NMT 130

Happy Birthday, Mormon Girl. Not sure how old you are today, but you don't look a day over 5 years younger than it. Enjoy those greasy-ass nachos.


Our pick this week comes to us from The Girl. She made me a CD and actually fretted over it, which is, you know, sort of sexy. She was worried I wouldn't like it (seriously, I'm not a music snob-Amanda, shut your face), but she did quite well and I liked it and only had 5 of the 19 songs. Good on ya, babe.

This was one of my favorite tracks and one we'll be hearing more from if the rest of their stuff holds as much promise as the few songs I've heard.

They have a good sound and Lynn, I think you'll like them if you don't already.

So, from North-east, England:

Maximo Park - "Questing, Not Coasting":




Bonus Tracks:

So untitled it is/I never change nothin'/But people remember this
If Nas can't say it, think about these talented kids/With new ideas being told what they can and can't spit


Nas - "Hero"




Happy Birthday, Mormon Girl. You share a birthday with Bob Dylan (he wrote this song). How lucky he is. We all love you and sing this to you, but you know, more in key...

NMT 129

One day closer...


Our pick this week comes to us from multiple sources. Originally, we were made aware by LRHG as she saw them at Austin City Limits one year and has yet to let me forget she found something before me. Savor the flavor. Then, someone else posted this video on their facebook and it reminded me I hadn't done one of these since, so let's do it now.

This video is fun and she is cute in that she-could-kick-my-ass-but-thats-cancelled-out-by-the-drums-and-chucks way. Whatever, it's late.

So, from Brooklyn, NY:

Matt & Kim - "Cameras":




Bonus Tracks:

For those of you who like yours with beeps and shit




Random Pick of the week:

Could have been an I miss the 90's, but wasn't. This is from a small benefit album for Rock for Choice called Spirit of 73. It was female led acts of the 90's doing female disco hits of the 70's. It was really good and this song always stood out to me (and, of course, Johnette Napolitano's version of Dancing Barefoot). Fun Fact: Lead singer of this band changed her name to Vitamin C and anyone who graduated after the 90's knows what happened then...

NMT 128

Our pick this week comes to us in a roundabout way. I was listening to an archived broadcast of a Canadian radio show that had Gordon Lightfoot and Gord Downie (Tragically Hip) performing together. In the middle of it, this girl sang a few songs and I meant to make this an NMT sometime along the last year, but you know, I'm lazy. That aside, it's a short-haired, artsy, brunette, so can't go wrong there.



So, from Halifax, Nova Scotia, reminding us we are one day closer:

Catherine MacLellan - "Water in the Ground":





Bonus Tracks:

"The first time I heard them, it was one of those moments where I thought, 'what was music like before I heard them'" Yeah, sort of a Nora moment...

Frightened Rabbit - "My Backwards Walk":




I Miss the 90's:

IN High School I taped an episode of 120 minutes (don't you miss that show) and this song was played that night. Never heard it again. Now you will hear it.