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At the end of every season I make a list of the songs I added to my rolling "latest music" playlist, all stuff I consider 3 stars or above, and I dig up links and post it here so people who share some of my wide-ranging musical sensibilities can find more of what they might dig.
I found a lot of new music this past summer! Some really great stuff in all...
These songs were 4 stars:
- The Rest Of My Days (The Exploding Voids) One of my favorites, but not publically released.
- Too Close (Alex Clare) So good they're using it in that ad for Internet Explorer. Don't dig the sentiment, but the sound is great.
- Hey Boy (The Blow) The absolutely perfect followup to "Call Me Maybe"...
- Bang Bang Bang (Mark Ronson & The Business Intl) Heard this on "Girls". For a while I was too cool to admit how much I liked it.
- When Doves Cry (Damien Rice) Hard to find acoustic cover... knocked over how Prince is using language in this.
- Be My Guest (Gaitana, Ukraine Eurovision 2012) Bright clubby fun with just a bit of a bass drop.
Bluegrass or Rural Tinged
- Aces And Twos (The Devil Makes Three) Bluegrass-tinged -- sometimes Chiptle has the best music.
- Graceland (Paul Simon Cover) (The Tallest Man On Earth) The guy's voice is a little weedy, but I think he brings out some of the sadness of this song in a lovely way.
- Wilderness (Middle Brother) Folksy.
- Ballad of Lucy Jordon (Nicki Gillis) Marianne Faithfull's version of the Sheil Silverstein lyric is the most famous (I heard it in Thelma & Louise) but I find Gillis' version more palatable, if a bit too polished.
Hiphop
- Gimme Some More (Busta Rhymes) That is a freaky video.
- Bonkers (Dizzee Rascal) The Olympics opening had this song. I could see "There's nothing cra-zee about meeeee" being some kind of catchphrase.
- Whistle (Flo Rida) Some people are scandalized by the single entedre of this, but it's not a bad piece of summer bubblegum pop.
- 99 Problems (Jay-Z) I knew about the chorus, but didn't listen to the song 'til I saw this analysis of its second verse in terms of a representation of the 4th amendment.
- Party and Bullshit (Ratatat remix) (Notorious B.I.G.) Awesome remix.
- My Homies Still (Lil Wayne) There was a weird Colorado shooting conspiracy theory floating around, but it's a fun, if filthy, song.
- Gangnam Style (PSY) Making the rounds for its goofy dancing fun, even if (or because) it's mostly in Korean...
- Traktor (Wretch 32) I bought that Olympic Opening Ceremony soundtrack, and this was one of the few other songs I liked on it.
Novelty
Instrumental
Softer
Retro
- Come Together (The Beatles) A few years ago I saw this great (unauthorized?) Flash video...
- Sweet Home Alabama (Lynyrd Skynyrd) What can I say, I liked Dukes of Hazzard when I was a kid too.
- Nothing From Nothing (Billy Preston) I enjoy how much Billy Preston seems to enjoy his afro.
- As Time Goes By (Dooley Wilson) Got to take Amber to see this movie for her first time.
- I Love Rock N' Roll (Joan Jett & The Blackhearts) Even better than the Weird Al Version
- Always True To You In My Fashion (Peggy Lee With George Shearing) Sometimes my mom's love of musicals comes out in weird ways.
- Superstition (Stevie Wonder)
It's too bad I mostly heard his softer stuff, 'cause man could this guy get funky.
- Steal My Sunshine (Len) Hey remember the 90s? Me too!
Clubbish
Other/Alt
- Hell Yes (Beck) I like the peculiary Japanese admonition to "Please Enjoy".
- You're Not All That (The Herbaliser) Retro-funk sound.
- Get Some (Lykke Li) Such attitude in this.
- Count On Me (Mat Kearney) Might be a cover of a Bruno Mars song? Cute number and alphabet puns anyway.
- 1940 (AmpLive Remix) (The Submarines) "Something's wrong when you regret things that haven't happened yet."
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