Friday Music Day

FMD: Summer Mix Favorite?

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Not sure who's supposed to go, so here's this.

Out of curiosity, what was your favorite song (not nominated by yourself) from the Summer Mix? Mine might actually be Horse Lords. "Sister Cities" is probably my actual favorite, but it's not like I was actually a convert.

20 thoughts on “FMD: Summer Mix Favorite?”

  1. Is it still Free's Week?
    My favorite is definitely "Long Wat" by Khun Narin (Carter Hayes nomination), but "Parties" by Puberty (Zack nomination) has significant charms as well.

    1. Ha Ha Tonka “So Quiet, They're Loud” Novel Sounds of the Nouveau South
    2. Merle Haggard and the Strangers “I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am” Pride in What I Am
        a. Bay-breasted Warbler “Song” (Cornell Master Set)
        b. Willow Flycatcher (Eastern) “Flight Song of Accelerated 'Fitz-bew's” (Cornell Master Set)
    3. Robbie Robertson & the Red Road Ensemble “Words of Fire, Deeds of Blood” Music for "The Native Americans"
    4. Patty Griffin “Not a Bad Man” American Kid
        c. Indigo Bunting “Chip and Twitter Calls” (Cornell Master Set)
    5. Underworld “Nylon Strung” Barbara, Barbara We Face a Shining Future

    6. Roy Orbison “In Dreams” The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison*
    7. Invisibl Skratch Piklz “Invasion of the Octopus People” Return of the D.J., Vol. 1
        d. Eastern Wood-Pewee “Calls” (Cornell Essential Set)
    8. OutKast “Wailin'” ATLiens*
    9. Whitney Houston “I Learned from the Best (HQ2 Club Mix)”* I Learned from the Best*
        e. Eastern Phoebe “Chip Calls and Locomotory Hesitance Vocalizations” (Cornell Essential Set)
        f. Black-and-white Warbler “Calls” (Cornell Essential Set)
    T. Ha Ha Tonka “Rewrite Our Lives” Lessons

    *Notes:
    6. I'm wayyy too bothered that the "of" in this title is capitalized on the album cover.
    8. Clean version
    9. HQ2 is Hex Hector and [someone else]
    9. Gah, all these words are capitalized on the cover as well.

        1. Oh snap, my bad. I thought for sure I already did mine this year, but I guess that was last year. Time certainly has flown lately.

  2. 01. “Still Waiting” – Prince – Prince
    02. “Motion Pictures” – Neil Young – On The Beach
    03. “Sea Stories” – Sturgill Simpson – A Sailor’s Guide To Earth
    04. “Old Numbers” – Caitlin Rose – The Stand-In
    05. “Best Friend” – The Drums – The Drums
    06. “Liana” – The Joy Formidable – Hitch
    07. “Get It On” – Prophets Of Peace – Purple Snow
    08. “The Way Young Lovers Do” – Van Morrison – Astral Weeks
    09. “Little Mascara” – The Replacements – Tim
    10. “Drunk Walk Home” – Mitski – Bury Me At Makeout Creek

  3. I really like this year's mix--I'm pretty sure I can't pick just one favorite.

    These for sure:
    "Long Wat" by Khun Narin
    "I Love You" by Girl Band
    Actually, the whole stretch from "I Love You" to "Everybody Does" is excellent.

    How's that for an utter nonanswer?

  4. That Car Seat Headrest song is pretty cool. SI'm still on the fence about seeing them Monday night. Will depend on how I feel about a late night Monday.

    1. London Girl -- The Jam -- This Is The Modern World
    2. Hot Pants -- The Wedding Present -- Watusi
    3. Buckaroo -- Buck Owens -- 21 #1 Hits: The Ultimate Collection
    4. Folk Star -- Paul Westerberg -- Folker
    5. Art Of Almost -- Wilco -- The Whole Love
    6. Cut Out Witch -- Guided By Voices -- Under The Bushes Under The Stars
    7. Less Than Zero -- Elvis Costello -- My Aim Is True
    8. My Son Cool -- Guided By Voices -- Alien Lanes
    9. Killing In The Name -- Rage Against The Machine -- Rage Against The Machine
    10. Cherub Rock -- Smashing Pumpkins -- Siamese Dream

    B1. Indian Fables -- Guided By Voices -- Fast Japanese Spin Cycle
    B2. I Hear A Sweet Voice Calling -- The Handsome Family -- Smothered And Covered

    Notes:

    B1. Last Saturday I came across 3(!) rare GBV Ep's at the Electric Fetus. At first I was just stunned and was thinking "that's pretty cool" and was about to walk away. Then I was like, whoa pick those up. They were cheap too, $3.99 and $4.99. I could easily resell them on E-bay for ~$20.00. For completists only, but some good stuff.

    Blurry but NSFW Album Cover SelectShow

        2. I did not. I did not linger over the photo or pull up a better-res photo.
          I now see I overreacted. I thought two of the three were females; that only the foremost was a male.

  5. Some BPB:

    But you don't lube me
    That's all right
    Cause you cling to me all through the night

    --

    Take a year in your hand
    You can find another man
    Let your unlubed parts get lubed
    And I will be your man

    Lube me the way I lube you
    Lube me the way I lube you

  6. I've not talked much about it here, but I'm a little obsessed with Beyoncé's Lemonade. Yesterday I came across this video of Alvin Ailey dancers performing to "Freedom" from that album--it's mesmerizing.

    This article gives more info about how the piece came to be.

  7. I recently purchased a new cd. (it slays.) I plan to bring it with me to get it autographed by the lead guitarist when I go to the Great Taste of the Midwest next month. (be moonlights as Surly's had brewer.) I'm dorkily excited about this.

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