25 songs from my march 2010 mix and I am gonna review the lot!!
Send me No Flowers – Nellie McKay – Shamanism, that’s how Nelly is conjuring up Doris Day without copying her.
Open Book – Kevin Greenspon – A sorta of wondrous younthfulness
Animal – Neon Trees – More like the Strokes than Julian Casablancas solo album.
Not Fences, Mere Masks – Untied States – When the alt world figure this band out it’ll be all over.
Just Pray – For Science – A Steinhardt classic
Happy Accident – Bright Eyes – Maybe I should check with Press here if I’m allowed to review him as well?
Wonderful Guy – Nellie McKay – oddly subdued version of the South Pacific classic
Gone For Good – Wesley Wolfe – Three in a row, Nessing is writing the full review.
Blue Skies – Blue October – Baroque but fun.
Think I Need It To – Ian McCullough – A goodie via daytrotter
Exit Sign – Wicked Liquid – A real keeper -sorta eighties coming howling into the 21st century
This Angry Silence – Television Personalities – A punk rock soap opera.
I Turned Out A Punk – Big Audio Dynamite – Didn’t we all?
Ridin’ Solo – Jason Derulo – Pure pop for now people
Country Roads – Ryan Bingham – A modern day Steve Earle
In A Moment – Ray Davies – goddam make me cry
VCR – The XX – We could be heroes…
Sexual Power Trip – Blue October – Ankles crossed
Clouds Of Dust – Wicked Liquid – Great drum beat hook.
The Killing Moon – Ian McCulloch – Still at daytrotter
Leeloo – For Science – The “swept me off my feet like she had a big broom” one.
Sorry Only Counts The First Time – Wesley Wolfe – How can something so light be so heavy?
Richard – Billy Bragg – A heartbreaker from his first album…
Look Back In Anger – Television Personalities – getting drunk and disorderly and then apologizing
Hold Me In The River – Brakes – A Patrick Stickles fave.