For whatever reason, I spent most of my listening time this month going back to older music that I hadn't heard in a while. I'd divide my listening time this month roughly into thirds:

1) The Beatles

I decided to take a jaunt through The Beatles discography this month. I listened through all of their albums, but spent the most time with their final two releases, Abbey Road & Let It Be. This is peak Beatles in my opinion. Adequate amounts of weird, and overflowing with great songwriting.

Fun facts I learned while doing a little research on these albums:

• Even though Let It Be was their final album to be released, Abbey Road was actually the last one that they recorded.
• Let It Be is generally considered one of their weakest albums. This is surprising to me; I'd say it's one of their best!

2) Fela Kuti

This month, I discovered the fantastic podcast Fela Kuti: Fear No Man. It's hosted by Jad Abumrad (the creator of Radiolab), and tells the story of Fela Kuti's life, music, and activism.

So naturally, in between episodes, I spent a good amount of time grooving to Fela's music. I'm not nearly knowledgeable enough in the music to recommend a specific album, but the pair of greatest hits albums produced in the 2000s (The Best of the Black President & The Best of the Black President 2) are what I mostly listen to, and they present a fantastic overview of his career.

3) Late 70s Self-Titled Pop Rock Masterpieces

I feel like Boston (the band) is often the butt of jokes, but to me Boston (the album) is amazing, and is the pinnacle of the AOR (Adult Oriented Rock) genre. It's inoffensive music played by world class musicians at the top of their game, and has some of the best rock riffs and melodies there ever was.

The Cars' self-titled album is just bursting with new wave / pop rock hits. The way they weave synthesizers and guitars throughout is perfect, and I think this album made more of an impact on pop music than people give it credit for.