Songs of the Month - January

Starting this month, I will be posting my favorite new tracks of the month each month of 2007. I will also throw in a random classic that has been popping up on alot of my playlists this month.


[mp3] Menomena - Muscle n' flo | SONG OF THE MONTH
OH THE DRUMS! My God I haven't heard a song that made me hit repeat so many time in years! The thundering fragmented drums, the church organ, the slide guitar. I swear this song was written for me. From the newly released Friend and Foe.

[mp3] The Shins - Sleeping Lessons
The album opener is truly a lost art. In the 99 cent a song age, album sequencing doesn't matter anymore to most. To me however a good album opener is the key to a good album. It sets the tone and effects the way you hear the rest of the songs. This is the best one I've heard in a long time. From the newly released Wincing the Night Away.

[mp3] Deerhoof - The Perfect me
I'll admit, I never really gave Deerhoof much of a chance, until David Bazan praised them. I had a few songs of theirs, sure, but I wasn't a fan. Once I listened, I was very glad I did. From the newly released Friend Oppurtunity.

[mp3] David Vandervelde - Nothin No
Very few songs can so effortlessly sum up being young both in sound and lyrical content. This is one of them. From the newly released Moonstation House Band

[mp3] The Earlies - No Love in Your Heart
Indie rock sounds like this when you live here. From the newly released The Enemy Chorus.

Random Classic:
[mp3] John Vanderslice - Me and my 424
My favorite song he's ever written. Brilliant. Pop perfection. An ode to 4 trackers that sounds better than what most could do with 32. Listen, then and only then will you understand the genius that is Me and my 424.