Random 10 for July 31, 2008
1. N.E.R.D., Santogold and Julian Casablancas, “My Drive Thru.” Yes, it was created as a promotion for Converse’s anniversary, but the days of looking down our noses at musicians who gain exposure through advertising are long past. Prepare to be assimilated!
2. Her Space Holiday, “Sick at Best.”
3. The Cool Kids, “Action Figures.”
4. Remy Shand, “The Second One.”
5. Dearhunter, “Heatherwood.”
6. Junior Senior, “Move Your Feet.” Get your Atari 2600 on with Danes as they sing the best song Michael Jackson never recorded. You will smile, and you will like it. And for the love of all things holy, we need some new Junior Senior. I saw these guys open for Electric Six in 2003, and it was truly in my Top 10 of shows I’ve attended. People went crazy that night at the Green Door, and now with so many shows bypassing us and going to Tulsa, OKC desperately needs a return to those days.
7. Parliament, “Aqua Boogie.”
8. Alice Smith, “Woodstock.”
9. Simian, “When I Go.”
10. The Whigs, “Right Hand On My Heart.” Nothing wrong with wearing your Neil Young influence on your sleeve. Regarding the name: somewhere, Greg Dulli is pissed, but then again, that’s probably just a matter of course.
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1. Meat Loaf, “Paradise by the Dashboard Light” (yes, I’m embarrassed right out of the chute)
2. Madonna, “Ray of Light” (Christ Almighty, this is getting WAY embarrassing far too quickly)
3. The New Pornographers, “Star Bodies” (Whew!)
4. Billie Holiday, “Blue Room” (OK, I’m calm again)
5. Roky Erickson, “If You Have Ghosts”
6. The Toronto Chamber Orchestra, “Air on the G String”
7. The Beatles, “Things We Said Today” (live)
8. Kathleen Edwards, “In State”
9. John’s Children, “Desdemona”
10. Elvis Costello, “Talking in the Dark”
1. John Lennon, “Rip It Up/Reddy Teddy”
2. John Coltrane, “Africa”
3. Animotion, “Obsession” (nothing subtle about this one)
4. Belle & Sebastian, “Family Tree”
5. Otis Redding, “These Arms Of Mine” (animotion could learn a couple of things from this man)
6. Pixies, “Monkey Gone To Heaven”
7. Thelonious Monk, “Straight, No Chaser” (yes, please)
8. Kinks, “Get Back In Line”
9. Jean Constantin, “400 Blows – Prologue” (from one of my top ten favorite albums of all time, “Original Music From The Films Of Francois Truffaut”)
10. Robert Wyatt, “September The Ninth”