Music For Listeners - 2006/11/04

1) The Beastie Boys-"Country Mike's Theme" From the CD 'Anthology'.
2) Tennessee Ernie Ford-"Sixteen Tons" From the CD 'Golden Country Jukebox Favorites'.
3) Cold War Kids-"We Used to Vacation" From the CD 'Robbers and Cowards'.
4) The Mighty Roars-"Whale!" From the UK CD single for "Whale!".
5) The Decemberists-"We Both Go Down Together" From the brand new CD 'Picaresque'.
6) The Others-"The Truth That Hurts" From the forthcoming CD 'Inward Parts'.
7) Jeremy Warmsley-"I Believe In the Way You Move (Radio Edit)" From the brand new UK CD single for "I Believe In the Way You Move".
8) Sunday International-"So Calm" From the UK CD single for "So Calm".
9) Klaxons-"Magick (Simian Mobile Disco Mix)" From the CD compilation 'Club NME Presents Dancefloor Distortion - Mixed by Simian Mobile Disco'.
10) Tapes N' Tapes-"Cowbell (Blackeyes Remix)" From the UK CD single for "Cowbell".
11) ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead-"Wasted State of Mind" From the brand new CD 'So Divided'.
12) Moonlight Towers-"Beat Up Cars" From the CD 'Moonlight Towers'.
13) The Lovely Sparrows-"Your Flowers Will Bloom" From the CD E.P. 'Pulling Up Floors, Pouring On (New) Paint'.
14) Yellow Fever-"Psychedelic" From the CD E.P. 'Yellow Fever'.
15) Math and Physics Club-"Cold As Minnesota" From the CD 'Math and Physics Club'.
16) It Hugs Back-"Lights in the Trees" From the UK CD single for "Lights in the Trees".
17) The Dears-"Death or Life We Want You" From the brand new CD 'Gang of Losers'.
18) Kasabian-"By My Side" From the CD 'Empire'.
19) The Flaming Lips-"Unmade Bed/No Quarter" From the brand new E.P. 'If You Could Blow Up the World With the Flick of a Switch.
20) Joseph Arthur-"Enough To Get Away" From the CD 'Nuclear Daydream'.
21) The Horrors-"Excellent Choice" From the CD E.P. 'The Horrors'.
22) Stephen Merritt-"The Meaning of Lice (The Plague of Lice)" From the 4AD/Artangel promotional only release 'Plague Songs'.
23) The Monolith-"The Sounding" From the brand new CD 'Meet You At the Monolith'.
24) El Goodo-"Here It Comes" From the CD 'El Goodo'.
25) Pink Nasty-"I Don't Know" From the forthcoming CD 'Mold the Gold'.
26) Death Vessel-"Mean Streak" From the CD 'Stay Close'.
27) Laurie Anderson-"The Fifth Plague (The Death of Livestock)" From the 4AD/Artangel promotional only release 'Plague Songs'.
28) Micah P. Hinson and the Opera Circuit-"Seems Almost Impossible" From the brand new CD 'Micah P. Hinson and the Opera Circuit'.
29) All My Friends Get Hung Up-"Count My Blessings" From the CD 'All My Friends Get Hung Up'.
30) Datarock-"Laurie" From the CD 'Datarock Datarock'.
31) Hammock-"I Can Almost See You" From the CD 'Raising Your Voice...Trying To Stop An Echo'.
32) Beck-"New Round" From the CD 'The Information'.
33) "The Mid-Morning Recording Pixies-'Trompe le Monde'
Even their worst record is better than most groups best. I remember buying this record the very day it was released and it even ended up as my favorite album of 1991. At the time, Pixies were my favorite band, and little did I know at the time, this record would be their last. Or is it? After this release and the tour that followed, Pixies broke up, it seemed never to play again. It does have a little bit of a solo "Frank Black" feel to it, but it's still all Black Francis and group. "U-Mass", "Planet of Sound", "Subbacultcha", "Lovely Day"...so many great songs on this one. An amazing album by one of the most amazing and influential bands ever. The Beatles of my generation??? Possibly. I'm very grateful that they got back together, so everyone could see them in all of their splendor. I hope they record and release another album. Even fifteen years after their last proper recording, it's bound to be good. In honor of their new DVD documenting their reunion tour, to be released this coming week, I'm playing the last of the original Pixies recordings, which also happens to be the last of the original Pixies albums played on this part of the show.
Michael - MFL
34) James-"Sayonara" From the CD 'Wah-Wah'.
BONUS TRACKS
35) Big Soy-"Everybody" From the CD E.P. 'Part of You'.
36) Can-"Spoon" From the CD 'Ege Bamyasi'.