Listology Secret Santa: 2006, #2 (Pop Is Not Afraid of You)
Submitted by Cosgrove on Sat, 12/30/2006 - 12:50
Tags:
- Rainer Maria - Mystery and Misery
- Sons and Daughters - Medicine
- Los Amigos Invisibles - Ultra-funk
- Compulsion - Delivery
- Straylight Run - It Never Gets Easier
- Brave Captain - The Tragic Story
- The Arcade Fire - Wake Up
- Eels - Woman Driving, Man Sleeping
- Therapy? - Lonely, Cryin' Only
- Bjork - Bachelorette
- Mclusky - Forget About Him I'm Mint
- Firewater - Whistling in the Dark
- Neon Blonde - Chandeliers and Vines
- The National - Abel
- The Now Time Delegation - Hangin' Tree
- Nellie McKay - Change the World
- Basement Jaxx with JC Chasez - Plug it In
- Emiliana Torrini - Telepathy
- The Afghan Whigs - The Slide Song
- Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine - Glam Rock Cops
If I had control of a pop radio station, it would look quite a bit like this. Songs that are catchy without being inane (unless it's on purpose, i.e. the Mclusky tune), have memorable melodies and parts to sing or hum, and are free of profanity. (Except for the Neon Blonde song, but the siren call of the song's drug-damaged apocalyptic decadence was too strong to resist.)
For best results, before listening track down and download "Dr. Nightmare's Medication Time" by Pop Will Eat Itself. I couldn't fit it on, but it's an essential moodsetter. Think of it as Track 0. (Good luck finding it, by the by.)