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Suggested Listening 2025: Henry Day
By: Henry Day
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WOUB Culture’s Suggested Listening series highlights the music that resonated with WOUB Culture contributors and regional artists in 2025. Today we spotlight Henry Day, frequent live music photographer for WOUB Culture. Find all his past work for WOUB at this link.
Henry Day loves John Carpenter movies, Queens Of The Stone Age, and knows too many B-horror and Kaiju movies. He has a passion for human expression, photography, and rock music!
Sorry Mom – youngstown – BUMMER EP
In my humble opinion, Sorry Mom is the “creme de la creme” of New York’s DIY punk scene. The songwriting is irreverent and cathartic while Juno’s unique vocals drive you through chaotic breakdowns and pleasingly soft choruses. Their debut album babyface has left a great first impression of the band with two-stepping tracks Getting Sick and catchy ballads such as Stoop Kid. BUMMER is their 2025 EP with some great tracks. youngstown stands out to me for obvious reasons, remarking on the serene loneliness that a small isolated midwest towns project.
One of the highlights of my Nelsonville Music Festival coverage last year. The group blends soul, funk, and R&B. They’re a highly recognized talent with shoutouts and endorsements from every corner of the music industry. Will I See You Again from their Tiny Desk Concert remains a favorite of mine. Light a candle, turn down the lights, and let their music ease you into a blissful state of mind.
Sabrina Ellis and Andrew Cashen of A Giant Dog have quickly become one of my favorite artists after being introduced to their music and seeing the band perform live. A Giant Dog blends punk rock drum beats with Ellis’ incredible vocal talent. The vocal range and obscenely stylish stage presence she brings to live shows is simply unforgettable. It absolutely breaks my heart that the act has been on hiatus since 2024. Their shows and releases are dearly missed as I fondly remember seeing them in Columbus, Cleveland, and Austin. I can attest – they rock just as hard in Ohio as their home city.
Water From Your Eyes – When You’re Around
Water From Your Eyes is vocalist Rachel Brown (they/them) and multi-instrumentalist Nate Amos (he/him). Both musicians combine their talents and inspirations to make music that can range from eclectically abrasive to some of the most beautiful songs I’ve heard. When You’re Around is my personal favorite and it never leaves my playlists.
Piero Umiliani – La Ragazza Fuori Strada (To-Day’s Sound)
Although I found most of these artists from live shows or pre-recorded performances such as KEXP or Tiny Desk, Piero Umiliani breaks the trend by being an Italian film composer. Truthfully I’ve listened to his compositions while writing, reading, and during any other working hour. His rhythmic percussion and dreamy woodwinds make me feel like an investigator, paging through records and transcripts over coffee in a haze filled diner. What I found most surprising was his 1973 release To-Day’s Sound.