I don't worry about overplaying the As and Bs on my iPod because when I'm searching for something and I don't know what, I shuffle, and then "Browse Artist" (or "Browse Album" if a compilation).
Nothing's more disappointing than saying "Yes, that's who I want to listen to for the rest of the day!" only to realize that I'd just played the only song from that artist that I currently have on my iPod. That happened a few weeks ago with Stars of the Lid.
If I have a bit of an idea what I want to listen to, I shuffle just on my predefined broad genres. (I do wish there was a way to add artist/album/genre to a shuffle without going through the "on-the-go". Did you know that you can't put more than 999 tracks into on-the-go?)
The new Speedy Ortiz is pretty good (had to get in before Zack)
* Four Days - Counting Crows - This Desert Life
* Goodbye Cruel World - Pink Floyd - The Wall
* Forest Serenade - The Joy Formidable - Wolf's Law
* Nonetheless - Indian Jewelry - Free Gold!
* Raiford (The Felon Wind) - Earth - Hex; or Printing in the Infernal Method
* Extraordinary Machine - Fiona Apple - Extraordinary Machine (J. Brion Version)**
* Whoa is Me - Dredg - Live at the Filmore
* Rusting in Honeysuckle - Erik Friedlander - Block Ice and Propane
* Battlestar Scralatchtica - Incubus - Make Yourself ***
* Open Up and Bleed - Mika Vainio - Life (... It Eats You Up)
** Two weeks in a row this album gets representation
*** Ah, late 90's high school rock, when every band had a DJ
It felt really out of place on that one, though. At least on S.C.I.E.N.C.E. (which also had a DJ track, if I remember), you could wave it off, because that album was all over the place and had a "kitchen sink" approach. With Make Yourself, they mostly pared that down to a more standard alt rock approach. The DJ track made no sense at all.
Agreed on all counts.
Curse my late start time!
Could you link to a track I can preview with?
Here ya be!
That Vainio* album is so hardcore, it's a hard listen.
*seriously, no umlauts?
Yeah, if you want intense, this is the album for you.
1. Aphex Twin “Inkey$” Richard D. James Album
2. The Orb “Majestic” U. F. Orb
3. Massive Attack “(Exchange)”* Mezzanine
a. Red-bellied Woodpecker “'Kwirr' Calls” (Cornell Essential Set)
4. Aaron Dilloway “After the Showers (Full)” After the Showers*
5. Eric Copeland “Bobby Strong” Joke in the Hole
b. American Coot “Warning Calls” (Cornell Master Set)
c. Wood Thrush “Calls”* (Cornell Essential Set)
d. Large Owlet-Nightjar “Song and Calls” (Sound Guide to Nightjars)
6. The Spring Standards “Watch the Moon Disappear” Yellow//Gold
e. Eastern Screech-Owl “Monotonic Trill”* (Voices of North American Owls)
7. Björk* “Heirloom”* Vespertine
8. Neneh Cherry “Everything (Sulee B Mix)”* Man Remixes
f. (Red) Fox Sparrow* “'Check' Calls” (Cornell Master Set)
9. Chatham Rise* “Border Crossing” Chatham Rise EP
g. Brown-headed Cowbird* “'Pik' Calls and Song” (Cornell Master Set)
T. Ha Ha Tonka “Rewrite Our Lives” Lessons
B. Aaron Dilloway & Jason Lescalleet “Western Nest” Popeth
*Notes:
1-3, 7-8. Holy Nineties 'Electronica', Batman!
3. Featuring Horace Andy on vocals, reprising on of his hits from the Seventies, "See a Man's Face"
4. C90
c. Sounds like high-pitched laser "zaps". I heard a Brown Thrasher start his mimic repetoir last night with these notes and man did it get me excited. His show was good, too, but I've only seen a Wood Thrush once, at the easternmost border of MN.
e. With a Chuck-Will's-Widow in the background
7. Nibbish, did you ever listen to those tracks I posted?
7. I don't know this album that well. I know this song better as "Recurring Dream".
8. This is a remix of the song titled "Everything" that is the final song on Cherry's third album, Man.
This is not a remix of the song titled "Everything" that is the final song on Cherry's fourth album, Blank Project.
f. I haven't seen any of these for at least a week. I thought I saw one last night, but it was just a fluffed-up Song Sparrow. I hate Song Sparrows.
9. Disclosure: Brother-in-law's band. Still, pretty good shoegaze. Reminds me of The Sight Below crossed with surf music.
g. Brood parasite, like old-world Cuckoos.
