Mark Griffin

25 releases that exemplify why Gray Days and Gold exists: superlative music mostly overlooked by the music press powers that be.

The December 2020 edition of Gray Days and Gold is a wintry mix packed with treats to surprise and delight.

It’s another hour of new discoveries and old favorites in the usual blend of orchestral pop, dreamy psychedelia and unique singer-songwriters, seasoned with more than one allusion to falling leaves and the onset of winter.

The pop music equivalent of a pile of burning leaves in the back yard, glowing warmly and beckoning you to get cozy.

The skies are an incorrect color and you’re right to be concerned. That means it’s time to take a deep breath and refresh with an hour of music that’s beginning to sound like sweater weather. Plus, an interview with The Carmelittles.

Dishing up another hour of songs that sound the way August feels: heavy, humid and hazy; lush, languid and lazy.

The Balm Squad returns, bearing music that sounds like summer.