bruce springsteen & the e street band - thunder road /live 1975-85, columbia/ bruce springsteen - candy's room /darkness on the edge of town, columbia/ dave alvin - seeds /one step up/ two steps back: the songs of bruce springsteen, capitol/ robert gordon & link wray - fire /fresh fish special, ace/ bruce springsteen - 57 channel (and nothin' on) /human touch, columbia/ jim eldon - dancing in the dark /more greats of vinyl history, wrasse/ bruce springsteen - john henry /we shall overcome: the seeger sessions, columbia/ marah - streets of philadelphia /born to run 2003 vol.1, uncut/ steve earle - state trooper /ain't ever satisfied, hip-o/ johnny cash - highway patrolman /johnny 99, columbia/ rosanne cash & bruce springsteen - the sea of heartbreak /the list, manhattan/ dion - book of dreams /déjà nu, collectables/ bruce springsteen - lift me up /limbo ost, sony/
bruce springsteen - something in the night /darkness on the edge of town, columbia/ the neath street band - bobby jean /play some pool, skip some school, act real cool, wiaiwya/ jesse malin - hungry heart /born to run 2003 vol.2, uncut/ bruce springsteen - johnny bye bye /tracks, columbia/ aimee mann & michael penn - reason to believe /badlands: a tribute to bruce springsteen's nebraska, sub pop/ bruce springsteen - dream baby dream /10", blast first petite/ bettye lavette - streets of philadelphia /song of america, split rock/ camera obscura - tougher than the rest /live @ kexp, bootleg/ bruce springsteen - brilliant disguise /tunnel of love, columbia/ warren zevon & bruce springsteen - disorder in the house /the wind, artemis/ john fogerty & bruce springsteen - when will i be loved /the blue ridge rangers rides again, verve forecast/ bruce springsteen & the e street band - murder incorporated (live from tramps) /blood brothers ep, columbia/ bruce springsteen & the e street band - born to run /live 1975-85, columbia/ bruce springsteen - secret garden /jerry maguire ost, epic/
candi staton – his hands /his hands, honest jons/ bonnie ”prince” billy – the same love that makes me laugh makes me cry /more revery, temporary residence/ bonnie ”prince” billy – so everyone /lie down in the light, domino/ johnny cash & bonnie ”prince” billy – i see darkness /american III: solitary man, sony/
jose gonzales – teardrop /in our nature, vital/ rogue wave – eyes /7”, sub pop/ wilco – glad it’s over /heroes ost, warner/ my morning jacket – i’m amazed /evil urges, rough trade/
bo diddley – pills /chess box, chess/ the rolling stones – crackin’ up /love you live, virgin/ new york dolls – pills /s/t, mercury/
beck – chemtrails /myspace.com/beck/ mgmt – electric feel /oracular spectacular, sony/ does it offend you, yeah? – let’s make out (extended dub version) /12”, virgin/ my first earthquake – teleprompt /the tremors ep, self released/ dan friel – ghost town (pt. 1) /ghost town, important/ pop levi – dita dimone /never never love, counter/
bo diddley – funky fly /tales from funk dimension 1970-1973, raven/ diplomats of solid sound – b-a-b-y /s/t, record kicks/ eli “paperboy” reed & the true loves – am i wasting my time /roll with you, q division/ paul weller – all i wanna do (is be with you) /22 dreams, universal/ beth rowley – i shall be released /little dreamer, universal/ ron sexsmith – this is how i know /exit strategy for the soul, vital/ bo diddley – bo's bounce /the story of bo diddley, chess/
glasvegas - it's my own cheating heart that makes me cry /s/t, columbia/ the last shadow puppets - the meeting place /the age of undestatement, domino/ beck - walls /modern guilt, xl/ black keys - psychotic girl /attack & release, nonesuch/ dawn landes - bodyguard /fireproof, cooking vinyl/ okkervil river - lost coastlines /the stand ins, jagjaguar/ devotchka - the clockwise witness /a mad & faithful telling, anti/ jason mcniff - bella ciao /in my time, snowstorm/ chad vangaalen - bones of man /soft airplane, sub pop/ emiliana torrini - gun /me and armini, rough trade/ lykke li - dance, dance, dance /youth novels, ll recordings/ passion pit - i've got your number /chunk of change ep, frenchkiss/ chairlift - bruises /does you inspire you, kanine/
