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Name Artist Album Year Key lyric One sentence review
Bottle Rocket The Go! Team Thunder Lightning Strike 2004 Two-Four-Six-Eight-Ten! My new favourite band.
Lugu Lugu Kan-Ibi Bunun Tribe / David Darling Fresh Sounds 2004 Penke penke Charmingly relaxing - no idea what it means
No Better Place Fountains Of Wayne Welcome Interstate Managers 2003 Kicked around till happy hour Simple, melodic guitar pop.
Harold the Barrel Genesis Nursery Cryme 1972 Take a running jump... Yes, it's 70s prog, and that is Phil Collins singing at times, but listen to it, especially the bass.
Daydream In Blue I Monster The Chillout (Disc 2) 2001 Fell asleep among the flowers, for a couple of hours Wanted this track for ages, found out Angela had it.
Here comes the night Cameron Dezen no title 2003 Don't get caught in flight, just before your feet touch the ground. Lovely, vaguely "inspirational" lyrics, nice cello.
Bluest Glass Eye Sea Oranger Shutdown The Sun 2003 Get yourself out more Retro guitar pop - you know what I like.
Rodeohead Hard 'n Phirm Blood Pudding 2004 Copy that: God loves his Children. Ten-four! You'll never hear a better Radiohead track.
Rainy Day #3 Grip Weeds Summer Of A Thousand Years 2001 Some 60s nonsense Remember that Rainbow Quartz sampler they sent from New York for free - I bought the album
She Don't Use Jelly Ben Folds Five Lounge-A-Palooza 1997 She uses va-a-a-a-aseline! Love Ben Folds? And the Flaming Lips? You'll love this! If not, you might not.
Strychnine The Sonics Feed Your Head 1965 I like the taste of straight Strychnine When you think about it, there aren't enough songs about taking poison.
Illogical Boogie Coconut Monkeyrocket I Shook the internet and stuff fell out 2003 Boing boing Dutch, you know: drugs may be involved.
The Rat The Walkmen Bows + Arrows 2004 Can't you hear me? Sort of like the first Strokes album.
First Light Peter Case Beeline 2002 Waiting for the first light. Guitar singer genius.
Armenia, City in the Sky Petra Haden Petra Sings The Who Sell Out (unreleased) 2004 Dum dum dum dum dum One woman a capella cover of an entire Who album.
Open Up Michael Hurley Armchair Boogie 8 1971 Open up eternal lips and swallow me. You can't argue with a lazy bass like this.
Le Banana Split Sandra Lou Hit Machine Vol 17 2004 Banana spleet. Hmm! Pop music as it is meant to be - cheap, plastic and infectious - hooray for France.
Section 12 (Hold Me Now) The Polyphonic Spree Together We're Heavy 2004 Don't ever think you're the only one when times are tough. They're back!
annies stoned rush go home productions Downloaded at random 2004 None - but you'll know when you get there. Absolute pure bloody genius.
Bottle Rocket The Go! Team Thunder Lightning Strike 2004 Two-Four-Six-Eight-Ten! My new favourite band.
Lugu Lugu Kan-Ibi Bunun Tribe / David Darling Fresh Sounds 2004 Penke penke Charmingly relaxing - no idea what it means
No Better Place Fountains Of Wayne Welcome Interstate Managers 2003 Kicked around till happy hour Simple, melodic guitar pop.
Harold the Barrel Genesis Nursery Cryme 1972 Take a running jump... Yes, it's 70s prog, and that is Phil Collins singing at times, but listen to it, especially the bass.
Daydream In Blue I Monster The Chillout (Disc 2) 2001 Fell asleep among the flowers, for a couple of hours Wanted this track for ages, found out Angela had it.
Here comes the night Cameron Dezen no title 2003 Don't get caught in flight, just before your feet touch the ground. Lovely, vaguely "inspirational" lyrics, nice cello.
Bluest Glass Eye Sea Oranger Shutdown The Sun 2003 Get yourself out more Retro guitar pop - you know what I like.
Rodeohead Hard 'n Phirm Blood Pudding 2004 Copy that: God loves his Children. Ten-four! You'll never hear a better Radiohead track.
Rainy Day #3 Grip Weeds Summer Of A Thousand Years 2001 Some 60s nonsense Remember that Rainbow Quartz sampler they sent from New York for free - I bought the album
She Don't Use Jelly Ben Folds Five Lounge-A-Palooza 1997 She uses va-a-a-a-aseline! Love Ben Folds? And the Flaming Lips? You'll love this! If not, you might not.
Strychnine The Sonics Feed Your Head 1965 I like the taste of straight Strychnine When you think about it, there aren't enough songs about taking poison.
Illogical Boogie Coconut Monkeyrocket I Shook the internet and stuff fell out 2003 Boing boing Dutch, you know: drugs may be involved.
The Rat The Walkmen Bows + Arrows 2004 Can't you hear me? Sort of like the first Strokes album.
First Light Peter Case Beeline 2002 Waiting for the first light. Guitar singer genius.
Armenia, City in the Sky Petra Haden Petra Sings The Who Sell Out (unreleased) 2004 Dum dum dum dum dum One woman a capella cover of an entire Who album.
Open Up Michael Hurley Armchair Boogie 8 1971 Open up eternal lips and swallow me. You can't argue with a lazy bass like this.
Le Banana Split Sandra Lou Hit Machine Vol 17 2004 Banana spleet. Hmm! Pop music as it is meant to be - cheap, plastic and infectious - hooray for France.
Section 12 (Hold Me Now) The Polyphonic Spree Together We're Heavy 2004 Don't ever think you're the only one when times are tough. They're back!
annies stoned rush go home productions Downloaded at random 2004 None - but you'll know when you get there. Absolute pure bloody genius.
posted by Toby Scott at 7/21/2006 07:35:00 PM
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