Random Tracks

Despite turning in early last night, I’m sleep-deprived and I have an early morning lab, so here are some random songs from iTunes to hold you until I feel more like blogging. Ten tracks from the four-and-five-star playlist, with bonus commentary on a few:

• “Little Razorblade,” The Pink Spiders. A new purchase, that I’m really enjoying a lot.
• “You Scare The **** Out Of Me,” The Frantics. The guy I shared a lab with when I was working on my undergrad thesis had a copy of this, and I spent years trying to locate one. Thanks, Lara Beaton.
• “Can’t Let It Go,” Goo Goo Dolls
• “Shame On You,” Hot Hot Heat
• “On Fire,” Sebadoh
• “I Can’t Wake Up To Save My Life,” Richard Thompson
• “Til I Got You,” World Party
• “Whereabouts Unknown,” Acoustic Junction. This was a band from the Adams, MA area, and the lead singer was the cousin of a woman on the rugby club. I saw them live a few times in college, and was pleasantly surprised to see a CD of theirs at a Borders in Gaithersburg, MD some years later.
• “Sleep All Summer,” Crooked Fingers
• “2 Cool 2 Be 4-Gotten,” Lucinda Williams

And because I’m a nice guy, ten more below the fold:

• “You Can’t Hide a Redneck,” The Bottle Rockets
• “For The Restless,” Tom McRae. I’m not even sure what this is. I think Kate got it from somewhere.
• “I’m Always In Love,” Wilco. Summer Teeth is such a good record. I think they went too far with Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, but this is a great album.
• “For My Next Trick I’ll Need A Volunteer,” Warren Zevon
• “The Mountains Win Again (live at KBCO),” Blues Traveler. Thank you, jefitoblog.
• “Friend Of Mine,” John Hiatt
• “Dark Night,” The Blasters. The live version from Trouble Bound.
• “Over and Over Again (Lost and Found),” Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
• “Coma Girl,” Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros
• “Here and Now,” Del Amitri. Another catchy song about a dysfunctional relationship.