The Oedipus Project
The idea is a simple one. Publish one song a day for 30 days until the election for a Trump-Free America.
The songs will champion a diverse, inclusive and prosperous America.
The songs will demonstrate the gravity of this election and they’ll reject Trump’s bigoted divisive campaign.
Conceived by author Dave Eggers the first song released is “Million Dollar Loan” by Death Cab for Cutie.
“Million Dollar Loan”
Lykke Li has formed a supergroup with producer (and boyfriend) Jeff Bhasker (who has worked with such artists as Kanye West, Mark Ronson, and fun.), Andrew Wyatt and Pontus Winnberg of Miike Snow and Björn Yttling of Peter Bjorn and John.
“Wings of Love” is their first song.
“Wings of Love”
Hope Sandoval of Mazzy Star records solo as The Warm Inventions.
Until the Hunter will be her 3rd.
On a pre-release track from the album she teams up with Kurt Vile.
“Let Me Get There” Hope Sandoval and The Warm Inventions featuring Kurt Vile.
Sleaford Mods is an English duo out of Nottingham.
Their minimalist punk sounds are prominent on their latest single “TCR”.
TCR stands for Total Control Racing, a 1980’s racing kit. Here it is a metaphor for a life going round and round with no purpose.
“TCR”
Marissa Nadler is folk/goth artist out of Boston with an angelic voice.
Strangers is her most recent album.
Her voice is dreamily transcendent as heard here on “Janie in Love”.
Local Natives return with their 3rd album Sunlit Youth.
Their harmonies continue to shine as we share two from the recording:
“Past Lives” and “Coins”
“Past Lives”
“Coins”
The darkly intense Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds released their 16th album Skeleton Tree.
Toward the end of recording process Cave lost his teenage son in a tragic accident which affected the final mixes and overdubs.
The making of the album is documented in the new film One More Time with Feeling.
“Jesus Alone” is the lead track.
“Jesus Alone”
I like to think of Lydia Loveless as punk country.
“Longer” is from here 4th album Real.
And I’ve included one of her classics, “Steve Earle”, about a stalker, not the real Steve Earle.
“Longer”
“Steve Earle”
There was a time when musicians were the voice of protest, speaking out against war, racism and inequality.
So rare these days.
Yet here is a southern alternative country band, Drive-By Truckers, with one of the most profound songs of the year.
Perhaps they can inspire other artists to speak up.
“What It Means”
Morgan Delt hails from California. His debut album, Phase Zero, hints at 60s psychedelia.
Listen to the dreamy “Some Sunsick Day”.
Christine and the Queens is Héloïse Letissier.
A star in France, she is not yet well-known in the U.S.
It is only a matter of time with the irresistible song “Christine” sung in French and translated to “Tilted” sung in English.
Which version do you prefer?
“Christine”
“Tilted”
Tall Heights is a folk duo out of Boston featuring gorgeous harmonies.
Their album Neptune comes out in a week.
Listen to the beauty of “Spirit Cold”.
