Seems I'm as good at putting together a WGOM summer mix as I am at voting for the Half-Bakef Hall of Fame.
So...
Last week to nominate songs for the summer mix!
20 thoughts on “FMD: Mid-June”
1. "I Hung My Head" Johnny Cash American IV: The Man Comes Around
2. "Acrobat" Angel Olsen Half Way Home
3. "Have One on Me" Joanna Newsom Have One on Me
4. "When the City Lights Dim" Cold Specks I Predict a Graceful Explosion
5. "Ramshackle" Beck Odelay
6. "Call Off Your Ghost" Dessa Parts of Speech*
7. "I Am a Lightning Rod" Margot and the Nuclear So and So's Animal!
8. "Teenage Alien Blues" Foxygen Take the Kids Off Broadway
9. "Grass Stain" Waxahatchee American Weekend
10. "About a Girl" Nirvana Unplugged in New York
*A remix EP of this album is coming out next week.
Johnny Cash American Recordings Series buddies!
Is that the new Angel Olsen album? I've been meaning to check her and Sturgill Simpson.
Woo!
It's not the new album, but it's on my List of Desired Things and my birthday is coming up next month, so I suspect I'll have it soon. Sharon Van Etten is on that list as well.
OK, SVE is another one. I can't imagine I'll get into it like Tramp, but I'll definitely give her the chance to prove me wrong.
Are We There is harrowing listen, but filled moments of real beauty. It continues to grow on me, but Tramp might always be the better record. Also, if you haven't heard Epic (her second release), you really should. So many great songs.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eANy-hXVbHU
1. Julianna Barwick “Waving to You” Nepenthe
2. Patty Griffin “Highway Song” American Kid
3. Monster Magnet “Gravity Well” God Says No a. American Robin “Calls” (Cornell Guide to Bird Sounds: Essential Set)
4. Kelis “Breakfast” Food
5. KRS-One “I Can't Wake up”* Return of the Boom-Bap
6. Chatham Rise “Gone” EP b. Black-throated Green Warbler “Song” (The Warbler Guide) c. Seaside Sparrow “Tuck Calls” (Cornell Guide to Bird Sounds: Essential Set) d. Golden-cheeked Warbler “Song and Calls” (Cornell Guide to Bird Sounds: Essential Set) e. White-crowned Sparrow “Song and Calls” (Stokes Field Guide Bonus CD)
7. Johnny Cash “Redemption” American Recordings
8. Andy Stott “Up the Box” Luxury Problems
9. िц¢ᛕ Buttons “Surf Solar” Daytrotter Session 4/27/2010 f. Chipping Sparrow “Song” (The Warbler Guide)* g. Eastern Kingbird “Song and Calls” (Ohio Division of Wildlife: Common Birds of Ohio)
T. Robyn “Dancing on My Own” Body Talk Pt. 1
*Notes:
5. "I'm a blunt / being smoked / and I can't wake up."
f. Presented to compare to the Worm-eating Warbler's song
1. Nirvana - "Mr. Moustache" - Bleach
2. Eels - "I Write the B Sides" - Souljacker
3. Alabama Shakes - "Goin' to the Party" - Boys and Girls
4. Weezer - "Only In Dreams" - Weezer (Blue)
5. The Hold Steady - "One For the Cutters" - Stay Positive
6. The Jayhawks - "Dying on the Vine" - Sound of Lies
7. Divine Fits - "Would That Not Be Nice" - A Thing Called Divine Fits
8. The Fratellis - "Doginabag" - Costello Music
9. Oasis - "Sunday Morning Call" - Standing on the Shoulder of Giants
10. Ha Ha Tonka - "Jesusita" - Death of a Decade
B. Aranda - "Hey Sally" - Stop the World
B2. Beck - "Lost Cause" - Sea Change
I need to remember to get the good Eels songs on my iPod.
None of this "Shootenanny!" junk. "Souljacker" is basically where I think their good early stage ended. I'm not sure if there's anything good on the other side of "Shootenanny!"
Blinking Lights has some good songs. I really like Hombre Lobo.
I'm a big fan of Wonderful, Glorious.
I like Blinking Lights too. I once listened to that whole double album on a rainy drive to the lake. If there is a way to make a happy occasion depressing, that is it. "God's Silence" puts it over the top.
I liked Beautiful Freak and Souljacker but I didn't get into Blinking Lights much. I think I was suffering from Eel-fatigue at that point and I've never made it back to give it a second chance.
When I listen to Beautiful Freak so much sounds dated to my ears. Over-DustBrothersed, Over-Becked. But I do love some of the songs. Daisies of the Galaxy and Electo-Shock Blues were also good. Of those, I feel they're lacking something from really being really good as an album, but there was probably enough material for a great double-album from the first three albums, especially if you include "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues". "I Like Birds" from Daisies is a personal fave. Souljacker is probably best single album up to that time.
There are some good songs on E's solo albums (I have both) and the MC Honky album, too. But a lot of overly twee on the E albums.
