Playlist #25

1. Last Flowers to the Hospital by Radiohead
2. Lord Giveth, Lord Taketh Away by Freddie Gibbs
3. Deep by Freddie Gibbs & Madlib
4. The Truth by Pharoahe Monch Ft. Common & Talib Kweli
5. The Most Beautifullest Thing in the World by Keith Murray
6. Snowflake by Kate Bush
7. When It Pours It Rains by Diamond D
8. Disorder by Joy Division
9. Hey by the Pixies
10. Krimson by Warpaint (These last 3 tracks I listen to on the daily, used as filler for this otherwise barren playlist.)

Playlist #24

1. Just Like Heaven by The Cure
2. Miami Advice by Kimya Dawson Ft. Aesop Rock
3. I Like Giants by Kimya Dawson (Something so meta presented in such a simple and innocent way. Awesome song. "We all become important when we realize our goal, should be to figure out our role within the context of the whole")
4. Transmission (Joy Division cover) by Low (My first listen of the slowcore genre. A soothing, minimal rendition of an exciting song. I could definitely imagine an indie flick opening with this.)
5. Shadowplay (Joy Division cover) by Afterhours (An acoustic cover by some Italian dude. Once again, "A soothing, minimal rendition of an exciting song.")
6. Juno by Tokyo Police Club
7. Mirror's Image by The Horrors (Brit band that I came across last night. A cohesive and fluid mix of some of my favorite genres; half post-punk and half shoegaze, seasoned with psychedelia. They also carry a real garage rock sound on some of their stuff, entirely on the first album though. Regarding this song in particular, the keyboard riff throughout is so mesmerizing...yeah, that's the word to describe it.)
8. Who Can Say by The Horrors
9. Scarlet Fields by The Horrors
10. I Can't Control Myself by The Horrors
11. Endless Blue by The Horrors
12. Still Life by The Horrors

Playlist #23

Had to.

1. Backpackers by Childish Gambino (Following up on my initial overview of CG, I'd say that he has finally transcended Weezy and Drake, and made his flow his own.)
2. Bonfire by Childish Gambino
3. L.E.S. by Childish Gambino
4. You See Me by Childish Gambino
5. That Power by Childish Gambino
6. Look At Your Game Girl by Charles Manson
7. Good Day Today by David Lynch
8. The Honest Truth by Typhoon
9. This Boy by I'm From Barcelona Ft. Lonely, Dear
10. The Saddest Lullaby by I'm From Barcelona Ft. Mathia Alrikson
11. If You Want It by TV Girl
12. Benny and the Jetts by TV Girl
13. Lizzy Come Back To Life by TV Girl
14. Your Own Religion by TV Girl
15. My Favourite Book by Stars
16. Hello It's Me by Todd Rundgren (Yes.)
17. In Dreams by Roy Orbison
18. Kissin' Pink by ASAP Rocky
19. Trilla by ASAP Rocky
20. Walking Around Waiting Downtown by Reverie Sound Revue (Haven't listened to these guys since high school. Some good indie pop for the cold weather.)

Playlist #22 (Part 3)

