What's good this week and last week in music

 Well, I recently got back from a weekend out of town and it was a good refresher for my mind.  I feel much more calm in my apartment and on the Internet than I was before.  Also, Kamala Harris is who I wanted to be President, so I feel very good about the Biden campaign.

Last week's good releases were:

Out in the Rain by Cory Marks with Lzzy Hale: A duet between a country-rocker and a heavy metal lady who appreciates country music (she's worked with Eric Church before and rooted for the Nashville Predators when they were in the Stanley Cup Finals).  It worked very well and was worth the anticipation.

For Once In My Life by Noah Cyrus: Possibly a Stevie Wonder cover, does have a slightly "older music" vibe to it.  Definitely has a very positive sound and feels very liberating, which is refreshing because she often seems to struggle with depression.  Highly recommended for those who are feeling sad right now.

A New Day Now (20th Anniversary) by Joe Bonamassa: A re-release of his first album with new guitar/vocals (at least according to Amazon), it has a good mix of blues and pure kick-butt rock and roll that is fun to listen to and just feel great with.  Great riffs and guitar work and the bassist also does a good job on some tracks.

What I'm looking forward to this week is:

Solitude by Tori Kelly: An artist who teamed with Christian artists Kirk Franklin and for KING and COUNTRY in one of the first great encouragement singles released after the pandemic, this appears to be (from the first single) an EP about how she's dealing with it in her personal life.  It's about her family from the first single, so it's not about God, but not everything a religious person talks about needs to be.

Miley Cyrus-Midnight Sky: Advertised on her Spotify Page.  She's been on a roll musically since the "Younger Now" album and this will probably continue that.  I don't know if it's a single, an EP or an album yet, though.

Robby Krieger-The Ritual Begins at Sundown: The Doors Guitarist releases an album of what is actually smooth, relaxing guitar work.  Amazon actually defines it as Jazz and one of the singles featured a saxophone.  "Slide Home" was a good single.