I’m proud to say that Retronaut Jukebox is back for its second month!!
If you’re just hearing about it, this is a monthly playlist that features cool songs from the past and the present.
This month we feature The Amazons, Cage The Elephant, 707, The Bohicas, Joywave, The Rubinoos, and more!!
For our latest feature, we feature the spectacular Micky James, so read along to learn more about him and hear his tune, “Crybaby”.
Born and raised in the shadow of New York City, Micky James has a love for the theatrical side of things, but he goes far beyond just being cool.
He effortlessly balances wearing the coolest fashion and being a truly unique performer too.
Upon hearing his song, “Tie Me Up” for the first time back in June, I was blown away, not only because it was the coolest song I’d ever heard but because I haven’t heard anything that I’ve truly been blown away by in a quite some time.
The reason why he’s truly amazing is because his music has everything that isn’t in music today. There’s a certain gusto in everything he does, truly awesome cover art, and you can tell just by looking at it that it’s something worth checking out.
However, I’m here to talk about Micky’s latest masterpiece, “Crybaby”, because it blows my mind. It’s a song that I first heard from a live video, and I’ve had it stuck in my head since the day I originally heard it.
It’s truly a masterpiece because it was recorded live in the studio, and it’s the ultimate way to hear this song because there’s such an amazing energy among Micky and his band when they perform this song and that could only be captured by recording it this way.
There’s a certain magic that is found in these people who truly embrace what they love and put their own spin on things, and they end up making something that’s truly great.
This isn’t just an artist who sounds like a bunch of bands, it’s someone who’s got a good ear for what’s cool and takes that to the next level by embracing something bygone and something contemporary as well, and not losing an ounce of cool while doing so.
He’s learned from the past, embracing it in the present, and he’s got an unstoppable future ahead of him.
Listen to the playlist here: Retronaut Jukebox