bon iver - for emma /myspace transsmisions ep, myspace.com/boniver/ albert hammond jr. - spooky couch /como te llama, rough trade/ louis xiv - hopesick /slick dogs and ponies, atlantic/ spiritualized - soul on fire /songs in a&e, sanctuary/ dr. dog - army of ancients /fate, park the van/ fleet foxes - white winter hymnal /s/t, sub pop/ bob dylan - everything is broken (alternate version) /tell tale signs: the bootleg series vol.8, columbia/ black crowes - goodbye daughters of the revolution /warpaint, silver arrow/ king khan & the shrines - took my lady out to dinner /the supreme genius of..., vice/ catfish haven - set in stone /devastator, secretly canadian/ jace everett - bad things /s/t, epic/ violent femmes - crazy /12”, secret life of records/ dengue fever - sober driver /venus on earth, real world/ nicole atkins - crystal ship /digs other people's songs, columbia/ ron sexsmith - brandy alexander /exit strategy for the soul, yep roc/ liz green - midnight blues /7”, humble soul/
the stooges – t.v. eye /fun house, rhino/ mgmt – metanoia /single, columbia/ the week that was – yesterday’s paper /s/t, memphis industries/
damon albarn – heavenly peach banquet /monkey: journey to the west, xl/ peter bjorn & john – inland empire /seaside rock, almost gold/ beyond the wizard’s sleeve – bubble burst /ark 1, 3rd mynd/ paul weller – big brass buttons (instrumental) /22 dreams-deluxe edition, universal/ love psychedelico – lady madonna /this is…, hacktone/ king khan & the shrines – burnin’ inside /the supreme genius of…, vice/ dengue fever – clipped wings /venus on earth, real world/
liz green – midnight blues /7”, humble soul/ aidan smith – happines is a warm gun /the white album uncovered, mojo/ dr. dog – army of ancients /fate, park the van/ lambchop – ohio /oh (ohio), city slang/ herman dune – my home is nowhere without you /next year in zion, city slang/ noah & the whale – mary /peaceful the world lays me down, mercury/ pacifika – chiquita /ascunsion, six degrees/ johnny flynn – tickle me pink /a larum, universal/ the young republic – girl in a tree /12 tales from winter city, end of the road/ ben sollee – how to see the sun rise /learning to bend, thirty tigers/ john mellencamp – if i die sudden /life, death, love and freedom, hear music/ bruce springsteen & the e street band feat. alexandro escovedo – always a friend /magic tour highlights ep, columbia/ okkervil river – loast coastlines /the stand ins, jagjaguar/ catfish haven – invitation to love /devastator, secretly canadian/ pepi ginsberg – son /red, park the van/
cobra verde - play with fire /true blood original tv soundtrack, elektra/ florence & the machine - cosmic love /lungs, universal/ danger mouse & sparklehorse feat. james mercer - star eyes (i can catch it) /dark night of the soul, rough trade/ marina & the diamonds - i am not a robot /the crown jewels ep, neon gold/ dirty projectors - useful chamber /bitte orca, domino/ andrew bird - see the enemy /fitz & dizzyspells ep, bella union/ eels - all the beautiful things /hombre lobo, polydor/ handsome furs - all we want, baby, is everything /face control, sub pop/ fanfarlo - sand and ice /7", self released/ camera obscura - careless love /my maudlin career, 4ad/ rumble strips - daniel /welcome to the walk alone, island/ dead weather - treat me like your mother /7", third man/ double dagger - the lie/the truth /more, thrill jockey/ black keys - her eyes are a blue million stars /7", warner/
