Thursday Random Eight (06/04/2009)

Warren Zevon - Roland Chorale: Not very exciting without Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner following it, which is the curse of random play from time to time.

Underwater Culprit and the House of Assassins - Sissyphus: Probably the most accessible song from Jason's debut record, this fits nicely on the Gallons of Perception release.

Tantrum - In Blood We Trust: A few of these synth industrial-ish songs sit hidden on the iPod awaiting their escape on random play days. I don't really mind having a few of them on the machine as they make decent background noise at times, but really, there isn't much reason to have more than a couple tracks as they all sound the same anyhow.

John Cale - Perfect: Black Acetate was an unexpected surprise from Cale a few years back; it is a great collection of songs that departed from his general sound that, while good, has become a little stale over time. Cale shows with this song and many others on the release that he has gobs of energy left.

Archers of Loaf - Dead Red Eyes: One of the slower tracks from the band, bit it evolves into a fun, bass-driven beat.

The Fiery Furnaces - Whistle Rhapsody: Bitter Tea is an interesting recording, kinda dark and on the fringe of an older 70's sound (matched by the artwork of their following release, Widow City) but with many modern sounds and noises sprinkled in.

Skinny Puppy - Death: Happy title. From The Process, my favorite Puppy recording.

Talking Heads - Pulled Up: I was very happy when The Name of This Band is Talking Heads was released on CD after years of listening to my vinyl recording of it. Some songs have aged better than others, but it is still a nice live snapshot of a groundbreaking band.