First up indie-standards the
Silver Jews did "How Can I Love You If You Won't Lie Down" from their new album
Tanglewood Numbers (
iTunes,
Amazon,
Other Music). Then part of
The Apple's in Stereo, in particular the Robert Schneider part, and his solo project
Marbles did "Hello Sun" from his album
Expo (
iTunes,
Amazon,
Other Music) which came out earlier this year. Next was Melbourne, Australia's
The Triangles with their song "Let's Replace the Cityscapes" from their recent release
Magic Johnson (
Amazon,
import). Then Austin's
Asylum Street Spankers did "Brazil" from their 1996 album
Spanks for the Memories (
iTunes,
Amazon). (Check out this
NPR interview with two members of the band.) And finally, a bonus
Silver Jews song, my favorite of theirs, "Tennessee" from their 2001 album
Bright Flight (
iTunes,
Amazon,
Other Music).
This week's episode has a clip from Air America Radio's The Majority Report with Janeane Garofalo and Sam Seder featuring Patton Oswalt.