iTunes Shuffle 8/1/14

1. Deer Tick - "Ashamed"
2. Jessica Lea Mayfield - "Bible Days"
3. Telekinesis - "I Cannot Love You"
4. Grieg:  Lyric Pieces, Book 5, Op. 54: No. 4, Notturno (pianist: Jenö Jando)
5. Brahms:  Serenade No. 2 In A Major, Op. 16 - Scherzo. Vivace (Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra)
6. Vivaldi: Violin Concerto In E, RV 271, "L'Amoroso" - 1. Allegro (Elizabeth Blumenstock: Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra)
7. Codeine - "Pickup Song"
8. Ballboy - "I Wonder If You're Drunk Enough To Sleep With Me Tonight"
9. BLK JKS - "Kwa Nqingetje"
10. Britney Spears - "Born To Make You Happy"

I don't think I've ever gotten three classical selections in one mix, much less three in a row. I love it. But let's launch with one of the best Deer Tick songs ever.

"I am the boy your mother wanted you to meet
But I am broken and torn..."

Also, Jessica Lea Mayfield is such a rare gem, I don't know why I don't listen to her more.

"Get thee behind me, Jesus
I've given up on you."

The Codeine song is particularly awesome, as well. The lyrics:

"Don't remember your kiss
Can't remember what I miss

Thought you were blind, I held your hand
Guess I still don't understand

Wish I'd never seen your face."

Yeah, this mix rules. And then it ends with Britney Spears.

And hurray, they're all on Spotify this week, so just let it play. Off to see Tori Amos live for the umpteenth time, but first time in 11 years, which is insane.

iTunes Shuffle 7/25/14

1. A.A. Bondy - "I Can See The Pines Are Dancing"
2. The Gaslight Anthem - "45"
3. Hole - "Phonebill Song"
4. Green Day - "Haushinka"
5. Aly Tadros - "Swingset"
6. Massive Attack vs. Burial (feat. Hope Sandoval) - "Four Walls"
7. Deana Carter - "How Do I Get There"
8. David Wilcox - "How Did You Find Me Here"
9. Big Tree - "The Concurrence Of All Things"
10. Chromeo - "Bonafied Lovin'" (Yuksek remix)

A.A. Bondy is wonderful, and so is the Gaslight Anthem. The Aly Tadros song is beautiful. But the highlights here are Massive Attack vs. Burial -- all eleven minutes -- and David Wilcox's song, which never fails to make me a bit misty.

iTunes Shuffle 7/18/14

1. Toro y Moi - "Saturday Love" (Cherrelle & Alexander O'Neal cover)
2. P!nk - "Fuckin' Perfect"
3. Robyn - "Just Another Girlfriend"
4. The Rapture - "House Of Jealous Lovers"
5. Moby - "Bodyrock"
6. David Mead - "Little Sister"
7. Inlets - "You Are An Effigy"
8. Tata & Salam Band - "San-Chaba"
9. Cate Le Bon - "Ploughing Out (Pts. 1 and 2)"
10. Autolux - "Supertoys"

Weird mix. It's all dancy and pop for the first five songs, then takes a total turn. The Inlets song is beautiful, Tata & Salam Band are Gambian music from the 90's, and Cate Le Bon, as always, is super cool.

iTunes Shuffle 7/11/14

1. Das Racist - "You Can Sell Anything"
2. Kate Bush - "Heads We're Dancing"
3. Tori Amos - "Flavor"
4. Markéta Irglová - "We Are Good"
5. Murder By Death - "Lost River"
6. Derek Webb - "Around Every Corner" (acoustic version)
7. The Wedding Present - "Dare"
8. The Go-Betweens - "Cattle And Cane"
9. Wolf Gang - "Pyramid Song" (Radiohead cover)
10. Family Lumber - "No Worries"

The most important thing to know is that the Murder By Death song is one of the best things I've heard in a year. Listen to it. Now. Kate Bush and Tori, always great. Also, Wolf Gang's Radiohead cover is stellar. Short Spotify list this time, because apparently some of this stuff is kind of obscure or something.

iTunes Shuffle 7/4/14

1. Born Gold - "Eat Sun, Son"
2. Adam Pascal - "Pity The Child #1" (from Chess In Concert: Live From The Royal Albert Hall)
3. The Hollywood Kills - "Idiot's Guide To Desertion"
4. Fred Astaire - "The Way You Look Tonight"
5. Fiona Apple - "Anything We Want"
6. Tori Amos - "Thank You" (Led Zeppelin cover)
7. The Decemberists - "My Mother Was A Chinese Trapeze Artist" (orig. recorded by Tarkio, Colin Meloy's first band)
8. Tori Amos - "Bells For Her" (live from To Venus And Back)
9. Alec Ounsworth - "That Is Not My Home (After Bruegel)"
10. Elliott Smith - "Cupid's Trick"

Another great week of music. Just listen.

For once, they're all available on Spotify.