It is February.

It’s another week, and another stress-filled Vanderbilt party!  Tests have not gone well, but I press on, eager to please those who listen to my show on Wednesday Nights.  Don’t fret, my music will stay great.

In case you had not heard, I did another show on Thursday, taking over for the Pocket Ninjas.  It went well, as usual.  I had two hours that night, and while I don’t feel like listing what I played, you can find it at wrvu.org, by searching for Jambalaya Jam under the Playlist Archives.  But for now, the list!

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1 Sonic Youth 87

    Ok, so I’ve decided that Sonic Youth is actually a great band.  I’ve only been listening to their song from the Juno Soundtrack,  Daydream Nation, and Sister, but they are great albums.  I suppose I should listen to people more often when they tell me to listen to a band.

 

2 The Shins 30

    Gotta love the Shins, even though that one commercial absolutely butchers “Sleeping Lessons”.  A guy in my hall was obsessed with that song, so he inspired me to listen a bit more.

 

3 David Byrne 19

    Been listening to his latest album, which was actually recorded for the 1984 Olympics, but the live show never really took off.  This is a strange, but rather listenable, album.  Oh yeah, it’s called “The Knee Plays”

 

3 My Brightest Diamond 19

    Saw them opening for Sufjan Stevens in 2006, and almost forgot about them until I received their album.  It is really good, quite criminally underrated.

5 Mute Math 18

    Their live show at Bonnaroo in ‘07 was great (Even though it included a streaker of the male persuasion).  See them live if at all possible.

 

5 Beck 18

    Honestly, I don’t know how I listened to Beck this much.  He’s ok, but I’ve just never really gotten that into him.  Maybe it’ll be a Sonic Youth thing, one of these days.

 

5 Johann Sebastian Bach 18

    Listening to him for class, the Baroque master that he is, at least according to my professor.

 

8 Explosions in the Sky 16

    This is my study music.  I like it, but study music it is.

 

9 Loney, Dear 12

    “I am John” is a great song, a friend alerted me to it and I played it on my radio show Thursday.  So why am I sad?  Because I can’t play it any more this semester…

 

10 White Blue Yellow and Clouds 10

    I just can’t get enough.

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 So that is what I’ve heard this week.  Next time, on Stalker Anonymous, we learn how to find people on Facebook, and use their identity for your own personal benefit!

 

Cheers,

Mikil