From the album Citrus
Asobi Seksu web site
Asobi Seksu on MySpace
Pay attention to local live-music venues — you never know who might roll through town. These guys opened for Appleseed Cast at The Picador not too long ago, and I totally missed it. (And how were they not headlining that bill?)
Friday, February 22, 2008
Ep. 2, B: Black Kids, "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You"
From the EP Wizard of Ahhhs
Black Kids web site
Black Kids on MySpace
If Vampire Weekend is the current blog buzz, these guys can't be far behind. And like Vampire Weekend, I'm shedding my usual cautious approach to these blogger darlings and loving them. Go to the band's official site (linked to above) and get this EP.
Black Kids web site
Black Kids on MySpace
If Vampire Weekend is the current blog buzz, these guys can't be far behind. And like Vampire Weekend, I'm shedding my usual cautious approach to these blogger darlings and loving them. Go to the band's official site (linked to above) and get this EP.
Ep. 2, C: The Cure, "Jumping Someone Else's Train"
From the album Boys Don't Cry
The Cure web site
The Cure on MySpace
Songs from the Cure's first album (which is technically Three Imaginary Boys, which was slightly modified [including the inclusion of this song] and released as Boys Don't Cry here in the U.S.) don't get much play aside from "Boys Don't Cry," and I really dig the bass line on this song.
The Cure web site
The Cure on MySpace
Songs from the Cure's first album (which is technically Three Imaginary Boys, which was slightly modified [including the inclusion of this song] and released as Boys Don't Cry here in the U.S.) don't get much play aside from "Boys Don't Cry," and I really dig the bass line on this song.
Ep. 2, D: Descendents, "Good Good Things"
From the album I Don't Want to Grow Up
Descendents web site
Descendents on MySpace
As a wordsmith, it always bugged me that these guys went with the secondary spelling of the word descendant. (I thought I should add to the mounting evidence of my geekdom.) — cwc
Descendents web site
Descendents on MySpace
As a wordsmith, it always bugged me that these guys went with the secondary spelling of the word descendant. (I thought I should add to the mounting evidence of my geekdom.) — cwc
Ep. 2, E: Elliott Smith, "Son of Sam"
From the album Figure 8 (2000)
Elliott Smith's Myspace (it has a ton of his songs).
DJ comments: Elliott Smith is a great listen if you're having a rainy day and need music to keep you depressed — the man fatally stabbed himself in the heart in 2003.
You may have heard him on the following soundtracks: Good Will Hunting, American Beauty and Royal Tenenbaums.
Elliott Smith's Myspace (it has a ton of his songs).
DJ comments: Elliott Smith is a great listen if you're having a rainy day and need music to keep you depressed — the man fatally stabbed himself in the heart in 2003.
You may have heard him on the following soundtracks: Good Will Hunting, American Beauty and Royal Tenenbaums.
Ep. 2, F: Leslie Feist, "Mushaboom"
From the album Let It Die (2004)
Feist's Website
DJ Comments: You probably know Feist from her most recent Grammy-nominated album The Reminder. This song is from her first album Let It Die, an essential break up record for any ladies out there. Guys should enjoy the album simply because Feist is a hot Canadian chick with a guitar.
Feist's Website
DJ Comments: You probably know Feist from her most recent Grammy-nominated album The Reminder. This song is from her first album Let It Die, an essential break up record for any ladies out there. Guys should enjoy the album simply because Feist is a hot Canadian chick with a guitar.
Ep. 2, G: Gorillaz, "Dirty Harry"
Ep. 2, H: Headlights, "Cherry Tulips"
Ep. 2, I: INXS, "Need You Tonight"
From the album Kick
INXS web site
INXS on MySpace
In junior high, I had a tie-dye INXS shirt. Make sense of that! — cwc
INXS web site
INXS on MySpace
In junior high, I had a tie-dye INXS shirt. Make sense of that! — cwc
Ep. 2, J: The Jesus & Mary Chain, "Just Like Honey"
From the album Psychocandy
JAMC's Sub Pop web site
JAMC on MySpace
Most people think of Bill Murray and Scarlett Johanssen when they hear this song. I'm just glad a lot of people got to hear this song in 2002/2003, as it seems timeless to me.
JAMC's Sub Pop web site
JAMC on MySpace
Most people think of Bill Murray and Scarlett Johanssen when they hear this song. I'm just glad a lot of people got to hear this song in 2002/2003, as it seems timeless to me.
Ep. 2, K: Kings of Leon, "Red Morning Light"
From the album Youth and Young Manhood
Kings of Leon web site
Kings of Leon on MySpace
Yes, I know this song is used in a car commercial. So was "Pink Moon." As is "The Funeral." Some advertisers have taste, what can I say....
