August Playlist

Posted on 04. Sep, 2009 by Karri Wells in Music, Playlists

Bishop Allen – Rain
One of the best bands I’ve never heard of. The entire “Grrr…” album is a great listen from start to finish. Also, check out “Click, Click, Click, Click”, great song. You’ll be tapping your foot in no time.
Elizabeth & the Catapult – Taller Children
The first time I heard this song I was running on the track at McCarren Park and thought to myself “this song would be perfect as the opening credits for Will Farrell movie.” Just saw these guys last night at the Music Hall of Williamsburg. Their studio work does not do them justice. Elizabeth can fucking sing.
Download a free MP3 of “Taller Children” courtesy of AOL Radio
Yim Yames – My Sweet Lord
If you are thinking, who is Yim Yames, wonder no more. It’s an alias for Jim James; you know, that guy from My Morning Jacket. Anyway, this is off the “Tribute To” album which consists of six George Harrison covers. I’m ashamed to admit this in a public forum, but until recently I though this song way called “My Sweet Love.” DON”T JUDGE ME. (Kids, when your mom tells you to not listen to your headphones at full blast, do what she tells you. She knows what she is talking about.)
The Temper Trap – Sweet Disposition
Headlights – Cherry Tulips
Julian Plenti – Unwind
This song repeats the same line over and over, yet it stays interesting enough to listen to for 3 minutes.
Tom Waits – Hoist That Rag
Critic Daniel Durchholz describes Waits voice as sounding, “like it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and then taken outside and run over with a car.” So bascially, Tom Waits sounds like a pirate. There is something so incredibly sexy about this song. Maybe it’s just Waits?
Papercuts – You Can Have What You Want
Langhorne Slim – Sometimes
Joe Pernice - Soul and Fire
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros – Home
This wins the award for my “Most Played Song of the Month.” I’m dying to see these guys live.
Jay-Z – Brooklyn We Go Hard (Featuring Santogold)
Sometimes I set this on repeat as I walk to work and and imagine that I intimidate strangers.
Wheat – Half of the Time
The Avett Brothers – I And Love And You
Fanfarlo – Talking Backwards
Choir of Young Believers – Action/Reaction
Not a christian band.
Amanda Blank – Make It Take It
I’ve got nothing but mad love for Ms. Blank. My first encounter with her was at last year’s at Lollapalooza. I was checking out Spank Rock and suddenly this sassy little lady jumps on stage and oozed sex all over the stage. Also check out “Lemme Get Some”, listen for the Cool Kids cameo.
Spinnerette – Driving Song
Thank you Ryan Patrick for introducing me to Spinnerette! I had a hard time picking just one song off the album. The whole thing is mad decent.
Good Ole War – Coney Island
The Swell Season – In These Arms
Harlem Shakes – Sunlight