“You Think Your Tough” by Hunx and His Punx (from the new album Street Punk – a harder edge sound this time out.)
“Gazzete Pitch” by Alvin Band (from Lady Protrait)
“Noble Heart” by PHOX (They are from Wisconsin)
“Open the Door” by Tim Lee 3 (from Devil’s Rope – one of our favorite albums of 2013. Cover of a song by Atlanta band Magnapop. Great song)
“Marry Me” by The Family Crest (San Francisco Chamber Pop band from a recent Noisetrade collection)
SHUFFLE ——
“I Woke Up With This Song in My Head This Morning” by Bright Eyes from Lua single (2004)
A track taken from the first single from the album I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning. Bleek and somber and oh so right.
“The City at Night” by Courrier from Cathedrals of Color (2013)
Anthemic Alternative Rock from Austin, Texas.
“Seasons” by Beijing from Night (2013)
I believe we’ve completed our tour of this album by Connecticut band Beijing. A very cool record – and the band’s name written in lower case letters has three dotted letters in a row.
“Don’t Give Up On Me” by The Dirty Guv’nahs from Somewhere Beneath These Southern Skies (2012)
To me The Dirty Guv’Nahs are what 70s Southern Rock would sound like if it had naturally progressed to today. There is something laid back about this Knoxville band, but it’s also good to see that they can Rock out when they need to. Grab this one at Noisetrade and don’t forget to Tip.
Couch by Couchwest continues… head over to the Official Couch by Couchwest site today has already featured a world premier by our friend Vance and his band Sci-Fi Romance plus tons of other great artists. To see my mini-review of E2TG favorites from Days 1 and 2, click HERE. We have 10 videos in the daily Ear to the Ground You Tube playlist which is embedded at the bottom of this post. 6 songs from the pre-shuffle and 4 from the shuffle. Pre-shuffle:
“She’s So Sick/100 Watt Girl” by The Bluefields (who’s new album dropped on iTunes today.
“Lovers Lane” by Hunx and His Punx
“Rave On” (Buddy Holly Cover) by Julian Casablancas
“What Did My Lover Say? (It Always Had to Go This Way) by Wolf Parade
“King’s Flashlight” by Rose, de Costa Elliott
“Wreck Your Wheels” by Kim Richey
“With Signs Following” by Daniel Bachman
Today’s shuffle is after the jump
“Suit and Tie” by Justin Timberlake (feat. Jay Z) from the forthcoming The 20/20 Experience (2013)
Okay ya’ll JT is a Tennessee boy and he is probably one of the most multi-talented chaps around. His work on SNL, his “History of Rap” numbers with Jimmy Fallon and yes his new music is really cool. This is mainstream pop/soul/rhythm and blues/hip-hop of the sort you don’t usually read about on Ear to the Ground, but when I had the chance to grab the MP3 I didn’t hesitate.
“Mind Eraser” and “Little Black Submarines” by The Black Keys from El Camino (2012)
The shuffle brings us a double shot from The Black Keys seventh studio album. The album is called El Camino which is also the name of a car which infused my pop culture consciousness for much of my young adult life. The cover image is purposefully not a Chevy El Camino. Anyway, this is a really good album and Dan and Patrick are transplanted Nashvillians.
“Mama Don’t You Tell Me” by The Howlin’ Brothers from Readymade Records Sampler 2013 (2013)
From the brand spanking new album Howl by The Howlin’ Brothers who officially make this an all-Tennessee shuffle and bring us some good new, old-fashioned music. We grabbed this from a Noisetrade Sampler by the good folks at Readymade Records. Get your Readymade fix below
The official E2TG Tall Order, Short Change Playlist brought to you by You Tube featuring some of the songs from today’s pre-shuffle and shuffle. Where the exact song was not available we found a cool video from the same artist.
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