9/24/2010 Playlist

Good Old War - Good (Good Old War)
Good Old War - Here Are My Problems (Good Old War)
Maps & Atlases - Israeli Caves (Perch Patchwork)

The Young Veins - Change (Take A Vacation!)

Yes - Ive Seen All Good People (The Yes Album)

Diego Paulo - California (Cafe Con Leche)

Eli Reed - Found You Out (Come & Get It)
Eli Reed - Tell Me What I Wanna Hear (Come & Get It)
Parliament - Handcuffs (Mothership Connection)

The Books - Beautiful People (The Way Out)

Weezer - Susanne (Blue Album)
Pavement - Cut Your Hair (Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain)

Cast Spells - Potted Plant (Bright Works & Baton)
Sigur Ros - Gobbledigook (Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust)

9/17/2010 Playlist

Sly & The Family stone - Dance To The Music (Dance To The Music)
The Black Keys - Next Girl (Brothers

The Who - Heaven & Hell (Live at Leeds)

Funkadelic - Mommy Whats a Funkadelic (Funkadelic)

King Tubby - Base Dub (From The Palace of Dub)
Portugal. The Man - 1989 (Censored Colors)
Portugal. The Man - Our Way (Censored Colors)

Isley Brothers - Its Your Things
Lettuce - Express Yourself (Rage!)

Euphone - Whers The B (Hashin It Out)
Eli Reed - Young Girl (Come & Get It)
Eli Reed - Name Calling (Come & Get It)

Sly & The Family Stone - I Want To Take You Higher

9/10/2010 Playlist

Eli "Paperboy" Reed & the True Loves - Come & Get It (Come & Get It)
Westbound Train - Ain't Gonna Be Easy (Come & Get It)

Westbound Train - Come & Get It (Come & Get It)

Maroon 5 - Misery*
HelloGoodbye - Here In My Arms*

Passion Pit - Little Secrets (Manners)
Portugal. The Man - When The World Ends (American Ghetto)

Wavves - King of the Beach (King of the Beach)
Maps & Atlases - Banished Be Cavalier (Perch Patchwork)

Dirty Projectors + Bjork - Beautiful Mother (Mount Wittenberg Orca)
Dirty Projectors + Bjork - When The World Comes to An End (Mount Wittenberg Orca)

Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings - Window Shopping (I Learned The Hard Way)

*=Requests

9/3/2010 Playlist

My first show of the year! Thanks for listening and the requests. Its gonna be a good year.

Fang Island - Daisy (Fang Island)
Sigur Ros - Inní mér syngur vitleysingur (Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust)

Maps & Atlases - Pigeon (Perch Patchwork)

Dirty Projectors + Bjork - Ocean (Mount Wittenberg Orca)
Dirty Projectors + Bjork - On And Ever Onward (Mount Witeenberg Orca)

Dr Dog -I Only Wear Blue (Shame, Shame)

The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots)
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots Pt 2 (Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots)

The J.B.'s - Pass The Peas
The J.B.'s - Gimme Some More (live)

Good Old War - Thats Some Dream (Good Old War)
The Beatles - Blackbird (The White Album)

The Black Keys - Everlasting Light (Brothers)
The Clash - London Calling (London Calling)

Bright Eyes - At The Bottom of Everything (I'm Wide Awake, Its Morning)

Review: Dirty Projectors + Bjork - Mount Wittenberg Orca

Sometimes I loose my way, and I think we all do. We forget where we come from, we we're going and what things mean to us. I fell like I'm in a constant battle sometimes with remembering why I do the things I do. I listen to music so often and rely on it so heavily that I forget about the magic it can bring. But every once in a while, when I need it most, I hear something that makes me inspired to live. Many albums recently have made me feel this way, including the new Maps & Atlases album, and I hope many will continue to make me feel this way. Currently I just can't help but feel genuinely happy, when I hear the relentless harmonies and aahs radiating from the new Dirty Projectors & Bjork collaboration EP Mount Wittenberg Orca. It is a little weird, especially on first listen, but its the unique qualities that get stuck in my head and make me come back for more. "What was that?" followed by "I need to hear that again" has been my general response.

All this said, I think if you are just getting into the Projectors definitely start with Bitte Orca as its their most accessible. This along with Rise Above make for excellent second steps. All I can hope is that whether its from music, family, friends or another source, I can find the same type of joy and wonderment I get while listening to this EP.