag
Quarry // Wednesday
What You Did // Hannah Jadagu

Too Many Things // The Linda Lindas
Boixar // Belgrado
Collapse // Y La Bamba
Nothing Matters // The Last Dinner Party

Movie Star // Trousdale
You Can Be Mean // Indigo De Souza
Pick // Fenne Lily
The Clutch // Palehound

Under Your Spell // Snow Strippers
Gentle Heart // Nabihah Iqbal
Clout Chaser’s Anthem // Gayance, Janette King, Hua Li
Bad Company // Yazmin Lacey
Little Red Riding Hood // WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA

girl rock! 2/14/23- hip hop

Today, as part of our celebration of Black History Month, girl rock!’s hit crew explores hip hop new and old. Playlist here, picks below:

Monie Love – Down To Earth (1990, Vinyl) - Discogs

Stompin’ to the 90s // Yo-Yo
Sucker DJ // Dimples D., Ben Liebrand
The Blend // The Herbaliser, What What
Monie in the Middle // Monie Love

Spontaneity // Bahamadia
Lessons from My Mistakes … but I Lost Your Number // Liv.e
Unfamiliar Places // One Self
Bye Bye Baby // Noname

G.O.Y.D. // Lava La Rue
Do My Thing // Erika de Casier
Take This Necessary Funk Break // Exmiranda
Baby Pillz // Dizzy Fae

Kise // Lous and the Yakuza
Selfish Soul // Sudan Archives
Lullabies // Tkay Maidza
Red Room // Hiatus Kaiyote

Sugar Water // Cibo Matto
So I Don’t Feel Useless // Dianna Lopez

girl rock! 2/7/23: soul

Today, as part of a celebration of Black History Month, girl rock!’s hit crew brings you the best in soul, new and old. Playlist here, picks below:

Jackie Shane: Any Other Way Album Review | Pitchfork

Old Soul Segment:
Heart Full of Love // The Invincibles
Ruler of My Heart // Irma Thomas
A Bird in the Hand (Is Worth Two In The Bush) // The Velvelettes
Any Other Way // Jackie Shane

Just Look What You’ve Done // Brenda Holloway
Man On The Side // Love Apple
Nothing I’d Rather Be (Than Your Weakness) // Marva Whitney
I Feel Like Breaking up Somebody’s Home Tonight // Ann Peebles

I’m Not Ready for Love // Promise
I Love Every Single Little Thing About You // Syreeta
You Hit Me Right Where It Hurt // Kim Weston

Neo-Soul Segment:
Baby Teeth // Girlhood
Flowtic // Floetry
What Is Love? // Ntjam Rosie
Capillary // Human Bloom

Breathe // Lorren
The Loneliest Thing // Cosma Joy
Honest // Mychelle

surf grock! 1/31/23

Today girl rock!’s hit crew brings you the crimson wave of surf rock. Playlist here, picks below:

Floating Features | La Luz

Magneto // Messer Chups
Tsunami Tsurprise // The Space Cossacks
Mon autre // Juniore
Cacti for Clothes // Pageants

Comin’ Home Baby // The Delmonas
Morning Terrors Nights of Dread // Shilpa Ray
Don’t Leave Me on the Earth // La Luz
Strange // Zombierella

666 // Sugar Candy Mountain
I Follow You // Melody’s Echo Chamber
Real Boy // La Sera
I Got the Moves // Habibi

Mrs. Moto // The Surfrajettes
Conquistador // Guantanamo Baywatch
Ozma // Shannon & The Clams
The Barracuda // The 5.6.7.8’s

Migas 2000 // The Liminanas
In The Sink // Plumtree

girl rock! classical exploration: 1/24/23

Today (after a brief delay due to fire alarms) girl rock! brings you the best in female composers and classical music performers from around the world. Playlist here, picks below.

Aki Takase music, videos, stats, and photos | Last.fm

Aki Takase

Flutter // Poppy Ackroyd
Chrysalis Extended // Nia Imani
Parajota Delate // Tania Leon
Sakura No Solo // comp. Aki Takase, Lauren Newton piano

Young Birches, Op. 128, No. 2 // comp. Amy Beach, Joanne Polk piano
Deux Morceaux: I. Nocturne // comp. Lili Boulanger, Raphaela Gromes cello, Julian Riem piano
Amor dormiglione // comp. Barbara Strozzi, Constantinople strings, Suzie LeBlanc voice

Pain & Elevation: IV. The Orangery // comp. Caroline Shaw, Attacca Quartet
Pain & Elevation: V. The Beech Tree // comp. Caroline Shaw, Attacca Quartet
Archetypes: I. The Rebel // comp. Clarice Assad, Sergio Assad guitar, Third Coast Percussion
5 Folksongs in Counterpoint for String Quartet // Florence Beatrice Price, Catalyst Quartet