[playlist] Hump Day Power Play (3-14-2012)

Spring Forward Mix

Having trouble with springing forward? Hopefully the warm weather and longer nights were worth the hour price tag. There's nothing fancy about this week's Hump Day Power Play. It's simply a solid playlist. Hopefully you agree!

Hear it by simply clicking here. Playlist is below.

:: Hump Day Power Play (3-14-2012) ::
01 :: "Away Frm U" - Oberhofer
02 :: "Book of Revelation" - The Drums
03 :: "Les Os" - The Unicorns
04 :: "Romo-Goth" - Department of Eagles
05 :: "Fancy Claps" - Wolf Parade
06 :: "Summertime Clothes" - Animal Collective
07 :: "Ambling Alp" - Yeasayer
08 :: "Jellybones" - The Unicorns
09 :: "No One Does It Like You" - Department of Eagles
10 :: "New Lord" - Elf Power
11 :: "Abominable Snow" - Islands
12 :: "Idiot Heart" - Sunset Rubdown
13 :: "The Lady Vanishes" - White Rabbits

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[mp3] Swervedriver's Adam Franklin covers Wolf Parade

"Shine A Light"

A long while ago (back in 2008!), Adam Franklin of Swervedriver recorded a cover of Wolf Parade's "Shine A Light". Just when you'd probably forgotten about it, Franklin and his label White Whale Records recently announced that a very limited number of 7" singles are now available. Act fast, and you can be one of 250 people to own a copy for yourself. Hear the track below, along with the Clientele cover "Elm Grove Window".

BUY :: Adam Franklin - "Shine A Light" 7"

[playlist] Hump Day Power Play (3-7-2012)

Steve Mason Editition

One of the most talented (yet underappreciated) songwriters of our time is the focus of this week's Hump Day Power Play. Most notably known as the ex-frontman of The Beta Band (now defunct), Steve Mason is the brainchild behind an expansive catalog of genre-bending classics, which somehow managed to mix experimental folk with psychedelia and electronic pop. Mason released a solid breadth of solo work under numerous monikers, including King Biscuit Time, Black Affair, and simply Steve Mason. There's really not another band out that's produced a sound that quite resembles any of Mason's work, and for that I think he's truly worthy of all praise. For this week's playlist, I tried to compile some of my favorite tracks from all of his projects.

By the way, if you like The Beta Band songs, be sure to check out The Aliens (i.e., The Beta Band sans Mason).

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:: Hump Day Power Play (3-7-2012) ::
01 :: "I Walk The Earth" - King Biscuit Time
02 :: "Broken Up A Ding Dong" - The Beta Band
03 :: "Dry The Rain" - The Beta Band
04 :: "Easy" - The Beta Band
05 :: "Broke" - The Beta Band
06 :: "Space" - The Beta Band
07 :: "Japanese Happening" - Black Affair
08 :: "Squares" - The Beta Band
09 :: "Stress Position" - Steve Mason
10 :: "Lion Thief" - The Beta Band
11 :: "The Way You Walk" - King Biscuit Time
12 :: "Inner Meet Me" - The Beta Band
13 :: "Troubles" - The Beta Band
14 :: "I Know" - The Beta Band

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[mp3] Spoon - Complete Bonus Track List

Spoon's Bonus Track Archive

I seem to get a lot of requests for the order of these songs that Spoon has so kindly shared (nearly one month at a time) since 2008. Not a lot of fans of other bands are treated this well.

I keep saying I should get all of these links back up and living... maybe I'll get around to doing that soon. Until then, most of the newer links are still up. I'll keep this page as a "sticky" thread that'll keep getting all the new updates included on it. Enjoy!

Complete List of Spoon Bonus Tracks (2008-2012)

2008
"Paper Tiger (live Sydney '05)" February
"Eddie's Ragga (demo)" March
"Cherry Bomb (country version)" April #1
"I Turn My Camera On (first version)" April #2
"Don't Let It Get You Down (demo)" May
"Was It You (demo)" June
"Merchants of Soul (demo)" July
"You Gotta Feel It (rehearsal)" August
"My Mathematical Mind (demo)" September
"In The Right Place The Right Time (demo)" October
"Ghost (Ga ga ga ga ga ga ga demo)" November
"The Beast and Dragon (live Sydney '05)" December

2009
"Black Like Me" (demo) February
"30 Gallon Tank (Sydney, 2005)" April
"Japanese Cigarette Case (Demo)" June
"You Got Yr Cherry Bomb (from scratch demo)" July
"Vittorio E (Live Sydney '05)" August
"Rhythm & Soul (demo)" September
"Ghost (AcaPella)" October
"Everything Hits At Once (live @ Sydney '05)" November
"Japanese Cigarette Case (delay song demo)" December

2010
"Something To Look Forward To (early demo)" July
"Goodnight Laura (demo)" September
"Nobody Gets Me But You (demo)" October
"Out Go The Lights (demo)" November

"Mystery Zone (demo)" December

2011

"Is Love Forever (demo 2)" January

"Is Love Forever (demo 1)" February

"Utilitarian (demo)" August

"Advance Cassette" October
"Reservations" November
"Towner On The B-Side" December

2012

"I Could See The Dude" January

[playlist] Hump Day Power Play (2-29-2012)

Leap Day Editition

Happy Leap Day! What better way to intercalate the year than to enjoy a bissextile-themed Hump Day Power Play. On this 29th of February where our corrective measure puts us nearly back on track with the Gregorian calendar, take solace in the fact that we'll also have a Leap Second added on June 30...

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:: Hump Day Power Play (2-29-2012) ::
01 :: "Quantum Leap" - John Maus
02 :: "Another Day" - Air
03 :: "One More Time" - French Kicks
04 :: "Twenty Nine" - Christmas Island
05 :: "An Extra Day" - Mr Brown
06 :: "Leap Year" - Port O'Brien
07 :: "One Extra Day" - Sleazy Mcqueen
08 :: "Leap" - The Cave Singers
09 :: "Catch Up" - Chikinki
10 :: "Leap Year" - Maria Taylor
11 :: "One More" - Mutemath
12 :: "Leap Your Bar" - John Frusciante
13 :: "Twentynine" - Monzano


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[video] The Shins - "Simple Song"

Awesome video, awesome song

The Shins just released the music video for "Simple Song", their first single from the upcoming Port Morrow. The new LP drops on March 20, and based off this song and "September", I'm very excited about this release. Hear that one below:

[playlist] Hump Day Power Play (2-22-2012)

Indie Diva Editition

I was going back through the archive of previous Hump Day Power Plays, and I realized that there's only one female vocalist showcased thus far. To make up for lost time, I've compiled a playlist entirely of indie music's most powerful women. Hope you dig it.

Hear it by simply clicking here. Playlist is below.

:: Hump Day Power Play (2-22-2012) ::
01 :: "Help I'm Alive (Spotify Acoustic Session)" - Metric
02 :: "Walking With A Ghost" - Tegan and Sara
03 :: "My Moon My Man" - Feist
04 :: "Nude As The News" - Cat Power
05 :: "Islands" - The xx
06 :: "Day By Day" - Taken By Trees
07 :: "Blue Jeans" - Lana Del Rey
08 :: "I Follow Rivers" - Lykke Li
09 :: "Seven" - Fever Ray
10 :: "Maps" - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
11 :: "Gigantic" - Pixies
12 :: "Let England Shake" - PJ Harvey
13 :: "Heaven Can Wait" - Charlotte Gainsbourg
14 :: "Dance With Me" - Nouvelle Vague
15 :: "Sprawl II" - Arcade Fire

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