Picking up the 8tracks sampler habit again for those who want to peruse songs from new releases at their leisure:

A Miracle That's Over

Jeffrey Lewis & The Junkyard – casual Jonathan Richman-style introspection, which means not very deep yet entertaining

Eels – Personally not a big fan but this tune off their latest compelled a spin

St. Vincent – New album not as skeletal as the previous effort, putting a little more flesh behind the veil

Sean Walsh and the National Reserve – Rambling Ryan Adams style country-influenced rock, sans the gut punches

Slaraffenland – An a-ha cover, for those of you who find that prospect attractive

You Can Be A Wesley – First recorded output for a Boston-area band who generate some pop energy

Bibio – Inconsistent release goes from electronic trickery to 60’s era folk, this song lands somewhere inbetween

Headless Heroes – Covers project with Eddie Bezalel and Alela Diane at the helm, inviting other new folkies to help out

Thanks,
keith

I am the laundry master of the house - all laundry duties are mine!

Turn Your Pockets Out

Serena-Maneesh / The Black Watch / A.C. Newman / Cut Off Your Hands / Kyle Andrews / Sparks / Metal Feathers / Travels

I'll use the relative lack of new releases during the late December/early January timeframe as my built-in excuse for ignoring the mixes. Before this morning's show it looked like there was a healthy stack of potentially engaging releases just waiting to be checked in, so if I don't create another offering in ~5 days I'll have to get more creative in excuse-making.

The Truth Won't Make You Happy

Kaki King / The Ballet / Pavement / Fire On Fire / Bird By Snow / The Tallest Man on Earth / Sean Smith / Marion Maerz

Well I fully admit I've been remiss in updating these mixes. An extremely aggressive work environment (I thought December was for winding down, not winding up?) combined with a heavy load of volunteer work has squeezed most of the free time from my day. Like an avalanche of molasses, it may not seem dangerous at first until you're hip deep in the murky goo. Luckily this is also the time of the year where new releases slow down so there hasn't been as much material to share. Though you can be sure only the best were selected for this rather restrained group!

The Laws of the World

Beniot Pioulard / Desolation Wilderness / Hush Arbors / Welcome Wagon / Suki Ewers / The Bye Bye Blackbirds / The Sound of Lucretia / Bubblegum Lemonade

Here's a Monday playlist for the BoCThurs, thanks to Becky for trading days with me this week! I'll be back on Thursday Dec 18th. In the meantime enjoy this December 8th 2008 edition of the Breakfast of Champions on WMBR Cambridge.

(08:00 - sifting through some recent reissues)
Allez Allez - "Allez Allez"
apb - "Talk To Me"
The Waltones - "Everything's Just Fine"
Grow Up - "Dear Isobel"

(08:15 - falling into your lap)
Mark Eitzel - "Ladies and Gentlemen"
Big Star - "You Can't Have Me"
Life Without Buildings - "The Leanover"
Sean Smith - "Palak Paneer" (background music)

(08:30 - band of the week)
The Stooges - "T.V. Eye take 4 [false start]"
The Stooges - "T.V. Eye take 5"
The Stooges - "Loose take 3 [false start]"
The Stooges - "studio dialogue"
The Stooges - "Loose take 4"

(08:45 - bad segue of the week)
Rainy Day Saints - "No Surprise"
The Bevis Frond - "Red Hair"

(09:00 - new music of the month)
Hush Arbors - "Sand"
Bird By Snow - "Domestic Freedom"
Antrilon - "Depths of Insanity" (concert report music)

(09:20 - bereft of responsibility)
The Bye Bye Blackbirds - "Shed The Skin"
The Televangelist and the Architect - "... By The Pond"
The Tallest Man on Earth - "The Sparrow and the Medicine"
Welcome Wagon - "Hail to the Lord's Anointed"

(09:40 - call me pious, don't call me pontius)
Love Is All - "Give It Back"
Crystal Stilts - "Prismatic Room"
Arliss Parker - "Besos"
Celestial - "How Does It Feel?"
Bears - "What Makes Me Happy"

(09:55 - the problematic conclusion)
Skeletons - "STEPPER a.k.a. Work"

December 4, 2008 playlist for Breakfast of Champions on WMBR Cambridge.

(08:00 - all the things you show me, all the things you know)
Sneaky Feelings - "Throwing Stones"
The Glands - "Straight Down"
Bettie Serveert - "Unsound"

(08:15 - nipping at my heels)
Idaho - "The Worm"
Low - "Sunflower"
Duster - "Unrecovery"
Dakota Suite - "Hands Swollen With Grace" (background music)

(08:30 - band of the week)
Moving Targets - "Almost Certain/Drone"
Moving Targets - "Nothing Changes"
Moving Targets - "Away From Me"

(08:45 - oh oh oh oh)
Helium - "Pat's Trick"
Those Bastard Souls - "Telegram"
Rainer Maria - "Artificial Light"

(09:00 - new music atrophy)
The Clientele - "Retiro Park"
Bubblegum Lemonade - "Tired Of Sleeping"
Like Honey - "Five Minute Dream"
Plinth/Textile Ranch - "The Rest, I Leave To The Poor" (concert report music)

(09:20 - didn't wait for the new music)
Suki Ewers - "Forever Girl"
Mia Riddle - "Echo"
Would-Be-Goods - "Temporary Best Friend"
Belle & Sebastian - "(My Girl's Got) Miraculous Technique"

(09:40 - here i go losing control)
Heartsrevolution - "Dance Till Dawn"
Ladyhawke - "My Delirium"
Los Campesinos! - "It's Never That Easy Though, Is It? (Song For The Other Kurt)"
The Sound Of Lucrecia - "De Vez En Cuando"

(09:55 - in the forefront)
Paul Collins Beat - "Ribbon Of Gold"

You can listen to an archived version of this program or just peruse the song titles and say "ooh, ahh" occasionally.

My apologies for the lack of a playlist this Thursday, but due to intermittent issues with MIT's internet service the control room connection was down and I was unable to do my usual online routine. That's also why the archive isn't available for the Oven Buster Blaster Stuffer Thanksgiving special. Oh well, it was a show best heard live anyway. To make up for it, here's another mix to help evade 30 minutes of your day.

Dizzy on the Deck

That Ghost / Her Space Holiday / Arliss Parker / Frida Hyvonen / Juliette Commagere / School of Seven Bells / The Hush Now / The Decemberists