the temptations - cloud nine /anthology, motown/ love & rockets - ball of confusion /express, beggars banquet/
the budos band - the proposition /ep, daptone/ kid congo & the pink monkey birds - funky fly /dracula boots, in the red/ jack-o & the tennessee tearjerkers - scratchy /the disco outlaw, goner/ black joe lewis & the honeybears - bitch, i love you /ep, lost highway/ dave alvin & the guilty women - anyway /s/t, yep roc/ wilco - solitaire /s/t, nonesuch/ white rabbits - they done wrong /we done wrong /it's frightening, tbd/ simone white - bunny in a bunny suit /yakiimo, honest jons/ zee avi - first of the gang to die /s/t, brushfire/ steve earle - pancho & lefty /townes, new west/ lee fields & the expressions - do you love me ( like you say you do ) /my world, truth & soul/ god help the girl - funny little frog /s/t, rough trade/ naomi shelton & the gospel queens - what is this /what have you done my brother?, daptone/ leonard cohen - closing time /live in london, sony/
leonard cohen - dance me to the end of love /live in london, columbia/ jarvis cocker - i can't forget /i'm your man ost, universal/ martha wainwright - tower of song /i'm your man ost, universal/ leonard cohen - coming back to you /various positions, columbia/ the house of love - who by fire /i'm your fan, columbia/ ron sexsmith - heart with no companion /s/t, interscope/ leonard cohen - i'm your man /i'm your man, columbia/ jeff buckley - hallelujah /grace, columbia/
leonard cohen - so long, marianne /live in london, columbia/ concrete blonde - everybody knows /still in hollywood, emi/ the jesus & mary chain - tower of song /the power of negative thinking: b-sides and rarities, rhino/ pixies - i can't forget /i'm your fan, columbia/ leonard cohen - don't go home with your hard on /death of a ladies man, columbia/ david mccomb & adam peters - don't go home with your hard on /i'm your fan, columbia/ the broken family band - diamonds in the mine /balls, track & field/
nick cave & the bad seeds - tower of song /i'm your fan, columbia/ leonard cohen - the partisan /songs from a room, columbia/ françoise hardy - suzanne /comment te dire adieu, virgin/ ian mcculloch - lover lover lover /mysterio, warner/ robert forster - tower of song /i'm your fan, columbia/ lewis & clarke - chelsea hotel /light time ep, la société expéditionnaire/ leonard cohen - paper thin hotel /death of a ladies man, columbia/ claudine longet - hey, that's no way to say goodbye /cuddle up with..., vampisoul/ lloyd cole - famous blue raincoat /rare on air vol.2, mammoth/ johnny cash - bird on a wire /american recordings, columbia/ leonard cohen - closing time /live in london, columbia/ leonard cohen - tower of song /i'm your man, columbia/
Bill Withers “Use Me (live)“ /Live at Carnegie Hall, Columbia/ My Morning Jacket "Across 110t Street (live)" /Bonnaroo 2008, bootleg/ Gil-Scott Heron "When You Are Who You Are" /Gil Scott Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, Bluebird Records/ Ben Sollee "A Change Is Gonna Come" /Learning To Bend, Crash Avenue/ Van Morrison "In The Midnight" /Back On Top, Universal/ M. Ward "Let's Dance" /Transfiguration Of VIncent, Merge/ Lorez Alexandria "I'm Wishin'" /Gilles Peterson Digs America 2, Luv N' Haight/ Gotye "Heart's A Mess" /Like Drawing Blood, PINNA/ Betty Lavette "Jimmy Mack" /VA Soultown, Capitol/ David Byrne & Brian Eno "Strange Overtones" /Everything That Happens Will Happen Today, DIY/ Sebastien Tellier “L’Amour Et La Violence (Boys Noize remix)” /L’Amour Et La Violence EP, Records Makers/ Sam Sparro "Black & Gold (live acoustic)" /bootleg/ Johnny Johnson "Love Is Blue" /Soul Survivor, Bell/ Karl Broadie "Sleepy Head" /One Million Emeralds, ABC/WB AUS/ Barbara Acklin "Look Of Love" /Love Makes A Woman, Brunswick/ Loudon Wainwright III "Motel Blues" /Recovery, Yep Roc/ Devendra Banhart "A Ribbon" /Nino