Music Diary, Vol. 96
For the rationale behind this mad effort, the initial post is here . The full series of Music Diary posts are here . The full playlist is above, and also here . Week of Nov. 3-9, 2025 LYRICS: Neil Young, "After the Gold Rush" SONG: Is this lilting, infectious Lila Downs jam simply a mole recipe set to music? Basically, and a tastier blend of cumbia and norteña you are unlikely to find. ALBUM: I somehow missed this 2011 k.d. lang record entirely. It's a gratifying half-return to her early Americana sound, which I prefer to her pop era. It comprises mostly excellent originals, plus brisk covers of Talking Heads' "Heaven" and Little River Band's "Reminiscing." LYRICS: Todd Snider, “Ballad of the Devil’s Backbone Tavern” SONG: This twee sunburst of a tune was the B-side of Styx’s “Renegade,” a 45 I cherished in 1978. Hearing its flute-y synth and 6/8 strum again today takes me back, with some affection, to my 10-year-old brain full of To...
