
Jesse, Tommy and Ben from Washington indie rock starlets, Jukebox The Ghost, ponder the inponderable in their somewhat scattered, but never dull Secret Playlist.
Paul Simon / The Obvious Child [Jesse]
It’s upbeat. I love the marching band drums on his album, Rhythm of the Saints. I can’t understand the lyrics at all, but they sound pretty profound. So I’m sure they are, right?
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New York group Les Savy Fav take straight out indie, art rock sensibilities and skew them with their unique protagonist bent. Having formed some thirteen years ago, the five-piece have seen and heard it all. Well, nearly all, as the Playlist of bassist Syd Butler suggests.
Red and Purple / The Dodos
This band gets better with every listen and with every time I get the chance to see them play. Les Savy Fav has played with them quite a bit and they never disappoint. This track is one of the highlights from their album, Visiter.
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Sydney duo, The Black Ryder, are supporting Brian Jonestown Massacre in a few weeks in Sydney and Melbourne, so we checked in with singer Aimee Nash to see what eight tunes she’s getting down to right now.
Muddy Waters / I Can’t Be Satisfied
An old one, but a great one. I love everything about the song – the sound of the song, the guitar part, the slide guitar, the vocals, the lyrics. I’ve been listening to a lot of Muddy Waters lately.
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