Rojo, XL/ Antony & the Johnsons "Paddy's Gone" /Big Change: Songs for FINCA, iTunes/ Sixto Rodriguez "I Think Of You" /Coming From Reality/After The Fact, Sussex/ Richard Hawley “Our Darkness” /Lady's Bridge, Mute/ Watson Twins "Only You" /Fire Songs, Vanguard/ Blonde Redhead "En Paticulier" /Mélodie Citronique, 4AD/ Ben Weaver "Pretty Girl" /The Ax In The Oak, Bloodshot/ Giant Sand "Increment Of Love" /proVisions, Yep Roc/ Calexico ft Sam Beam "House of Valparaiso" /Carried To Dust, City Slang/ Alina Simone “My Sadness Is Luminous” /Everyone Is Crying Out to Me, Beware, 54-40 Or Fight/ Bonnie Prince Billy "Love Comes To Me (live)" /Is It The Sea?, Domino/ Merle Haggard "Sing Me Back Home" /Sing Me Back Home, Capitol/
glasvegas – it’s my own cheating heart that makes my cry /s/t, sony/ the cure – the only one (remix by 30 seconds to mars) /hypnagogic states ep, polydor/ david holmes – the story of the ink /the holy pictures, mercury/ amadou & mariam – sabali /7”, because/ damon albarn – heavenly peach banquet /monkey: journey to the west, xl/ kings of leon – closer /only by the night, columbia/ dengue fever – ocean of venus /venus on earth, real world/ esau mwamwaya – cape cod kwassa kwassa (radioclit mix) /7”, xl/ aliens – magic man /7”, pet rock/ fujiya & miyagi – pussyfooting /lightbulbs, full time hobby/ rafter – juicy /sweaty magic ep, asthmatic kitty/ liz green – back in the u.s.s.r. /the white album uncovered, mojo/ kitty, daisy & lewis – going up country /s/t, sunday best/
nicole atkins – the crystal ship /digs other people’s songs, columbia/ jay reatard – gamma ray /7”, xl/ chad vangaalen – bones of man /soft airplane, sub pop/ bon iver – for emma (live) /myspace transsmisions ep, myspace.com/boniver/ the dears – berlin heart /missiles, dangerbird/ salem – dirt /fuckt, disaro/ tv on the radio – golden age /dear science, 4ad/ herman dune – on a saturday /next year in zion, city slang/ jenny lewis – jack killed mom /acid tongue, rough trade/ paul westerberg – bored of edukation /single, self released/ okkervil river – singer songwriter /the stand-ins, jagjaguar/ ra ra riot – st. peter’s day festival /the rhumb line, v2/ johnny flynn – hong kong cemetary /a larum, vertigo/ jessica lea mayfield – kiss me again /with blasphemy so heartfelt, polymer/ john mellencamp – mean /life, death, love and freedom, hear music/ ben sollee – i can’t /learning to bend, thirty tigers/
personal selection of last year's finest songs, part 2:
hayes carll - i don't wanna grow up /trouble in mind, lost highway/ mgmt - the youth /oracular spectacular, columbia/ damon albarn - heavenly peach banquet /monkey: journey to the west, xl/ gnarls barkley - who's gonna save my soul (live) /itunes soho sessions ep, atlantic/ my morning jacket - thank you too /evil urges, ato/ david holmes - i heard wonders /the holy pictures, go! beat/ hercules & love affair - blind /s/t, dfa/ fujiya & miyagi - pickpocket /lightbulbs, full time hobby/ barry adamson - i could love you /back to the cat, central control/ nick cave & the bad seeds - midnight man /dig lazarus dig!!!, mute/ primal scream - beautiful future /beautiful future, b-unique/ jamie lidell - wait for me /jim, warp/ rafter - juicy /sweaty magic ep, asthmatic kitty/
ben sollee - a change is gonna come /learning to bend, sona blast/ noah & the whale - 5 years time /peaceful, the world lays me down, universal/ vampire weekend - m79 /s/t, xl/ mates of state - now /re-arrange us, barsuk/ ra ra riot - dying is fine /rhumb line, barsuk/ kings of leon - use somebody /only by the night, rca/ amadou & mariam - masiteladi /welcome to mali, because/ beth rowley - i shall be released /little dreamer, universal/ paul weller - have you made up your mind /22 dreams, universal/ mayer hawthorne & the county - just ain't gonna work out /7", stones throw/ eli "paperboy" reed & the true loves - am i wasting my time /roll with you, q division/ santogold & diplo - guns of brooklyn /top ranking, mad decent/ burial - untrue /untrue, hyperdub/ sam sparro - black and gold /s/t, island/ el perro del mar - glory to the world /from valley to the stars quiet village - pillow talk /silent movie, !k7/ laura gibson - freight train /six white horses ep, hush/
