3,2, 1 – New Music Monday / 09-21-26

(3,2,1 New Music Monday Intro)

Welcome to Music That Matters with 3, 2, 1 New Music Monday.

This week: Miley persuades with bass, Beck gets lonesome, and beabadoobee turns the distortion pedal on.

Plus, new songs from Travis Scott and Matt Berninger, but not together, and Phil Collins gives Face Value the full treatment on vinyl.

(Countdown Video)

3 major album drops.

First up Miley Cyrus with Bass Persuades

(“Bass Persuades” clip)

This is her 10th studio album, but it’s also the first one released simply under the name Miley.

No Cyrus.

Just Miley.

And across 10 tracks, we get dance-pop, love songs, and a whole lot of bass doing exactly what the title promised.

(“Let’s Get Married” clip)

Next, Beck is here again with Ride Lonesome

(“Ride Lonesome” clip)

If you prefer Beck in his Sea Change or Morning Phase mode, this one is for you.

He even reunited with musicians from those records for a quieter, more atmospheric return.

(“Run Away” clip)

And finally – this one is just fun to say – beabadoobee with Pylon

This is her fourth album, and she’s leaning much harder into grunge and ’90s alt-rock.

(“Write Me A Letter” clip)

2 new singles.

And with the first one – Travis Scott is giving us an early taste of the Grand Theft Auto VI soundtrack with “RHYNO”

(“RHYNO” clip)

And producing the song is Guy-Manuel of Daft Punk.

So, that’s Travis Scott, GTA VI, AND half of Daft Punk?

That’s a whole lot of cool packed into one song.

Now this next… technically isn’t just a single.

(clip)

Matt Berninger of The National dropped a five-song EP called Type It Up — basically, more than a single but not quite enough music to call it a full album.

(Record Scratch video)

And finally, 1 vinyl pick.

Phil Collins is giving his solo debut Face Value the full value for its 45th anniversary.

The new box expands the album to four LPs with demos, live recordings, outtakes and previously unreleased material.

(“In The Air Tonight” clip)

Yes – that means even more ways to play along to that drum solo

That’s your 3 albums, 2 singles, and 1 vinyl for the week.

This has been 3, 2, 1 New Music Monday

Until next time.

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1)

By this week in 1994…

Weezer was climbing the rock charts…

with a song about unraveling a sweater…

and a music video…

that didn’t have a single sweater in it.

(Music Cut #2 “Undone – The Sweater Song”)

When it came time to make the video…

Weezer got pitch after pitch…

all built around the obvious idea:

sweaters.

They hated them.

Then Spike Jonze showed up…

with a very different idea.

(Music Cut #3 – video with dogs)

Dogs.

No sweater story.

Just Weezer performing on a blue stage…

while a bunch of dogs wandered through the shot.

So, all Weezer needed…

was a good boy.

(Music Cut #4 – more video with dogs)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“If you want to destroy my sweater
Hold this thread as I walk away.” – Weezer

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1)

Released on this day in 1995…

Toad the Wet Sprocket had “Good Intentions”…

and then…

ended up hanging out with six Friends.

(Music Cut #2)

But “Good Intentions” wasn’t actually new.

They recorded it during the sessions

for their 1991 album Fear…

but left it off.

So how did the leftover finally get released?

(Music Cut #3 – Friends theme / soundtrack visual)

Friends.

“Good Intentions” found a home on the show’s original soundtrack…

alongside R.E.M., Lou Reed…

and, of course, The Rembrandts.

So a song that didn’t make Fear…

eventually made Friends.

(Music Cut #4 – more Friends theme / soundtrack visual)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“It’s hard to rely on my good intentions
When my head’s full of things that I can’t mention.”

– Toad the Wet Sprocket “Good Intentions”

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1 – Pearl Jam “Breath”)

Released on this day in 1992…

Hollywood made a romantic comedy…

and accidentally captured

one of the biggest musical moments of the ’90s.

Singles.

(Music Cut #2 – Pearl Jam “Breath”)

Matt Dillon played the lead singer for the fictional band Citizen Dick.

And his bandmates?

Eddie Vedder, Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament…

of Pearl Jam.

But even their SONG was an inside joke.

(Music Cut #3 – “Touch Me I’m Dick”)

Citizen Dick’s “Touch Me I’m Dick”…

was a parody of Mudhoney’s…

“Touch Me I’m Sick.”

So basically…

Singles gave us Matt Dillon…

fronting Pearl Jam…

doing Mudhoney.

(Music Cut #4 – “Touch Me I’m Sick”)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“I won’t live long
And I’m full of rot
I’m gonna give you, girl
Everything I got.” – Mudhoney “Touch Me I’m Sick”

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Movies That Matter / 09-18-26

(Movies That Matter Intro)

Welcome to Movies That Matter, where we look at three movies worth knowing about before the weekend begins.

Resident Evil is getting reinvented, Saoirse Ronan has reached her breaking point as a teacher, and Shaun the Sheep may have accidentally created Bigfoot.

(Countdown Video)

What’s new? Well… Resident Evil has a brand-new story, and Raccoon City is calling again…

(“Where’s it going again” clip)

Austin Abrams plays a medical courier whose delivery turns into one very long, very bad night of survival.

So yes… delivering packages in Raccoon City is still rather risky.

(“I can’t get a hold of police” clip)

And if that sounds stressful, wait until you meet this teacher.

(“Pushed a girl down the stairs” clip)

Saoirse Ronan stars in Bad Apples as a teacher dealing with one especially difficult student – until she accidentally knocks him out…

…and then decides the best solution is to keep him locked in her basement.

