Broad Daylight Playlist, 22 March 2012

Buffalo Daughter, “Silver Turkey” (Captain Vapour Athletes, 1996)

Flaming Lips, “Jets (Cupid’s Kiss vs the Psyche of Death)” (Yeah, I Know It's A Drag... Wastin' Pigs Is Still Radical -single, 1991) 

Ride, “Close My Eyes” (Smile, 1990)

Swell Maps, “The Graveyard Shift / Texas” (Collision Time Revisited, 1989 [originally, 1981])

Maps, “Lost My Soul” (Lost My Soul - EP, 2008)

Maps + Altases, “Winter” (Beware and Be Grateful, April, 2012)

Gardens & Villa, *** (Gardens & Villa, 2011)

Jonquil, “It’s My Part” (Point of Go, March 2012)

Apparat, “A Bang in the Void” (The Devil’s Walk, 2011) 

Nudozurdo, “Prueba / Error” (Tara Motor Hembra, 2011)

Grimes, “Oblivion” (Visions, February 2012)

EMA, “Grey Ship” (Past Life Martyred Saints, 2011)

Pontius Copilot, “Maradonna’s Knees” (Madascar, 2000)

Andrew Weathers Ensemble, “To Ozona” (We’re Not Cautious, 2011)

Maga, “El Gran Final” (Satie Contra Godzilla, 2011)

The New Raemon, “Verdugo” (Libré Asociación, 2011)

Wowser Bowser, “The Garden” (Wowser Bowser, 2012)

Wedding Present, “Brassneck” (Bizarro, 1989)

K.C. Accidental, “Something for Chicago” (Captured Anthems for an Empty Bathtub, 2003)

Esperanza Spalding, “Inútil Paisagem” (Chamber Music Society, 2010)

Julia Holter, “In the Same Room” (Ekstasis, March 2012)

Jessie Baylin, “Hurry, Hurry” (Little Spark, January 2012)

The 6ths, “San Diego Zoo (feat. Barbara Manning)” (Wasps’ Nests, 1995)

King Lee (feat. Quintron), “Tire Shop, side B” (Tire Shop - single, 2010)

Erland and the Carnival, “This Night” (Nightingale, 2011)

Kelly Stoltz, “Keeping the Flame” (To Dreamers, 2010)

The Feelies, “Time is Right” (Here Before, 2011)

Wild Flag, “Short Version” (Wild Flag, 2011)

La Sera, “Break My Heart” (Sees the Light, March 2012)

The Darcy’s “Josie” (2012)

