(SPECIAL NEW AND OLD FAVORITES EPISODE!) First up, Brooklyn's indie pop outfit and TSiMH favorites
The Ladybug Transistor have a
new album called
Can't Wait Another Day (
iTunes,
eMusic,
Amazon) coming out on June 5th, but it's availble now if you see their less-than-awesome live show, we heard a song that's better when they play it live substituting the Sax for a Trumpet called "Always on the Telephone". Next we dusted off an
old favorite by South African sensation
Miriam Makeba known as "Pata Pata" which is available on many records, but I pulled it from the album by the same name (
iTunes,
Amazon). Then back to New York for a track from
The National's solid
new album
Boxer (
iTunes,
eMusic,
Amazon), we heard "Ada". Then an
older cut from Boston's dj BC's fantastic series of
Beatles and
Beastie Boys mashups known as
The Beastles we heard my favorite "Buildin My Life" from his second effort
Let it Beast, which unfortunately isn't currently available. Next New York's very own
Dawn Landes has a great new single
available in iTunes where she cover's
Peter, Bjorn & John's huge hit "Young Folks" in the style of bluegrass, and while not part of the
Pickin' On... sereis which I love to play stuff from, it's just as good or better. Then North Carolina's oooh-waaah excellent
The Rosebuds have a new album out called
Night of the Furies (
iTunes,
eMusic,
Amazon), from it we heard "Cemetery Lawn". Next a quickie cut from
Nellie McKay's troubled
last album
Pretty Little Head (
iTunes,
Amazon) called "Pounce" dedicated to Senator Pink Ears. Then years after forming and putting out multiple EPs
TSiMH favorites
Voxtrot have
finally put out their
new self-titled debut album (
iTunes,
eMusic,
Amazon), which is just not nearly as good as it should be, from which we heard "Future Pt. 1". Next Helsinki, Finland's indie electropop band
I Was a Teenage Satan Worshipper is supposed to have a new album any day now, but in the meantime we heard "Go Home Pandatron" from their only slightly older
Bees & Honey EP (
iTunes). And finally
Laura Veirs has a great new record out called
Saltbreakers (
iTunes,
Amazon) and from it we heard "Cast a Hook in Me".
This week's episode features clips from Patton Oswalt appearing on Late Night with Conan O'Brian.