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Neil Young - Heart of Gold
Tesla - The Way It Is
The Pixies - Mr. Grieves
Wilco - Red-Eyed and Blue
Tim Capello - I Still Believe
Pearl Jam - Alive
Rolling Stones - Street Fighting Man
The Grateful Dead - Uncle John's Band
1. That's Alright Mama - Elvis Presley - Sun Sessions
2. Grand Central Station, March 18, 1977 - Steve Forbert - Alive on Arrival
3. Bad Moon Rising - CCR - Chronicle, Vol. 1
4. Green Shirt - the other Elvis - Armed Forces
5. Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School - Warren Zevon - Bad Luck...
6. The Conqueror - Bunny Wailer - Roots Radics Rockers Reggae
7. Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered - Ella Fitzgerald - At the Opera House
8. Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely - Husker Du - Candy Apple Grey
9. Tell Her No - The Zombies - the Best
10. Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine) - Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde
B. Dark as the Dungeon - Johnny Cash - At Folsom Prison
! - Living in Chaos - The Offspring - Conspiracy of One
@ - Thunderclap for Bobby Pyn - Sonic Youth - The Eternal
# - Wish Resign - Circa Survive - Juturna
$ - Jonathon Fisk - Spoon - Kill the Moonlight
% - 9-9 - R.E.M. - Murmur
^ - Living Room - Grouper - The Man Who Died In His Boat
& - Etude 3 - Nadia Sirota - Baroque
* - Wicked Soldier - Tonic - Lemon Parade
( - Bleeders - The Wallflowers - Bringing Down the Horse
) - Mota - The Offspring - Ixnay on the Hombre
I keep forgetting to check out Grouper. I think that's mostly because the one time I listened to her music, I was not in the mood for what she was doing. The bits and pieces I've heard since then have all entranced me, but I've never dug back into her full albums.
She opened for Animal Collective (touring Merriweather). I don't think that much of the audience realized there was someone on stage.
(And even that option would have been better than an earlier opening act, Ariel Pink.)
I've had difficulty getting into her stuff as well. I started with AIA.
I had one of her live videos in my possibilities folder for my Guest DJ week.
Can't find the link now...
An early example of my gurl girl singer obsession, I wore out my cassette copy of the jangle-pop Brits release from 1990.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87_rOfGvB30
'Train in Vain" - The ClashLondon Calling
"Say It Aint So" - Weezer Weezer
"The Needle and the Damage Done" - Neil YoungHarvest
"Call It What You Want" - Foster the PeopleTorches
"Touch, Feel, & Lose" - Ryan Adams Gold
"Attitude" - The ReplacementsAll Shook Down
"How's It Going to Be" - Third Eye BlindThird Eye Blind
"Sister Havana" - Urge OverkillSaturation
"I'll Stick Around" - Foo FightersFoo Fighters
"Love Song" - Tesla
1. "I Hung My Head" Johnny Cash American IV: The Man Comes Around
2. "Acrobat" Angel Olsen Half Way Home
3. "Have One on Me" Joanna Newsom Have One on Me
4. "When the City Lights Dim" Cold Specks I Predict a Graceful Explosion
5. "Ramshackle" Beck Odelay
6. "Call Off Your Ghost" Dessa Parts of Speech*
7. "I Am a Lightning Rod" Margot and the Nuclear So and So's Animal!
8. "Teenage Alien Blues" Foxygen Take the Kids Off Broadway
9. "Grass Stain" Waxahatchee American Weekend
10. "About a Girl" Nirvana Unplugged in New York
*A remix EP of this album is coming out next week.
Johnny Cash American Recordings Series buddies!
Is that the new Angel Olsen album? I've been meaning to check her and Sturgill Simpson.
Woo!
It's not the new album, but it's on my List of Desired Things and my birthday is coming up next month, so I suspect I'll have it soon. Sharon Van Etten is on that list as well.
OK, SVE is another one. I can't imagine I'll get into it like Tramp, but I'll definitely give her the chance to prove me wrong.
Are We There is harrowing listen, but filled moments of real beauty. It continues to grow on me, but Tramp might always be the better record. Also, if you haven't heard Epic (her second release), you really should. So many great songs.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eANy-hXVbHU
1. Julianna Barwick “Waving to You” Nepenthe
2. Patty Griffin “Highway Song” American Kid
3. Monster Magnet “Gravity Well” God Says No
a. American Robin “Calls” (Cornell Guide to Bird Sounds: Essential Set)
4. Kelis “Breakfast” Food
5. KRS-One “I Can't Wake up”* Return of the Boom-Bap
6. Chatham Rise “Gone” EP
b. Black-throated Green Warbler “Song” (The Warbler Guide)
c. Seaside Sparrow “Tuck Calls” (Cornell Guide to Bird Sounds: Essential Set)
d. Golden-cheeked Warbler “Song and Calls” (Cornell Guide to Bird Sounds: Essential Set)
e. White-crowned Sparrow “Song and Calls” (Stokes Field Guide Bonus CD)
7. Johnny Cash “Redemption” American Recordings
8. Andy Stott “Up the Box” Luxury Problems
9. िц¢ᛕ Buttons “Surf Solar” Daytrotter Session 4/27/2010
f. Chipping Sparrow “Song” (The Warbler Guide)*
g. Eastern Kingbird “Song and Calls” (Ohio Division of Wildlife: Common Birds of Ohio)
T. Robyn “Dancing on My Own” Body Talk Pt. 1
*Notes:
5. "I'm a blunt / being smoked / and I can't wake up."