The Chad Hutto birthday show playlist 

15 March 2012

1. Casual Curious, “Rock My Boat” (Lungs, 2011) [Greensboro musicians]
2. Cocteau Twins, “When Mama was Moth” (Head over Heels / Sunburst and Snowblind, 1983) 
3. New Order, “Sunrise” (Low-Life, 1985) [a song that the band that Chad and I were in used to play]
4. Craft Spells, “You Should Close the Door” (Idle Labor, 2011) [Thanks to Chad for turning me onto this Andrew Weather Ensemble, “Left Arm Sunburnt (Iowa Edit) (We’re Not Cautious, 2011) [A really sophisticated, ambient/folk album from some Greensboro musicians]
5. Andrew Bird, “Lusitania” (Break it Yourself, 2012) [I can only take so much of Andrew Bird. It is really great, but it is so precious and accomplished. Virtuosity wears on me much faster than amateurism. But this is a great track.]
6. St. Vincent, “Year of the Tiger” (Strange Mercy, 2011) [I love the fact that she has essentially taken a reductionist pseudo-”Native American dance” melody, and turned it into a complex song]
7. Red House Painters, “San Geronimo” (Ocean Beach, 1995) [I will always associate this song with Santa Barbara and the PCH]
8. Cate Le Bon, “Falcon Eyed” (Cyrk, January 2012) [I really like this new album by this Welsh singer. Her sound is so hard to peg—not quite psych rock / folk from the 1960s; just enough pop sensibilities to make it stick; but those vocals are so off in a great way] 
9. Pale Saints, “Throwing Back the Apple” (In Ribbons, 1992) [Rediscovered this album in prepping for this show. Broke out my cassette copy, but had no working cassette player. Luckily, the music holds up far better than the medium]
10. Lou Bond, “To the Establishment” (Lou Bond, 1974) [Just recently discovered this track and will be definitely looking deeper into Lou Bond. His vocal stylings are so delicate, compared to much of the Stax catalog from the 1970s.] 
11. Alabama Shakes, “Hold On” (Alabama Shakes, 2011) [Another really hard to peg band. Brittany Howard kills it here, especially with the “waits” around 2:45]
12. Tennis, “Origins” (Young and Old, February 2012) [Great new material from the husband-wife duo from Denver]
13. Bonobo, “Ghost Ship” (Black Sands Remixed, 2012) [I love the lazy clapping in this track]
14. Bob Dylan, “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall” (The Freewheelin Bob Dylan, 1963)
15. Glue, “No Surprise” (Machine Keep Me Warm, 1994) [Norman, Oklahoma band, from their only album]
16. Lush, “Bitter” (Scar, 1989) [Delicate and brittle and a bit wobbly. This is the Lush I find myself going back to over the later, cleaner, smoother stuff]
17. Pixies, “Wave of Mutilation” (Doolittle, 1989) 
18. Ceremony, “Hysteria” (Zoo, March 2012) [This song makes me want to start a band, but I can’t figure out which instrument I would most want to play]
19. Joy Division, “Leaders of Men” (Joy Division +- Singles, 1978-80, 2010 [og: An Ideal for Living, 1978]) 
20. Django Reinhardt, “Moonglow” (The Very Best of Django Reinhardt, 2009) [I learned to play this song on guitar from Chad Hutto, who learned it from his father. Neither of us—obviously—could do anything like Django Reinhardt. I struggled getting my fingers to contort into odd shapes to hit these cords, but I can mostly remember the chord changes still]
21. Velvet Underground, “What Goes On” (The Velvet Underground, 1969) [this is much more my appropriate level of musicianship—sliding barre chords in a repetitive fashion.]
22. Wedding Present, “Corduroy” (Seamonsters, 1991) [“It’s just some boy, probably dressed in corduroy. He grew up fast, but you’ve not changed at all...”] 
23. Flaming Lips, “Talkin’ ‘bout the Smiling Deathporn Immortality Blues (Everyone Wants to Live Forever)” (Hit to Death in the Future Head, 1992) [This tour had really great visuals—somewhere between the DIY aesthetic of the previous tours, and the way, way, way over the top theatrics of the Soft Bulletin era and beyond]
24. Let’s Wrestle, “I Am Useful” (Nursing Home, 2011) [Sometimes you need a reminder...]
25. Simian Ghost, “Curtain Call” (Youth, February 2012) [This song was stuck in my head all day. When I got home, Hollis told me it had been stuck in his head all day as well]
26. Chad Van Gaalen, “Do Not Fear” (Diaper Island, 2011) 
27. Damon and the Nomads, “I’ll Keep Looking for You” (Damon and the Nomads, 2011) [Another Greensboro, with an interesting—to me—name]
28. The Hygrades, “In the Jungle” (Nigeria Rock Special: Psychedelic Afro-Rock & Fuzz Funk In 1970's Nigeria, 2008 [originally released as a 7” on EMI Nigeria, 1972]) [Love this track!]
29. Frankie Rose “Know Me” (Interstellar, February 2012) [Former member of Vivian Girls, among others. Great album]
30. Twin Shadow, “Castles in the Snow” (Forget, 2010) 
31. Mountain Goats, “Up the Wolves” (The Sunset Tree, 2005)  
32. 39 Clocks, “DNS” (Pain it Dark, 1981) [German underground post-punk band] 

Broad Daylight, 8 March 2012 playlist

Today, my kids joined me for the show and helped select some of the music. Both of them are real naturals on air. Looking over the playlist—lots of brand new music here. It's been a busy few weeks of listening—that goes with grading, I suppose.

