It took a lot to fight the urge to make an all contemporary 80s sound podcast this week since I've been on a ridiculous kick after finally watching Drive, but bookending the episode with the bands I was lucky enough to see on back to back nights a few weeks ago did the trick.
Devotchka sounded even more amazing in person than I had imagined as an undeniably powerful mix of in-studio quality and raw live energy. If you haven't seen them and they're playing within 100 miles of your humble abode, then do yourself a favor and make the trip.
With their recent
Featured Artist and
Live on Some Kind of Jam posts,
Greensky Bluegrass had already been in heavy rotation here, but after seeing them on the grand stage at Park West I've had trouble not listening every other day. Though this episode features their cover of Beat It from the in-studio session, I honestly cannot recommend
Handguns enough. It's truly a timeless work of art.
With those two acts holding down the front and back end I was able to put a shit ton of music brand new to the podcast in this week and am really anticipating the feedback on some of them. Feel free to leave a note on here, or the usual
Facebook and
Twitter musings. Enjoy!
Start Time – Artist / Track / Album
0:31 –
Devotchka / The Man from San Sebastian / 100 Lovers
4:11 –
Mr. Scruff / Get A Move On! / Keep It Unreal
9:34 –
Empire Of The Sun / Standing On The Shore / Walking On A Dream
13:51 – Sex Bob-Omb / Threshold / Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
15:38 –
Mulatu Astatke / Yegelle Tezeta / Broken Flowers Soundtrack
18:48 –
Abalone Dots / Craighead County Sky / Traveler
22:22 –
Jon Brion / Strings That Tie To You / Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Soundtrack
25:08 –
Death Cab for Cutie / I Will Possess Your Heart / Narrow Stairs
33:28 –
Detektivbyrån / Lyckans Undulat / E18 Album
36:17 –
Magic Wands / Teenage Love (Magic Love & Dreams Masters) / Magic Love & Dreams EP
39:33 –
Cake / Love You Madly / Comfort Eagle
43:26 –
Wynton Marsalis Septet / Juba and A O'Brown Squaw / Swingin' Into The 21st
47:36 –
Beirut / Santa Fe / The Rip Tide
51:48 –
Greensky Bluegrass / Beat It / Live on Some Kind of Jam
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