After 10 years of writing about music, I’m sent a ludicrous amount of new music. Packages from all over the world from people I’ve never heard of show up daily. Where they get my address I do not know. Even listening to one or more new things a day on average, I can only scratch the surface, especially with the deluge of downloads flying at me lately. So, I have a limbo spot called the “Box of Intrigue” for CDs that caught my attention for some reason – compelling artwork, a band member I’m familiar with from elsewhere, an interesting cover tune choice, a line in the press release that snags me – but never made it into the active rotation. A few times each year I spend a week scanning the contents of the box. While much of it is landfill-ready, there are charmers that crawl from the pile. This week’s mix represents 15 artists that made my ears prick up in the latest round of listening. I chose cuts that got my attention immediately to increase the chances of a good first impression. May you find a few new intrigues in this bunch.
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Poundings XXVIII Track Listing
- Brain Dead – The Sons of Hercules
- Blood Red Blood – The Ettes
- Change – The Young Veins
- Ivory Walls – The Blakes
- Away We Go – HoneyChild
- Make It Thru – Sherwood
- AM Radio – Alan Semerdjian
- Feast of the Heart – Jesca Hoop
- Spirits Don’t Leave – Josh Reichmann Oracie Band
- Do Nothing, Be Nothing – Afficionado
- Body – Thao with The Get Down Stay Down
- Pigtails – Fink
- Come Clean – Greg Laswell
- Serpent & Shaman – Ayurveda
- Firecracker – Noelle Hampton
Great sound, thanks for this track, waiting for next number.