Man, oh man, the pressure’s on! August was great!
This mix is old, new, and somewhere in between. Most came out in the last year or so, some in the last few years, and one in in 1935.
After all, it might be new to you, too.
I’d love to hear what folks think, particularly if you really loved something or really hated something. Seriously. Drop me a line!
Note: You probably don’t want to play this at work, with your kids, or at your new women’s clothing boutique without first previewing it. More F-bombs than I would have expected. The last thing you need is a 4-year old running around singing that Cee Lo song. It could happen.
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Mick Jagger /
Yes, that's really Mick Jagger welcoming you to BurnMix September. Just after Mick shuts up, listen closely, and you'll hear snippets of June, July, and August as we tune-in to September!
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Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger (26 July 1943) is an English singer, songwriter and actor, best known as the lead singer and a co-founder of the Rolling Stones. Jagger's career has spanned over 50 years, and he has been described as "one of the most popular and influential frontmen in the history of Rock & Roll". Jagger's distinctive voice and performance, along with Keith Richards' guitar style, have been the trademark of the Rolling Stones throughout the career of the band. Read more on Last.fm more...
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Them Crooked Vultures / Gunman
A song that feels like nothing but verse and bridge. That riff, however, is all chorus: endlessly repeated and completely addictive, it
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Them Crooked Vultures are a hard rock supergroup that formed in Los Angeles, California in 2009. Comprised of drummer Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters, Nirvana), vocalist and guitarist Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age, Kyuss, Eagles of Death Metal) and bassist and keyboardist John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin), the band also features Alain Johannes (What Is This?, Eleven, Queens of the Stone Age) as a live rhythm guitarist. The band's self-titled debut album was released on November 16, 2009 in the UK and November 17, 2009 in the US. Read more on Last.fm more...
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Vic Chesnutt / Chinaberry Tree
For Christmas 2009, we were at my brother
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Vic Chesnutt (November 12, 1964 - December 25, 2009) was a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who lived in Athens, Georgia, United States. Around 1985, Chesnutt moved to Athens and joined the band, The La-Di-Da's. After leaving that group he began performing solo on a regular basis at the 40 Watt Club; it was there that he was spotted by Michael Stipe of R.E.M.; Stipe produced Chesnutt's first two albums, Little (1990) and West of Rome (1991). Read more on Last.fm more...
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Joanna Newsom /
Having nothing to say about a song is okay, too. Heck, I don't even know the name of it.
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Joanna Newsom (born Joanna Caroline Newsom on 18 January 1982 in California) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and actress. Newsom was classically trained on the harp in her youth, and began her musical career as a keyboardist in 2002 in the San Francisco-based indie band The Pleased. Newsom started taking piano lessons at a very early age and played for a couple of years, but switched to the harp at seven. Her approach to the harp Read more on Last.fm more...
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Best Coast / Honey
New to me, but I
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Best Coast is an American rock duo formed in Los Angeles, California in 2009. The band consists of songwriter, guitarist and vocalist Bethany Cosentino and guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Bobb Bruno. Cosentino, a former child actress, began writing music as a teenager and was formerly a member of the experimentalist drone group Pocahaunted. After a brief tenure at college in New York City, Cosentino returned to the West Coast and began recording lo-fi demos with Bruno, whom she met in the Los Angeles music scene. Read more on Last.fm more...
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Big Star / Lady Sweet
From Big Star
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Big Star is an American power pop band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1971 by Alex Chilton (1950 – 2010), Chris Bell (1951 – 1978), Jody Stephens and Andy Hummel (1951 - 2010). The group broke up in 1974. By the 1980s, they were recognised as one of rock music's classic groups. After the death of Chris Bell in 1978 and the deaths of both Alex Chilton and Andy Hummel in 2010, Jody Stephens is the last surviving original member of the group. Read more on Last.fm more...
