this show was a blast to do, not so much in terms of flow but definitely in terms of spontaneity and immediacy. all these songs were released on saturday in some form or other, most of them were exclusive, and they were all played for the first time by me on the show 2 days later! **
HOUR ONE:
The Jesus Lizard – Sunday You Need Love (Trio cover) – Inch 7″ Set (Touch & Go, 2009)
The Thermals – You Dissolve (demo) – Thermals / Thao Nguyen Split 7″ (Kill Rock Stars, 2009)
Jay Reatard – Hang Them All – Sonic Youth / Jay Reatard Split 7″ (Matador, 2009)
Harlem Shakes – Strictly Game – Technicolor Health (Gigantic, 2009)
The Decemberists – Rake’s Song – Rake’s Song 7″ (Capitol, 2009)
Akron/Family – Everyone Is Guilty – Everyone Is Guilty 7″ (Dead Oceans, 2009)
The Dead Weather – Are Friends Electric? (Gary Numan cover) – Hang You From The Heavens 7″ (Third Man Records, 2009)
TV On The Radio – Province (live) – Live At Amoeba Music (Interscope, 2007)
Flight Of The Conchords – Pencils In The Wind – Pencils In The Wind 7″ (Sub Pop, 2009)
Jenny Lewis And Her Sound – Go Away (Elvis Costello cover) – Carpetbaggers 7″ (Warner Bros, 2009)
Pavement – Shady Lane (live) – Koln 2007 Live Album (Matador, 2009)
Pavement – And Then… (live) – Koln 2007 Live Album (Matador, 2009)
Vivian Girls – Tell The World – Vivian Girls (In The Red, 2008)
HOUR TWO:
The Breeders – Fate To Fatal – Fate To Fatal EP (self, 2009)
Flaming Lips – Borderline (Madonna cover) – Flaming Lips / Black Keys split 7″ (Warner Bros, 2009)
Beck – Green Light (Sonic Youth cover) – Beck / Sonic Youth split 7″ (Matador, 2009)
Sonic Youth – Pay No Mind (Beck cover) – Beck / Sonic Youth split 7″ (Matador, 2009)
Wavves – No Hope Kids – Fat Possum 7″ Sampler (Fat Possum, 2009)
Preacher Man – World Terrorist Movement – Fat Possum 7″ Sampler (Fat Possum, 2009)
Dandy Warhols – Earth To The Dandy Warhols Megamix – www.recordstoreday.com (self, 2009)
MGMT – Electric Feel (Justice Remix) – Record Store Day 12″ Sampler
Depeche Mode – Wrong – Wrong 7″ (Mute, 2009)
Kings Of Leon – Knocked Up (Lykke Li vs. Rodeo Remix) – Knocked Up 7″ (Sony, 2009)
Flight Of The Conchords – Albie The Racist Dragon – Pencils In The Wind 7″ (Sub Pop, 2009)
Crocodiles – I Wanna Kill – Fat Possum 7″ Sampler (Fat Possum, 2009)
Thomas Function – Ew Way Ew – Fat Possum 7″ Sampler (Fat Possum, 2009)
Camera Obscura – French Navy – French Navy 7″ (4AD, 2009)
HOME STRETCH:
The Decemberists – East India Lanes – Rake’s Song 7″ (Capitol, 2009)
Josh Ritter – Come And Find Me (Acoustic) – Golden Age Of Radio Re-Issue (Sony, 2009)
Josh Ritter – Me & Jiggs (Acoustic) – Golden Age Of Radio Re-Issue (Sony, 2009)
Kathleen Edwards – Hockey Skates (live) – Live From The Bowery Ballroom EP (Zoe, 2003)
Iron & Wine – Jezebel (live) – Norfolk 2005 Live CD (Sub Pop, 2009)
Iron & Wine – Woman King (live) – Norfolk 2005 Live (Sub Pop, 2009)
Vienna Teng – Augustine – Record Store Day Sampler CD (Rounder, 2009)
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** I don’t mean that I’m the first to play them on the air, I just meant that I didn’t listen to them from the time I got them until it was time to do my show. From release date to airdate was only 2 days.