1. Mookid by Aphex Twin
2. Mona Lisa by Atlas Sound (Solo project of the lead singer of Deerhunter, Bradford Cox. A bit more abstract and experimental than Deerhunter; there's a nice, ambient quality to it.)
3. Headlines by Drake (Who doesn't like Drake? By the way, Take Care leaked last night, to which he replied “Listen, enjoy it, buy it if you like it...and take care until next time.”)
4. Underground Kings by Drake
5. We'll Be Fine by Drake
6. Evergreen by The Brian Jonestown Massacre (Finally got around to listening to their 38 song long best-of album. Very shoegazey, psychedelic, and even pretty folky; overall a unique and original sound.)
7. Hide and Seek by The Brian Jonestown Massacre
8. Swallowtail by The Brian Jonestown Massacre (Haven't been this amazed at a song in a long time...)
9. Open Heart Surgery by The Brian Jonestown Massacre
10. Vacuum Boots by The Brian Jonestown Massacre
11. The Classical by The Fall [Some post-punk band that I came across. Their discography consists of a whopping 29 albums, which doesn't include their EP's, live albums, compilations (there's a separate Wiki article for their compilations alone...), etc. Went for their most prominent best-of CD, a 39-track compilation. It was good, but not quite for me. Liked this song in particular for its bassline.]
12. Ego Tripping At The Gates Of Hell by The Flaming Lips [Never really got into The Flaming Lips, apart from their Pink Floyd cover album, "W.A.N.D.", and Wayne Coyne's feature on Dark Night of the Soul (one of my absolute favorite albums). Pretty much got a hold of this 'cause I really liked the cover.]
13. Are You A Hypnotist??? by The Flaming Lips
14. Approaching Pavonis Mons By Balloon (Utopia Planitia) by The Flaming Lips
15. Who Makes Your Money by Spoon
16. Out Go The Lights by Spoon
17. The Way We Get By by Spoon
18. Desafinado by Stan Getz & João Gilberto (I've always wanted to get into bossa nova, but couldn't really find a proper compilation to start with. Came across Getz/Gilberto. Really nice, soothing, elevator music; some makes-me-want-to-grab-some-imported-beer-and-a-lawn-chair,-and-head-over-to-a-secluded,white-sanded-beach-to-relax music.)
19. Corcovado by Stan Getz & João Gilberto
20. O Grande Amor by Stan Getz & João Gilberto
21. Vivo Sonhando by Stan Getz & João Gilberto
22. The Girl From Ipanema by Stan Getz & João Gilberto (My favorite version of this song.)
23. River Card by Atlas Sound

Playlist #22 (Part 2)

1. I Can't Make Up My Mind by The Zombies
2. Whenever You're Ready by The Zombies
3. Beechwood Park by The Zombies
4. Don't Move by Phantogram (From their new EP that dropped a few days ago.)
5. Nightlife by Phantogram
6. Agoraphobia by Deerhunter (Fuck, this band is really good.)
7. Nothing Ever Happened by Deerhunter
8. Desire Lines by Deerhunter
9. Helicopter by Deerhunter
10. Coronado by Deerhunter
11. Ponds by Deerhunter
12. Dot Gain by Deerhunter
13. Vox Celeste by Deerhunter
14. Hazel St. by Deerhunter
15. Heatherwood by Deerhunter
16. Ex Lion Tamer by Wire
17. Mannequin by Wire
18. 52 Girls by The B-52's

Playlist #22 (Part 1)

Downloaded a shitload of albums and went on a serious music binge today. Here a couple of my favorites so far and a couple of tracks I forgot to put on the last playlist. I have a few more albums to listen to, so that's for tomorrow. 

