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Song of the Day: “The New Nathan Detroits” by Braid
02 years ago
My mid-1990′s nostalgia continues with “The New Nathan Detroits” by Braid. In hindsight, they were very influenced by Jawbox, but that doesn’t diminish their greatness — in fact, I wish bands still made this style of post-punk indie rock today.
Song of the Day: “Alpha Omega” by the Mountain Goats featuring Owen Pallet (Final Fantasy)
02 years ago
I was actually at this show — and it was incredible. Here is John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats with Owen Pallet of Final Fantasy performing the Mountain Goats classic “Alpha Omega.” It gave me chills at the show, and it gives me chills now.
Song of the Day: “Oh Messy Life” by Cap’n Jazz
02 years ago
Guys, before emo became a national embarrassment, it was an underground movement to take punk rock into more personal territory. I was a huge and unapologetic fan of the second wave emo scene in the mid-1990′s, which was spearheaded by a great band called Cap’n Jazz. Cap’n Jazz would break up and form the genesis of the Promise Ring, Joan of Arc, Owls, American Football and a shit ton of other great bands. Chicago, Illinois was the epicenter of the scene, and produced more great records than any other city from 1995 – 1997 or so. Apparently, Cap’n Jazz played a surprise reunion show last night. Here’s a song from it.
Song of the Day: “Cousins” by Vampire Weekend
02 years ago
Ah, Vampire Weekend. Who ever thought I would be a fan of a bunch of Ivy League preppies influenced by African pop music? Nonetheless, here I am. All I can say is that they’re a million times more interesting than the last group of prep school phonies, The Strokes.
Song of the Day: “So Sick” by Unrest
02 years ago
Ah, Unrest. So idiosyncratic, such unlikely indie rock heroes — it’s hard to believe now that they were written about in big glossy magazines as “the next big thing.” I’m not sure if this is a “real” video, but it was directed by Mark Robinson of Unrest. The star of the video, John Masters, would later go on to be in the band Metropolitan. I believe we exchanged messages on the old rec.arts.music.indierock forum back in the early 1990′s.
Song of Day: “Love of an Orchestra” by Noah and the Whale
02 years ago
It’s been over a year since their last record, but Tina is finally a fan. I always was. This is a fairly lush and interesting departure from their first record:
Song of the Day: “I’ll Believe in Anything” by Wolf Parade
02 years ago
This is a song that I listened to A LOT when my girls were just born. The video didn’t actually come out until some time after.
Song of the Day: “Information and Belief” by June of ’44
02 years ago
One of my favorite bands of the 1990′s, June of ’44 created the “boat rock” craze in indie rock that pulled in about a bazillion bands that no one but me remembers. They began as a Rodan offshoot that was a bit too heavily influenced by Slint, but ended up writing better songs than Slint. I can’t describe how much I still miss them.
Song of the Day: “Dignitas” by True Womanhood
02 years ago
Here’s a newish song by True Womanhood, a D.C. band that includes my friend Melissa.
Song of the Day: “Anonanimal” by Andrew Bird
02 years ago
Today’s song of the day is Andrew Bird performing “Anonanimal,” my favorite from his recent LP, Noble Beast.