• John Williams and the London Symphony Orchestra, “Cantina Band” (Star Wars: Original Soundtrack, 1977) [Reuben’s choice to start the day... ]
• Esplendor Geometrico, “Moscú Está Helado” (The Minimal Wave Tapes: Volume One, 2010 [originally released as a single in 1980—this track, and both volumes of the Minimal Wave Tapes collections, has been on high rotation in my office this week] 
• Nicolas Jaar, “Space is Only Noise if You Can See” (Space is Only Noise, 2011) 
• They Might Be Giants, “Lazyhead and Sleepybones” (No!, 2002) [One of Reuben’s regular wake-up song]
• Fleet Foxes, “Helplessness Blues” (Helplessness Blues, 2011) [Hollis chose this one. Great lyrics.] 
• Mandolin Orange, “Haste Make” (Haste Make | Hard Hearted Stranger, 2011)
• Bowerbirds, “In the Yard” (The Clearing, 2012) 
• Tennis, “Marathon” (Cape Dory, 2011) [Another choice by Hollis—a favorite album around our house]
• Princeton, “Oklahoma” (Remembrance of Things to Come, 2012) [Great new music from this LA-based band’s second album. Very indebted to Steve Reich]
• Twin Shadow, “Shooting Holes” (Forget, 2010) [Hollis’ choice, and also his first rock show]
• We Were Promised Jetpacks, “Picture of Health” (In the Pit of the Stomach, 2011)
• The Organ, “Steven Smith” (Grab That Gun, 2004) [“As I was saying...” — one of the best opening lines.”]
• Fanfarlo, “Deconstruction” (Room Filled with Light, 2012) [Brand new music from their second album]
• Delicate Steve, “The Ballad of Spec and Pebble” (Wondervisions, 2011)
• The Feelies, “The Boy with the Perpetual Nervousness” (Crazy Rhythms, 1980) [“There’s a kid I know, but not too well...” Thanks to Joann for reminding me how much I loved the Feelies]
• Blind Pilot, “I Know” (We Are the Tide, 2011)
• Frankie Rose, “Had We Had It” (Interstellar, 2012) [Hollis, Reuben and I have been listening to this album all week trying to decide which track to play. Lots of great material from the former member of Vivian Girls] 
• Cage the Elephant, “Aberdeen” (Thank You Happy Birthday, 2011) [This one went out to our friend Abilene. That is how we sing it at home. Sounds so much like a Pixies cover.]
• Telekinesis, “Country Lane” (12 Desperate Straight Lines, 2011) [Hollis’ choice—this one went out to Lori]
• La Sera, “Break My Heart” (Sees the Light, 2012) [Another Vivian Girls offshoot. This is the first single from the new album, and I am loving the slight hint of post-punk in it.]
• Secret Message Machines, “Bipolar Days” (Trashface, 2011) [A Greensboro band worth checking out]
• Delta Spirit, “California” (California - single, 2012) [New material from the upcoming eponymous third album]
• Jonquil, “Psammead” (Point of Go, 2012) 
• Wedding Present, “You’re Dead” (Valentina, 2012) [The new album is out...]
• Michael Kiwanuka, “I Need Your Company” (Tell Me a Tale (Isle of Wight Sessions) - Single, 2011) [Really blown away by this guy’s voice. A Ugandan singer based in London. Will be playing more of him as it becomes available.]
• Memoryhouse, “Modern, Normal” (The Years, 2011)
• Chad VanGaalen, “Can You Believe It?” (Diaper Island, 2011) 
• Times New Viking, “No Good” (Dancer Equired, 2011) [Will be coming to Carborro, NC this summer in support of The Clean! Looking forward to that one]
• Ducktails, “Parasailing” (Julian Lynch, 2009)
• Beth Jeans Houghton and the Hooves of Destiny, “Atlas” (Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose, 2012) [Whew! What to say. Lady Gaga for the indie crowd?]
• The Twilight Sad, “Alphabet” (No One Can Ever Know, 2012) 
• Tristesse Contemporaine, “I Didn’t Know” (I Didn’t Know - single, 2012) [The first single off the debut album from this globally cosmopolitan band: Japan via Paris, Stockholm, London...]
• Wilco, “I Might” (The Whole Love, 2011) 

Playlist, 1 March 2012

Jessie Baylin, “The Winds” (Little Spark, 2012) 

Jesse Rose (feat. Hot Chip), “Day is Done” (What Do You Do If You Don’t, 2009) 

Mombasa, “Nairobi” (African Rhythm and Blues, 2006)

My Brightest Diamond, “Escape Routes” (All Things will Unwind, 2011)

Apparat, “Black Water” (The Devil’s Walk, 2011) 

St. Vincent, “Northern Lights” (Strange Mercy, 2011)

Casual Curious, “Without Your Love (Lungs)” (Lungs, 2011)

Grand Valley State New Music Ensemble, “Section I” (Steve Reich: Music for 18 Musicians, 2007) 

Philip Gabby Pahinui, “Hi’ilawe” (The History of Slack Key Guitar, 2006)

Surf City, “Kudos” (Kudos, 2010)