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Dr. Dog / Station
I don
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Dr. Dog is a indie rock group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania which formed in 1999. The current lineup consists of Scott "Taxi" McMicken (vocals, guitar), Toby "Tables" Leaman (vocals, bass), Zach "Text" Miller (keyboards, guitar), Frank "Thanks" McElroy (guitar) and Eric "Teach" Slick (drums). "There's a little folk, blues, indie rock, soul, bluegrass--and a whole lot of down-home harmonizing. It conjures images of old friends sitting on a porch swapping instruments and just letting the tape recorder run." - Doug Wallen Read more on Last.fm more...
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The Baseball Project / Ted Fucking Williams
It
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From Portland and Seattle, baseball and rock come together to make The Baseball Project. Band members Include Steve Wynn, Scott McCaughey, Peter Buck and Linda Pitmon, all top it up to make an unique band,in their own original style. Producing songs such as "Past Time" that was recently performed on The David Letterman Show. And paying tribute to their favorite baseball players in such songs as "Sometimes I Dream Of Willie Mays", and many others that conclude a good listen to Volume One: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails (came out July 8th 2008). Read more on Last.fm more...
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Of Montreal / Coquette, Coquette
Of Montreal continue to impress me, if only because they use kettle drums.
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of Montreal is an indie pop band which formed in Athens, Georgia, United States in 1997. The band is fronted by Kevin Barnes, who writes, composes, and plays most of the music for his albums. They were among the second wave of groups to emerge from The Elephant 6 Recording Company and the group has a style that is typical of many Elephant 6 bands due to their interest in combining musical experimentation with the basic tenets of pop i.e. catchy melodies and sing-along choruses. Read more on Last.fm more...
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Bing Crosby / Moonburn
I love Bing Crosby. Feel free to revoke my hipster ID card. There, I said it.
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Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (/ˈkrɒzbi/; May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, comedian and actor. The first multimedia star, Crosby was a leader in record sales, radio ratings, and motion picture grosses from 1931 to 1954. His early career coincided with recording innovations that allowed him to develop an intimate singing style that influenced many male singers who followed him, including Perry Como, Frank Sinatra, Dick Haymes, and Dean Martin. Read more on Last.fm more...
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Dex Romweber Duo / Picture
If this even remotely interests you, buy everything the Flat Duo Jets ever put out. Check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwlKwwI0g9A
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Dex Romweber is nothing less than an icon of the American music underground. The former frontman for the world famous psycho-surf-rockabilly-garage-punk combo Flat Duo Jets released his first of nine albums in 1990 to rave reviews worldwide. He starred alongside R.E.M. and The B-52s in the 1987 cult classic film “Athens, GA Inside Out”. His first national tour in 1990 was as opening act for The Cramps. He was showcased on MTV's The Cutting Edge and 120 Minutes Read more on Last.fm more...
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St. Vincent / Actor Out of Work
Noisy and rocking with nice harmonies.
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A pseudonym of Annie Clark (b. 28 Sept 1982), a USA multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter. She was a member of The Polyphonic Spree and Sufjan Stevens' touring band. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, she began playing the guitar at the age of 12 and as a teenager worked as the tour manager for her uncle's band Tuck & Patti. She grew up in Dallas and attended Lake Highlands High School, graduating in 2001. Following this, she went on to attend Berklee College of Music, dropping out 3 years later. Read more on Last.fm more...
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Kings Go Forth / Get a Feeling
Retro is okay when it shines this brightly. I want to throw a party and hire these guys to play it.
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10-piece Milwaukee combo featuring 3 lead vocalists. Includes ex (and in some cases current) members of Highball Holiday, The Pacers, International Jet Set, The Essentials, De La Buena and many more. The band signed to Luaka Bop in mid-2009 with debut album "The Outsiders Are Back" set for April 20th release. The album release was preceded by a 12-inch single of "Don't Take My Shadow", containing multiple mixes and edits created by the legendary Tom Moulton, a pioneering remixer of the early disco era. Read more on Last.fm more...
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Erykah Badu and Lil Wayne / Jump Up in the Air
Good with headphones.
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Erykah Badu (born Erica Abi Wright on February 26, 1971 in Dallas, Texas) is an American R'n'B/neo-soul artist whose work crosses over into jazz. She is best known for her singles You Got Me her collaboration with The Roots, as well as her own songs Tyrone, Love of My Life, On & On, Bag Lady, The Healer, Honey and Soldier. Her lyrics are highly personal urban philosophy which throw emotional challenges in the face of the listener. She weaves unusual musical influences together creating a rich texture of sound. Read more on Last.fm more...
