41 tracks FULLY MIXED in the “double-sided, double-density 5.25”podcast above.
This episode’s highlighted track:
Andy Pickett - Paid
The anthem of freelancers everywhere, “Paid” is a straightforward, catchy plea for prompt remuneration on services rendered. With its throbbing bass stabs that accentuate piano and echoing vocals pleading for payment, “Paid” pays homage to the late 70s and early 80s (while still feeling quite contemporary and relevant) with its deft technique. Hailing from Fort Worth, Texas, the self-taught pianist initially gained local notoriety as the front door bouncer for local bars until he befriended James Petralli, of White Denim, who helped him produce his album. You can play this track with joy as you type up your future invoices.
Honorable mention goes to Pavement’s b-side “Harness Your Hopes.” Recently, I selected Pavement on my streaming service and was surprised to find that the top song was a tune I didn’t recognize from one of my favorite albums (in fact, another track from the same album is on a previous YeahYal). After more research, I discovered that the mystery song was a b-side that was added to their re-release, but I was still surprised that this particular song was listed as Pavement’s most popular, given they had so many popular albums with other great tracks. Apparently due to the mysteries of the algorithm, “Harness Your Hopes” was promoted to many future listeners on Spotify where it became even more popular when some of those same people started including it on TikTok posts. How do viral anomalies like this occur… are the lyrics cross-referenced with current events? Did the line “And the freaks have stormed the White House” make a 1997 track seem exceptionally relevant to an AI bot in 2021 when this track became popular? All I know is that Stephen Malkmus is a true wordsmith and his lyrics are a delight to listen/read/savor. I’m thrilled to have found this new/old track and I’m glad to know the algorithm is listening.
On a final note, it’s an absolute shame (and maybe not a coincidence) that the four arguably best tracks on this mix (see below) are not available on streaming services. But never mind that, you get to enjoy them on this mix!
The setlist:
Artist / Song Name / Album / Year
Javelin / Play a Slow Jam / Jamz n Jemz / 2008
Baxter Dury / I'm Not Your Dog / The Night Chancers / 2020
The Cure / A Forest / Seventeen Seconds / 1980
Andy Pickett / Paid / Andy Pickett / 2017
De La Soul / Breakadawn / Buhloone Mindstate / 1993
Lescop / La forêt / Lescop / 2012
Vanity 6 / Nasty Girl / Vanity 6 / 1982
The Internet / Special Affair / Ego Death / 2015
Good Morning / Oppsie / Step Aside / 2016
Röyksopp / Remind Me (Someone Else's Radio Remix) / Remind Me - Single / 2005
Central Line / Walking Into Sunshine / Original Larry Levan 12" Mix / 1981
Missy Elliott / Hot Boyz Instrumental / Hot Boyz Single / 1999
De Lux / 875 Dollars / More Disco Songs About Love / 2017
Boney M. / Daddy Cool / Take the Heat Off Me / 1976
Queen / In the Space Capsule (The Love Theme) / Flash Gordon (Original Soundtrack) / 1980
SebastiAn / Love In Motion (feat. Mayer Hawthorne) / Total / 2011
Soulwax / Close to Paradise / Close to Paradise / 2017
Connor Musarra / Melted Plastic (feat. Mooke Da God) / Melted Plastic - Single / 2022
Tom Tom Club / Won't Give You Up / Downtown Rockers / 2009
Patrick Damphier / Pretend It (feat. Molly Parden) / Say I'm Pretty / 2019
Raphael Saadiq / Still Ray / Instant Vintage / 2002
LCD Soundsystem / Pow Pow (Idjut Boys Remix) / Pow Pow - Too Much Love / 2010
The Clash / Ghetto Defendant / Combat Rock / 1982
Teddy Pendergrass / Life Is a Song Worth Singing (Jamie Jones Remix) / Teddy Pendergrass: The Remixes - EP / 2019
M83 / Go! (feat. Mai Lan) [Animal Collective / Deakin Remix] / Go! Remixes / 2016
Pavement / Harness Your Hopes (B-side) / Brighten the Corners: Nicene Creedence Ed. / 1997
Cerrone / Standing In The Rain / Don Ray - Garden of Love / 2002
Javelin / Too Many Feelings / Jamz n Jemz / 2008
Laura Groves / Dream Story / Committed Language - EP / 2015
Django Django / Lunar Vibrations (feat. Isabelle Woodhouse) / Off Planet / 2023
Donny Benét / Konichiwa / The Don / 2017
Birds ov Paradise / Samuel / Memorial / 2022
Ebo Taylor / Love & Death / Love & Death / 2010
Flavien Berger / Trésor / Contrebande 01. Le disque de Noël / 2015
Julia Holter / This Is a True Heart / Loud City Song / 2013
Marcia Aitken / I'm Still In Love With You / Reggae Impact / 2008
Deerhunter / Back to the Middle / Monomania / 2013
Black Marble / A Great Design / A Different Arrangement / 2012
Mildlife / Return To Centaurus / Chorus / 2023
Desert Sessions / I Wanna Make It Wit Chu / The Desert Sessions Vol. 9 & 10 / 2003
Marika Hackman / I Follow Rivers / Deaf Heat EP / 2014
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