1. Wire, “Kidney Bingos.” Wire spent most of the ’80s broken up, but returned in 1987 with The Ideal Copy and a follow-up EP in 1988, Kidney Bingos. No, it doesn’t make any natural sense at first, but the stream of consciousness list seems, along with the phrase “money spurs people on,” to constitute a cut-and-paste statement on consumer culture. It’s also extremely repetitive and catchy as hell.
2. Azure Ray, “Across the Ocean.”
3. Kunek, “Section 2.”
4. Bauhaus, “Ziggy Stardust.”
5. Goldfrapp, “A&E.” When Madonna adopted an icy electro-disco sound on her early to mid-’00s releases, she was dubbed “Oldfrapp” in the British press. Conversely, “A&E” sounds like Alison’s attempt to do a Madge ballad circa Ray of Light.
6. Ween, “Sweetheart in the Summer.”
7. Toby Young, “Ch. 4: How to Lose Friends and Alienate People.”
8. Os Mutantes, “Baby.”
9. Elvis Costello, “Shipbuilding.”
10. Dean and Britta, “Words You Used to Say.” Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot interview producer Tony Visconti, the legendary helmsman on classic records by Bowie and T.Rex, along with Dean and Britta’s current recordings, on the latest Sound Opinions.
August 26th, 2008 at 10:22 am
I’m very, very pleased, Georgie, to see Elvis Costello turn up on your iPod. I will stop pushing pins in the voodoo doll I keep of you in the hollow part of my mattress.
1. Cream, “Crossroads”
2. Sam Cooke, “That’s Heaven to Me”
3. The Decemberists, “Eli, the Barrow Boy”
4. The Fiery Furnaces, “Nevers”
5. Split Enz, “History Never Repeats”
6. The Cure, “Wrong Number”
7. Woody Guthrie, “Talking Dust Bowl Blues”
8. Shea Seger, “Last Time”
9. The Chainsaw Kittens, “Connie I’ve Found the Door”
10. U2, “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”
August 26th, 2008 at 10:22 am
More like the hollow part of your soul.
August 26th, 2008 at 10:39 am
I know you are but what am I ?