Friday, January 22, 2010

Late -- not never -- new trax 1-20-10

I said I would post in 36 hours. We just hit 47, but hey ....

New trax 6 pm hour

Vampire Weekend -- Holiday
Thao and the Get Down Stay Down -- Easy
Chris DeMay -- Trying
Los Campesinos! -- Romance is Boring
The Heavy -- How You Like Me Now
Eels -- Unhinged

Recurrent (4-12 months old)
The Ettes -- Red In Tooth & Claw

7 pm hour

Retribution Gospel Choir -- Hide It Away
Spiral Beach -- Domino
Them Crooked Vultures -- Dead End Friends
Real Estate -- Snow Day
Dutchess/ Duke -- Scorpio

Recurrent
Tinariwen -- Tenhert (The Doe)

8 pm hour

The Slew -- 100 %
Black Heart Procession -- Rats
Jookabox -- Gonna Need Guns

Recurrent
Crocodiles -- Refuse Angels

The 80s at 8:30

Pretenders (request) -- Up the Neck
The Feelies (request) -- The Last Roundup
New Math -- Branded
The Cure -- Hot Hot Hot
Minutemen "Double Nickels on the Dime" super set --

Nature without Man
This Ain't No Picnic
Glory of Man
Storm in My House
Political Song for Michael Jackson

Thursday, January 7, 2010

That's best of 2009

sheesh.
long day, apparently

All WMSE DJ picks of 2009

My top 10 has belatedly (because I missed deadline) been added to the compendium of 'MSE DJ favorite CDs of 2010. To see what we've been digging, go to www.sonicdiet.wordpress.com/2009/12/31/wmse-dj-picks-of-2990

New Trax in Wax Jan. 06 '10/ Old crud '80s

Back in the saddle of post-holiday living and DJ-ing.....

New music

6 pm hour

The xx -- Islands
Spiral Beach -- Battery
Melismatics -- Soul Sucker
Real Estate -- Snow Days
The King Khan and BBQ Show -- Animal Party
Jookabox -- Phantom Don't Go

Recurrent (4-12 months old)

Thermals -- When I Died
Comet Gain -- If I Had A Soul

7 pm hour

Bear In Heaven -- Drug A Wheel
Lou Barlow (request) -- Gravitate
Mountain Goats -- Psalms
Chuck Prophet -- Where the Hell is Henry?
Black Seeds -- Slingshot
Shaky Hands -- Love Curse
Gordon Gano and the Ryans -- Way That I Creep
Drivin n Cryin -- Detroit City

Recurrent
Dirty Projectors -- Hannibal Resource

8 pm hour

13th Floor Elevators -- You're Gonna Miss Me (from new soundtrack)
Them Crooked Vultures -- Gunman
Thao with the Get Down Stay Down -- Where We Swam
Mission of Burma -- 1, 2, 3 Party

Recurrent
Yeah Yeah Yeahs -- Dull Life
Brief Candles -- Sink or Swim

The 80's at 8:30

King Crimson -- Elephant Talk
Talking Heads -- Crosseyed and Painless
Syd Straw -- Crazy American
Salem 66 -- Love & Truth
The Bangles (indie EP) -- How is the Air Up There?
Elvis Costello -- Uncomplicated
Fear -- Let's Have A War

Saturday, January 2, 2010

Typos and spelling

I apologize for a few spelling errors on Top 10 post. Also I meant that you should play Dino Jr. loud, not lound , whatever that is.
Rich

10 Best Faves of 2009

As always, this is subjective (of course) and limited to CDs I heard and listened to enough to recommend. I tried not to go too heavy on the geezer acts, but I can't help myself. These are in no particular order.

The xx. Self titled. Girl-guy vocals, understated, great melodies, young Brits. Has that deadpan modern semi-underground feel.

Dinosaur Jr. Farm. Second CD from the reunited original lineup kicks serious butt, if that's what you're into. Play lound.

Sonic Youth. The Eternal. Another long-time act kickin it in their best original style. More raw due to non-corporate approach, and great songs.

Jarvis Cocker. Further Complications. I probably played this as much as anything on the radio this year. Droll lyrics, rockin band and production and Jarvis' inimatble vocal stylings.

Fiery Furnaces. I'm Going Away. At first, I was put off by some of the newly mellow approach, but it grew on me. Where previous efforts were somewhat fingernails-on-chalkboard, this one is mostly palatable.

Viva Voce. Rose City. May not have all-time best Viva Voce tracks, but its their most consistent from start to finish, song for song. Enough rock and moodiness to roll on.

The Heartless Bastards. The Mountain. I caught the Heartless Bastards bug this summer and it was stuck in the CD player for weeks. The sometimes-desparate, sometimes-strong vocals, simple arrangements and basic strumming struck the right balance of, my God, grunge light and, God help me, World Cafe (I heard it there once, which almost ruined the album for me).

PJ Harvey & John Parish. A Woman A Man Walked By. When PJ is on, as she always is when working with Mr. Parish, she's incredible. Not her best work but very high quality stuff. If you like PJ.

The Handsome Family. Honey Moon. This husband-wife duo was a bit stuck in their mellow alt / goth country formula for a few albums but this one tried some new tricks and was recorded with some Caliexico cats.

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs. It's Blitz. They refuse to get pigeonholed, de-emphasizing the guitar but still keeping the glam rock (can a female be glam?) flame scorching.

Honorable mentions: The Eels, King Khan, Art Brut, Felice Brothers, Spiral Beach, Grizzly Bear, The Ettes, the Crocodiles, the White Rabbits.