Broadcast, “America’s Boy” (Tender Buttons, 2005)

Cate Le Bon, “Puts Me to Work” (Cyrk, 2012)

Nina Nistasia, “Rosemary” (The Blackened Air, 2002)

James Talley, “The Sinking of the Reuben James” (Woody Guthrie and Songs of My Oklahoma Home, 2000)

Chad VanGaalen, “CIty of Electric Light” (Soft Airplane, 2008)

Issa Bagayogo, “Fengue” (Electric and Acoustic Mali, 1993)

Blind Pilot, “Always” (We Are the Tide, 2011)

House of Love, “Christine” (The House of Love, 1988)

Hemmingbirds, “Death Wave / Color Swirls” (Death Wave, 2010)

Megafaun, “Heretofore” (Heretofore, 2010)

Mogwai, “Death Rays” (Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will, 2011)

Bon Iver, “Michicant” (Bon Iver, 2011)

Generationals, “Greenleaf” (Actor-Caster, 2011)

Nina Simone, “You Can’t Hide” (The Gospel According to Nina Simone, 1973)

Telekinesis, “Car Crash” (12 Desperate Straight Lines, 2011)

Joy Division, “Leaders of Men” (incomplete) (Joy Division +- Singles 1978-80, 2010)

Let’s Wrestle, “Tanks” (In the Court of the Wrestling Let's, 2010)

The Golden Awesome, “Ruby” (Autumn, 2011)

Trophy Wife, “Take This Night” (Microlite - single, 2010)

Wilco, “Born Alone” (The Whole Love, 2011)

Midnight Movies, “Two Years” (Lion the Girl, 2007)

Playlist, 23 Feb 2012

Fela Kuti, “Coffin for Head of State” (The Best of Fela Kuti, 2000) [what a way to start the day...]

Kasse Mady Diabete, “Eh Ya Ye” (Kassi Kasse, 2003)

Manu Chao, “Desaparecido” (Clandestino: Esperando La Ultima Ola..., 1998)

Wagner Pa + Brazuca Matraca, “Falando Alto” (Train, 2005) [beautiful work; look for more from them]

The Beets, “Friends of Friends” (Let the Poison Out, 2011)

Hospitality, “Friends of Friends” (Hospitality, 2012)

Japancakes, “When You Sleep” (Loveless, 2007)

My Bloody Valentine, “When You Sleep” (Loveless, 1991)

Portastatic, “Chesapeake” (The Summer of the Shark, 2003)

Blind Pilot, “The Colored Night” (We Are the Tide, 2011)

Hemmingbirds, “Treetops” (Deathwave, 2011)

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, “Let Love In” (Let Love In, 1994)

Wye Oak, “Doubt” (Civilian, 2011)

Diamond Rings, “Play by Heart” (Special Affections, 2011)

Father John Misty, “Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings” (Fear Fun, 2012) [great new material from J. Tillman]

Crystal Antlers, “Summer Solstice” (Two-Way Mirror, 2011)

Nick Waterhouse, “Some Place” (Time’s All Gone, 2012)

Serge Gainsbourg, “Pauvre Lola” (Couleur Café, 1975)

Trio Los Camperos Huastecos, “El Apasionado” (Antología del Son de México, Huasteca, 1985) [look for more of this coming up in future shows as well]

The Field Mice, “You’re Kidding Aren’t You” (“Snowball,” 1989)

Jim O’Rourke, “Therefore I Am” (Insignificance, 2001)

Polvo, “Dream Residue / Work” (In Prism, 2009) 

New Roman Times, “Smoke in Your Disguise” (On the Sleeve, 2009)

Times New Viking, “No Room to Live” (Dancer Equired!, 2011)

Chad VanGaalen, “Freedom for a Policeman”  (Diaper Island, 2011)

Casual Curious, “Remote Control” (Lungs EP, 2011)

Me You Us Them, “Loving Like Lawyers” (Post-Data, 2010)

Bonnie Prince Billy + Tortoise, “Cravo e Canela” (The Brave and the Bold, 2006)

Tom Ze, “Defect 2: Curiosidade (John McEntyre Remix) (Postmodern Platos, 1999)

Playlist, 16 February 2012

Broad Daylight, 16 Feb 2012

Deerhoof – You Can See (The Runners Four, 2005)

The Legends – Something strange will happen (Over and Over, 2009)

Fruit Bats – Tangie and Ray (Tripper, 2011)

