Here’s part 2 of the listening party. Part 1 is here.
Artist: Fyfe Dangerfield
Song: When You Walk in the Room
Album: Fly Yellow Moon
Year: 2012
Christine gave us Fyfe Dangerfield. I think we all liked it but don’t remember any specific comments.
Artist: Donora
Song: Shh
Album: Donora
Year: 2009
My wife’s friend’s wife’s brother (I think) is one of the dudes in this Pittsburgh band. Great poppy vibe.
Artist: Twin Shadow
Song: Five Seconds
Album: Confess
Year: 2012
Nathan brings us Twin Shadow, whom we saw at Maxwell’s. There’s a bit of the Cars, Gary Newman, David Bowie and General Public mixed in.
Artist: Pacfic Air
Song: Float
Album: Long Live Koko
Year: 2013
Eric gives us Pacific Air’s Float – a song that “makes you want to snap.”
Artist: Kodaline
Song: Pray
Album: In a Perfect World
Year: 2013
Kathleen presented Kodaline – an Irish quartet.
Artist: Youth Lagoon
Song: Dropola
Album: Wondrous Bughouse
Year: 2013
Kevin gives us Youth Lagoon – one of those bands that has just one guy. Trippy stuff.
Artist: Toro Y Moi
Song: New Beat
Album: Underneath the Pine
Year: 2011
Brian whips out Toro Y Moi – more crazy stuff, but in a good way.
Artist: Kid Koala
Song: 5 Bit Blues
Album: 12 Bit Blues
Year: 2012
Drew breaks out DJ Kid Koala.
Artist: Wilson Pickett
Song: I Found a Love
Album: Wilson Pickett
Year: 1967
Michael takes us way back with some soul.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NcNhtyDW-E
Artist: Sho Baraka
Song: Jim Crow
Album: Talented 10th
Year: 2013
Christine brings us rapper Sho Baraka. (not safe for work)
Artist: James
Song: Born of Frustration
Album: Seven
Year: 1992
Nathan takes us back to a James song that’s not Laid.
Artist: A Sunny Day in Glasgow
Song: Passionate Introverts (Dinosaurs)
Album: Ashes Grammar
Year: 2009
I dragged a bunch my friends to see this band for free at the Whitney Museum about five years ago and everyone hated it. Very Cocteau Twins.
Artist: Trails and Ways
Song: Midnight City
Album: Sure Thing
Year: 2012
We are now at the covers portion of our program! Eric gives us Trails and Ways doing an M83 song
Artist: Branches
Song: Skinny Love
Album: Covers
Year: 2012
Kevin has LA band Branches covering Bon Iver.
Artist: The Soft Boys
Song: Insanely Jealous
Album: Underwater Moonlight
Year: 1980
So maybe it was covers or oldies. Kathleen brings us the Soft Boys, the British early 80s band.
Artist: Kyuss
Song: 50 Million Years Trip
Album: Blues for the Red Sun
Year: 1992
Brian presents Kyuss – a band with the guitarist from Queens of the Stone Age.
Artist: James McNew
Song: Dump
Album: Pop Life
Year: 1995
Finally, Drew closes the set with some Yo La Tengo’s bassist doing some crazy guitar work.
You can ear the better version of Midnight City here – http://www.indieshuffle.com/m83-midnight-city-trails-and-ways-cover/