Five, shuffled, lightly battered, flash fried and described.
- St Vincent - Save Me. One of my favorite St Vincent songs. It's got enough quirk to be interesting, but not so much that it destroys the hook.
- Smaller Animals - The Robin. One of my favorite of my own songs. Well, not really. But it's OK.
- Belle & Sebastian - The Boy With The Arab Strap. On of my favorite B&S songs.
- Lightnin Hopkins - Walk A Long Time. Mostly instrumental. Kind of a simple 12-bar jam. Not my favorite Lightnin Hopkins song.
- Harlem - Sugar Foot. A gritty bit of lo-fi garage-rock revival. Fun. The band's name makes it impossible to find them on YouTube because all I get are "Harlem shake" videos.
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Grateful Dead – Til the Morning Comes
I only own one Grateful Dead album.
Garmarna – Unde Quocompque / Whence, Whener
From the album Hildegard von Bingen, combining electronic beats, Nordic folk instruments, and medieval lyrics, this track breaks the mold by separating out the vocal into a quiet break. That has the advantage of highlighting the vocal (rather than overwhelming it with instruments) but it also gives it kind of an uneven feel.
Billy Joel – My Life
Bosom Buddies!
Dirty Dozen Brass Band – Georgia Swing
The DDBB have a lot going for them, but foremost is clean production — for whatever reason, they seemed able to afford better recording conditions than a lot of other similar brass bands.
Howard Shore – The Prophecy
See description here.