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Delta Spirit / People C'Mon
The entire album is great. It was difficult to pick one.
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Delta Spirit is a band from San Diego, California, United States, beginning in 2005. This band is most known for their intense live performances, their congregational song-writing, and their driving rhythm. The group consists of Jon Jameson (bass), Brandon Young (percussion), Matthew Vasquez (vocals/guitars), Kelly Winrich (multi-instrumentals) and Will McLaren (guitar). "The raw spirit of indie rock. An amplified, rocking version of ’60s protest folk. Read more on Last.fm more...
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Cee-Lo / Fuck You
Sure, it
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Cee Lo Green (born Thomas DeCarlo Calloway on May 30, 1974) is an American hip-hop/funk/soul and R&B musician. He is a singer, rapper, songwriter and record producer, best known as a member of Gnarls Barkley, Goodie Mob, and Dungeon Family. He has also recorded two successful solo LPs, Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections, (2002) Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine, (2004) and is completing a follow-up album Lady Killer, due for release in fall 2010. Read more on Last.fm more...
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Arcade Fire / Ready to Start
Having been scooped on the National, the New Pornographers, and the Broken Social Scene records, how could I not lay claim to this? The album took a few listens to grow on me.
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Arcade Fire is an indie rock band formed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 2001. The band consists of Win Butler (vocals, guitar, piano), Régine Chassagne (vocals, accordion, keyboards, hurdy gurdy, drums), Richard Reed Parry (bass, guitar), Will Butler (keyboards, guitar), Tim Kingsbury (bass), and Jeremy Gara (drums). Montreal percussionist Dane Mills performed on the EP and in early live shows. The touring band includes horn players and violinists. Read more on Last.fm more...
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Drive-by Truckers / Danko/Manuel
In my mind, a companion piece to
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Drive-By Truckers are an alternative country band which formed in Athens, Georgia, United States in 1996. Currently, the band consists of Patterson Hood (vocals, guitar), Mike Cooley (vocals, guitar), David Barbe (bass), John Neff (guitar), Jay Gonzalez (keyboards) and Brad Morgan (drums). Cooley and Hood are the only original members of the band remaining. Among the band's former members are Jason Isbell (vocals, guitar) who left the band in 2007, and Shonna Tucker (bass, vocals) who left the band in 2011. Read more on Last.fm more...
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Joni Mitchell / Blonde in the Bleachers
No it
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Joni Mitchell, CC, (born Roberta Joan Anderson on November 7, 1943 in Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian musician, singer-songwriter, poet and painter. A highly influential artist, she has received eight Grammy Awards during her career, with the first coming in 1969 and the most recent in 2008. She received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002, with the citation describing her as "one of the most important female recording artists of the rock era" and "a powerful influence on all artists who embrace diversity Read more on Last.fm more...
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Gonjasufi / Change
Completely new to me. Short, sweet, deeply groovy. Ha! And it seems to have stumped LastFM.
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In 2009 a voice materialized from the windswept void of the California desert. At once haunting and oddly welcoming, it hasn't been your mind playing tricks on you, it's Gonjasufi. Combining international psychedelia and the new-school beat diaspora, Gonjasufi's dark songwriting, affecting vocals and street-mystic vibe will leave an indelible mark. Sumach Ecks was born in San Diego to a Hispanic mother and an Ethiopian father. He has been musically active since the 1990s Read more on Last.fm more...
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Robyn Hitchcock / 1974
I didn
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Robyn Raymond Hitchcock (born 3rd March 1953) is an English singer-songwriter and psych folk guitarist. While primarily a vocalist and guitarist, he also plays harmonica, piano, and bass guitar. Many of Hitchcock's album covers bear his paintings or drawings, and his albums' liner notes sometimes include a printed short story. His live concerts usually include a considerable amount of story-telling, imaginative and surreal ad-libbed monologues in his lyrical style. Read more on Last.fm more...
