We do this every Tuesday except for when we don’t – for all you Tuesday peeps, we’ll try to get back on schedule next week. As always, you’ll see this week’s #1 song on our 100 Best songs of 2009 list at the end of December, along with maybe some of the rest of these too. This is strictly for fun – it’s Lucid Culture’s tribute to Kasey Kasem and a way to spread the word about some of the great music out there that’s too edgy for the corporate media and their imitators in the blogosphere. Every link here except #1 and #3, which are unreleased, will take you to each individual song.
1. Liza & the WonderWheels – Cold Wind
Haunting, shapeshifting, Penelope Houston-esque anthem from the NYC new wave/psychedelic crew. Brand new and unreleased – you’ll have to go see this live.
2. Woman – When the Wheel’s Red
Noiserock from their delicious new cd.
3. Mark Sinnis – Gloomy Sunday
The Ninth House frontman has revived the original version of the “Hungarian suicide song,” deleting the fake last verse added to the Billie Holiday cover and substituted a macabre one of his own. From his upcoming third solo cd due out next year.
4. Mary Lorson & the Soubrettes – Anything Can Happen
The former Madder Rose frontwoman and pianist sounds better than ever.
5. Air Waves – Knock Out
Slightly off-key, lo-fi janglepop, fetching and catchy.
6. Emily Wells – Symphony 6: Fair Thee Well and the Requeim Mix
Cool, trippy string-driven triphop anthem.
7. Clare & the Reasons – Ooh You Hurt Me So
Catchy Motown-inflected pop. They’re at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on 10/27.
8. The Red Channels – Waltz
Weird kinda creepy lo-fi synth stuff like a more melodic version of the Residents. Is this cool or complete BS? You decide.
9. The Zac Brown Band – Toes
A total Magaritaville ripoff, from the opposite point of view. Is this a soundtrack for assholism or just alcoholism?
10. The French Exit – Your God
We’re just going to keep hitting you over the head about how good this ferocious female-fronted NYC noir band is until they’re huge. They’re at Local 269 on 9/17 at 8.
September 11, 2009
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We usually do this on Tuesday but this week we’re doing it on Friday. Just to see if you’re paying attention. You’ll see this week’s #1 song on our Best 100 songs of 2009 list at the end of December, along with maybe some of the rest of these too. This is strictly for fun – it’s Lucid Culture’s tribute to Kasey Kasem and a way to spread the word about some of the great music out there that’s too edgy for the corporate media and their imitators in the blogosphere. Pretty much every link here will take you to each individual song.
1. Daniel Bernstein – Joyless Now
He wrote this spot-on, manic-depressive account of madness and alienation with his old band the Larval Organs but he still plays it at shows. Unrecorded as a solo work – you’ll have to experience it live. He’s at Goodbye Blue Monday in Bushwick on 9/14 at 9.
2. The JD Allen Trio – Live at the Village Vanguard.
Did you know that NPR archives a ton of its live shows? This is a complete concert from the Village Vanguard (the 9 PM set on 8/12/09) and it’s transcendent, the band in particularly focused mode. There’s also a link to Neko Case at the Newport Folk Festival on the same page.
3. The French Exit – Your God
Joy Division recast as sultry trip-hop by this amazing, dark New York band.
4. Norden Bombsight – Help Desk
Majestic, anthemic, haunting art-rock dirge. They’re at Small Beast at the Delancey on 9/7.
5. TV Smith – Together Alone
“We love our life and we love our leaders, sound bites from the bottom feeders.” Anthemic postpunk brillliance from the legendary Adverts frontman – just randomly wandered onto his myspace to be reminded what a great songwriter he is.
6. Schaffer the Darklord – Night of the Living Christ
The Biblical rapture rewritted as a zombie movie. An undead messiah? Beyond funny. He’s at Bar on A at 9 on 8/30.
7. Witches in Bikinis – Witches in Bikinis
The horror-rock supergroup’s cool, funny signature song
8. Kariné Poghosyan – Excerpt from Manuel De Falla’s Fantasia Baetica
The pyrotechnic pianist shows off her spectacular chops live at Steinway Hall, NYC. You want adrenaline? Wow!
9. El Radio Fantastique – Tiptoe Suicide
Characteristically spooky noir New Orleans blues from this imaginative crew.
10. Lunch During Wartime – Rubulad
A New York moment. “Strange thoughts fill my head…”
August 21, 2009
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