Playlist: The Sickness

Sorry for the lack of posts, but sickness abounds in my family and dear old dad is needed to wipe noses and provide breathing treatments rather than dicking around on the computer. I know that sickness has plagued lots of folks this year so how about a nice playlist for the sick or those surrounded by the sick. WARNING: This list is not meant to uplift you, but only capture what you may be feeling. Consider it a musical sympathy.

My baby shares your pain.

(One day I'll be smart enough to find a way to actually stream these on the site for listening. Until then, have fun searching for them or use your imagination.)

1. "Here" - Pavement
2. "Drugs" - Adam Green
3. "A Stone" - Okkervil River
4. "Irene" - Caribou
5. "Ocean of Noise" - Arcade Fire
6. "O Death" - Samamidon
7. "Quarantined" - Atlas Sound
8. "All I Need" - Radiohead
   
9. "Pay No Mind" - Beck
10. "California Stars" - Wilco
11. "Deathly" - Aimee Man
12. "Bird On Your Grave" - Marissa Nadler
    
13. "Drippy Eye" - Black Moth Super Rainbow
14. "Cold Shoulder" - Casiotone for the Painfully Alone
    
15. "The Way" - Bonnie "Prince" Billy
16. "The Absentee" - Spokane
17. "Biological" - Air
18. "You Can Never Hold Back Spring" - Tom Waits
    
19. "Creature Fear" - Bon Iver
20. "My Dove, My Lamb" - Phosphorescent
21. "Down in a Rabbit Hole" - Bright Eyes
22. "Scratch" - Morphine
    
23. "Heart of Chambers" - Beach House
24. "Living Life" - Daniel Johnston
    

Playlist: Soundtrack of My Day

I went to a screening of our film tonight and it's been a crazy day all around. So here's just a quick post that reveals my 10 most recently played songs on my iPod. Consider it a soundtrack of my day.

1. Flobots- "Handlebars"
2. Headlights- "Skeleton Man"
3. Foals- "Balloons"
4. Bon Iver- "Skinny Love"
5. Kenna- "Out of Control (State of Emotion)"
6. Brian Eno- "Everything Merges with the Night"
7. MGMT - "Kids"
8. K'Naan- "Rap Gets Jealous"
9. Gingerbread Patriots- "One Idea for Two Friends"
10. The Books- "Take Time"

Sorry, I know it's a hurried post, but it's been a crazy day. I plan on posting larger reviews on several of these artists, but check them all out. Some are newer than others, but all equally Heavy.

Let me know what you've been listening to recently. I'd love to hear some suggestions. Speaking of, thanks to Robert for Kenna and Mike P for Flobots. I love suggesting music to others, but I love it when a word of mouth suggestion comes my way as well.

Playlists: An Itching for Spring

I am, without a doubt, a Winter Person, but even I know when enough is enough. It's always around this time every year that I begin getting sick of my friend Old Man Winter and wish the sad bastard to go. We are on the crease. Spring is nigh. The pic above is of my son, last Easter, doing his bad-ass Springtime Walk. It's how I walk when I listen to this little soundtrack I put together to help me through the fold. Hopefully, it comes soon and we all come out alright.

1. MGMT - "Time to Pretend"
2. The Thermals- "Returning to the Fold"
3. Panther- "Puerto Rican Jukebox"
4. Hot Chip- "Bubbles They Bounce"
5. Andy Palacio- "(In Times to Come)"
6. K'Naan- "What's Hardcore?"
7. Times New Viking- "Drop-Out"
8. Lightspeed Champion- "Everyone I Know is Listening to Crunk"
9. Wire- "Three Girl Rhumba"
10. George Pringle- "I'm Very Scared Buster, Yes at Last"
11. YACHT- "Platinum"
12. Vampire Weekend- "Oxford Comma"
13. Sufjan Stevens- "Chicago"
14. No Kids- "The Beaches All Closed"
15. Throw Me the Statue- "Lolita"
16. Black Mountain- "Angels"
17. Talking Heads- "Psycho Killer"
18. Gingerbread Patriots- "The Day I Dies"
19. Liam Finn - "Second Chance"
20. Black Kids- "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance"
21. Wolf Parade- "Shine a Light"
22. The Velvet Underground- "Who Loves the Sun?"
23. Ted Leo & The Pharmacists- "Timorous Me"
24. The Strokes- "Whatever Happened?"

I know it's no fun if you don't actually have these songs to stack yourself. Maybe if you are lucky enough to know some pasty, hairy, chubby white guy who does, he'll make you an old fashioned mix-tape. Maybe one day I'll get fancy enough to post some kind of player where you can all listen here. I tried imeem, but I couldn't get it to work right. I'll take any suggestions.