Album of the Week: Wondering

At the beginning of the year, it was stipulated that if any individual in Record Club wrote at least twelve reviews in 2022, then that individual would be invited to a house party with free beer and Taco Bell at the beginning of 2023. I am here now to announce that it is not late for anyone, not even those who haven't written a single review yet this year (or ever). If you start now, and write every week, then you will easily surpass the requisite dozen, and thus secure your invitation to Fox Chase Record Club Chalupa Fest 2023.

And that's if you only are writing for the current Album of the Week! If you've never written before, then you could check out the archives and theoretically write up to 192 fresh reviews at this point. That would be more than enough to earn yourself a quesadilla or two.

Oh boy, and isn't this a good week to talk about the importance of writing reviews. Why don't you check out the new album pick below, and let us know what you think. It might be a trip.

WEEK 192 — October 2-8, 2022

What we're listening to this week (Sam's pick):

ALBUM: Wondering

ARTIST: Music with Gina

RELEASED: October 23, 2021

LOCATION: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

WHAT GENRE IS THIS: Children's music

WHY SAM PICKED IT: "Miss Gina is playing a personal concert at my house in honor of Clara. It's better than any other reason I've had for picking an album. Listen to her, you monsters."

TRACKLIST:

1. We've Got Music
2. Under the Same Sky
3. Who Do You Love
4. Halloween Parade
5. Mighty
6. Rain Rain Rain
7. Five Little Carrots
8. It's Time to Dream
9. Rainbow
10. Two Unicorns
11. Bunny Rabbit
12. Covered in Gold (Inspired by Friends on the Autism Spectrum)
13. We Will Get Through
14. I'm a Leaf
15. Mud
16. Wormin'
17. The Sun Is Shining Down
18. I Believe You
19. Wondering

LENGTH: 63:30

WHERE TO LISTEN FOR FREE: YouTube

READING SOME SHIT: I'm about to ask Sunny to try to find a bootleg pdf version of this lady's book, Halloween Parade. Please do not spend $20 on it. There are hundreds of kids' books at your local library.

PREVIOUSLY ON RECORD CLUB: Well, Smart Kids was billed as "children's educational," but that was mostly part of the joke. This album is the first of its kind in Record Club, as far as the music itself goes. Superficially, we could probably find a few weak connects to previously featured albums. Wondering kinda sounds like Wanderer. Track #2 says that we are "Under the Same Sky" as Miley Cyrus' "Midnight Sky" and Bruce Springsteen's "Empty Sky." Track #4 speaks of a "Halloween Parade," which is similar to My Chemical Romance's "Black Parade." Track #6 "Rain Rain Rain" could very well be War on Drugs' "Occasional Rain," Guster's "Rainy Day," and Erika de Casier's "Rainy" (OK Go says "Let It Rain," but Tina Turner says "I Can't Stand the Rain," and so on, and so on). "We've Got Music"? Indeed we do. Lots of it.

Happy listening, fam! Have a great week!