robert smith spoken word intro editors - lullaby /pictures of you: a tribute to the godlike geniuses the cure, nme/ tanya donelly & dylan in the movies - the lovecats /just like heaven: a tribute to the cure, american laundromat/
school of seven bells - white elephant coat /alpinisms, full time hobby/ swan lake - paper lace /enemy line, jagjaguar/ handsome furs - evangeline /face control, sub pop/ yeah yeah yeahs - soft shock /it's a blitz, polydor/ tv on the radio - heroes /war child: heroes, parlophone/ metric - help i'm alive /fantasies, last gang/ dan auerbach - the prowl /keep it hid, nonesuch/ m.i.a. & a.r.rahman - o...saya /slumdog millionaire ost, n.e.e.t./ juan maclean - the future will come /the future will come, dfa/ loney dear - everything turns to you /dear john, regal/
gladys knight & the pips - didn't you know (you'd have to cry sometime) /anthology, motown/ soft cell - where did our love go /7", vertigo/
empire of the sun - standing on the shore /walking on a dream, virgin/ pains of being pure at heart - contender /s/t, fortuna pop/ black lips - drugs /200 million thosand, vice/ moondoggies - changing /don't be a stranger, hardly art/ black mountain - lucy brown /7", sub pop/ justin townes earle - can't hardly wait /midnight at the movies, bloodshot/ m ward - rave on /hold time, 4ad/ julie doiron - tailor /i can wonder what you did with your day, jagjaguar/ little comets - one night in october /7", lucky number/ little girls - youth tunes /7", captured tracks/ emmy the great - we almost had a baby /first love, close harbour/ neal casal - signals fading /roots & wings, fargo/ neko case - don't forget me /middle cyclone, anti/ findlay brown - holding back the night /love will find you, this is music/ madeleine peyroux - river of tears /bare bones, universal/
the walkmen - stranded /lisbon, fat possum/ phil alvin - the ballad of smokey joe /unsung stories, slash/ nick cave & the bad seeds - the weeping song /the good son, mute/ serge gainsbourg - les amours perdues /couler cafe, philips/ harry belafonte – man piaba /belafonte at carnegie hall, rca/ bill withers - grandma’s hands /live at carnegie hall, sony/ nina simone - funkier than a mosquito’s tweeter /it is finished, rca/ david holmes - rodney yates /the dogs are parading, universal/ flying lotus feat. thundercat - mmmhmm /cosmogramma, warp/ gil scott-heron - i'll take care of you /i’m new here, xl/ jonathan jeremiah - helpless /happiness, island/ fitz and the tantrums - we don’t need love songs (live at kcrw) / fitzandthetantrums.com /
anna ternheim - that's life /sings sinatra ep, verve forecast/ au revoir simone - all or nothing (jensen sportag remix) /night light, moshi moshi/ lcd soundsystem - i can change /this is happening, dfa/ gonja sufi - candylane /a sufi and a killer, warp/ jens lekman – your beat kicks like death /sc100, secretly canadian/ the bird and the bee - sara smile /interpreting the masters 1: tribute to hall & oates, blue note/ the black keys - ten cent pistol /brothers, universal/ aloe blacc - hey brother /good things, stones throw/ the phenomenal handlap band - the circle is broken /s/t, tummy touch/ flaming lips - money /dark side of the moon, warner/ blitzen trapper - heaven and earth /destroyer of the void, sub pop/ magic kids - summer /memphis, true panther/ taken by trees - watch the waves /east of eden, rough trade/ frank sinatra - that’s life /nothing but the best, reprise/
