Making it through the “A”s and foiled in several prior attempts to post songs contextually.
So what the hell.
The Secret Machines: “Alone, Jealous And Stoned“

Gordon McIntyre in one of his solo-ish projects, Money Can’t Buy Music.
“The Ghosts”

Songs I love

December 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment

This one reminds me of my college hall-mate Cheryl Cross, who loaned me the Pixies “Trompe le monde” (and whose copy I may still have). The Pixies capitalized “Le” and “Monde,” but the mental and physical abuse I absorbed while an exchange student at the Universite Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris 3 a hundred years ago forces [...]

Songs!

December 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment

The Royal Alberta Advantage: Frank, AB
Only one is working tonight and I don’t have the patience to persevere for more.

More year end songs

December 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Yes, we have gotten down to “z.” In the alphabet. That doesn’t mean I don’t have more. MORE!
Other Girls: Hey Fella! You Fell
Telekinesis: Coast of Carolina
Times New Viking: No Time, No Hope
Wavves: So Bored
Zykos: The Gambler

I woke up with this song stuck in my head today. And for some reason I can’t upload it.
So sadly I have to use the lame YouTube link since I can’t even find their old video for this.
Death From Above 1979: Black History Month

A bonus

December 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment

We Were Promised Jetpacks: It’s Thunder and It’s Iightning

More of the tops

December 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment

I’m a little out of alphabetical order again today. And more notable: I’ve had to take down songs that I posted a few days ago in the interest of saving space so I can post new songs! So, download today, don’t wait.
About these selections: I bought a couple Okkervil River records but didn’t like anything [...]

New one

December 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment

I’m shooting randomly now until I get back to the complex consideration of This Year’s Best.
The Thermals: Now We Can See

I didn’t have time to adequately consider my next five song listings, so I am just going to include ONE tonight, which is actually a new song from a CD that a friend left at my house. It was a mix CD and I have NO IDEA who did this song, except it sounds a [...]

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