01. Accept - "Shake Your Heads", Restless and Wild
02. Overkill - "Bastard Nation", W.F.O.
03. Nevermore - "I Am the Dog", Dreaming Neon Black
04. Metallica - "Creeping Death", Ride the Lightning
05. The Haunted - "Dark Intentions", Made Me Do It
06. Metal Church - "Beyond the Black", Metal Church
07. Nightwish - "Two for Tragedy", Wishmaster
08. Kalmah - "Principle Hero", They Will Return
09. Exodus - "Blacklist", Tempo of the Damned
10. Solitude Aeturnus - "Empty Faith", Adagio
This was my soundtrack to keep me from having to listen to people in the office poop all over audible sound with NFL schedule talk.
01. “Hang You From The Heavens” – The Dead Weather – Horehound
02. “Alaska” – Dr. Dog – We All Belong
03. “Blue Eyes” – Middle Brother – Middle Brother
04. “D-7” – Nirvana – Lihium
05. “Head Held High” – The Velvet Underground – Loaded
06. “Pitseleh” – Elliott Smith – XO
07. “Never Meant” – American Football – American Football
08. “Wine Lips” – Lydia Loveless – Something Else
09. “3-Minute Rule” – Beastie Boys – Paul’s Boutique
10. “All This Time” – Heartless Bastards – All This Time
1. "Cocainium" - Baroness Yellow & Green
2. "Barnes' Yard" - The Rural Alberta Advantage Departing
3. "Fish" - Wye Oak Civilian
4. "Angels" - The xx Coexist
5. "Be Quiet Mt. Heart Attack!" - Liars Drum's Not Dead
6. "Flashbulb Eyes" - Arcade Fire Reflektor
7. "Seven Years of Holidays (for Stretch)" - The Walkmen You & Me
8. "My Love Is Real" - Divine Fits A Thing Called Divine Fits
9. "The Undoing" - Interpol Interpol
10. "Cover Me Up" - Jason Isbell Southeastern
The essence of mid-period Deerhoof distilled into one minute and 18 seconds of awesomeness.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vui1cmi8e6o
1. Take Me Down To The Hospital -- The Replacements -- Hootenanny
2. Rhinestone Cowboy -- Soul Asylum -- After the Flood: Live From the Grand Forks Prom, June 28, 1997
3. I Am The Resurrection -- The Stone Roses -- The Stone Roses
4. Every Everything -- Hüsker Dü -- Flip Your Wig
5. Box Elder -- Pavement -- Wowee Zowee
6. At Home He's A Tourist -- Gang Of Four -- Entertainment!
7. Trying To Get To You -- Elvis Presley -- The Sun Sessions
8. Carry That Weight -- The Beatles -- Abbey Road
9. Talk about the Passion -- R.E.M. -- Murmur
10. Big Boys -- Elvis Costello -- Armed Forces
B1. Ipecac -- Son Volt -- Okemah And The Melody Of Riot
B2. Holland, 1945 -- Neutral Milk Hotel -- In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
No GBV again!
5. Box Elder is one great kiss-off! song
10. I also have an acoustic version of this song that is really good.
Diarrhea Planet was a blast but short last night:
It did seem like a shorter set. That suited me fine given the early morning meeting. It was definitely a fun show.
01. Violent Reaction - "Street Dogs" from Marching On
02. Twerps - "White as Snow" from Range Anxiety
03. Sleater-Kinney - "A New Wave" from No Cities to Love
04. Tobias Jesso Jr. - "The Wait" from Goon
05. Kendrick Lamar - "For Sale? - Interlude" from To Pimp a Butterfly
06. Tree Blood - "No Name" from I am a Disgusting Pig
07. Krill - "Phantom" from A Distant Fist Unclenching
08. Lady Lamb - "Billions of Eyes" from After
09. Death Grips - "On GP" from The Powers that B
10. Aphex Twin - "hat5c 0001 rec-4" from Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments pt2 EP
BT. Speedy Ortiz - "My Dead Girl" from Foil Deer
What do you think of that TJJr.?
This is the first time I've checked anything out off of it. I'm definitely going to check out the album soon since the song was great.
1. Blitzen Trapper - "Earth (Fever Called Love)" - VII
2. Radiohead - "Ripcord" - Pablo Honey
3. Belle & Sebastian - "Consuelo Leaving" - Storytelling
4. Neutral Milk Hotel - "Oh Comely" - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
5. Weezer - "Undone -- The Sweater Song" - Weezer (Blue)
6. Fountains of Wayne - "Valley Winter Song" - Welcome Interstate Managers
7. Queens of the Stone Age - "No One Knows" - Songs For The Deaf
8. Phoenix - "Honeymoon" - United
9. Lana Del Rey - "Old Money" - Ultraviolence
10. Modest Mouse - "Be Brave" - Strangers to Ourselves
So far today I've listened to Ani Difranco and The Antlers. I . . . may have an alphabet bias.