Bittersweet Melody (Music)
With Allen
Wed Jan 18th 2012 5.00am–7.00am
R=listener request. N=music new at the station. L=local music. Your purchases using the Buy it! links
Time zone: central
5:00am | Mott the Hoople “SUCKER” from All the Young Dudes (COLUMBIA/LEGACY 1972)Buy it! |
5:05am | Alex Chilton “Jumpin' Jack Flash” from Free Again: The 1970 Sessions (Omnivore 2012) —Alex Chilton, former leader of the Box Tops and Big Star, has a new compilation out. He passed away in March 2010.Buy it! |
5:11am | Kathleen Edwards “MINT” from Voyageur (Zoe www.thehip.com 2012) N —From her new album released yesterday and co-produced by Justin Vernon (Bon Iver).Buy it! |
5:15am | Sam Phillips “Happy Mediums” from Cameras In The Sky (self 2011) N Buy it! |
5:20am | Gotye “Somebody I used to Know” from Making Mirrors (Universal Republic 2011) N R —Australian Wally de Backer, and pronounced Go-ti-ya.Buy it! |
5:24am | The Maccabees “Grew Up at Midnight” from Given to the Wild (Polydor UK 2012) N —This 5 piece is based in Brighton, England. They released their 3rd full length this month.Buy it! |
5:30am | Whiskeytown “Somebody Remembers the Rose” from Strangers Almanac (Outpost 1997) —Ryan Adams, leader of Whiskeytown and now solo, will be at the Peabody Opera House on Tuesday, January 31.Buy it! |
5:33am | National Grain “Norfolk Southern Line” from National Grain (Old Wheat Records 2006) —Atlanta based National Grain have only released one album but, as far as I know, they are still together. I hope to see another album soon.Buy it! |
5:36am | The Jayhawks “Cinnamon Love” from Mockingbird Time (Rounder 2011)Buy it! |
5:42am | Samantha Crain & The Midnight Shivers “Bananafish Revolution” from Songs in the Night (Ramseur Records 2009) R —Samantha Crain will be at Off Broadway next Wednesday, January 25. Locals Old Lights open the show.Buy it! |
5:47am | The Head and the Heart “Rivers and Roads” from The Head and the Heart (Sub Pop 2011) —@ the Pageant on March 25.Buy it! |
5:51am | Hey Marseilles “Elegy” from Elegy - Single (Onto Entertainment 2011) N —From a new single released by this Seattle band.Buy it! |
5:59am | Nada Surf “Teenage Dreams” from The Stars are Indifferent to Astronomy (City Slang 2012) N —My artist of the week this week. From the new album due in stores next Tuesday, Jan. 24.Buy it! |
6:03am | Nada Surf “Jules and Jim” from The Stars are Indifferent to Astronomy (City Slang 2012) N Buy it! |
6:08am | Howler “Beach Sluts” from America Give Up (Rough Trade 2011) N —Minneapolis' Howler is the brainchild of guitarist/singer Jordan Gatesmith and have been compared to the Strokes. They'll be at the Old Rockhouse on Friday, March 9.Buy it! |
6:11am | Reigning Sound “Let Yourself Go” from Too Much Guitar (In The Red 2004)Buy it! |
6:16am | The Vondrukes “The Prince Of L.A.” from Runaway, Goodbye Love (self-released 2011) N L —Locals the Vondrukes have a great new album out. You can get it at their album release party at Off Broadway this Saturday, January 21.Buy it! |
6:21am | Old 97's “No Simple Machine” from The Grand Theatre, Vol. 2 (New West Records Inc. www.newwestrecords.com 2011) N —Old 97's will be at the Pageant on Tuesday, January 31.Buy it! |
6:26am | Gordon Lightfoot “Summer Side Of Life” from Gord's Gold (Reprise 1975)Buy it! |
6:30am | Neil Young “Mellow My Mind” from Tonight's the Night (Reprise 1975)Buy it! |
6:35am | Joe Pug “Call It What You Will” from Live at Lincoln Hall (Joe Pug 2011) N Buy it! |
6:38am | The Replacements “Here Comes A Regular” from Tim (Sire Records 1985)Buy it! |
6:44am | The Lemonheads “MRS. ROBINSON” from It's a Shame About Ray (Atlantic 1992) —The Lemonheads will be at the Old Rockhouse on Saturday, January 28.Buy it! |
6:48am | John K. Samson “When I Write My Master's Thesis” from Provincial (Anti- 2012) N —John K. Samson puts out his first album this month. He's also the leader of the Canadian band The Weakerthans.Buy it! |
6:52am | The Church “Ripple” from Deep In the Shallows (30th Anniversary Singles Collection) (Second Motion Records www.secondmotionrecords.com 2010)Buy it! |
Like everything else, times are approximate. Spinitron and this station are not liable for errors or omissions.