It all started with an electronic track in a coffee shop. I thought, man, when are we finally gonna get that soundtrack from Johnny Jewel. Not the one he put out that we didn't ask for, but Dear Tommy. It's coming. (Well, the mp3s are here, but the vinyl is still coming.) In the meantime, let's go back to 2012 and revisit B/E/A/T/B/O/X by G/L/A/S/S/C/A/N/D/Y. No, that many slashes is totally not annoying to type.
Very excited for new music from Nine Inch Nails and David Bowie. What is it, 1995 again? Bowie released an EP called "No Plan" exactly one year after his birthday, just short of one year after his death. It's eerie. It's brilliant. The guy had some serious musical and artistic chops. New Reznor puts me in the mind of old Reznor, back when I was an angry young lad. It works for middle age, too. Same but different.
Continuing to play every song on the Warpaint and Duchess Says albums. Both among my favorite releases of 2016. (See previous show.) Songs going out to my daughter from Liars, Savages, and Frank Black. Some TV Girl, Helado Negro, and Chook Race thrown in for good measure.
Let's begin, shall we?
Playlist
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Beatific by Glass Candy on B/E/A/T/B/O/X (Italians do it better) -
Song About Me by TV Girl on Who Really Cares (Self-Released) -
Lengua Larga by Helado Negro on Private Energy (Asthmatic Kitty) -
We Awake by Doldrums on The Air Conditioned Nightmare (Sub Pop) -
Think by Post Industrial Noise on The Official Post Industrial Noise Anthology (Medical Records) -
Academic by New Order on Music Complete (Mute) -
Give Up by American Wrestlers on Goodbye Terrible Youth (Fat Possum) -
Start Anew by Chook Race on Around the House (Tenth Court) -
Creation Myth by Sunflower Bean on Human Ceremony (Fat Possum) -
Nietzche by The Dandy Warhols on Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia (Capitol) -
Burning Bright (Field On Fire) by Nine Inch Nails on Not The Actual Eventws (The Null Corp) -
Godzilla by Blue Oyster Cult on Spectres (Columbia) -
Simple Death by Chelsea Wolfe on Abyss (Sargent House) -
Only Human by Cold Showers on Matter of Choice (Dais Records) -
Flower Of Sex by Merchandise on A Corpse Wired for Sound (4AD) -
Mask Maker by Liars on Mess (Mute) -
No Face by Savages on Silence Yourself (Matador) -
Broken Face by Frank Black on Frank Black Francis (SpinArt) -
A Question of Time by Depeche Mode on Black Celebration (Mute) -
Once In A Lifetime by Talking Heads on Sand In The Vaseline (Sire) -
No Plan by David Bowie on No Plan (Sony) -
Bills by Ultimate Painting on Dusk (Trouble In Mind) -
Hotel Orlando by Atlas Sound on Bedroom Databank Vol. 1 (Self-Released) -
Justine, Misery Queen by Honeyblood on Babes Never Die (FatCat) -
I Shot All The Birds by The Blind Shake on Celebrate Your Worth (Goner Records) -
By Your Side by Warpaint on Heads Up (Rough Trade) -
Talk In Shapes by Duchess Says on Sciences Nouvelles (Slovenly) -
Hysterical Strength by St. Vincent on Strange Mercy (4AD)