First Listen: New Releases for 5 May 2023
Artist : David Wax Museum Album : You Must Change Your Life Quick Thoughts : David Wax Museum is part of why this blog project exists, and they've consistently been a favorite band of ours for well over a decade. You Must Change Your Life has all sorts of meaning for the band, to be sure, but it also resonates as a listener who is right at the same age as singer-songwriter David Wax. Talk about an album I needed at age 42, at this point in time, at this stage of existence? It's great. The band has changed quite a bit over the years, but what's great about the new album is how some of the more recent output from the band feels like it has finally merged with the mexi-folk sound we've come to love so much. It's a really brilliant record, and one that can serve as an on-ramp for those who might not be clued in on how great this band is. Songs of Note : "You Must Change Your Life," "Best Lover," "Luanne," "Ahualulco," ...