"Insistor" by Tapes N' Tapes.
This song has some fun craziness in it.
"Everything's Alright" from the Jesus Christ Superstar soundtrack
(original cast recording!). This is a very pretty and soothing track from an
awesomely groovy musical. Well, Judas's part in this song isn't very soothing,
but it is awesome none the less.
"Gone Crazy" by Marcy Playground.
This is a damn fine album, a damn fine album.
"I would do anything for love (but I won't do that)" by Meatloaf.
And I will never forgive myself if we don't go all the way... tonight...
"dy-na-mi-tee" by MS dynamite.
Bill Maher likes this song, and I like Bill Maher, so logic dictates that I,
too, must like this song.
Natalie Portman's SNL Digital Short
Finally, a Natalie Portman I can get on board with! Hot Mess!
GILBERTO GUEST PICK: "The Wonderful Ones" by Josh Joplin.
The whole album, "The Future That Was", is worth a listen, but I like this song in particular.
"River Man" by Nick Drake.
Listen to any of his songs if you need some atmosphere in your life. Can't
go wrong with this guy (unless you use him in a car commercial)
"Another Day" by Roy Harper.
Also check out the This Mortal Coil version of this song, it's gorgeous.
"Where to Begin" by My Morning Jacket.
Heartbreaking stuff...
"In the Aeroplane over the sea" by Neutral Milk Hotel.
A catchy intro to a good band.
"War Pigs" by Black Sabbath.
Can't think of what to say here, I just like this song. (definitely not a Gilberto
pick, by the way)
"More Bad Times" by Ed's Redeeming Qualities.
A Gilberto pick. I love these guys. This is an offbeat love diddy from the album of the same name, but it's also on the Ed's Next Move soundtrack.
"Battle without Honor or Humanity" by Hotei Tomoyasu.
If you've seen an action movie in the last five years you've heard this song.
Another good Halo tune.
"Horse Head Fiddle" by 16 Horsepower.
In the mood for something scary?
"Something to Hold Onto" by Club Awesome.
Here's a shout out for our boy Pax, keepin' it krunk in the ATL. Hot Mess. (seriously, a cool band, not just a clever name, kind of a Clap Your Hands vibe)
"Turn out the lights" by Nelly Furtado.
See? I'm not pretentious! I like pop stuff! I love the playful way this girl
sings. It's an aquired taste, but it can be transcendent...
"One Fine Morning" by Lighthouse.
Gilberto should sing this one, it fits his vocal style methinks.
"The Love I'm Searching For" by the Rentals.
Friends of P is a better track, but everybody knows that one, right?
"No matter what" by Badfinger.
Your parents probably like this song. I do, does that make me old?
"Tonight We Ride" by Matthew Sweet.
He made this whole album in a week for his Japanese fans. How cool is that?
"Them" by the Cranberries.
Not sure if you can buy this or not, it's an outtake from their first album. It's pretty and atmospheric. Check it out if you like them.
"My Neck, My Back" by Khia.
I try to throw some "hip hop" in for the "kids" every now and then. This is the one of the grossest, vilest, and catchiest songs ever.
"In Love" by the Raincoats.
This is my favorite band, I think. This stuff is out of print, though, an outrageous crime when you can still buy Ashlee Simpson albums. Seek it out.
"Thirteen" by Big Star.
Here's another old one, maybe my favorite song. Hard to say. That's a bold claim, isn't it? Makes you curious, doesn't it? No? Oh well, download it anyway, it's a pretty acoustic song. Who doesn't like those?
"Blue Eyes" by Gram Parsons.
You thought I was gonna suggest "Love Hurts" didn't you? Well I didn't. See? I'm unpredictable. I'm dangerous like that.
"With Tomorrow" by Gene Clark.
This guy was in the Birds, but decided that band was for the birds and did a lot of awesome solo stuff, this track included.
"Keeping Awake" or "Umbrella" by the Innocence Mission.
I list two here 'cause these guys deserve the attention. Can't go wrong with anything by them.
