Thursday Random Eight (02/11/2010)

Sigmatropic featuring Mark Eitzel - Haiku Nine: I had an iTunes store gift card a while back that made me start searching for EPs, singles, and other one-off recordings from artists like Eitzel and the Afghan Whigs. The greatest find in all of that searching was the Whigs covering The Clash with "Lost in the Supermarket." Unremarkable, this track kinda falls into the back of my memory, as I'm sure it will shortly after this listen.

Sebadoh - Sixteen: One of the fun, lo-fi punkish tunes from Bubble and Scrape.

Einsturzende Neubauten - Alles: A pretty standard eerie-sounding track from the creepy band.

The Kinks - State of Confusion: A recent addition to the iPod from a collection of old CDs. I've liked this band since I was in 7th grade and am glad to say, while I've strayed at times, have never outgrown them.

Test Dept. - Apocalypse: Back to the eerie, and could easily give Ein Neub a run for their creepy money.

Boom Boom Satellites - Missing Note: If memory serves, it was Moby who I saw this exciting band open for years ago. Out Loud is a simply fantastic album, spanning multiple genres with a very unusual mix of beats, jazz, and probably a number of other things I can't quite put my finger on.

Poster Children - One of Us: The quiet conclusion to the fun Junior Citizen album.

Toad the Wet Sprocket - Pray Your Gods: If anything good has come from this extended snowbound state our area has been in, it has been my return acquaintance with the old Toad albums (Pale and Fear in particular). I ripped them only a few days ago and, perhaps not unlike The Kinks, have found I've not grown away from the songs at all. From Fear, this is perhaps a melodramatic lingering track, but is part of a fantastic package.