Posts tagged ‘Wilco’
Welcome to Earth: Podcast #123
After a 5 3/4 months hiatus, The Shady Groove is happy to bring you an all new podcast. Chock-full of new classics and old timeless musical gems, this self-indulgent playlist that I call a radio show will be sure to please. So feel free to share with friends, listen to while your making dinner, or rock out to whilst driving. Hopefully you’ll like some of the music enough to buy the track or album or maybe even the vinyl for all you audiophiles out there. Maybe you’ll even look up the artist and check out some of their other stuff. Because that is what it’s all about. Music is about finding what moves you. And we should always and consistently be searching, listening to something you never thought you would…I encourage you to listen to the full album, listen to the b-sides and rarities. That’s where you find the gold; the realness..
The following is a list of the tastefully curated audio tracks that were played on this podcast:
Sturgill Simpson – Welcome to Earth (Pollywog) ++ Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings – We Get Along ++ St. Paul & The Broken Bones – All I Ever Wonder ++ Chuck Berry – Roll Over Beethoven ++ The Rolling Stones – Let It Bleed ++ The Flying Burrito Brothers – Christine’s Tune ++ The Sheepdogs – Plastic Man ++ Cake – Arco Arena ++ Vampire Weekend – Oxford Comma ++ Weezer – El Scorcho ++ Tedeschi Trucks Band – Anyhow ++ Wilco – Normal American Kids ++ Mark Knopfler – Skydiver ++ Quiet Life – Live Wire ++ Dawes – When the Tequila Runs Out ++ Jimmy Smith – Whiskey and Blood ++
Podcast 121: The 90’s Are Alive And Well @ The Shady Groove
Were the 90’s the last great musical decade? That’s definitely debatable. Here’s what I know: In the 50’s and 60’s rock n roll emerged, the 70’s punk and disco were created, the 80’s had wave and metal. In the 90’s, it wasn’t that a new genre of music was created, but melting pot of styles and genres merged to create a counter-culture movement that sounded musically edgy and different. Grunge, alternative, indie, alt country, and rap were all converging and emerging in this new era of music.
I love it. It takes me back to my years growing up. But regardless if you love it or hate it, one cannot deny the lasting effect that the music and its musicians have had on emerging artists today.
So here is a new edition of The Shady Groove’s Theme-Time Radio: The 90’s are alive and well. Even though this podcast went longer than normal, there still was not enough time to run all the amazingness that happened in this era. I already have enough music prepared to launch another TWO 90’s podcasts, so stay tuned for more….But until then, enjoy this carefully prepared, sonically pleasing radio hour from The Shady Groove.
Here are the tracks that were played:
Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit ++ Red Hot Chili Peppers – The Righteous & The Wicked ++ Uncle Tupelo – Life Worth Living ++ House of Pain – Jump Around ++ Blind Melon – No Rain ++ Candlebox – Far Behind ++ Radiohead – Creep ++ Beastie Boys – Sure Shot ++ Pearl Jam – Better Man ++ Beck – Loser ++ Ween – Roses Are Free ++ Pavement – Cut Your Hair ++ Weezer – Say It Ain’t So ++ Phish – Sample In A Jar ++ Cake – The Distance ++ Blackstreet – No Diggity ++ Sublime – Santeria ++ The Wallflowers – One Headlight ++ Old 97’s – Barrier Reef ++ Ben Folds Five – Battle of Who Could Care Less ++ Arrested Development – Mr. Wendal ++ Guster – Barrel of a Gun ++ G. Love & Special Sauce – Rodeo Clowns ++ Wilco – A Shot In the Arm ++ The Gourds – Ladies Choice
The Shady Groove : 2015 Year in Review – Best Songs
Here ya go! Check out our unranked list of the best songs of 2015.
Shoegaze – Alabama Shakes
In It’s Infancy (The Waterfall) – My Morning Jacket
Head Over Heels – JD McPherson
Random Name Generator – Wilco
Better Man – Leon Bridges
Nobody Really Cares If You Don’t Go To The Party – Courtney Barnett
Shake It Little Tina – Low Cut Connie
Stay In My Corner – The Arcs
Guesthouse – David Wax Museum
The Night Josh Tillman Came To Our Apartment – Father John Misty
4th and Roebling – The Districts
The Shady Groove : 2015 Year in Review – Best Albums
You asked for it. The following is our obligatory year-end review of this years best music. 2015 was an amazing year for the music industry; one of the best I’ve heard in a while. Here is an unranked list of the albums that got and kept our attention this year.
Father John Misty – I Love You, Honeybear : The title proposes that this is an album of love songs. And to an extent, it is. Though it is riddled in witty sarcasm and even social-political balladry, newly married Josh Tillman proves that he is one of the most intelligent and insightful artists making music right now. I Love you Honeybear is a powerful statement not to be missed.
Wilco – Star Wars : I love the tone and feel of this album, the 11th studio album by the veteran rock n rollers. Jeff Tweedy, Nels Cline and friends have a set of tunes on this one that are much more loose and seem less carefully crafted than their previous releases. And that’s actually the cool part about the feeling of this album. It feels more like a group of friends tossing new ideas against the wall. That’s not to say they come off sloppy at all. The band is tight as ever, even more so as many of the songs give the band room to breathe.
