Thursday Random Eight (08/20/2009)

Edith Piaf - Escale: Kinda rings like carnival music, which is somewhat odd in that I'm currently reading Johannes Cabal the Necromancer by Jonathan Howard, which is very carnival oriented (much more so than necromancer-oriented, now that I think of it).

Peter Holsapple & Chris Stamey - Early in the Morning: From their new release that we saw the supporting show for a few weeks ago. The duo have grown into pure corny pop music now, but the dB's legacy is still evident in the undertones of most of their songs.

The Books - That Right Ain't Shit: I just really dig The Lemon of Pink, and, despite the rather stupid title that has no reflection on the song whatsoever, this is a great track from it.

Sebadoh - Careful: A fun, fast song from the Bakesale album that was just about at the pinnacle of the band's music.

Tom Waits - Come on Up to the House: I wasn't very into the Mule Variations release when it came out, but after seeing Tom's shows twice in the past few years, a lot of the tracks have grown on me. This one in particular just seems like a very classic Waits song.

Billie Holiday - Nice Work If You Can Get It: I think I just like the old, beat up sound of a song beyond restoration.

Tom Waits - Underground: From the live, and ever so fun Big Time, I never had a problem getting into the Frank's Wild Years trilogy.

Thuja - Untitled #3: From Pine Cone Temples, this is really a great beatless, experimental band who is willing to mix up the crazed noise genre with real (and even beautiful) music embedded in the tracks.