Thursday Random Eight (04/01/2010)

Deerhoof - ?: A track that lost its title on the iPod, and I have no mental ability to match the tunes to their names. I like it, though; but then, I always like Deerhoof.

Jeff Buckley - So Real: I thought Grace was a fantastic album before Jeff Buckley died tragically (and, somewhat stupidly), and something in the postmortemness of it gives it a floating glow over the music world. This isn't one of the more replayed tracks from the album, but still a great insight into his creativeness, range, and tendency to be just a bit crazed.

X-Ray Spex - I am a Cliche: Not sure cliches can be this goofy.

Billie Holiday - Detour Ahead: Slow, moody track.

Paik - Outro: Lots of noise and boom in this album, but the outro is just that, 40 seconds of random inappropriateness.

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Rabba Lakh Lakh Shukar Manaawa: The amazing voice artist who, in another Random Eight interrelatedness, greatly inspired the singing of Jeff Buckley.

Nico - Lawns of Dawn: From the haunting and wonderful The Marble Index release.

Grant Hart - She Floated Away: A solo live version of the Husker song from Zen Arcade on Grant's Ecce Homo. I was lucky to see him play in front of about 100 folks a few years ago, hammering on his guitar and ripping out classics and new songs like a punk hero.