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The Paul Slavens Show: Live Blog for Dec. 26, 2010


by Paul Slavens 26 Dec 2010 7:50 PM

Greetings all.
Hope you are having a great holiday season so far. I have some of this years best new music on tap tonight.

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Greetings all.
Hope you are having a great holiday season so far. I have some of this years best new music on tap tonight. I went back over stuff that came out in late 2009 or in 2010 and picked some of the things that came out but might have been overlooked, underplayed as well as some of the better known releases this year.
Hope you enjoy.

Glasser, “ Plane Temp,” Ring
Owen Pallett, “Lewis Takes Off His Shirt,” Heartland
Röyksopp, “You Don’t Have A Clue,” Junior
Ishi, “Turn Away,” Through The Trees
Brad Mehldau, “John Boy,” Highway Rider
Cocorosie, “Gallows,” Grey Oceans
Gonjasufi, “Ancestors,” A Sufi And A Killer
Beach House, “Norway,” Teen Dream
Ratatat, “Neckbrace,” LP4
Midlake, “Fortune,” The Courage Of Others
Laurie Anderson, “The Lake,” Homeland
Broken Bells, “The High Road,” Broken Bells
Gorillaz, “To Binge (Feat. Little Dragon),” Plastic Beach
Sleep Whale, “Ferry Whistle,” houseboat
Fever Ray, “Dry And Dusty,” Fever Ray
Mumford & Sons, “Sigh No More,” Sigh No More
Menomena, “Wet & Rusting,” Barsuk Records: 2009 Amazon Digital Sampler
Solex vs. Cristina Martinez + Jon Spencer, “Galaxy Man,” Amsterdam Throwdown – King Street Showdown!
Seryn, “So – Within,” This Is Where We Are
Goldfrapp, “Voicething,” Head First
Birdsong At Morning, “Matte Kudasai,” Vigil
Janelle Monáe, “Make The Bus (Feat. Of Montreal),” The ArchAndroid
Avey Tare, “Lucky 1,” Down There
Antony & The Johnsons, “Her Eyes Are Underneath The Ground,” The Crying Light
Fever in the Funkhouse, “Don’t Take it Like That,” Fever in the Funkhouse EP
Gotan Project, “Desilusión,” Tango 3.0
Miike Snow, “Animal,” Miike Snow

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  • Paul Slavens

    I am here and ready to receive your transmissions

  • Hilary Thomas

    Tame Impala! Huge music crush these days.

  • Paul Slavens

    Hillary, I already downloaded some and almost played it this week.
    But I am gonna wait a couple weeks. Is there a track in particular that you think we would all get into?

  • Hilary Thomas

    My two faves are It Is Not Meant To Be and Expectation, but there’s honestly not a bad song on that album. Hard to stop listening.

  • Hilary Thomas

    I’ve also been way into Beach House lately. I’m loving your show, btw. Thanks for playing music for us!

  • Hilary Thomas

    YOU SO ROCK!!!

  • Paul Slavens

    wow, you hit that one right on the head.
    Beach House coming at you , you must be telepathic.

  • Hilary Thomas

    This song in particular really talks to the part of me that talks back. There’s that subtle drunken spin that makes you reach out and check your balance. A sexy tune, for sure.

  • Kevin Kunreuther
  • Paul Slavens

    Yikes, she wasnt all that much older than me.
    cue cold breeze up my back

  • Brett Evans

    Listening to your show from Minneapolis tonight while enroute to Nebraska. The new iPhone app is great. Thanks for another great mix to warm a cold night, J Paul!

  • Paul Slavens

    Whats the weather like, is it gonna be hard driving?
    safe journey, and so glad to know Im along for the ride.

  • Mark Scruggs

    Paul, have you noted the passing of Captain Beefheart on 12-18? He hasn’t made his extraordinary music in a long time but it lives on…

  • Paul Slavens

    I did a whole zappa/beefheart set last week to mark the passing of both geniuses in December.

  • Brett Evans

    Delta is taking care of the ‘driving’ tonight so I can listen worry free. Weather is much better here in Minneapolis than for our friends in NYC. SSC should be cold and clear It would be great to hear Bronze Radio Return in the new year. All the best, my friend!

  • I’m currently putting together my top 10 list for 2010 (I’ll tag you on facebook when I post it), and my #1 album this year is definitely Memphis by Magic Kids. They sound like sort of a Beach Boys / Belle & Sebastian kind of band to me.

    “Superball” – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inp3Dh1zib8

    “Candy” – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9-I3w-rBgU

    Buy here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/memphis/id383870648

  • Mark Scruggs

    sorry I missed that set, I’ll follow up on the play list.

  • Paul Slavens

    cool, hit me up with that list

  • Z

    I hope the holidaze are treating you well. You know me, I burned the Chanukah candles at both ends.

    Hows a bout a little slow Coltrane if you have the time.

    Best~

  • Reg

    I think Tom Jones did a John Lee Hooker cover. Could you play that?

  • Z

    Also, feel free to stop by for hot tea and Ghirardelli chocolate on your way home if you wish.

    Love “The Fever!”

  • Paul Slavens

    I am doing great Zip
    afraid I pick the music before the show
    but I will get you some of that Trane next chance i get
    the same goes for the JLH

    next week, I am on vacation, so check back in 2
    BTW, I will still have the show next sunday but it will be prerecorded.

  • Z

    Very good. Maybe I’ll see you tomorrow at The A-dam bar for Shelly.

  • Paul Slavens

    Have a great week, folks. I will be back on the blog in 2 weeks.