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- Going On – Gnarls Barkley
The Keystone Kids of Gnarls Barkley, Cee Lo and Danger Mouse, channel and fuse psychedelic strings with Outkast-ian drum beats, topped with the perfect cherry- Cee Lo’s pitchy yet impassioned delivery in this cut from their new album The Odd Couple. Tune in for an excellent change of pace workout song in the gym, or maybe to escape allegations that you made sweet love down by the fire to Mindy McCready.
- Top Yourself – The Raconteurs
The Raconteurs, ‘story tellers’ in French, get off on this raunchy yarn. Jack White sasses at the opening “How you gonna top yourself/When there’s nobody else/How you gonna do it by yourself/Cause I ain’t gonna be here to help you.” Did homeboy just imply that his girl needs to take care of her own damn needs? Throw in a banjo for good measure, a ripping blues line to truly snare your ear, and you’ve got Zeppelin-in-their-prime sexual innuendo. Barry Zito remembers being able to do it by himself in his prime.
- For My Friends – Blind Melon
Blind Melon is alive and well- the report of their death was greatly exaggerated. 12 years later and the boys have a renewed lease on the band thanks to the pipes (herbal and vocal) of the new frontman, Texas native Travis Warren. “For My Friends” is laid back, loose and dare I say, friendly. Give it a listen and you just might find yourself topless, wearing overalls and swigging a chilled brew, barefoot, bare ass, and on a back porch. Kind of like how I imagine David Boomer Wells most nights.
- Violet Hill – Coldplay
Styx’s abject adoration for jangly ballads meets Fleetwood Mac’s stellar guitar hooks. Chris Martin is always yearning for something, that cheeky bastard. This time the tabloids have Chris and Gwyneth at odds in their marriage. At least that’s real. It’s certainly better than hearing Chris pine for fair-trade reforms. I wonder if Chris makes himself feel better by watching the last scene in Seven when he’s angry at the Missus. Check out this tune for free at Coldplay’s site.
- Pork and Beans – Weezer
This effort from Weezer…tastes good. They spend time as good ol’ Weezer, the post-grunge alternative outfit that you knew and loved as a Doc’s wearing teen. Mixing acoustic and electric, combining charm and angst, they’d give you the courage to kiss a girl, or at least inquire with your cooler friends how to. None of the slick pop or too crunchy overdone Creedish guitars appear here- it’s just good clean fun, the way the NBA used to be; relevant and compelling.
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