November 30, 2003
1) I Know The Pattern – More Parts Per Million - The Thermals
Yelling, jumping and having fun, the Thermals play until the reel-to-reel snaps from the strain.
2) What Ever Happened – Room on Fire - The Strokes
“Who’s culture is this, does anybody know?” Dude, why are you asking me? You probably ripped if off from someone.
3) The Angels Took My Racehorse Away – More Guitar - Richard Thompson
Like most Thompson arrangements: folky brilliance leads to a self indulgent guitar solo that you forgive him for. Sidenote: Only mean angels take someone’s racehorse away.
4) The War Will Be Over When We Want It – The Song is Love – The Quails
Less punk and more folk, the mighty Quails continue to fight for change, even when nobody’s listening. Except me, I guess.
5) Unlisted – Suicide Invoice – The Hot Snakes
I don’t remember why I wrote this song for November, but it’s clearly written down on this scrap of paper. A mystery for the ages.
6) Bokkie – Sunlight Makes Me Paranoid – Elefant
Ghetto Interpol sings a song that makes me ask “what is bokkie?”
7) Legionnaire’s Lament – Castaways and Cutouts – The Decemberists
Meloy hits the following rhyme triples in the verses: Legionnaire/Camel in Disrepair/Frigidaire. Reprieve/Joie de Vive/Gay Paris. Sun/Laudanum/Fecund. Mirage/Chiraz/Applause. At what point is that just showing off?
8) Fear of Drowning – The Decline Of … – British Sea Power
They’re British.
9) KC Accidental – You Forgot It In People – Broken Social Scene
There aren’t many discernable lyrics, so I feel comfortable dedicating this to my peeps in KCMO.
10) IOU – Old World Underground - Metric
This was the only other song I could get into on that Metric record.
11) Boom Swagger – R.I.P. – The Murder City Devils
The Murder City Devils with Andrea Zollo on vocals. Nonsensical and aggressively sultry, I walked around most of November going “boom! swagger swagger boom!” for no real reason.
12) The Getaway- Good Health - Pretty Girls Make Graves
Just to finish off the Zollo doubleheader… the wistful guitars really get me in this song.
13) Spit On A Stranger - Spit On A Stranger – Pavement
“Honey I’m a prize and you’re a catch and we’re the perfect match” The song could be about elephant bukkake for all I care. That lyric is perfect.
14) So Says I – Chutes Too Narrow – The Shins
Is this the penguin video? I think this is the penguin video. Computer penguins, anyway.
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