iTunes Shuffle 1/31/14

1. Titus Andronicus - "A More Perfect Union"
2. Blood Orange - "S'Cooled"
3. Rush - "Closer To The Heart" (live)
4. The Get Up Kids - "Sharin' Stone" (Vitreous Humor cover)
5. The Dead Trees - "Loretta"
6. Ghostface Killah ft. Raekwon & Cappadonna - "Fish"
7. Times New Viking - "Ever Falling In Love"
8. Jeremih - "Girls Go Wild" (orig. 50 Cent ft. Jeremih)
9. Dr. Dog - "What A Fool"
10. The Sadies - "Another Year Again"

Notes:

I love that Titus Andronicus song, and the way they pull in Springsteen is brilliant. Blood Orange = Dev Hynes = Lightspeed Champion. Because people need three names. Lots of good rock 'n' roll in this mix, from Rush to the lo-fi Times New Viking. And of course, there is also Ghostface Killah and Jeremih, which are nice for holiday parties.

This is a weird mix, the more I think about it.

iTunes Shuffle 1/24/14

1. Fauré: Sanctus (from Requiem) (The Cambridge Singers, dir. John Rutter)
2. Danielle Ate The Sandwich - "Faith In A Man"
3. Joker feat. Jessie Ware - "The Vision (Let Me Breathe)"
4. Peaking Lights - "Cosmick Dub"
5. Miles Davis - "John McLaughlin"
6. Rodrigo y Gabriela - "Buster Voodoo"
7. Tricky - "Aftermath"
8. Churches - "Husk"
9. Ne-Yo - "Sign Me Up"
10. Mikal Cronin - "Apathy"

This mix leans heavily toward the instrumental - slash - experimental. The "Santcus" from Fauré's Requiem starts it off beautifully. The Joker/Jessie Ware song is anthemic and huge, and then the segment from Peaking Lights to Tricky seems designed to facilitate a trance. A lovely trance. Spotify playlist at the bottom, whatever else isn't available there in other formats.

iTunes Shuffle 1/17/14

1. Sean Hayes - "A Thousand Tiny Pieces"
2. Ben Kweller - "Gossip"
3. Björk - "Possibly Maybe"
4. The Depreciation Guild - "Dream About Me"
5. Matthew Perryman Jones - "O, Theo"
6. The Beatles - "Revolution 1"
7. Janet Jackson - "Trust A Try"
8. Smith Westerns - "End Of The Night"
9. Channel Cairo - "A Year"
10. Björk - "Frosti"

The highlights, hands down, are The Depreciation Guild and Matthew Perryman Jones. Sean Hayes is just great folk music. Björk is Björk. And the Janet Jackson song is so great, I can't believe it wasn't a single.

Everything is on the Spotify playlist this time, except for The Beatles, because I guess they're not on Spotify.

iTunes Shuffle 1/10/14

1. Weezer - "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To"
2. Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force - "Planet Rock" (12" version)
3. Hercules And Love Affair ft. Antony - "Raise Me Up"
4. MGMT - "Congratulations"
5. Said The Whale - "Emerald Lake, AB"
6. Submotion Orchestra - "Blind Spot"
7. Chelsea Crowell - "Never Been One To Pray"
8. Kristoffer Ragnstam - "Sorry For Being The Man Of 1000 Questions"
9. Diamond Rings - "You Oughta Know"
10. Jacques Greene - "Sorted"

This mix is SO fun. The Said The Whale, Submotion Orchestra and Diamond Rings songs are worthy of becoming your all time favorites. Chelsea Crowell, Kristoffer Ragnstam and Jacques Greene in YouTube form, then a Spotify playlist for the rest:

iTunes Shuffle 1/3/14

1. Best Coast - "Up All Night"
2. Arthur Alligood - "One Silver Needle" (DT)
3. ESG - "Moody"
4. Peter Wolf Crier - "Down Down Down"
5. Tony Bennett - "A Foggy Day" (orig. Fred Astaire, made popular by Frank Sinatra)
6. Dizzee Rascal - "Fix Up, Look Sharp"
7. The Revivalists - "When I Die"
8. Graham Colton - "Hold On To My Heart" (live at Eddie's Attic)
9. Tori Amos - "Fire Eater's Wife/Beauty Queen" (demo)
10. Barenaked Ladies - "Shoe Box"

Lovely mix to start the new year, and for once, all are available on the Spotify! Highlights: Best Coast, Arthur Alligood, Peter Wolf Crier, Tony Bennett, The Revivalists, and especially Graham Colton.