First In An Occasional Series

A glimpse at some of the songs currently rotating through my playlist:

The New Pornographers - Your Daddy Don't Know

Completely cheesy, over-the-top piece of power pop, featuring the sublime vocals of Neko Case. Almost guaranteed to put a smile on your face.

Yoz - Ripping Kids of Death

A bootleg mix of Saint Etienne's Cool Kids of Death and Michael Greene's speech from the 2002 Grammy Awards. It works surprisingly well; it's one of my favourite bootleg mixes.

Saturday Looks Good To Me - Meet Me By The Water

One of the standard theories of pop music is that after you turn 21, you no longer fall in love with bands with the same zeal that you did in your teenage years. This is, of course, complete gibberish. Hurrah! Welcome to my latest obsession. It's like Wes Anderson decided to make music. With hilarious consequences. This track is one of the highlights on their latest album, All Your Summer Songs. Swoon as the circuitry of the song disappears, the lyrics melt, and the acoustic guitar coda reaches infinity.

currently playing: The Polyphonic Spree - Hanging Around