"Get your hands off of my woman" by the Darkness.
Long have I hailed the mighty darkness, and proclaimed their greatness to all who would hear the terrible truth. Starky and I used to sing this out loud in the hallways of WGCL in Atlanta at 3 in the morning. Good times.
"Everything I Own" by Bread.
So pretty. Not cool by today's standards,
but who needs today's standards anyway?
"The Latest Toughs" by Okkervil River.
Fun to sing along to.
"Butt Naked" by Akinyele.
Yes, this song is awfully dirty,
but it is also awfully catchy, and it references Captain Caveman.
"Hoppipolla" by Sigur Ros.
All the cool kids listen to these
guys. You want to be cool don't you?
"Hewlett's Daughter" by Granddaddy.
This is from a good album. Check
it out.
"Mushaboom" by Feist.
I'm a sucker for girl singers. This one is sultry and catchy.
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"Fuel for Fire" by M. Ward.
A cool conceptual album, sounds like
it's broadcast through a transistor radio, an echo from the past.
"You are a Runner and I am My Father's Son" by Wolf Parade.
Produced by that Modest Mouse guy.
I dunno. A little sumthin sumthin.
"We're going to be friends" by the White Stripes.
How can the guy that beat the crap out of that Von Bondies singer write such a sweet song?
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"Waiting for the Moon to Rise" by Belle and Sebastian
Again with the pretty stuff, are we
wimpy or what?
"Hot 'n Nasty" by Black Oak Arkansas
Yes, we're based in the deep south. What of it? You wanna go? This guy really gets into it. Whatever happened to passionate singing?
"The District Sleeps Alone
Tonight" by The Postal Service
Contemplative electronic poppy
junks.
"You's a Ho" by
Ludacris.
Reach up in the sky for the Ho-zone
layer!
"Concerning the UFO sighting near highland..." by Sufjan Stevens
A pretty little ditty, short and
sweet.
"(Keep Feeling) Fascination" by the Human League
These guys were pop geniuses. No,
seriously! I mean it! Really!
"Don't Mug Yourself" by the Streets.
British rap is awesome. Too bad I
can't understand a word he's saying, what language do they speak over there
anyway? Oi!
"Elevator" by Stars
Another Canadian band, what do they
put in the water up there?
"My United States of Whatever" by Liam Lynch
So these guys on this website
recommended this song and I was like whatever!
"Sixty Years On" by Elton
John.
Early Elton, way before the Disney
madness.
"The Mariner's Revenge Song" by the Decemberists
Do you like songs that tell
stories? Do you like songs that talk about 18th
century venereal diseases?
Do you like songs that talk about breaking fingers
into splinters with
vengeful wrath? If so, you should probably talk to somebody about that.
Seriously, get some help, man.
"Alone Again Or" by Love
Again with the soundtracks, this
song was featured prominently in Bottle Rocket but sadly did not appear on the
actual soundtrack. 60's eclectic pop genius.
"The Sound of Settling" by Death Cab for Cutie
Speaking of soundtracks, this is
the tune in the Shop Girl trailer. Upbeat and catchy.
"Appetite (For Lightin' Dynamite)" by Citizen Cope
Soundtrack fodder, why is this not
in a movie yet?
"Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)" by the Arcade Fire
Canadian catchiness. Check out
Neighborhood #3 while you're at it. Hell, download the whole album (Funeral).
Good stuff.
"The Warrior's Prayer" by
ManOWar
Back when Metal was Metal, nothing
sounded ridiculous.
"All I Want" by the Violent
Femmes
Angst by the true masters of
it.
"Walk These Dogs" by
DMX
Techno rap aggression, great for
playing Halo to.
"Nothing Brings Me Down" by Emiliana Torrini
Slow and pretty, kind of like Darkcrazy's Gilberto, except that he's not pretty.
"Lover I Don't Have to Love" by Bright Eyes
A brooding track from indie
wunderkind Conor Oberst.
"Long Legs" by the Magic Numbers
A happy pop song that's fun to sing along to from a London band with a singer named Romeo