Enjoy your weekend.
The Notwist “Johnny & Mary” (Robert Palmer) from On The House, A Taste of Zero Hour
Rocketship “I Love You Like The Way I Used To Do” from A Certain Smile A Certain Sadness
Lykke Li “Knocked Up” (Kings of Leon)
Family Portrait “Mega Secrets” from Underwater Peoples Compilation
Yo La Tengo “Periodically Double Or Triple” from Popular Songs
BONUS:
Jawbreaker “Kiss The Bottle” from 17 Reasons: The Mission District
Rock out with the Umlaut every Friday.
Here’s some of what spun around this short week.
Surf City “Free The City” from s/t
Patrick Watson “Big Bird In A Small Cage” from Wooden Arms
Bill Callahan “Too Many Birds” from Sometimes I Wish I Were An Eagle
The Antlers “Two” from Hospice
Neutral Milk Hotel “My Dreamgirl Don’t Exist” Live at Aquarius Records, SF 7.4.96
BONUS COVER:
Frightened Rabbit “Song Against Sex” (Neutral Milk Hotel cover) Live at Reward Boutique, Philly 1.29.09
Rock out with the Umlaut every Friday.
A cloudy start to Memorial Day weekend? Hope the weather gets fucking nice. Fast.
The Marmalade “I See The Rain” from Nuggets II
The Dodos “Walking” from Visiter
Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros “Johnny Appleseed” from Global A Go-Go
The Radio Dept. “Pulling Our Weight” from Pulling Our Weight EP
13 & God (The Notwist x Themselves) “Perfect Speed” from s/t
BONUS: An extra one for the long weekend …
Bon Iver “Your Love” (The Outfield) Live @ Music Hall Of Williamsburg 12.14.08
Rock out with the Umlaut every Friday.
Here’s some of what’s been spinning this week …
Incog “He Needs Me” from Bastard Jazz Sampler
Danger Mouse + Sparklehorse “Little Girl” feat. Julian Casablancas from Dark Night of the Soul out Summer ‘09
Sparklehorse “Happy Man (Ev11 Mix)” from Distorted Ghost EP
The Frantics “The Whip” from Las Vegas Grind Part 1
Marissa Nadler “River of Dirt” from Little Hells
Rock out with the Umlaut every Friday.
We’re catching Patrick Watson at Cafe Du Nord on Saturday. Highly recommended.
Patrick Watson “Giver” from Close To Paradise
The Veils “Sit Down By The Fire” from Sun Gangs
Q Lazzarus “Goodbye Horses” from Goodbye Horses/White Lines single (Yes, this puts the lotion in the basket)
Beirut “My Night With The Prostitute From Marseille” from Big Change: Songs for FINCA
Mogwai “The Sun Smells Too Loud” from The Hawk Is Howling
Rock out with the Umlaut every Friday.
Midlake “Roscoe” from The Trials of Van Occupanther
Electrelane “To The East” from No Shouts No Calls
Dinosaur Jr “I Want You To Know” from Farm (due June ’09!)
Japandroids “Young Hearts Spark Fire” from Post-Nothing
Passion Pit “The Reeling” from Manners
Rock out with the Umlaut every Friday.
Some new tunes this week. And a couple older ones to prep for tonight’s Devendra show at the Mystic in Petaluma. Enjoy.
Superchunk “Misfits And Mistakes” from Leaves in the Gutter EP
The Hold Steady “Chips Ahoy” (live) from A Positive Rage
The Shins “Plenty Is Never Enough” (Tenemant Halls cover)
from Score! 20 Years of Merge, the Covers
T. Rex “Cosmic Dancer” from Electric Warrior
Devendra Banhart “At The Hop” from Niño Rojo
Rock out with the Umlaut every Friday.
The songs that got me through this week:
“The Wanting Comes In Waves” The Decemberists from The Hazards of Love
“Isis Unvelied” Trail of Dead from The Century of Self
“Bled White” Elliott Smith live circa ‘98
“1901” Phoenix from Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
“Tracy’s Waters” Patrick Watson from Wooden Arms
Rock out with the Umlaut every Friday.
This week’s five tunes that’ve been swirling around the background.
Rock out with the Ümlaut:
Ennio Morricone “L’Estasi Dell’Oro” Bandini remix
St Vincent “Strangers” from Actor
Heartless Bastards “The Mountain” from The Mountain
Department of Eagles “No One Does It Like You” from In Ear Park
Dr Dog “Heart It Races” (Architecture in Helsinki cover)
from Heart It Races
This Friday I’m feelin’ the Spring. These tunes feel it, too.
Rock out with the Ümlaut:
Of Montreal “Suffer For Fashion” from Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?
King of France “Just A Body” from The King of France
Pas/Cal “You Were Too Old For Me” from I Was Raised On Matthew, Mark, Luke & Laura
Malajube “Luna” from Labyrinthes
School of Seven Bells “Connjur” from Alpinisms
The top five tracks I’ve been diggin’ this week.
Rock out with the Ümlaut:
Handsome Furs “White City” from Face Control
Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Skeletons” from It’s Blitz
Grizzly Bear “While You Wait For The Others” from Veckatimest
Land of Talk “Some Are Lakes” from Some Are Lakes
Morrissey “Something Is Squeezing My Skull” from Years of Refusal