Leon Bridges – Coming Home : Born in 1989, Leon Bridges’ debut album takes us back to the early 1960’s. He is a throwback in all terms, even dressing the part. Dripping with comparisons to early Sam Cooke and pre-Grapevine Marvin Gaye, this album is an excitingly pleasing trip with songs that evoke the past. Unfortunately, because of this, he has taken his toll of criticism and controversy, especially by those who hold new artists to an impossible standard of authenticity. I say, let it play. Leon’s voice and melodies are smooth as silk and I can’t stop listening.
Alabama Shakes – Sound and Color : Their debut, Boys and Girls, was loved and revered for its New South, throw-back rock n roll. The band crafted their image around that. Boys and Girls was such a dynamite debut, it created a ton of pressure to come through on their second release. But come through they did. On Sound and Color, the band emerges out of the comparisons to past southern rock, r+b, soul, and gospel to create a sound all their own. As the title suggests, although it is still rooted in all of those sounds, Sound and Color stretches into almost roots psychadelia, with a modern flair. Its still hard not to compare the band at times to Otis Redding-esque and even sounding a little like early 90’s Red Hot Chili Pepper with its funky breaks. But even with those comparisons, it all comes off feeling startlingly fresh.
My Morning Jacket – The Waterfall : What most likable about this 7th studio album by MMJ is its tight, but comfortable give and take between the production and the musicians. The sound is full and the indie-folk, even prog-laced rock n roll creates some fun, roll down your windows and crank it up songs. Its not their best album, and some of my favorite tracks ended up on the deluxe edition bonus tracks, but The Waterfall is still a solid release from a perennial rock superstar.
Courtney Barnett – Sometimes I Sit and Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit : Sly and witty twists of phrase, cleaver word-play and great, catchy hooks are what makes this release by the Australian rock troubadour so refreshing. At times it can evoke early 90’s indie rock, other times punk and even pub rock; Although this 2nd release by Barnett can still feel that it is thoroughly new music. The band can be furious, and it can also sound like a melancholy Liz Phair album. Either way, this is a great new album and I look forward to what they have next in store.
Kurt Vile – B’lieve I’m Goin Down.. : Another solid release by the kings of lo-fi, stoner day-dream eccentricity. Electric guitars are filler on this album, rather than taking front stage. I love the use of the banjo throughout. This album flows with melancholy ease and drifts like a dream.
JD McPherson – Let the Good Times Roll : As the title implies, this album is just a great time all the way through. Both an homage to the 1946 classic and the cars’ track of the same name, we’re treated to elements of both. Keeping true to the roots of early rock n roll as we heard on his previous debut album JD follows up with a barnburner.
The Deslondes – The Deslondes : There’s just something about the New Orleans tradition of roots that always seems to find a way into new music these days. The Deslondes take that feeling and run with it, adding in country thrills and loose jams as they go. This debut album rolls with a easygoing feel and the production sounds like its just a tight New Orleans street band playing on the front porch of someone’s house. All in all, a surprising treat.
Jason Isbell – Something More than Free : Following the breakout release of 2013’s Southeastern, the former Drive By Truckers rocker proves that he is still a major artist and is super gifted at songwriting. Something More Than Free moves as an insightful alt-country album with a nostalgic, reflective, organic feel. A solid release that plays well.
Low Cut Connie – Hi Honey : Low Cut Connie bridges the gap between the energetic, rollicking, freewheeling boogie of Jerry Lee Lewis and the eccentric low-brow feel of Ween. This album is cleverly produced to feel like a throwback but also keeps its modernity. It plays like a Rolling Stone album and you’ll want to roll the windows down and blast. Hi Honey marks the point where Low Cut Connie hits the big leagues. Watch out for them for years to come.
The Districts – A Flourish and a Spoil : The Districts return with a sophomore effort that is more mature and refined than their previous debut album. It’s tight and gritty, but open and freewheeling enough to leave them room to jam, which bodes well in a live setting. On this album, they build on their humble high-school beginnings with a more concise feel; combining folky anthems with passionate, brash, rock n roll.
Stockholm Nights: Podcast 109
Deep in the woods of Stockholm NJ a party caravan shuffles back, twists and jukes, a campsite is made, debauchery ensues, a black bear roams, and the next Shady Groove Podcast is created. Coming at you from a satellite venue, this weeks podcast is sure to please. Riddled special guests, we give you Stockholm Nights.
Here are the fresh tracks that were included:
Bob Dylan – Stuck Inside of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again ++ Booker T. Jones – Representing Memphis ++ Soulfire – Quienes Que Resolverio ++ Wilco – Heavy Metal Drummer ++ Billy Bragg – Levi Stubbs’ Tears ++ Smokey Robinson – The Tears of a Clown ++ Wang Chung – Dance Hall Days ++ Bob Segar – Hollywood Nights ++ Arthur Conley – Stuff You Gotta Watch ++ Frank Zappa – Willie The Pimp ++Alvin Youngblood Hart- Hillbilly Willie’s Blues ++ Jack White – High Ball Stepper ++ Sharon Jones & The Dapkings – People Don’t Get What They Deserve ++ Jimmy Cliff – Give The People What They Want ++ Hard Pans – Clouds ++
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