Calexico, "Fake Fur" The Black Light is the album where Calexico became CALEXICO. The dusty desert aesthetic was in full flower on this album. The recording is soaked in reverb, there's tons of space for the atmosphere, and it's just a lovely experience. It's not...
Hot Hot Heat, "Le Le Low" Victoria, BC's Hot Hot Heat had a real moment in the 2000s, although I'll confess, I don't really remember how far they got penetrating the mainstream. I just remember that they were doing well there for a little while....
Firewater, "This Is My Life" One of the highlights on the best Firewater album, Golden Hour. It's an album that attempts to answer the question "what if we just made the whole album out of highlights". Calexico, "Yours and Mine" Hot damn, shuffle bringing the...
Fuckin' Christmas! YEAH! Gonna find some Christmas tunes for us today! Just going to pick some recent Christmas albums and take a random track from them. Ooh, bonus: PUP playing a Christmas adaptation of "Kids" with some puppets dancing around! Calexico, "Seasonal Shift" The title...
Dām-Funk, "Floating On Air" One-man band Dām-Funk does a nice job of collaborating with a wide range of interesting folks, often to fine results. This cut is the first peak on Floating on Air, featuring Flea and somebody called Computer Jay. It wanders around a...
