Music For Listeners 2006/12/16
Sparrow House Interview and Live Set Selections from The Limelight 2006

1) The Beastie Boys-"Country Mike's Theme" From the CD 'Anthology'.
2) Allison Krauss and Union Station-"New Favorite" From the CD 'New Favorite'.
3) The Long Blondes-"Giddy Stratospheres" From the CD 'Someone To Drive You Home'.
4) Muse-"Starlight" From the CD 'Black Holes and Revelations'.
5) Louis Prima-"Beep! Beep!" From the CD 'The Capitol Recordings'.
6) The Oohlas-"Across the Stars In Blue" From the CD 'Best Stop Pop'.
7) The Patty Winters Show-"People Like Us Aren't Meant To Win Things" From the CD single for "People Like Us Aren't Meant To Win Things".
8) The Shins-"Nothing At All" From the CD single for "Phantom Limb".
9) Architecture In Helsinki-"Feather In A Base Cap (Live)" From the CD 'Clap Your Hands Say Yeah/Architecture In Helsinki/Takka Takka Fall Tour 2006 E.P.'.
10) Page France-"Tomato Morning" From the CD 'Tomato Morning Tour E.P.'.
11) Klaxons-"Magick" From the UK CD single for "Magick".
12) The Wave Pictures-"Sophie" From the CD 'Sophie'.
13) Marcus Rubio-"Zombies" Unreleased song from the forthcoming album 'The Life of Pillows'.
14) Salaryman-"Van of Angels" From the CD 'The Electric Forest'.
15) Sparrow House-"Heart Flood" From the CD E.P. 'Falls'.
16) Sparrow House - Music For Listeners Interview - Segment One
17) Sparrow House-"When I'm Gone" From the CD E.P. 'Falls'.
18) Sparrow House - Music For Listeners Interview - Segment Two
19) Sparrow House-"Blindfold Waltz" From the CD E.P. 'Falls'
20) Sparrow House - Selections from a live set recorded at The Limelight - San Antonio September 29th, 2006 - Exclusively recorded for broadcast on Music For Listeners.
21) The Library Trust-"Full of Science" From the CD E.P. 'The A to Z of Mathematics'.
22) The Spinto Band-"Kind of A Girl" From the CD E.P. 'Good Answer'.
23) Of Montreal-"She's A Rejecter" From the vinyl 7" for "She's A Rejecter".
24) Howling Bells-"The Night Is Young" From the CD 'Howling Bells'.
25)"The Mid-Morning Recording" Electrelane-'The Power Out'
I had heard some songs from Electrelane that I really liked, and then in the summer of 2005, I saw them live. That summer I also showed the girls from Brighton, England that I work hard as I sweated through an entire interview with them. Was it because they had worked with Steve Albini? Was it that John Peel was a big fan of the band? Was it because it was one of the hottest days of the year, or was it because they are four gorgeous women that make incredibly passionate music? I'd have to say all the above. Mix all these wonderful things together in the proverbial musical pot. Add the fact that they are hugely influenced by early Pink Floyd, and in my book, you got yourself a major winner. Seeing them live only backed up the fact that this band bases a lot of their music on atmospheric conditions. This album is full of space without getting spacey. This album features my favorite song from Electrelane, "The Valleys". The band told us that John Peel liked it as well. I love when bands use a electric organ well, and lead singer/keyboardist/guitarist Verity Susman certainly does use the keys well. Women and men alike fall for their wonderful charm and their great music. This is their best album, so far. They have many more to come, I'm sure.
Michael - MFL
26) James-"Sayonara" From the CD 'Wah-Wah'.
BONUS TRACK
27) The Earlies-"There's No Love In Your Heart" From the forthcoming CD 'The Enemy Chorus'.