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Season 09 Episode 01: January 16th, 2012

The Shins (Portland, OR)
01 Simple Song
Simple Song Single
(iTunes, eMusic, Amazon MP3)

Widowspeak (Brooklyn, NYC)
02 Fir Coat
Widowspeak
(iTunes, eMusic, Amazon MP3)
not this song, but the album is reminded me of: Mazzy Star

Widowspeak (Brooklyn, NYC)
03 Wicked Game
Gun Shy EP
(iTunes, eMusic, Amazon MP3)
cover of: Chris Isaak

Mazzy Star (Santa Monica, CA)
04 Common Burn
Common Burn Single
(iTunes, eMusic, Amazon MP3)

Sad Day for Puppets (Stockholm, Sweden)
05 Anne Says
Just Like a Ghost EP
(iTunes, Amazon MP3)
similar: Belly or The History of Apple Pie

The History of Apple Pie (London, UK)
06 You're So Cool
You're So Cool EP
(iTunes, eMusic, Amazon MP3)
similar: Sad Day for Puppets

Spector (London, UK)
07 What You Wanted
What You Wanted Single
(iTunes, eMusic, Amazon MP3)
similar: Pete & The Pirates

This Many Boyfriends (Leeds, UK)
08 Young Lovers Go Pop!
Young Lovers Go Pop! EP
(iTunes, eMusic, Amazon MP3)
little bit like the: The Vaccines

Jose Gonzalez (Gothenburg, Sweden) & Yo La Tengo (Hoboken, NJ)
09 Hand On Your Heart
10 You Make Me Feel Good
Sweetheart
(iTunes)
covers of: Kylie Minogue and The Zombies

Dirty Beaches (Vancouver, Canada)
11 Lord Knows Best
Badlands
(iTunes, eMusic, Amazon MP3)
similar: Frank LoCrasto meets The Magnetic Fields in a dark basement

ALSO ON THIS SHOW

This episode features clips from the series premier of Bill Moyers' new show Moyers & Company on PBS. The clips deal with income inequality in America (watch) and feature an interview with Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson about their new book Winner-Take-All Politics, as well as clips of amazing senate testimony by Amanda Greubel (watch).