Library Voices – If Raymond Carver Was Born In The 90's (Summer of Lust, 2011)

Apex Manor – Southern Decline (The Year of Magical Drinking, 2011) 

Handsome Furs – Memories of the Future (Sound Kapital, 2011)

The Slits – Typical Girls (Cut, 1979) 

Glaxo Babies – This Is Your Life (Dreams Interrupted [comp], 2006 [og. 1979) 

Mission Of Burma – Peking Spring (Peking Spring single, 1979)

Gang Of Four – Damaged Goods (Entertainment!, 1979) 

New Order – Ceremony (12" Version) (Movement, 1981) 

Kurt Vile – Peeping Tomboy (Smoke Ring for My Halo, 2011)

Cheyenne – Boats & Black Waves (I Am Haunted, I Am Alive, 2005)

Bombadil - “A Buzz, A Buzz” (A Buzz, A Buzz, ??)

Mercedes Sosa – La Maza (Pueblo Unido, 2006)

French Cassettes – Radley (Summer Darling EP, 2010) 

Gardens & Villa – Thorn Castles (Gardens & Villa, 2011) 

Rubblebucket – Down in the Yards (Omega La La, 2011) 

The Funkees – Breakthrough (The World Ends [comp], 2010)

Me You Us Them – Wish You Luck (Post-Data, 2010) 

Plants and Animals - The Mama Papa (La La Land, ??)

The Corin Tucker Band - Miles Away (1,000 Years, 2010)

The Mountain Goats – The Mess Inside (All Hail West Texas, 2002) 

Trophy Wife – Microlite (Microlite - single, 2011)

Craft Spells – You Should Close the Door (Idle Labor, 2011) 

Italian Japanese – Two Islands (Two Islands - single, 2012) 

Chad VanGaalen - Burning Photographs (Diaper Island, 2011)

Lower Dens - Brains (Nootropics, 2012)

The Wedding Present – Corduroy (Seamonsters, 1991) 

Japanther – I 10 (Master of Pigeons, 2005) 

Generationals – Ten-Twenty-Ten (Actor-Caster, 2011)

Playlist, 9 February 2012

I Break Horses, “Hearts” (Hearts, 2010)

Future Islands, “Balance” (On the Water, 2011)

Wu Lyf, “Concrete Gold” (Go Tell Fire to the Mountain, 2011)

John Maus, “Believer” (We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves, 2011)

Wye Oak, “Holy Holy” (Civilian, 2011)

LCD Soundsystem, “Someone Great” (Sound of Silver, 2007)

Fruit Bats, “Wild Honey” (Tripper, 2011)

King Creosote + Jon Hopkins, “Bats in the Attic (Unravelled)” (Honest Words single, 2011)

Nina Nastasia, “Oh My Stars” (Blackened Air, 2002)

Stephen Merritt, “Rats in the Garbage of the Western World” (Obscurities, 2011)

Sharon van Etten, “One Day” (Epic EP, 2010)

Sandro Perri, “Love and Light” (Impossible Spaces, 2011)

Seu Jorge, “São Gonça” (Cru, 2008)

Bombadil, “Cavalier Har Hum” (A Buzz, A Buzz, 2008)

Daniel Johnston, “Walking the Cow” (Welcome to My World, 2006)

The Judy's, “Milk” (The Moo Album, 1985)

The Mountain Goats, “The Fall of the Star HS Running Back” (All Hail West Texas, 2002)

That Ghost, “When there's no one else to sing to sing to yourself” (Young Fridays, 2008)

Howler, “Beach Sluts” (America, Give Up, 2012)

Bleached, “Searching Through the Past” (Searching Through the Past / Electric Chair - Single, 2011)

Apex Manor, “Under the Gun” (The Year of Magical Drinking, 2011)

The War on Drugs, “Brothers” (Slave Ambient, 2011)

Kurt Vile, “Puppet to the Man” (Smoke Rings for my Halo, 2011)

The Chills, “Pink Frost” (Kaleidoscope World, 1986)

The Clean, “Tally Ho!” (The Anthology, 2003)

William Onyeabor, “Better Change Your Mind” (Nigeria 70 - Original Afro Classics, 2009)

Bombay Bicycle Club, “Bad Timing” (A Different Kind of Fix, 2011)

These New Puritans, “Elvis” (Beat Pyramid, 2008)

Flaming Lips, “Convinced of the Hex” (Embryonic, 2009)