Random 10 for Feb. 19, 2008
1. St. Vincent, “The Apocalypse Song.” No word yet on whether Tulsa native Annie Clark will be part of the Polyphonic Spree horde when the choir arrives for the Norman Music Festival on April 26, but we can only hope. Marry Me just gets better with each listen, and it would be amazing if St. Vincent is a late addition to the line-up, which currently includes the Spree, The Octopus Project and British Sea Power. See wimgo for more.
2. Count Basie, “Lester Leaps In.”
3. The Shins, “Pink Bullets.”
4. Memphis, “I’ll Do Whatever You Want.”
5. Arctic Monkeys, “You Know That I’m No Good.” The Monkeys turn in a raw and un-sex-changed rendition of the Wino track, and it rocks unconditionally.
6. Air, “Sexy Boy.”
7. The Field, “Everday.”
8. Gary Numan, “Are Friends Electric?”
9. Faith No More, “We Care a Lot.” This was the first major belch from Faith No More, the lead single from 1987′s Introduce Yourself, though versions of the song had been floating around since 1985. This finds the Bay Area band in its pre-Mike Patton, post-Courtney Love stage with soon-to-be-fired Chuck Mosley as lead barker, and along with Ur Red Hot Chili Peppers, “We Care a Lot” was an early indicator that hip-hop and punk could co-exist and possibly even be artistically viable. But as we all know, that notion went south like Ulysses S. Grant.
10. Georgie James, “Look Me Up.”
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