SotW for April 30th, 2008

Hello again. One of the catchiest songs you're bound to hear is this week's song of the week by Cold War Kids. The other day Matthew saw an older man with a white beard grooving to this song in his car and lovin' it. I guarantee you'll enjoy Hang Me Up to Dry.

mp3: Cold War Kids - Hang Me Up to Dry

Matthew's Finest

Hey everybody. How in the world are ya? That's good, I'm glad it's going good for you.

This week's song is from the ever fantastic Man Man, the handsome devils pictured above. The most amazing thing about these young gentlemen is that they're the gruffest, surliest looking band in the world, but they can sing as sweetly as the bluest eyed little Aryan girl while losing none of their raw masculinity. The track is called Mister Jung Stuffed and it's tuneful melodies and tribal beat will set your heart to racing.

Man Man - Mister Jung Stuffed

Playlist for April 30th, 2008

Last day of April, everyone! Here's hoping that May will be slightly warmer. And now, the playlist.

1st Hour
Doctors & Dealers - Summertime Love
Josh Ritter - The Temptation of Adam
Octoberman - Run From Safety
Arthur & Yu - There Are Too Many Birds
Basia Bulat - Snakes & Ladders
In Flight Safety - Coast Is Clear
Serena Ryder - This Wheel's On Fire
Sunparlour Players - If The Creeks Don't Rise
Shotgun & Jaybird - Hindsight
The Mohawk Lodge - Timber
Julie Doiron - Waiting For Baby

2nd Hour
Edgar Murky - Red
Islands - The Arm
Tokyo Police Club - Nursery, Academy
The Bees - Left Foot Stepdown
Hello Tokyo - Steady The Gun
The Submarines - You, Me & the Bourgeoisie
Man Man - Mister Jung Stuffed
Cold War Kids - Hang Me Up To Dry
Eagle*Seagull - Your Beauty Is a Knife That I Turn On My Throat
The Lovely Feathers - In The Valley
The Blakes - Don't Bother Me
The Virgins - Rich Girls

Matthew's Finest

This is one one the surest signs of the impending rapture: I am posting my song of the day within 12 hours of the show ending. I know, right?

Anyway, this week's song comes to us from Los Angeles band LIARS. I heard this song years ago when I was the tender age of just 18 years old. Yessir, it was the days of Ragtime, Flapper Hats and Prohibition, and we were all dancing the Charlseton to the hot licks coming out of this fine coastal American city.

The title is improperly punctuated, and that bothers me to no end, but it still holds a special place in my heart. It's a fast-paced song that *will* rock your socks right off. So be warned everyone: this is now a garter manditory zone.

LIARS - Mr. You're On Fire Mr.

SotW for April 23rd, 2008

Well I hope everyone who listened today enjoyed the show. Matthew and I literally put one hour of work into putting the show together. So you know, you'd all better appreciate the effort.

This week's song is by Toronto band Woodhands, and it's quite an earful. The song is a bit disjointed and 'all over the place' (as the kids say) but I promise that if you give it a chance, you'll come to like it. Here's Be Back Soon.

mp3: Woodhands - Be Back Soon

Playlist for April 23rd, 2008

Week after week we give and give and give. And what do we get in return? The most loyal and dependable imaginary following in the world. Without you people listening/reading in the vivd dreamworld that is our collective psyche, these two hosts would go nuts.
So, in thanks to you for your continued support, and to show you that we really can deliver on our promises, we bring you, once again, The Playlist:

1st Hour
The Weakerthans - Sun in an Empty Room
Fleet Foxes - English House
Hilotrons - Lovesuit
The Weepies - Little Bird
The Burning Hell - Little Seagull
Peter Moren - Social Competence
Dave Norris - Howl
Megan Hamilton - Detroit
Sunparlour Players - The Detroit River Is Alive!
Drew Smith - True Imprint
Heroes & Villains - The Last of the Useful Inventions
Christa Couture - Sad Story Over

2nd Hour
French Kicks - Abandon
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Big Time
Scissors For Lefty - Got Your Moments
Grand Theft Bus - Don't Go Say That
Man Man - Harpoon Fever (QueeQuegs's Playhouse)
Creature - Brigitte Bardot
The Sister Lovers - Sleepwalker
The Organ - Sinking Hearts
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - Think I Wanna Die
Woodhands - Be Back Soon
Liars - Mr. You're On Fire Mr.
Phantom Planet - Do The Panic

Matthew's Finest

Punctual as always, and smelling of morning blooms, I bring to you another splendid song. This week I couldn't decide on just one song, such was the intensity of my enjoyment, so I've decided to just defy convention and post two songs.

The first is from local artist, A Gentle Forest. This track, titled Springtime, is a delightful little ditty that makes use of the artists lovely voice and penchant for soft guitar harmonies.

A Gentle Forest - Springtime


My second choice is very much in keeping with this week's 'goodbye winter' theme. Change of Seasons is a song by Sweet Things, a Toronto based rock group that is tearing my heart to pieces on their way to the top of the charts. I could liken my love for this wonderful song to the love I have for a good pie, or a stiff bike-ride.

Sweet Things - Change of Seasons

SotW for April 16th, 2008

This week's recommendation is a song from Calgary-based Chad VanGaalen, whose album Skelliconnection almost won the 2007 Polaris Prize. Our brother from another province is also a good illustrator and animator, having hand-drawn the album artwork on some of his earlier discs before mailing them to his fans. He also did the animation for his music videos, including this week's Song of the Week: Flower Gardens.

mp3: Chad VanGaalen - Flower Gardens

Green Eggs & Sunshine - April 16th, 2008

We hope you enjoyed the special Sunshine Edition of the show. Here's today's long playlist, complete with links to over 10 downloadable mp3 files. Although we had a good time putting the show together this week, it may be some time before we try another theme... you know, due to our complete incompetence.

