Train of Thought (Music)
With Nick Cowan
Fri Dec 30th 2011 3.00am–5.00am
R=listener request. N=music new at the station. L=local music. Your purchases using the Buy it! links
Time zone: central
3:02am | Mogwai “Drunk And Crazy” from Earth Division - EP (Sub Pop 2011) —Like a lot of folks, I'm playing some of my favorites of the year.Buy it! |
3:07am | Gang Of Four “I Can't Forget Your Lonely Face” from Content (Yep Roc 2011)Buy it! |
3:10am | The Joy Formidable “The Greatest Light Is the Greatest Shade” from The Big Roar (Atlantic 2011)Buy it! |
3:15am | Metallica “Rebel Of Babylon” from Beyond Magnetic EP (Warner 2011) N —A leftover song from Death Magnetic that's pretty good, lyrically a bit "soft" but the music is closer to what I want to hear from Metallica. Not a favorite (yet) but very cool nonetheless.Buy it! |
3:18am | Fantômas “The Omen (Ave Santani) [Live]” from The Director's Cut Live - A New Year's Revolution (Ipecac Recordings www.ipecac.com 2011) N —This band is crazy insane good live, this would have been a good gig to see in person.Buy it! |
3:20am | Primus “Eyes of the Squirrel” from Green Naugahyde (LAB 344 2011) —One of the more freaky-outy tracks on this fine, fine album.Buy it! |
3:26am | Brandon Saller and Billy Martin “Nightlife” from Muppets - The Green Album (Disney New 2011) N —Atreyu singer and Faith No More's professionally deceased guitarist rock out. Maybe he's doing more stuff, I'll find out and get back to you.Buy it! |
3:29am | The Star Spangles “Which of the Two of Us Is Gonna Burn This House Down?” from Bazooka (EMI Music 2003) —The party starts when someone yells "arson!"Buy it! |
3:32am | Ween “It's Gonna Be A Long Night” from Quebec (Sanctuary Records 2003)Buy it! |
3:35am | Clutch “Spleen Merchant” from Blast Tyrant (DRT 2004) —Don't be this guy.Buy it! |
3:37am | Fishbone “DUI Friday” from Crazy Glue (Cockroach Media 2011) —Any year with new Fishbone is a good year.Buy it! |
3:41am | Johnny Socko “If I Didn't Have a Goiter” from Oh, I Do Hope It's Roast Beef! (Triple R 1995) —Damn I miss this band.Buy it! |
3:44am | Ivy “Fascinated” from All Hours (Nettwerk Records 2011) —You can score this and a dozen other songs for free (legally) http://amzn.to/vR706aBuy it! |
3:48am | The Chain Gang Of 1974 “Matter Of Time” from Wayward Fire (Modern Art Records 2011) —Aw, man. Such a great song. Listen at http://www.thechaingangof1974.com/ and you'll be a happier person. Like totally happy in your soul.Buy it! |
3:54am | The Friendly Fires “Hurting” from iTunes Festival: London 2011 - EP (XL 2011) —Their album Pala is a fine record, very groovy. This live ep is very cool.Buy it! |
3:57am | The Raveonettes “Forget That You're Young” from Raven in the Grave (Vice Records 2011)Buy it! |
4:00am | Mike Doughty “Na Na Nothing” from Yes And Also Yes (Snack Bar / Megaforce 2011) —Hands down one of my favorites this year. You can read about KDHX favs with this tag, http://kdhx.org/tag/best-of-2011Buy it! |
4:04am | Ben Lee “Pointless Beauty” from Deeper Into Dream (Dangerbird www.dangerbirdrecords.com 2011) —This falls into the 'albums I really wanted to obsess over but didn't have time". Never too late, eh?Buy it! |
4:08am | Trashcan Sinatras “Weightlifting” from Best Of Trashcan Sinatras 1990-2010 Radio Sampler (Lo-Five 2011) —Ok, so this isn't technically new, but, I cheat sometimes.Buy it! |
4:11am | David Lowery “All Her Favorite Fruit” from Live @ KDHX, 5-24-11 (KDHX kdhx.org 2011) —Camper Van Beethoven tracked recorded live for my show back in May. Lowery will be here on 1/6 with CVB and Cracker at the Pageant. His album 'Palace Guards' is another of my favorites.Buy it! |
4:14am | Ezra Furman & The Harpoons “Doomed Love Affair” from digital single (self 2011) N —A new track available via http://ezrafurman.bandcamp.com/. After that, pick up Mysterious Power.Buy it! |
4:17am | Ben Folds “Steven's Last Night In Town (Demo)” from Free Folds Five EP (Epic 2011) —Got this free EP when I pre-ordered the retrospective.Buy it! |
4:20am | This Is Me Smiling “The Movies” from Only Uphill (self 2010) —I just got this record, you can get it for free if you hack around a bit on google. Good pop stuff.Buy it! |
Like everything else, times are approximate. Spinitron and this station are not liable for errors or omissions.