No theme this week, just some rocking and rolling classics mostly from the 2000s.
“Little Room” by The White Stripes (White Blood Cells, 2001, Sympathy for the Record Industry)
“I Can Change” by LCD Soundsystem (This is Happening, 2010, DFA)
“Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)” by Arcade Fire (The Suburbs, 2010, Merge)
“Will Do” by TV on the Radio (Nine Types of Light, 2011, Interscope)
“Rill Rill” by Sleigh Bells (Treats, 2010, Mom + Pop)
“Don’t You Evah” by Spoon (Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, 2007, Merge)
“He Doesn’t Know Why” by Fleet Foxes (Fleet Foxes, 2008 Bella Union/Sub Pop)
“Postcards from Italy” by Beirut (Gulag Orkestar, 2006, Ba Da Bing!)
“Terrible Love” by The National (High Violet, 2010, 4AD)
“Fling” by Built to Spill (There’s Nothing Wrong with Love, 1994, Up Records)
“From a Balance Beam” by Bright Eyes (Lifted …, 2002, Saddle Creek)
“Your Algebra” by The Shins (Oh, Inverted World, 2001, Sub Pop)
“So Come Back, I Am Waiting” by Okkervil River (Black Sheep Boy, 2005, Jagjaguwar)
“Where Have All the Rude Boys Gone” by Ted Leo and The Pharmacists (Hearts of Oak, 2002, Lookout!)
“The Nights of Wine and Roses” by Japandroids (Celebration Rock, 2012, Polyvinyl Record Co.)
“Broken Face” by Pixies (Surfer Rosa, 1988, 4AD)
“The District Sleeps Alone Tonight” by The Postal Service (Give Up, 2003, Sub Pop)
“You’re No Rock and Roll Fun” by Sleater-Kinney (All Hands on the Bad One, 2000, Kill Rock Stars)
“Town Called Malice” by The Jam (The Gift, 1982, Polydor)
“Police and Thieves” by The Clash (The Clash, 1977, CBS)
“Radiation Vibe” by Fountains of Wayne (Fountains of Wayne, 1996, Atlantic/Tag/Scratchie)
“Thirteen” by Big Star (#1 Record, 1972, Ardent)
“What I’m Looking For” by Brendan Benson (The Alternative to Love, 2005, V2)
“Veni Vidi Vici” by Black Lips (Good Bad Not Evil, 2007, Vice Records)
“Cannonball” by The Breeders (Last Splash, 1993, 4AD/Elektra)
“Maps” by The Yeah Yeah Yeahs (Fever to Tell, 2003, Interscope/Fiction)
“Hello Operator” by The White Stripes (De Stijl, 2000, Sympathy for the Record Industry)
“Shady Lane” by Pavement (Brighten the Corners, 1997, Matador)