playlist 21/6/05 - getting jiggy with the six string

1. tim rogers and temperance union - stray dog bruise (spit polish)
2. black mountain - druganaut - (black mountain)

3. PICK NUMBER 1
andrew bird - a nervous tic motion of the head to the left (the mysterious production of eggs) NUMBER 10

4. BONUS ROUND COMPILATION PICK
iggy and the stooges - you better run (version #1) - (sunday nights - songs of junior kimbrough) - COMP OF THE YEAR SO FAR

5. teenage fanclub - flowing - (man made) - SHEA'S PICK OF THE WEEK
6. jeff buckley - eternal life (road version) - (eternal life ep)

7. PICK NUMBER 2
lou barlow - legendary - (emoh) - ONE OF MY BEST SO FAR

8. PICK NUMBER 3
sage francis w/ bonnie prince billy - sea lion - (a healthy distrust) - NOT TECHNICALLY GAT MEDIA MATERIAL BUT STILLONE OF THE YEAR'S BEST

9. the smiths - reel around the fountain - (s/t) - SHEA'S NON STOP DEPRESSION MEGMIX CLASSICK

10. PICK NUMBER 4
spoon - i turn my camera on - (gimme fiction) - 2005 REPRESENT

11. PICK NUMBER 5
bright eyes - we are nowhere and it's now - (i'm wide awake it's morning) - IT'S NEARLY THE BEST ALBUM OF THE YEAR

12. the cat's meow - right back... - (songs fo girls to sing) - SHEA SAYS IT'S PRETTY WUSSY - THE TWEE PICK OF THE MOMENT
13. panda bear - untitled - (young prayer)
14. m ward - deep dark well - transistor radio - ONE OF THE YEARS HIDDEN GEMS

15. PICK NUMBER 6
brendan benson- them and me - (alternative to love) - 2005 PICK

16. brianwilson - heroes and villains - (smile) - LAST YEAR'S MUST HAVE

17. PICK NUMBER 7
kathleen edwards - back to me - (back to me) - NEW ALT COUNTRY HEROINE TO WORSHIP(see lucinda williams/ emmylou harris/ gillian welch/ tift merritt)


18. my morning jacket - mahgeetah - (it still moves)- ALT COUNTRY IS TAKING OVER THE STUDIO - A FLASH BACKFROM 2004 (see wilco and beach boys, cue neil young referncing guitar solo and fans reaching for fresh underwear)

where else are you gonna hear this?

19. PICK NUMBER 8
bonnie prince billy and matt sweeny - i gave you - (superwolf) INTIMATE, MELANCHOLY, BEAUTIFUL, THE PRINCE STRIKES AGAIN...

20. BONUS NZ PICK FOR ALBUM OF THE DECADE
phoenix foundation - hitchcock - (pegasus) - PROOF THAT THERE IS LIFE AFTER WELLINGTON DUB

21. PICK NUMBER 9
mogwai - burn girl prom queen - (government commissions) - IN LIEU OF A BEST OF A FANTASTIC LIVE DOCUMENT OF ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL BANDS OF THE LAST DECADE... FUCK POSTROCK,HELLO SYMPHONIC VIOLENCE

22. the rumours - i'mjust so in love with you - (offthehip.com.au)

23. THE LEFT FIELD ALTERNATIVE TO THE ALTERNATIVE MAINSTREAM PICK
antony and the jonsons - divine - (s/t)

24. MAINSTREAM PICK OF THE YEAR (see also QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE)
white stripes - redrain - get behind me satan

25. THE NUMBER ONE IS OF COURSE,
ryan adams - sweet illusions - cold roses

will update tomorrow am