Early Duff Fish: Friday Shuffle Vol. 1
October 20th, 2006
Since the llc‘s beloved iPod, Audrey, died, I gave up my sweet little white brick, Lola, so llc could bop & not stop till she dropped. Lola shall live again, I know, perhaps in the form of an 80 gig videopod. Slobber. So I’m using a little SanDisk Sansa m250 2 gig dealy. Small, light, FM radio (excellent bonus), dumb Saran Wrap© case. I have it lashed onto the back of a fingerless lifting glove so I look like a roboidiot. Herewith the list.
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01. Maxine Brown – Oh No Not My Baby – One Kiss Can Lead To Another (Disc 1) (2005)
What is it about girl groups? The hair? The high, high hair? It must be the hair
02. Bloc Party – Plans – Silent Alarm (2005)
Shh. The alarm is silent, see? Remember The Alarm?? Eighties College DJ alert. Or alarm. But silent. Shh.
03. East River Pipe – Crystal Queen – What Are You On (2006)
This guy blows my mind. He went from being homeless to pumping out oddpop gems on home-recorded cassettes. Of course the Brits discovered him first. I could eat some fish & chips.
04. The Go-Betweens – Draining The Pool For You – That Striped Sunlight Sound (2006)
Some of the best should-have-been-top-40 pop that we never ever heard. Australians seem nice.
05. The Kaiser Chiefs – I Predict A Riot – Employment (2005)
Hey, they held their own at Live 8. I predict an AWESOME second album.
06. Nortec Collective – Tengo La Voz – Tijuana Sessions Vol. 3 (2005)
No, *I* have the voice. Voice tag! You’re it!
07. MIA – Sunshowers – Arular (2005)
Why is this so catchy? Why? llc says it’s because she’s the Sri Lanka reincarnation of Tom Tom Club.
08. The Kills – The Good Ones – No Wow (2005)
Catchy-ass punk blues, cf. Good v. Evil.
09. Big Star – Best Chance We’ve Ever Had – In Space (2006)
Don’t listen to the people who were disappointed by this record. Just enjoy it for what it is.
10. The Minus 5 – Leftover Life To Kill – The Gun Album (2006)
Some of the best music REM never made.
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BEST SONG TO DANCE NAKED TO:
Sunshowers. *Blushes*.
BEST LYRICS:
Tie, Crystal Queen & Leftover Life.
BEST ALBUM TITLE TO TATOO ON YOUR KNUCKLES:
“OKCLTA”. For the six-fingered among us. For the normally phalangeed, “No Wow”. USE that thumb knuckle. Excellent.
jm