iPod Shuffle Tuesday

Continuing from yesterday, here are the first five tracks that pop up on my iPod:

1. The Church - "Night Friends"



Gorgeous and atmospheric track from 80s legends The Church off their wonderful 2002 LP After Everything Now This.

2. John Roberts - "Untitled IV"



Of his Paper Frames EP, producer John Roberts offers up this delicate piece for treated piano.

3. Gauntlet Hair - "My Christ"



Swirling and echoey guitar track from the now defunct duo.

4. Tanlines - "Green Grass"



Catchy indietronica from the Brooklyn duo.

5. Jeff Buckley - "So Real"



I had heard of him but had never actually heard his music before. Buckley opened for some band I was seeing and this first song he played was "So Real," and what was so endearing about it was that he completely fucked up the beginning of the song and made his band start over again. From that moment, Buckley got back into his groove and slashed through a brilliant 30 minute set. He was going to be such a huge star, sorry he was taken from us so soon.

iPod Shuffle

As the year comes to a close, it's very quiet in the office this week and in between waiting for documents to save in a case I am working on I decided to put my iPod on shuffle and see what the first 5 tracks were:

1. Japan - "Halloween"



From their 1979 album Quiet Life, "Halloween" is a sleek new wave number full of moody synthesizers, nimble guitar work, languid basslines, and the inimitable croon of David Sylvian.

2. R.E.M. - "Daysleeper"



Probably the one truly R.E.M.ish track on Up, their first record without Bill Berry, "Daysleeper" is a majestic track with a killer chorus. If you have ever worked an overnight shift, you will understand the sentiments behind this song.

3. Cibo Matto - "Beef Jerky"



Their first record Viva! La Woman, which contained ten songs all containing some form of food. "Beef Jerky" is a really fun track with clever samples, chunky drum programming, and some groovy bass.

4. Booka Shade - "Hallelujah USA"



Menacing track from Booka Shade's classic album Movements.

5. Curve - "Ten Little Girls"



Criminally overlooked band from the 90s whose dense, swirling shoegaze sound was later appropriated by too many people to mention. "Ten Little Girls" was first featured on their Blindfold EP and later on the compilation LP Pubic Fruit. It showcases gnawing, thrashing guitars with Madchester drum rhythms and Toni Halliday's amazing vocals.