(“Anyone feeling sad or anxious” clip)

Oddly enough, the classroom starts doing much better.

And finally, something a little more fun.

(“To Save Halloween” clip)

Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom has Shaun trying to save the farm’s pumpkin patch with a little science.

Basically… Shaun the Sheep has given us Bigfoot for Halloween.

(Hairy Monster clip)

That’s this weekend’s Movies That Matter. From Raccoon City to a questionable teaching style to a hairy monster on the loose, there should be something waiting for you at the movies.

Until next time – keep on popping the corn.

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1)

Released on this day in 1996…

Cake served up the album…

that would take them The Distance.

Fashion Nugget.

(Music Cut #2)

The album also included Cake’s very different take…

on Gloria Gaynor’s disco classic…

“I Will Survive.”

And Gloria…

wasn’t exactly a fan.

(Music Cut #3)

Why?

Because John McCrea changed some of the lyrics…

in particular, by adding the dreaded F-bomb.

Gaynor later said she didn’t like Cake’s version…

because of the profanity.

She didn’t exactly approve…

but…

Gloria survived Cake.

(Music Cut #4)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“I’ve got all my life to live
I’ve got all my love to give
I will survive.” – Cake via Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive”

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1 – “Poppies”)

Back in September of 1997…

Marcy Playground had already released two singles…

neither of which was the one you probably know best

(Music Cut #2 – more “Poppies”)

First came “Poppies”…

followed by…

(Music Cut #3 — “Saint Joe on the School Bus”)

“Saint Joe on the School Bus.”

Two singles…

and then Marcy Playground tried once more this week back in 1997.

(Music Cut #4 “Sex and Candy”)

That third single became the one…

spending 15 weeks at number one

on Billboard’s Modern Rock chart.

Sometimes…

the third time really is the charm.

“Sex and Candy.”

(Music Cut #5 – more “Sex and Candy”)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“I smell sex and candy here, mm-hmm” – Marcy Playground “Sex and Candy”

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1)

Released on this day in 1998…

Barenaked Ladies gave us a song…

that would eventually spend…

exactly “One Week” at number one.

(Music Cut #2)

Ed Robertson packed the song

with references to everything…

from The X-Files…

to Harrison Ford…

to Japanese movies.

So how did he write all of that?

He didn’t.

(Music Cut #3)

Robertson originally improvised the lyrics.

“Chickity China, the Chinese chicken”…

and everything else flying through his head…

he was basically making it up.

And somehow…

that became Barenaked Ladies’ only number-one song in America.

For exactly one week.

(Music Cut #4)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“I have a tendency to wear my mind on my sleeve
I have a history of losing my shirt.” – Barenaked Ladies

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MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1)

Released on this day in 1992…

Stereo MC’s made one connection…

that would follow them for the rest of their career.

“Connected.”

(Music Cut #2)

And part of what made that connection work…

actually came from another song…

recorded more than a decade earlier.

(Music Cut #3 — Jimmy “Bo” Horne clip)

That’s Jimmy “Bo” Horne…

and his 1978 song…

“Let Me (Let Me Be Your Lover).”

Stereo MC’s took that groove…

plugged it into “Connected”…

and gave the ’90s one of its coolest alternative dance hits.

(Music Cut #4)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“You must be blind, if you can’t see
The gaping hole called reality.” – Stereo MC’s

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3,2, 1 – New Music Monday / 09-14-26

(3,2,1 New Music Monday Intro)

Welcome to Music That Matters with 3, 2, 1 New Music Monday.

This week: Jhené Aiko reunites with Kendrick Lamar, Bloc Party brings back 2000s indie-rock energy, and I make room for a personal favorite, Pokey LaFarge.

Plus, Kings of Leon returns, John Legend teams up with Pharrell, and we’re going Canadian with Celine Dion on vinyl.

(Countdown Video)

3 major album drops.

First up, we have Jhené Aiko giving us her latest album called Westside Whimsy

(“So Good” clip)

And that’s the song to know: “So Good,” because it reunites her with Kendrick Lamar for the first time in more than a decade.

(More “So Good” clip)

Bloc Party also returns with Anatomy of a Brief Romance, giving us a quick shot of 2000s indie-rock energy that helped define that decades guitar revival.

(“Coming On Strong” clip)

And for the third album, I made room for one my favorites: Pokey LaFarge who just dropped his 10th solo album: Rent Money

(“Rent Money” clip)

That’s the album’s title track.

Now, spinning this album, I hear old-school country, blues, and swing come alive again.

Some would even call it West Virginia jazzy blues.

Me – I still just think it’s really, really good.

(“The Thing” clip)

2 new singles.

The “Sex on Fire” band is here again with a surprise new single called “My Whole World”

(“My Whole World” clip)

Yes – the Kings of Leon dudes just busted open the door with their first single off their newly announced album, ’O My Beloved due out early November

Next up, John Legend with “Daylight”

(“Daylight” clip)

This is the first taste of his upcoming album Muse, a new project made in collaboration with Pharrell Williams.

(Record Scratch video)

And finally, one vinyl pick, we’re going up to Canada with Celine Dion’s re-release of Falling Into You. While its 30th Anniversary reissue wave first launched earlier this year with other color variants, Sony/Columbia followed up with an official Pearly White Vinyl 2LP pressing.

(“Because You Loved Me”clip)

That’s your 3 albums, 2 singles, and 1 vinyl for the week.

This has been 3, 2, 1 New Music Monday

Until next time.

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