First up is the Australian band
Cut Copy with their song "Going Nowhere" from their new release
Bright Like Neon Love (
iTunes,
Amazon,
Other Music), it's an album that sounds like a cross between
Daft Punk and the best songs to come out of 80's new wave. In other words they sound like what
VHS or Beta wish they sounded like. Then we enjoyed "Eros' Entropic Tundra" by
Of Montreal from their latest release
Satanic Panic in the Attic (
Amazon,
Other Music) which is one of my (many) favorite records of 2004. Next was
Bill Withers' classic R&B tune "Use Me" which can be found all number of places, including his greatest hits (
iTunes,
Amazon). And finally on the show, an uncommon "sound in my head": Country Music. And I don't mean some classy old-school country or some quality rockabilly. I'm talking schlocky, over produced, "young country." But in this case, it's music for a good cause, and while I'm almost ashamed to admit it, I actually kinda like the song. After a few listens it really did grow on me (like a fungus no doubt). Check out
Honky Tonkers for Truth and their song "Takin' My Country Back." Available on their
website, and perhaps even heard on some mainstream country stations... I wouldn't know.