{A Completely Untitled CD Mix}I really don't have much to say about this mix. I apparently didn't have much to say about it then either, since I didn't give the thing a name. I could have just tossed it accidentally, which would have been a real shame. Cause it's good listening. And that seems to be the only theme: I really like all of these songs. I wish I had something deeper to go along with it. But I don't. Sometimes it is what it is.
1) The Verlaines-"Jesus What a Jerk" Some Disenchanted Evening (1990)
Every songwriter wants to write a tune that eviscerates some guy for being a total douchebag. That instinct never comes out more than in the city of Los Angeles. I adore this Verlaines album.
2) Shellac-"The Rambler Song" The Rude Gesture: A Pictorial History 7" (1993)
I don't know if the ee-lectric gee-tar can sound better than on this song. Strings of barbed wire wrapped around the neck/body of a bull. "She's a winner!"
3) Gang of Four-"What We All Want" Solid Gold (1981)
Obviously the go-to record of the GO4 catalog is Entertainment!, but Solid Gold isn't as far behind as you might think. I think I had just found this on vinyl somewhere on the cheap...
4) Volcano Suns-"The Central" Bumper Crop (1987)
And I must have found this one in the same bin. It's sort of the sloppy sound and vocals that lure me into this song. And the mantra of the tune: "When I didn't know any better, I was plugged into the central." Pete Prescott from Mission of Burma's Post Burma band, which then led me to....
5) Mission of Burma-"Wounded World" ONoffON (2004)
New MOB! (New circa 2004. As in a couple decades after they initially said goodbye.) The song has the intensity of original Burma material, but a little simpler in the songwriting column. "I'm a puppet, you're a puppet too" was Reagan-esque commentary for the W-era.
6) Constantines-"Young Offenders" Constantines (2001)
A sign that you're a pretty consistent band is if I can't remember which record which song is from. Like I would have sworn this song was from Shine a Light, as opposed to their self-titled debut. Though for the Constantines, the more it sounds like Fugazi, the earlier in the 00s it's from. Also, always good to blend Rod Stewart and James Brown lyrics into your song.
7) Sufjan Stevens-"Chicago" Come On Feel the Illinoise! (2005)
This is my fave from Illinoise! But I'm sure that's true for a lot of people.
8) Low-"California" The Great Destroyer (2005)
I adore Low. This was their "rock" record. I don't play this one a lot, because I never liked the production on it. But I could listen to Alan and Mimi harmonize The Black Eyed Peas and somehow enjoy it.
9) Crayon-"Reason 2600" Brick Factory (1994)
From Crayon's only record which is chalk-full of awesome twee-noise-pop goodness. I'm glad Sean Tollefson is still making tunes in Tullycraft. I think I would miss his voice.
10) Heavens to Betsy-"Playground" These Monsters Are Real EP (1992)
I just love these pre-Sleater-Kinney tracks from Corin Tucker. But you know who doesn't? My wife. Not so into the riot grrrl movement. If Lisa was in the car and this song came on, she would be reaching for the >> by note two.
11) Sleater-Kinney-"Little Mouth" Call the Doctor (1996)
Same for this one. I love it. Wife doesn't. Marriage, right?
12) Modest Mouse-"Convenient Parking" Lonesome Crowded West (1997)
This album is just one of the best of the 90s. I don't think there's anything else in their discography that comes even close. Which always weirds me out about a band.
13) Spoon-"This Damn Nation" The Nefarious EP (1994)
I bought this record from the drummer from Spoon at a show they did in NYC in the summer of '95. They were opening up for the Grifters and the drummer was telling me how they just signed with Matador Records. And now they're indie giants. I don't know when they ditched the chick bass player/singer.
14) Mule-"A Hundred Years" If I Don't Six (1994)
What an underrated songwriter P.W. Long is/was.
15) The Arcade Fire-"Haiti" Funeral (2004)
No idea why I picked this track of all of the tracks off of Funeral. Boredom, maybe? It's a good song, but I don't know how well it stands alone on a mix.
16) Seaweed-"Let Go" Actions and Indications (1999)
Another absurdly underrated band. I thought this record was a great way to go out.
17) Colder-"Shiny Star" Again (2004)
And for a second this guy was being pimped as the next big thing. The electronica French Joy Division. Never happened, but a good track nonetheless.
18) Lali Puna-"Micronomic" Faking the Books (2004)
Certainly I was getting into the Morr Music sound around this time. As evidenced by this song...
19) Ms. John Soda-"Solid Ground" Blue Skied an' Clear comp (2002)
And this one from the Blue Skied an' Clear Morr Music comp, which if you like any sort of electronica pop, is a great comp to have. A 2-disc tribute album from various Morr Music artists of Slowdive. But you don't have to like Slowdive one bit to get into it.
20) New Order-"Temptation" Substance (1987)
The grandfathers of electronic pop. One of their earlier songs that showed where their evolution was heading after getting out from under the legacy of Ian Curtis and Joy Division. This is the shorter and tighter version from Substance and not the original 1981 Factus 8 EP release.
21) Styrofoam-"If I Believed You/Back Into Focus" I'm What's There To Show That Something's Missing (2003)
The closer from that album. Works as a closer here as well.
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