Essential 11 August 2010

Guaranteed Eclispse Free for the Month of August!

1. Burn It Down -- Los Lobos Finally, a new album, Getting hard and heavy airplay on WXPN -- deserves a lot more
2. Month of May -- Arcade Fire Some public stations are playing this instead of/in addition to "The Suburbs" and "Ready to Start" -- they also played it live on hte Daily Show -- a real barnbuner -- trockabilly gone indy.
3. Solitary Gun -- Rogue Wave The second single from their new album is steadily growing on me.
4. The Ghost Inside -- Broken Bells Solid song with a meloncholy fatalistic theme
5. Fader -- Temper Trap Follow up to Sweet Disposition proves that Temper Trap is not just for the falsetto fans.
6. Next Girls -- Black Keys Making a big noise for a duo, check out the video featuring the return of the singing dinosaur and a massive girlfight.
7, Barricade -- Interpol Verse chorus verse structure? Heresy!!!!! Sellout!!!!!
8. Animal -- Neon Trees OK. I surrender. Can't resist the hooks, the 80's vibe even the uh ohs. So what if it's starting to get CHR airplay? Good music is good music
9. The Mystery Zone -- Spoon Not the most accessible of the songs on the new album, but the rewards are commiserate with the difficulty.
10. Dog Days Are Ove -- Florence and the Machine Sorta like a punkier younger cousin to Kate Bush
11. Weeenders -- The Hold Steady A ballad with great lyrics and guitar work. The Springsteen compariosns are beside the point.