'Whatever' by High Hi

 

 

Released as a single on 7 January 2026.

Let's start the New Year with something different.

A great song from this Belgium group. Say what?! Where?

A Belgium group, and from Antwerp of all places, and so Flemish.

Turns out they have been around producing Indie Rock like this since 2014, only the all enveloping English language music scene means it takes a while to show, at least for me.

Cool song. 

'Lucy' Songs or into the end of 2025.

I heard yet another song entitled 'Lucy' yesterday evening on the Spotify generated playlist called "Indie Rock Road Trip", which for some reason was my evening hike playlist.

Which got me thinking.

There were at least two other 'Lucy' songs I had liked over the years, and as once again, there is really no new releases right to recommend, here are the Lucy's:

Original Post Date: 10 April 2023 (on an old now defuct blog)

Lucy by Louis Dunford (who is from North London).

A single released 6 April 2023.

(Blog blurb at the time)

'One for the lyrics, and the music. Sort of a male coming of age song, with the words,and especially the scenario, that reminds me of the great "Lola", way back in 1970 by The Kinks.'

Post Date: 12 June 2023 

Lucy by Franjapan, from the EP "Learning Futures", released 6 June 2023.

(again the orginal song blurb, where this time I reference the Dunford 'Lucy').

"Franjapan, from Melbourne, Australia released their EP "Learning Futures", from at the beginning of June, with 'Lucy' being the choice. 

Funny, as it's the second song selected this year with "Lucy" as the title, with the song by the British artist, Louis Dunford, featured in April this year. 

Whatever, must be a run on Lucy's about. Like this one too: cool guitar work, with a tight bass and drum section. Also, love the chopping background guitar through the whole song. 

A song description from the singer, Ryns White, given to the The Au Review.com, goes: “The song was written about a night I had at a party,” explains singer Rhys White. “It’s simply an observation of the activities or values that are ever-present in the youthful nightlife. I believe the essence of the song is an attempt to capture the lustful innocence of our youth before its impending end. A snapshot of a moment in time - this one on repeat play."

 

So finally to today's 'Lucy'.

Lucy by Mt. Joy, released as a single on May 9, 2025

You got to bear with this one, and let it build so it will grow on you as it progresses.

These guys are an American indie rock band with roots in Philadelphia and currently based in Los Angeles.

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(End blurb):

Amazingly a casual search on Spotify throws up any number of 'Lucy' songs, so who knows why this girl's name has inspired that many musicians?

Time to meet a Lucy?

'Red' by CHEEKY LEASH

 

 

A single released on February 14, 2025.

Classic Aussie Surf Rock, from the South Coast, New South Wales.

Missed this one from the beginning of this year, and right now have not found anything interesting in the new releases for Friday 19 December, 2025.

This came up on a Spotify generated Australian Indie Mix play list so, hey, gotta learn to stop knocking those. 

There's a frankly beautiful rolling guitar solo before the last verse.

Their last single Burning Up, released on November 6, 2025 made my November play list, only for some unknown reason I did not feature it here.

Great group.

'Luke De Loop' by The Reytons

 

 

From the album Roll The Dice - Released December 5, 2025.

Released December 5, 2025

Missed this one from last week - had on my weekly playlist that got distracted by Christmas crap.

Great rock song from this South Yorkshire, UK band.

But really, you just gotta love these lyrics!

Best I have heard in ages, and sort of sums up how many feel about life in general at the moment.

'Wicked Game' a dance cover by Mansionar.

 

 

A single released December 4, 2025.

This was, is and always will be a beautiful song, so it's hard to F it up, and these guys with their just released dance version certianly do not.

Not the type of song, as played, I would normally feature, only it's sort of dance season time.

Hard to belive that the orginal song by Chris Isaak has over a billion plays on Spotify since it's release in June 1989, and that it really did not become a hit until it was featured in the David Lynch film “Wild at Heart” in 1990.

It has been covered many, many times by a whole bunch of artists, with one of my favourites, in the more traditional sort of cover, being this version by Lusaint, released in June, 2021.

The only issue I have with this Mansionar dance version is that it's too short and cuts out just as the song really breaks out.

But hey, a half decent DJ can sort that out easy, and make the floor go wild.

My Spotify Wrapped 2025

 

Everyone is doing it, so here's mine.

Some, but not all, are on this blog, which I suppose is a good thing?

The curiosity is that I use another search/web site to track my Spotify listening habits, and that gives a different "Number One".

The site: Stats for Spotify 

Spotify Wrapped: Beau Monde by the Dead Bolts (featured here).

Stats for Spotify: Change by the War on Drugs, from their October 2021 album 'I Don't Live Here Anymore'.

Slightly weird but hey, AI!