Apropos of March's Listening Pleasures

My good buddy Ma-T Walkeezy recently discussed with me his practice of making a playlist for each month. He said it allows him to give voice to what he enjoys about a particular song. It also documents his listening patterns, should he ever feel the need to see what he was spinning in June of 05, per chance. What a simple and novel idea. Naturally, I had to steal it and create my own. If you'd like a copy of "Apropos of March's Listening Pleasures", please let me know.

Apropos of March's Listening Pleasures

Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too Say Anything
We Just Won't Be Defeated The Go! Team
Summer of '98 The Secret Handshake
Daft Punk Is Playing At My House LCD Soundsystem
She Doesn't Get It The Format
There Now I've Said It (Rough) Further Seems Forever
Disappointment Rock Bent Outta Shape
No Cigar Millencolin
Accident Waiting To Happen Billy Bragg
Vogt Dig for Kloppervok The Books
Clouds The Submarines
The Night's Disguise Rocky Votolato
I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You Tom Waits
Hurt Johnny Cash
Hidden Track Hit The Lights


Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too - Say Anything
This song is both fun and a bit sexually deviant. Max Bemis crafts a simple but compelling tune. I especially enjoy the very tasty guitar lick that kicks in half-way through.

We Just Won't Be Defeated - The Go! Team
I had The Go! Team on my iPod forever and for some reason I never took the time to listen to them. Tasty songs, great for sitting alone on a ferry and staring at the ocean.

Summer of '98 - The Secret Handshake
Dude did his whole album on his Mac, pretty cool. Fun song that makes it seem less grey outside.

Daft Punk Is Playing At My House - LCD Soundsystem
Just getting into these guys. If you can't groove to this, you can't groove. I first heard this song on the OC last year. What's that, you say? The OC?? Yea bitch, the OC. Got a problem?

She Doesn't Get It - The Format
This band really won me over with their new album, Dog Problems. This is their current single and it's catchy-stick-in-your head-greatness is hard to pass on.

There Now I've Said It (Gleason era) - Further Seems Forever
A rare song with Jason Gleason, possibly the last song he ever recorded with Further Seems Forever. This was recorded while the band was working on their third album, before Jason left. A million times better than Jon Bunch's version, the third and final vocalist for the band.

Disappointment Rock - Bent Outta Shape
The vocalist sounds like he swallowed a bunch of glass before recording the song. Love it. Dirty 'n' catchy punk that needs to be cranked loud.

No Cigar - Millencolin
A classic from back in the day for me. I found this song on an old mix CD I made myself back in high school. This song brought back many fond memories of driving around Manitoba in my Isuzu truck. The song is fast, catchy and fun to sing with.


Vogt Dig for Kloppervok - The Books
Stumbled onto these guys when I was downloaded Neon Bible from a friend's site. Hard to describe, but somewhat similar to Death Cab and Kid Koala: fuzzy samples with atmospheric guitars and wavering vocals.

Accident Waiting To Happen - Billy Bragg
He's just the man. Great lyrics and cool delivery. Makes me feel like I'm in a Scottish pub, drinking a Guinness and sitting by a crackling fireplace.

Clouds - The Submarines
Matt just introduced these guys to me. The duel guy/girl vocals are warm and dreamy, making this a great rainy day song and thus perfect for this time of year.

The Night's Disguise - Rocky Votolato
Great storyteller, that Rocky. You feel his pain and his struggle through his earnest words and compelling writing.

I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You - Tom Waits
When the mood strikes, Tom Waits' growling delivery and blues-based songwriting goes down smooth.

Hurt - Johnny Cash
Heard Colin Janz cover this song and reminded me of how much I enjoyed the American sessions, this song being one of my favorites. It's stripped down and raw, much like Johnny Cash. You feel every word and strum in this song.

Hidden Track - Hit The Lights
I'm just a sucker for heartbroken dudes writing about how their girlfriends left them. This song is a great example of much of the music I've enjoyed since high school that falls into the category of "pop-punk" or "emotional music".