Kings of Leon web site
Kings of Leon on MySpace
Yes, I know this song is used in a car commercial. So was "Pink Moon." As is "The Funeral." Some advertisers have taste, what can I say....
Ep. 2, L: The Long Blondes, "Lust in the Movies"
From the album Someone to Drive You Home
Long Blondes web site
Long Blondes on MySpace
Our friend Eric is going to see these guys in April. Jealous....
Long Blondes web site
Long Blondes on MySpace
Our friend Eric is going to see these guys in April. Jealous....
Ep. 2, M: Minus the Bear, "Pachuca Sunrise"
From the album Menos El Oso (2005).
Minus the Bear Website and Myspace.
DJ Comments: MTB played at The Picador in 2007. Being that I was obsessed with this band during my frosh and sophomore years (2004-2006), my undies were a little wet after the show. (TMI! — cwc)
I suggest checking out the song titles if you have not listened to MTB's music before. My favorites include "Hey! Is that a ninja up there?," "I'm totally not down with Rob's alien," "Lemurs, man. Lemurs," and "Monkey!!! Knife!!! Fight!!!"
Letter of the Day update: M was one of our two Letters of the Day, so we played "Absinthe Party at the Fly Honey Warehouse." Check out the video.
Minus the Bear Website and Myspace.
DJ Comments: MTB played at The Picador in 2007. Being that I was obsessed with this band during my frosh and sophomore years (2004-2006), my undies were a little wet after the show. (TMI! — cwc)
I suggest checking out the song titles if you have not listened to MTB's music before. My favorites include "Hey! Is that a ninja up there?," "I'm totally not down with Rob's alien," "Lemurs, man. Lemurs," and "Monkey!!! Knife!!! Fight!!!"
Letter of the Day update: M was one of our two Letters of the Day, so we played "Absinthe Party at the Fly Honey Warehouse." Check out the video.
Ep. 2, N: Neutral Milk Hotel, "Holland, 1945"
From the album In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998).
Neutral Milk Hotel's Website.
I always think my speakers are blown when I listen to this song. There is quite a bit of distortion built into the beginning.
Neutral Milk Hotel's Website.
I always think my speakers are blown when I listen to this song. There is quite a bit of distortion built into the beginning.
Ep. 2, O: Of Montreal, "Lysergic Bliss"
From the album Satanic Panic in the Attic
Of Montreal's Website (flash) and Myspace.
DJ Comments: I love this song because it's all over the place. I love the different progressions -- my favorite being the last 1:30 of the song.
If you're going to buy an Of Montreal album, I suggest going for Satanic Panic in the Attic. Some of the others lack the sound quality and production value.
This video is for the song "Disconnect the Dots," the lead-in song on Satanic Panic.
Ep. 2, P: Page France, "Weatherman, Section Three"
Ep. 2, Q: Q-Tip, "Let's Ride"
From the album Amplified
Q-Tip web site
Q-Tip on MySpace
I got my hands on this album awhile back, only to discover it was a "clean" version. I guess the silver lining is that I can play it on a Friday afternoon.
Q-Tip web site
Q-Tip on MySpace
I got my hands on this album awhile back, only to discover it was a "clean" version. I guess the silver lining is that I can play it on a Friday afternoon.
Ep. 2, R: The Raveonettes, "Do You Believe Her"
From the EP Whip It On
The Raveonettes web site
The Raveonettes on MySpace
These guys released an album this week, Lust Lust Lust. I heard one song awhile ago, "Dead Sound," which wasn't bad. I've listened to the new disc a couple of times since Tuesday. First listen...eh. Second listen was better. This won't reach the depths of suck (relatively speaking) that their last album, Pretty in Black, reached, but I don't see a complete bounceback either. But we still have Whip It On to, um, whip out. — cwc
Letter of the Day update: I'm obviously quickly warming up to the new disc, as we played "Dead Sound" in honor of our second Letter of the Day, R. Check it....
The Raveonettes web site
The Raveonettes on MySpace
These guys released an album this week, Lust Lust Lust. I heard one song awhile ago, "Dead Sound," which wasn't bad. I've listened to the new disc a couple of times since Tuesday. First listen...eh. Second listen was better. This won't reach the depths of suck (relatively speaking) that their last album, Pretty in Black, reached, but I don't see a complete bounceback either. But we still have Whip It On to, um, whip out. — cwc
Letter of the Day update: I'm obviously quickly warming up to the new disc, as we played "Dead Sound" in honor of our second Letter of the Day, R. Check it....
Ep. 2, S: Stars, "What I'm Trying to Say"
From the album Set Yourself on Fire
Stars web site
Stars on MySpace
The video I'm embedding is pretty cool, even though I've never watched a second of Veronica Mars.