1st Hour
Broken Social Scene - Looks Just Like the Sun
The Dears - Warm and Sunny Days
Joanna Newsom - Sprout and the Bean
Bob Dylan - Buckets of Rain
CYHSY - Sunshine and Clouds and Everything Proud
The Shaky Hands - Summer's Life
A Gentle Forest - Springtime
Donovan - Sunshine Superman
Octoberman - Breath of Sunshine
Jane Vain and the Dark Matter - Birdsong
Oh No! Oh My! - Walk in the Park
They Shoot Horses Don't They - Sunlight
Belle and Sebastian - Another Sunny Day
Tally Hall - Spring and a Storm

2nd Hour
Mother Mother - Legs Away
Al Green - Ain't No Sunshine
Violent Femmes - I Hear the Rain
Broken Social Scene - Swimmers
Kings of Convenience - Gold in the Air of Summer
Kings of Leon - California Waiting
Islands - Jogging Gorgeous Summer
Abdominal - Pedal Pusher
Two Hours Traffic - Stuck for the Summer
Chad VanGaalen - Flower Gardens
SUNRiSER - When You Were Me
The Rapture - The Coming of Spring
Sweet Things - Change of Seasons

Matthew's Finest

Deary me! What's this? A communication from your indisposed host? Couldn't be, but since I am at a computer I suppose I should carry through with my intended task.
The keen listener will have noted that I did not join Ishmael this morning (the weeping and the boredom were both dead giveaways), but I HAVE decided that I would grace the internet, once again, with my splendiferous taste in music.

This week's offering is from a Washington (D.C. or state? You decide!) band called Fleet Foxes. I know as little about this band as one can possibly know. They are undoubtedly made up of members, numbering from one to infinity, and they are most likely of a homogenous gender, because that's usually how this works out.
The song which concerns us is White Winter Hymnal. It has an eerie quality and it reminds me very much of the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack.

Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal

SotW for April 9th, 2008

This week's choice cutlet is the title track from Man Man's latest album, Rabbit Habits. It's a short one but it'll definitely get stuck in your head. Unfortunately, this Philadelphia group isn't coming to Saskatoon anytime soon so please enjoy this song.

MP3: Man Man - Rabbit Habits

Playlist for April 9th, 2008

1st Hour
The Sheepdogs - Headin' Down
The Acorn - Crooked Legs
The Coast - Killing Off Our Friends
Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal
Stephen Malkmus - No More Shoes
The Framework - She Thinks I'm Famous
Proof of Ghosts - I'm Coming Home
Jonna Lee - I Wrote This Song
Creature - Last Days of America
Woodhands - Be Back Soon

2nd Hour
Calvin Harris - The Girls
Hot Hot Heat - You Owe Me An IOU
Hawksley Workman - Piano Blink
Robbers on High Street - Married Young
The Black Keys - Strange Times
Construction and Destruction - Thank You
The Apples in Stereo - Stephen, Stephen
The Billionaires - The End of Summer Song
Constantines - Hard Feelings
Yelle - Je Veux Te Voir
Man Man - Rabbit Habits
Hilotrons - Emergency Street

Matthew's Finest

Gosh darn! For all the time I spend not posting, you would think I had stuff to do all the time. Sadly that is not the case. I've spent the last week feeling the ethers of the Earth ebb and flow, and they've delivered unto me the courage to publish a wonderful track by the glorious young woman known only as Julie Doiron.

No More is a unique track on Doiron's album, Woke Myself Up in that it seems to be skewed more towards a catchy pop tune than the rest of her more... dry offerings. Nothing against her music; I enjoy it thoroughly and have nothing but the greatest respect for her, but sometimes a catchy tune is all I'm looking for. In that capacity No More delivers splendidly. So, without further ado, I give thee:

mp3: Julie Doiron - No More

SotW for April 2, 2008

This week's pick comes from the UK band Mystery Jets. From their album Twenty One, the five piece band will have you singing the chorus for the rest of the week. Without further ado, here's Young Love.

mp3: Mystery Jets - Young Love

Green Eggs and Playlists - April 2nd, 2008

Ladies, gentlemen, smismars; welcome to another week of our fabulous program. The keen listener will notice that we are a shade disorganized this week, the casual observer will simply note how charming and self-assured we are.

1st Hour
Silver Mt. Zion - Blindblindblind
I Come to Shanghai - Pass The Time
Crystal Castles - Untrust Us
Lykke Li - I'm Good, I'm Gone
Fishboy - Parachute
Throw Me The Statue - Lolita
Elf Power - Spiral Stairs
Man Man - Spider Cider
Man Man - The Ballad of Butter Beans
Mystery Jets - Young Love

2nd Hour
Forest City Lovers - Don't Go
David Byrne - Tiny Apocalypse
The Superfantastics - Tonight Tonite
Construction and Destruction - Thank You
Julie Doiron - No More
Fox Jaws - Karmonica
Dress Whites - Give Up the Ghost
The Ghost is Dancing - People
Tokyo Police Club - In A Cave
The Mae Shi - pwnd
Yellow Jacket Avenger - Hiding Out
Crystal Castles - Good Time
Justice - DVNO