Zenlike Trance of a Playlist 8.8.05

1. Clocks - The Casual Dots
After all these years removed from the Bikini Kill glory days, I still would do very naughty things with Kathi Wilcox...Okay, maybe I'd just like to hang out with her in a Denny's at 3 a.m.

2. Sister - Sufjan Stevens
From 2004's Seven Swans. Such a downbeat - yet cheerful - song. Reminds me of making love with someone in the desert a long time ago.

3. The Book of Right On - Joanna Newsom
Newsom's voice reminds me of a cross between Kate Bush and Bjork and, strangely enough, my friend Aster's voice. There is just enough soul behind the vocal to make it so much more passionate than your average "indie" fare.

4. The Valleys - Electrelane
This is such a creepy track from 2004. Its church-choir in hell creepy. I think its the harpsichord. But the harmonies are stellar.

5. Something for Nothing - Loudon Wainwright
A ballad about stealing music and the joys of bootlegging.

6. Axe of Deliverance - Hockey Night
Such a catchy song. Too damn catchy. Stuck in my head. Shit. Double shit.

7. Winners and Losers - Social Distortion
Mike Ness can't let his punker-stuck-in-AM-country-radio thing go. Thank God. There's way too much crappy country music out there right now. Somebody has to sing about devils and angels, making tough choices, and fighting your way out of a bad spot.

8. Modern Man's Hustle - Atmosphere
"The first time I met the Devil was at a Motel 6..." Painful.

9. Things - Br. Danielson
A nice Frank Zappaesque tirade against materialism.