Hi everyone! Still chugging away on the list of the ultra-200 most essential albums of college radio history, and here are a few I played yesterday.
“Little Room” by The White Stripes (White Blood Cells, 2001, Sympathy for the Record Industry)
“This Must Be the Place (Naïve Melody)” by Talking Heads (Speaking in Tongues, 1983, Sire)
“Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)” by The Arcade Fire (Funeral, 2004, Merge/Rough Trade)
“And It Rained All Night” by Thom Yorke (The Eraser, 2006, XL)
“Keep Your Heart” by TV on the Radio (Nine Types of Light, 2011, Interscope)
“More than This” by Roxy Music (Avalon, 1982, E.G. Records/Polydor)
“Only You” by Yazoo (Upstairs at Eric’s, 1982, Mute)
“September Gurls” by Big Star (Radio City, 1974, Ardent)
“Biggest Fan” by Brendan Benson (The Alternative to Love, 2005, V2)
“Losing California” by Sloan (Between the Bridges, 1999, murderecords)
“Train Under Water” by Bright Eyes (I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning, 2005, Saddle Creek)
“Holding On for Life” by Broken Bells (After the Disco, 2014, Columbia)
“Sons and Daughters” by The Decemberists (The Crane Wife, 2006, Capitol/Rough Trade)
“Radio, Radio” by Elvis Costello (This Year’s Model, 1978, Radar)
“Modern World” by Wolf Parade (Apologies to the Queen Mary, 2005, Sub Pop)
“Caring is Creepy” by The Shins (Oh, Inverted World, 2001, Sub Pop)
“He Doesn’t Know Why” by Fleet Foxes (Fleet Foxes, 2008, Bella Union/Sub Pop)
“Tangled Up In Blue” by Bob Dylan (Blood on the Tracks, 1975, Columbia)
“Everyday is like Sunday” by Morrissey (Viva Hate, 1988, HMV)
“Needle in the Hay” by Elliott Smith (Elliott Smith, 1995, Kill Rock Stars)
“Anyone’s Ghost” by The National (High Violet, 2010, 4AD)
“No Surprises” by Radiohead (OK Computer, 1997, Parlophone/Capitol)
“Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground” by The White Stripes (White Blood Cells, 2001, Sympathy for the Record Industry)
“Such Great Heights” by Iron and Wine (“Garden State” soundtrack, 2004, Epic Records)
“One of These Things First” by Nick Drake (Nick Drake, 1971, Island)
“Citrus” by The Hold Steady (Boys and Girls in America, 2006, French Kiss Records)