🎙️ Songs That Don’t Suck — Episode 61

🌀 From Basement Vinyl to Arena Drama

Welcome back, audiophiles and riff chasers! 🎧

This week, host Mark Bradbourne embarks on another leg of his vinyl crate-digging adventure, finding LP gold at The Vinyl Groove in Bedford, OH. With new additions from Miles Davis, Pearl Jam, Iron Maiden, The Beatles, and Led Zeppelin, the classic collection is spinning into legendary territory. 🌀

But that’s not all…

📰 Music News Highlights:

• 🎥 Bad Bunny Lawsuit – Suing a fan for uploading concert footage to YouTube. Could this redefine phone use at shows?
• 📻 Beyoncé’s Country Rejection – A station in Oklahoma refused to play Texas Hold ‘Em… until the Hive arrived. 🐝
• 🎲 Bruno Mars’ $50M Debt – Owes MGM big bucks in Vegas. He’s reportedly working it off with a $90M entertainment residency.
• 🎤 Taylor Swift Alert – Eras Tour is on Disney+. Mark says it’s worth the 3.5-hour watch, even if you’re only “Taylor-curious.”

🔥 This Week’s 5 Songs That Don’t Suck

1. Impossible House – Phosphorescent

🎸 Slide guitars meet storytelling brilliance.

• Matthew Houck blends rootsy country textures with dreamy arrangements and Bob Dylan-esque delivery—but understandable.
• Highly recommended: Songs for Zula and Wolves for more sonic explorations.

2. Can EU Hear Me – Kid Kapichi

🇬🇧 Brexit just got a beatdown.

• “EU” replaces “You” in the chorus—genius.
• Think Arctic Monkeys with political teeth.
• They call it “beat punk.” We call it perfect.

3. Breakout – Shade

🎤 The first user-submitted band to truly deliver.

• Tight mix, powerful vocals, layered harmonies, and slick instrumentation.
• “Breakout” feels like the sound of a band finding itself.
• From basement bars to festival stages? Let’s hope.

4. The Way I Am – The Commoners

🥃 Canadian Southern rock? Believe it.

• Toronto’s answer to The Black Crowes.
• Gritty vocals, juicy organ fills, and killer guitars.
• Their upcoming album drops in June—and we’re counting down.

5. Wanting and Waiting – The Black Crowes

🐍 The Robinson brothers are back—and it’s vintage magic.

• This isn’t just nostalgia—it’s a full-circle return to their Shake Your Money Maker swagger.
• Mark says: “The magic is back.”
• Full album is worth a front-to-back listen. Let the Hammond organ baptize you. 🙌

🖼️ …and I quote…

“Imagine a world where people go to a concert to enjoy the show—not just film it for fake karma.”
—Mark Bradbourne, Ep. 61

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Until next week… keep searching for and listening to songs that don’t suck. 🎶