1. King's Lead Hat by Brian Eno
2. The Noise Made By People (Entire album) by Broadcast (An eclectic mix of the most soothing aspects of electronic music and 60's rock. Very dreamy and also psychedelic, definitely music for the rain and/or weed. Already one of my favorite bands and very unfortunate to hear that the lead singer died earlier this year.)
3. Pushing Buttons (Entire album) by Broadcast
4. Man Is Not A Bird by Broadcast
5. Winter Now by Broadcast
6. Coming Down by The United States of America (An obscure psychedelic band from the 60's with a female lead singer. They only released one, self-titled album in '68 and it's pretty great.)
7. The American Metaphysical Circus by The United States of America
8. Policy of Truth by Depeche Mode (I'm usually not that big on anything with synth, but I usually make some exceptions.)
9. Engine by Neutral Milk Hotel
10. N.I.T.A. by Young Marble Giants [Another band with a female singer and only one album under their belt. Post-punk, but very minimal; guitar, bass, soft drum machine, keyboard (usually not all together either). So stripped down but potent and pleasant; like a simpler, steadier The Wake.]
11. Wurlitzer Jukebox by Young Marble Giants
12. Salad Days by Young Marble Giants
13. Wear You Out by TV on the Radio [Haven't heard their debut album (their first official release, actually) before. Always a treat. This track in particular is great; I love when songs become more layered as the song progresses, which works best when the song's relatively long like this one is.]
14. Staring At The Sun by TV on the Radio
15. Leave Me Be by the Zombies [I always loved the Zombies sample in "About Her" and the only other song I have by them, like everyone else, is "Time of the Season". Saw this on Aziz Ansari's celebrity iTunes playlist (He also had "Disorder" and "Rainy Dayz", on there! Two of my all-time favorites in addition to "About Her".) and I already love it. Proceeded to download their first two albums, which I'll listen to tomorrow.]
16. Iz Us by Aphex Twin [I remember seeing the "Come To Daddy" video on MTV (Not the first nor last to make this joke/statement of truth, but yeah, they actually played music at one point.) way back when as a kid and being creeped the fuck out. Then I remember hearing "Avril 14th" a year ago and being surprised by the contrast. This dude works on such a wide spectrum, it's amazing.]
17. Alberto Balsalm by Aphex Twin
18. Nevertheless by The Brian Jonestown Massacre [This and the Boardwalk Empire opening credits song are the only songs I've heard by them. I like what I hear though, and I also like their name (Brian Jones + Jonestown Massacre), so I'm gonna go ahead and check out their best-of compilation (their vast discography intimidates me and my hard drive).
19. Things You Can Do by Deltron 3030 (I've probably played a Del song, at least once, every single week of my life since junior high. Deltron 3030 is one of my favorite albums of all time too.)
20. Some Kind of Wonderful by Reflection Eternal (Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek) (Initially overlooked Train of Thought, but I gave it another listen the other day. God damn, Kweli is amazing; always on point whether it's with Black Star, Madlib, or solo. I remember buying Quality back in '02 and thinking "Guerilla Monsoon Rap" was just one of the dopest songs ever.)
21. Name of the Game by Reflection Eternal
22. Good Mourning by Reflection Eternal
23. Lullaby by The Cure
24. Blame It On The Sun by Stevie Wonder
25. Shout by Tears for Fears
26. Rainy Dayz by Raekwon Ft. Ghostface Killah (A consistent favorite of mine for a good 7 years, especially during this time of year. Damn, what a terrible sentence. Anyway, best RZA beat ever.)
27. Rekonstruction by DJ Spooky Ft. Pharoahe Monch [Felt like listening to some Pharoahe after mentioning "Guerilla Monsoon Rap". This song oddly reminds me of the courthouse in Rancho because I had it on repeat the last time I was there (dropping something off...).]

Playlist #21

Haven't got into much new music lately, in fear of filling up my iPod (a petty reason, I know). Speaking of which, if anybody is selling an iPod with at least 30gb, please let me know. Thanks.

1. Suedehead by Morrissey
2. Shadowplay by Joy Division
3. Running Water by Cyne
4. Well Thought Out Twinkles by the Silversun Pickups
5. Epilogue by The Antlers
6. Wizard by Clams Casino
7. Bass (Prod. by Clams Casino) by ASAP Rocky (I think this dude's from Harlem but the vibe I get from him is very Houston.)
8. Stars and Sons by Broken Social Scene
9. The Corner by Saigon (Heard this a while back in Half Nelson and it's probably one of my favorite hip hop songs. Never heard multi's used so well in a storytelling song and the Mark Ronson beat is pretty nice too.)
10. Late by The Spinto Band
11. Waterfalls by Clams Casino
12. Iron Galaxy by Cannibal Ox
13. Hunter by Bjork
14. Don't Want To Know If You're Lonely by Husker Du
15. Avril 14th by Aphex Twin
16. Sand River by Beth Gibbons and Rustin Man
17. Bela Lugosi's Dead by Bauhaus [My 9th grade English teacher played this song during a test (a rather odd choice for the occasion...) and it was essentially my introduction to post-punk.]
18. Dark Entries by Bauhaus
19. The Killing Moon ('Life at Brian's' Session) by Echo & The Bunnymen (I love the original, but this version is pretty sick too.)
20. Krimson by Warpaint