Monday Morning Music Shuffle – If a Tree… Mix

Here we go into another week. Couch by Couchwest has come to an end, but you can relive the glory here:

We got 10 songs this a.m. so let’s get to it:

 

UK band, The xx are up first with VCR from the album xx. Be Kind and Rewind…

 

 

 Next up is Portland, Oregon band Loch Lomond with the lovely Elephants & Little Girls.

 

East LA band Los Lobos have been around since the mid 70s, but their breakthrough came in 1984 with release of the T-Bone Burnett produced How Will the Wolf Survive?  We have A Matter of Time today which I actually converted from a vinyl copy of the out of print Slash Records compilation Slash Cuts.

 

In typical random fashion, Bruce Springsteen’s spare solo album Nebraska was the first CD I purchased (a few days before I bought my first CD player).  Atlantic City is our track today.

 

Beggars Banquet was released in 1968 and was the 7th studio album by the Rolling Stones.  Street Fighting Man  is just a great song.

The Sea and Cake come from Chicago.  Up on the Northshore from The Moonlight Butterfly album is a beautiful song that I fell in love with instantly.

 

Nashville’s own Will Kimbrough (via Mobile, Alabama) fights against his Southern upbringing by deciding to be Less Polite a politically charged song from his politically charged album Americanitis. (Hint: This album is unlikely to be played at a Tea Party Rally).

 

 

I honestly didn’t know until I started writing this post that Sam Prekop was in The Sea and Cake.  It makes sense, though.  Up above we have a link to an earlier release by Sam Prekop.  The song today, Arizona comes from a film called Pavilion by Tim Sutton.  Mr. Prekop contributed to the score. You can download your own copy of Arizona and stream another track called The Eve.  Stereogum will hook you up – here.

 

“Don’t forget the Motor City…”  Outrageous Cherry have been around for ten years and have nine full-length albums to their credit.  Thanks to Beyond Beyond is Beyond and Bang Bang Boogaloo for turning me on to the band. Today’s track, Unbalanced in the City is off of the band’s latest album Seemingly Solid Reality.

And finally, Magnolia Electric Co. have been absent from the public since 2009 due to on-going personal issues of founder Jason Molina. You can find out more about that  – here. We have the amazing song, Whip-Poor-Will from the album Josephine.

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Wednesday Morning Music Shuffle – Lead Balloon Mix

Thankful for all of you and for the great music that has come my way this year.

Dreary and drizzly morning even though the forecast says a 0% chance or rain. I guess drizzle is not considered rain?
Another shuffle of the November 2011 playlist:

I’m Real Punk by Brother Howe.   The one where BOTW alums Brother Howe demonstrate that they are in fact Real Punk.  Put on your slam dancing shoes and slam dance your blues away.
(click on the Rock ‘n Roll Country album cover to purchase and download I’m Real Punk by Brother Howe @ Amazon.com)

VCR by The Antlers.  The one where The Antlers – the Brooklyn-based indie rock band – covers The xx – the English indie pop band. Let’s go watch things on VCR…
(click on the (together) album cover to purchase and download VCR (The xx Cover) by The Antlers @ Amazon.com)

Walking For You by The Avett Brothers.  The one where transportation won’t hold the Avetts back from their baby…
(click on the Carolina Jubilee album cover to purchase and download Walking to You by The Avett brothers @ Amazon.com)

Another Brick in the Wall Part 2 by Roger Waters. The one where Roger Waters covers Pink Floyd.  Wait, is it really a cover when a solo artist does a song by his old band?  Growing up the son of a college professor, I’m sure it was disturbing for him to hear me singing this song…
(click on the in the flesh album cover to purchase and download Another Brick in the Wall Part 2 by Roger Waters @ Amazon.com)

Don’t forget to vote for the Band of the Year.

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The XX: XX CD Track Listing: 1. Intro2. VCR3. Crystalised 4. Islands 5. Heart Skipped A Beat 6. Fantasy 7. Shelter 8. Basic Space 9. Infinity 10. Night Time 11. Stars

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