KWVA Playlist for Friday, Jan 27, 2006

I'm away from my harddrive at the moment, so I've got not tracks to offer yet. Trust me when I get back home they will be posted. But in the meantime, I'm happy to report that the recording programs at the station are still working and I am once again able to post the show online. This time I broke it into four parts since it's 2 hours. You can choose which portion of the show you wantt o hear and give it a go! Woot! Here's the show:

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4

Don't base chronology off of the file names. The file ending in 1 is in fact 2, and the file ending in 2 is in fact three, and so on.

This morning I realized that I wish I had a second show. I really wish I could have one show for the rock, indie, folky side of my music, and another show for the hip-hop, electronic side. I find that days like today I've got a whole bunch of great indie-ish tracks to throw down, and when I stick in my hip-hop it doesn't mesh as well as it could. Or vice-versa, when I'm going all hip-hop tastic I find that the quieter tracks just to have any place. I'll be thinking more on how to address this issue.

So let's get to that playlist!

Lady Sovereign - Random (Menta Remix Feat. Riko)
Orb - Traumvogel
Bell Orchestre - Les Lumieres Pt 1
Beth Orton - Conceived
Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins - The Big Guns
Peter Adams - I Evolve

Break

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy and Tortoise - Calvary Cross (Richard Thompson Cover)
Catfish Haven - Please
The Glass Family - Bad News
Iron and Wine - Trapeze Swinger
Cat Power - After It All

Break

Dolly Parton - Just Because I'm A Woman
Billy Brag and Wilco - California Stars
Feist - Mushaboom
Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)
M.I.A. - URAQT
OH NO - The Ride (Feat. Med)
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Heavy metal

Break

The Subways - Oh Yeah
Dengue Fever - Sni Bong
Polaris - Hey Sandy
Final Fantasy - Illusion Song
Frequent Flyer - Paris Blue
Antony and the Johnsons - Fistful of Love

The Highlights: I'm taken by two beautious tracks this morning. Cat Power for one. The new album has got me hooked. I really can't get enough of it. The soft twang, the soulfull shuffle of the whole thing is just fantastic. I've heard comparisons to Norah Jones already, and that's not a terrible comparison. The Greatest could really put Cat Power into the adult contemporary market, it's smooth and laid back and just the type of thing Starbucks would want to promote. But I feel like the album has just enough grit to it for Cat Power to keep her older audience pleased. I know I am.

Feist makes me happy. This particular track with it's beautiful background vocals makes me very happy. People who introduce me to Feist make me happy too. Did I mention I dig on Feist? I dig the Feist. This track rules my world.

The Duds: I'm almost considering dropping this section all together. I try as hard as I can to provide really good music, and I don't want to hate on any of it. I've found that most of the duds are at most lackluster but not terribly offensive. The worst they ever get is the ol' shug-of-the-shoulders and a "meh." That's what Peter Adams and Catfish Haven get.

Requests: I received one request today and I failed on delivery. A call in wanted to hear Dolly Parton's version of "Stairway to Heaven." I'm dissappointed because after hearing about it, I wanted to hear it too! Rest assured dear listener, I will not rest until I find the track! As for the rest of you, especially those that don't get up that early, now that I'm posting my shows I expect requests! Give me requests!!!!!!

Next Show: Next Friday at 4 a.m. I had hoped to do a One Band / One Hour before Valentine's Day of Magnetic Fields (cuz that'd be just plain cute!) but the show is already claimed. I'll do something along those lines next month.