f. Presented to compare to the Worm-eating Warbler's song
1. Nirvana - "Mr. Moustache" - Bleach
2. Eels - "I Write the B Sides" - Souljacker
3. Alabama Shakes - "Goin' to the Party" - Boys and Girls
4. Weezer - "Only In Dreams" - Weezer (Blue)
5. The Hold Steady - "One For the Cutters" - Stay Positive
6. The Jayhawks - "Dying on the Vine" - Sound of Lies
7. Divine Fits - "Would That Not Be Nice" - A Thing Called Divine Fits
8. The Fratellis - "Doginabag" - Costello Music
9. Oasis - "Sunday Morning Call" - Standing on the Shoulder of Giants
10. Ha Ha Tonka - "Jesusita" - Death of a Decade
B. Aranda - "Hey Sally" - Stop the World
B2. Beck - "Lost Cause" - Sea Change
I need to remember to get the good Eels songs on my iPod.
None of this "Shootenanny!" junk. "Souljacker" is basically where I think their good early stage ended. I'm not sure if there's anything good on the other side of "Shootenanny!"
Blinking Lights has some good songs. I really like Hombre Lobo.
I'm a big fan of Wonderful, Glorious.
I like Blinking Lights too. I once listened to that whole double album on a rainy drive to the lake. If there is a way to make a happy occasion depressing, that is it. "God's Silence" puts it over the top.
I liked Beautiful Freak and Souljacker but I didn't get into Blinking Lights much. I think I was suffering from Eel-fatigue at that point and I've never made it back to give it a second chance.
When I listen to Beautiful Freak so much sounds dated to my ears. Over-DustBrothersed, Over-Becked. But I do love some of the songs.
Daisies of the Galaxy and Electo-Shock Blues were also good. Of those, I feel they're lacking something from really being really good as an album, but there was probably enough material for a great double-album from the first three albums, especially if you include "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues". "I Like Birds" from Daisies is a personal fave.
Souljacker is probably best single album up to that time.
There are some good songs on E's solo albums (I have both) and the MC Honky album, too. But a lot of overly twee on the E albums.
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Neil Young - Heart of Gold
Tesla - The Way It Is
The Pixies - Mr. Grieves
Wilco - Red-Eyed and Blue
Tim Capello - I Still Believe
Pearl Jam - Alive
Rolling Stones - Street Fighting Man
The Grateful Dead - Uncle John's Band
1. That's Alright Mama - Elvis Presley - Sun Sessions
2. Grand Central Station, March 18, 1977 - Steve Forbert - Alive on Arrival
3. Bad Moon Rising - CCR - Chronicle, Vol. 1
4. Green Shirt - the other Elvis - Armed Forces
5. Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School - Warren Zevon - Bad Luck...
6. The Conqueror - Bunny Wailer - Roots Radics Rockers Reggae
7. Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered - Ella Fitzgerald - At the Opera House
8. Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely - Husker Du - Candy Apple Grey
9. Tell Her No - The Zombies - the Best
10. Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine) - Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde
B. Dark as the Dungeon - Johnny Cash - At Folsom Prison
! - Living in Chaos - The Offspring - Conspiracy of One
@ - Thunderclap for Bobby Pyn - Sonic Youth - The Eternal
# - Wish Resign - Circa Survive - Juturna
$ - Jonathon Fisk - Spoon - Kill the Moonlight
% - 9-9 - R.E.M. - Murmur
^ - Living Room - Grouper - The Man Who Died In His Boat
& - Etude 3 - Nadia Sirota - Baroque
* - Wicked Soldier - Tonic - Lemon Parade
( - Bleeders - The Wallflowers - Bringing Down the Horse
) - Mota - The Offspring - Ixnay on the Hombre
I keep forgetting to check out Grouper. I think that's mostly because the one time I listened to her music, I was not in the mood for what she was doing. The bits and pieces I've heard since then have all entranced me, but I've never dug back into her full albums.
She opened for Animal Collective (touring Merriweather). I don't think that much of the audience realized there was someone on stage.
(And even that option would have been better than an earlier opening act, Ariel Pink.)
I've had difficulty getting into her stuff as well. I started with AIA.
I had one of her live videos in my possibilities folder for my Guest DJ week.
Can't find the link now...
An early example of my
gurlgirl singer obsession, I wore out my cassette copy of the jangle-pop Brits release from 1990.httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87_rOfGvB30
'Train in Vain" - The Clash London Calling
"Say It Aint So" - Weezer Weezer
"The Needle and the Damage Done" - Neil Young Harvest
"Call It What You Want" - Foster the People Torches
"Touch, Feel, & Lose" - Ryan Adams Gold
"Attitude" - The Replacements All Shook Down
"How's It Going to Be" - Third Eye Blind Third Eye Blind
"Sister Havana" - Urge Overkill Saturation
"I'll Stick Around" - Foo Fighters Foo Fighters
"Love Song" - Tesla