My face feels a little hot right now. Might be sunburn, though, but I thought of this song instead.
Tag Archives: Alt rock
The National – Santa Clara
There's always the St. Paul Saints, so this is for them. Sort of.
There are two National non-album tracks with the word "Saint" or "Saints" in them, but I couldn't find any good quality live videos of either of them. So here is one with the Spanish equivalent instead. And I made it 5 months before playing another National video, which is probably too long.
Phosphorescent – Wolves
I suppose I forgot to do any season-ending tributes for the basketballers a couple weeks ago, so here's to them, too.
Sad13 – Hype
Wanted to play this song back in December, but there weren't any live videos of her new stuff yet. I think this posted a week after I looked.
The Like – Catch Me If You Can
Pretty sure I saw this band open for somebody in the late aughts. Can't remember who though.
Silversun Pickups – Circadian Rhythm (Last Dance)
Since Nikki Monninger sings co-lead on this track I'm going to go ahead and count it.
PJ Harvey – The Wheel
Thought I might've played this earlier...guess not. So I'll play it now.
R.E.M. w/ Eddie Vedder – Begin the Begin
They can't all be "start" songs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XaoF8bDMcM
Kurt Vile – Pretty Pimpin
This video was very nearly quite a few different things; so many new albums were released this year by bands I love. Off the top of my head,* and in no particular order, there were new releases from Alabama Shakes, The Decemberists, Tame Impala, Silversun Pickups, Beirut, Wilco, Father John Misty, Kendrick Lamar, Cage The Elephant, Ben Folds, Mark Ronson, Zac Brown Band, Beach House, CeeLo Green, Best Coast, The Tallest Man on Earth, Twenty One Pilots, Low, Metric, Blitzen Trapper, Jason Isbell, Of Monsters and Men, Kid Cudi, The Arcs ... and I'm sure I've missed a few.** Point is, all of these bands dropped new music in 2015 making this a very tough choice.
One of my favorites of the year showed up on bootsy's list (and he actually prompted me to get Smoke Ring For My Halo a few years back) - Kurt Vile's b'lieve i'm goin down... is home to Pretty Pimpin:
*not really. I had to look a few up to be sure the album I was thinking of was released this year.
**not to mention all the new bands I've yet to get to.
Treaty Of Paris – Elvis Lives
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
3 September 1783: The American Revolutionary War ends with the signing of the Treaty of Paris by the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain.
2007