"Riding to Vanity Fair" (Track 9) by Paul McCartney. Also, whatever the hell the Hidden track is at the end of his new album (about 4 1/2 minutes into Track 13.)

NO MATTER who you are or what you think, if YOU CARE ABOUT MODERN MUSIC, give a listen to these songs. They prove that McCartney is still relevant (with a little help from Nigel Godrich.) As far as the album, if you like Macca, you'll like it; if you don't, you won't. Those two songs....everybody who cares about modern music....should LOVE.

I doubt they've gotten any serious US airplay since about 1982 ("Our House", a Top 10 hit in the US and UK), but the local alternative radio station (the fairly influential 99X) is now REGULARLY playing a new track from my beloved Madness. It's called "Shame and Scandal" and it's from their collection of covers called The Dangerman Sessions Volume 1 and the song is a skankin' good hoot. It's a funny track, too, a cover of a song by Lord Tanamo, written by Sir Lancelot. I don't know either of these reggae artists, but the song is a hoot and a holler, as are many of the other covers on the record (The Kinks' "Lola", The Supremes' "You Keep Me Hanging On", Desmond Dekker's "Israelites" and more)...

Cyne-Arrow of God

I agree. The entire Cyne album is mindblowing and "Arrow of God" is a wonderful, wonderful song. But really, Evolution Flight is an album brim to brim with highlights. Probably the best hip-hop album this year.

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Originally posted by Platypus Quest:
I agree. The entire Cyne album is mindblowing and "Arrow of God" is a wonderful, wonderful song. But really, Evolution Flight is an album brim to brim with highlights. Probably the best hip-hop album this year.

Totally Agree!

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the local alternative radio station (the fairly influential 99X) is now REGULARLY playing a new track from my beloved Madness. It's called "Shame and Scandal" and it's from their collection of covers called The Dangerman Sessions Volume 1 and the song is a skankin' good hoot.

I've been enjoying this as well. As much as I like this version of 'Shame and Scandal' though, I think there are at least a couple other better versions of it that I used to have on compilations. I think it was a very popular song, and one that got covered a lot back in Jamaica and during the 2-tone days. Good to hear Madness on the radio again though.

I'm also still shocked that Spoon has been worked into fairly regular rotation. Even though I don't care to much for 'I Turn My Camera On,' it is still fun to hear on the radio. Is this song getting air-time all over the country?

Another GREAT track that i've been loving lately is "Always Love" off of the new one from Nada Surf, The Weight Is a Gift. It's Posies-esque, which is great...

I'm sorry I saw CYNE live opening for Four Tet recently, and... I just wasn't impressed.

Angry backpacker shit, man.

Well, I haven't seen Cyne live, but I can attest that their album is spectacular. I'm a huge fan.

"Take you on a cruise"- Interpol (Antics)

"Neighborhood 2 (Laika)"- the Arcade Fire (Funeral)

Hmm..I'm probably sacrificing indie cred for saying this, but I really dig the song 'Pretty Vegas' written by the eventual winner of Rock Star: INXS.

And it's for sure going to be on their upcoming album, so I'll have to say that...

INXS - Pretty Vegas

Might be, at the very least, top fifty-ish songs of the year.

"Hmm..I'm probably sacrificing indie cred for saying this, but I really dig the song 'Pretty Vegas' written by the eventual winner of Rock Star: INXS.

And it's for sure going to be on their upcoming album, so I'll have to say that...

INXS - Pretty Vegas"

I too admit to being a huge Rock Star: INXS fan. It is a catchy song, I'm glad JD won.

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Originally posted by NEPTUNE, OVERLORD OF THE SEA!:
I'm sorry I saw CYNE live opening for Four Tet recently, and... I just wasn't impressed.

Angry backpacker shit, man.

Thats exactly what they are, it is a feat that they opened for someone like four tet though.

If you look back at their previous work you might see that they are not mad, just passionate.They do have a have a heavy degree of social commentary and rap alot about politics.They are actually very consistent, if they had a middle they have sure not changed much.Which is nice after switching labels and getting a little attention.

I am glad they are getting the attention they deserve, liten to 'evolution fight'.They may have just had a bad night?

hmmm...songs...

Sigur Ros-Gong
by far the best thing I've heard this year.

King Creosote-You Are Could I?

Animal Collective-Purple Bottle...and Grass...wowowow...

Okkervil River-Black

Four Tet-Smile around the face
genius...

Sufjan Stevens-John Wayne Gacy Jr.

Boards of Canada-Farewell Fire...brings a tear to my eye...



and there's plenty more...I can't think right now...

Takk period is amazing.

Three favorite singles:

"Smile Around the Face" ~ Four Tet
"Glósóli" ~ Sigur Rós
"Soapbox" ~ Cyne

probably in that order...

Songs to List:

1. These Are The Fables - New Pornographers
2. I Summon You - Spoon
3. Hand That Feeds - NIN
4. The Boxer - Chemical Brothers
5. Gong - Sigur Ros
6. It'5!- Architecture IN Helsinki
7. Brothers On A Hotel Bed- DCFC
8. Dark Hills - P:ano
9. Oslo Skyline - Jaga
10. Bleeding Heart Show - New Pornographers
11. Feel Good Inc. - Gorillaz
12. Different Names For the Same Thing - DCFC

and...
Svo Hljott - Sigur Ros
beautiful

In no particular order-

"Cries A Girl" Buck 65
"First Days of My Life" Bright Eyes
"Another Turn" The Maharajas
"Losing My Edge" LCD Soundsytem
"I Don't Want to Know" The Donnas
"Jezebel" & "Grey Stabels" Iron & Wine
"Baby I've Got Time" The Blue Van
"Samurai Struck" The Surf Coasters
"Out of Time" BBQ
"Four Hours in Washington" M.Ward
"These Are the Fables" New Pornographers
"Be My Baby" & "Another Day" Al Green
"Shiver & Shake" Ed James
"Cracklin' Rosie" Moonshine Mountain Boys
"Leah" Bruce Springsteen
"Waddlin' Around" & "Love You So" BBQ & King Kahn Show
"So Right" Orange Peels
"I See You, You See Me" The Magic Numbers

anything from The White Stripes' "Get Behind Me, Satan" album

This one slipped by me at first, but has quickly become one of my favorite radio-friendly pop songs of late summer 2005:

"Middle of Nowhere" by Hot Hot Heat.

Now that they've lost credibility with the indie folks by giving up the spastic XTC vibe of the previous discs, they've embraced an early Costello power-poppy vibe that makes me sing-along happy. I need to relisten to the record, because this track is, to quote the narrator from "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy", THE BALLS!