Aught Eight, Disc 2

A bit more local music this go-round. Download link

1. Kalise - El Guincho
From the album Alegranza

I think this one was technically first released in Spain in 2007, but didn't see a U.S. release until late this year.

2. Gayle - Guy Blackman
From the album Adult Baby

Well, the vocals sort of make or break it with this guy. Jens Lekman appears on another track.

3. Lay It Down - Al Green
From the album Lay It Down

Co-produced by ?uestlove

4. Will Get Fooled Again - Max Tundra
From the album Parallax Error Beheads You

Step aside, Dutchess and the Duke:



(The more I listen to this record, the more I love it. Honestly, this is one of my favorites of the year.)

5. Alsatian Dog - Simon Bookish
From the album Everything/Everything

If Max Tundra and Scott Walker had a lovechild, it would be called Simon Bookish.

6. Drips One - Handshakes
From the album All-American

Local electro-pop-dance duo, down to one member while the bassist studies philosophy in Michigan (What is the sound of one hand shaking?)

7. Rabbit Habits - Man Man
From the album Rabbit Habits

This guy is a bit of a Beefheart/Waits/Zappa devotee. The rest of the album really sounds nothing like this.

8. Kiss Me Again - Jessica Lea Mayfield
From the album With Blasphemy So Heartfelt

I don't know if she's a rising star in country music, but she put out a pretty solid album for a 19-year-old. Dan Auerbach (of The Black Keys) produced this; she appears on their 2008 album Attack & Release.

9. Singing to the Earth (To Thank Her For You) - Apollo Sunshine
From the album Shall Noise Upon

I think this is better taken as an album -- it was tough to find a representative track for this mix.

10. Today's Lesson - Nick Cave
From the album Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!

Mr. Sandman, the inseminator, indeed.

11. Night & Day - The Moondoggies
From the album Don't Be a Stranger

I was lukewarm on these guys when the album came out -- all of this roots music posturing is king of nauseating. Then I heard this song suite play during a drive in to work, and it just clicked.

12. Armageddon Song - The Dutchess and the Duke
From the album She's the Dutchess, He's the Duke

(Do you get the idea I like these two?)