Showing posts with label dum dum girls. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dum dum girls. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Make the Wind Blow

Ahoy. Just posted a new mix on 8tracks.



Tracklist
1. Sleigh Bells - Kids - they didn't have music like this when I was growing up. Good thing too, because if I heard this song on a sunny Tuesday morning in May on my way to school, I would not be attending classes that day.
2. Broken Social Scene - Texico Bitches - while I miss David Newfield's production on their new album, this song's got great bounce and pep - and a sentimental similarity to The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth, which practically defined my spring of 2005.
3. Ganglians - My House - this is the first Ganglians song I've heard - not sure how they've eluded me for so long. Another great Woodsist band - I should have seen it coming. This record doesn't come out until fall, but I'm ready for it now.
4. Lissvik - 23 - heard this on a GvsB radio show mix - not much to it, but it works well as an end to Side A.
5. Beach Fossils - Youth - this one reminds me of the summer of '09 - remember way back then? Curious to see if the beach/summer/fun/surfing thing will carry over to '10. I don't think I will complain if it does... 
6. Dum Dum Girls - Bhang Bhang, I'm a Burnout - this song didn't really grab me until the second chorus - you'll know it when you hear it. I keep forgetting to pick this record up because I confuse them with Vivian Girls...blah.
7. Sleigh Bells - Rill Rill - pure sugar. I like it.
8. Jamie Long - Aquarium - I dislike the first 15 seconds of this song, but the rest is great and reminds me of early Radio Dept.

Download all (yes, all!) 8 tracks here

Bonus thought: after three solid listens, The New Pornographers' Together isn't really doing much for me, especially Bejar's songs. Kind of a let down, and I wonder if they'll ever reach the heights of Mass Romantic and Electric Version again. I am betting against them. What do you think?

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Take It Shorter, Now

Ahoy. Just posted a new mix on 8tracks.



Tracklist
1. Papas Fritas - We've Got All Night - this song was shuffled to me during my drive to the office on Friday morning, and it put me in a great mood. This is one of the most underrated bands of the 90's.
2. Twin Sister - All Around and Away We Go - ...and this song came on immediately after We've Got All Night - sometimes these mixes just make themselves...
3. Smoking Popes - Before I'm Gone - this song popped in my head on Friday morning as well. This is the definition of power pop.
4. Harlem - Faces - I am going to see these guys (and Jaill) play at Mad Planet tomorrow night. Their newest album, Hippies, has been on heavy rotation this spring.
5. T. Rex - Ride a White Swan - and my T. Rex obsession continues. I can't believe how much Devendra Banhart "borrowed" from Marc Bolan's vocal delivery...
6. The Bangles - September Gurls - Big Star's (original) version of this song was on the playlist last night, and my friend Colleen asked me if it was a Bangles song, which I laughed at. Less than a minute later, we were listening to the Bangles' version (thanks Rhapsody!), and you know what? - it's pretty darned great!
7. Dum Dum Girls - Pay For Me - I found this song yesterday - such an awesome drum part.
8. Tripping Daisy - One Through Four - this is from their self-titled swan song that they released after Jesus Hits Like the Atom Bomb (which is in my top ten albums of all time). I haven't been able to get into the whole album yet, but I think this is the month.