Stars web site
Stars on MySpace
The video I'm embedding is pretty cool, even though I've never watched a second of Veronica Mars.
Ep. 2, T: Tricky, "Makes Me Wanna Die"
From the album Pre-Millennium Tension
Tricky's web site
Tricky on MySpace
I still have Tricky's debut, Maxinquaye, among the greatest albums of all time. But I'm picking a song off PMT because it completely spotlights the vocals of Martina Topley-Bird, who is releasing a new single in a couple of weeks. It will get play on the Soup. Until then, enjoy the cool dynamic of a slow beat, Topley-Bird's wail, and Tricky's seemingly prompting whisper. — cwc
Tricky's web site
Tricky on MySpace
I still have Tricky's debut, Maxinquaye, among the greatest albums of all time. But I'm picking a song off PMT because it completely spotlights the vocals of Martina Topley-Bird, who is releasing a new single in a couple of weeks. It will get play on the Soup. Until then, enjoy the cool dynamic of a slow beat, Topley-Bird's wail, and Tricky's seemingly prompting whisper. — cwc
Ep. 2, U: Ugly Casanova, "Barnacles"
From the album Sharpen Your Teeth (2002)
Ugly Casanova's Myspace.
Something sound familiar here? It should. The band's members are Isaac Brock (Modest Mouse), Brian Deck, Tim Rutili (Califone, Red Red Meat), Pall Jenkins (Black Heart Procession), and John Orth (Holopaw).
Ugly Casanova's Myspace.
Something sound familiar here? It should. The band's members are Isaac Brock (Modest Mouse), Brian Deck, Tim Rutili (Califone, Red Red Meat), Pall Jenkins (Black Heart Procession), and John Orth (Holopaw).
Ep. 2, V: Vetiver, "Amerilie"
From the album Vetiver (2004)
Vetiver's Website and Myspace.
Vetiver has a heap of talent underneath the name. Several of my favorite artists contributed to the 2004 release. Artists include Andy Cabic, Devendra Banhart, Colm O'Ciosoig (My Bloody Valentine), Hope Sandoval (Mazzy Star) and Joanna Newsom.
Below is the video to another one of my favorite Vetiver songs "Oh Papa"
Vetiver's Website and Myspace.
Vetiver has a heap of talent underneath the name. Several of my favorite artists contributed to the 2004 release. Artists include Andy Cabic, Devendra Banhart, Colm O'Ciosoig (My Bloody Valentine), Hope Sandoval (Mazzy Star) and Joanna Newsom.
Below is the video to another one of my favorite Vetiver songs "Oh Papa"
Ep. 2, W: Wyclef Jean, "Bubblegoose"
Ep. 2, X: X, "Johnny Hit and Run Pauline (demo)"
From the collection Beyond & Back: The X Anthology
X's web site
X on MySpace
DJ comments: This doesn't sound a whole lot different than the final version that appears on Los Angeles, maybe just a tinge more raw. Exene Cervenka = oh yeah. — cwc
X's web site
X on MySpace
DJ comments: This doesn't sound a whole lot different than the final version that appears on Los Angeles, maybe just a tinge more raw. Exene Cervenka = oh yeah. — cwc
Ep. 2, Y: Thom Yorke, "The Eraser"
from the album The Eraser (2006)
The Eraser's Website
DJ Comments: The title track from Thom Yorke's (Radiohead) solo album. I can't believe it has been two years since Yorke released this album! I am getting old — but not as old as Chris. Hoo-ah!
[You little whippersnapper! — cwc]
The Eraser's Website
DJ Comments: The title track from Thom Yorke's (Radiohead) solo album. I can't believe it has been two years since Yorke released this album! I am getting old — but not as old as Chris. Hoo-ah!
[You little whippersnapper! — cwc]
Ep. 2, Z: The Zombies, "Time of the Season"
From the album Odessey and Oracle (1968)
DJ Comments: These guys sure can harmonize! It was really hard to choose which song to use for these guys. In the end we decided to go with the old fail-safe "Time of the Season." I highly suggest getting the album Odessey and Oracle &mdash it's 27 tracks of 1960s UK pysch-pop.
Time of the Season won partly because it's totally the season for loving. You need to get close to stay warm in this hell hole that is the frozen Midwest.
DJ Comments: These guys sure can harmonize! It was really hard to choose which song to use for these guys. In the end we decided to go with the old fail-safe "Time of the Season." I highly suggest getting the album Odessey and Oracle &mdash it's 27 tracks of 1960s UK pysch-pop.
Time of the Season won partly because it's totally the season for loving. You need to get close to stay warm in this hell hole that is the frozen Midwest.
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