Its' been a while since I've done one of these, so here is a fresh song for your Sunday pleasure.
I love the Irrepressibles sound, its all cool-dramatic electronica and usually it has some quite stunning visuals to go along with it. Their new track is no exception. I'm hoping that the release of Submission signals a new album from them.
Until then enjoy this, with its oily-wrestlers, steamy-showers, and intimate submissions.
With mostly new music from some of my favourite artists the March playlist gives you a 50 minute break from the routine. Go get yourself a cup of something you like and enjoy the music.
This playlist includes a few songs from the recent LGBT themed movies Call Me By Your Name, God's Own Country and the (less heard about) 120 BPM. Plus a couple of other tracks referenced in books. Oh, and then some more music just because it fits.
As it's Christmas here is a double dose of Song for Sunday. Both are seasonally themed to fit; but both aren't of the 'happy, jolly, isn't it a lovely time of year' (well you wouldn't expect anything else). Instead they are reflections on the past and how they come to hit us full force at this time of year.
First up is Steven Taetz and his tale of Christmas wishes to an ex. Which I wholly approve of.
Second we have Michael Arden singing his version of River, the tale of regret and looking to escape past mistakes.
Only a few more Songs for Sunday to go until the end of the year. So I'm rounding out the year with a couple of seasonal choices. This week its a cover of The Power of Love by one on my favourite singers Jack O'Rourke.
The song itself isn't particularly seasonal or in anyway Christmassy, but it was once a hit at Christmas so that makes it seasonal apparently.
This is the second song from Sam Vance-Law. The song, about a night out and failing to get laid, and by the end of it perhaps not quite able to, is another slice of pop storytelling and makes the wait for his album next year just that little bit longer.
A few weeks back the Song for Sunday was from Australian band Cub Sport, and in recognition of Australia's historic vote for equality this week I thought it'd be good to hear more from them.
Come On Mess Me Up was from their debut album and is a cracker of a song for a Sunday.
Pop-jazz singer Spencer Day has been quiet on the video front for a while. His latest album was released early this year but it's only now we're getting a video for one of the songs. 72 and Sunny's warm retro visuals are in opposition to the song itself, about the modern approach to dealing with life that isn't so sunny for some.
This is Oscar and the Wolf from Belgium who gives good electro pop. The song Runaway is built around the notion that too much of a good thing - like love is both addictive and destructive, and inevitable.
The Australian dream-pop outfit Cub Sport have a second single from this years album and this one - Chasin - is more dream like than before. With a repeating refrain of not knowing what what he's doing with his life, or what he's chasing, the singer gives the kind of Sunday song that I like.
The Pansy Boys are the male version of Tegan & Sara, a pair of Canadian queer twins, making music that captures and reflects back how they feel. Empty Pools captures that last blush of summer where you can laze around not doing much, with a tinge of melancholia about the season just passing.
Their five track EP In Days Of Yore is definitely a Sunday kinda listen.
Nakhane is a musician, actor and writer and produces some of the most moving songs you'll hear.
His previous LP and EP are both well worth a listen, but this song - hopefully from a new LP - is just a few beats away from being a full on dance track. Clairvoyant is instead a thrumming, sensual, neon-lit, bold love song.
Bright Light. Bright Light is one of my go to artists on a daily basis and this song one of my favourites of his. From a peaceful start to a soaring end this is a little slice of electro pop for a Sunday.
This one is included not so much for the singer but for the video and the mighty fine song.
The song itself - Thought I Was Meant For You by Nell Bryden - is a perfect song for a Sunday morning. The video, a beautiful tale of two older guys, brings a new slant to the song and creates some happy-sad vibes. So make sure to watch and listen.
This is where it all started. Years ago I watched a movie and I was awestruck. It was a movie with a working class protagonist. It was a gay romance movie. It was a movie with a brilliant soundtrack. It is the benchmark by which I judge all other M/M stories, (It was also a movie with handsome lead characters, but that's by the by).
So, if you've never seen the movie Shelter then I urge you to rectify that mistake immediately,
From that moment on I looked for stories - in any kind of media - with men falling in love and overcoming their circumstances to make that love happen. This song is all about that, all about denial, truth and making it happen regardless.
It's all about making that significant step. You can lie to me and offer me some dishonesty to make me believe in love and i'll accept that. Lie To Me by Shane Mack will always be one of my favourite Songs for Sunday.
Matthew Connor takes an 'electric crooner' approach to music and this song - Night After Night - works well in that style. Night After Night is a synth pop dream, one where the dreamer is stuck, alone, and with intrusions from the city around him begins wondering what could have or should have been.
I've not heard of Canadian singer Sam Vance-Law before, but after hearing this I'll be paying attention when his album comes out next year. The album - Homotopia - will put issues of equality front and centre, and explore how empathy and compassion can and should be our first response to someone.
In the meantime Prettyboy is a perfect Song for Sunday and has a fun video to go along with it.
Australian band Cub Sport have released the first single from their second album. O Lord is indie pop with a little gospel influence, making it a perfect Sunday song.
