Wicked Playlist - Music Blog

I am just one bored dude at work so I can’t really prepare a list to end all other list of thirteen tracks that will get you through a Friday in the salt mines plus I’m not really all that into research….but I have a couple of hours to kill here so I will give you the thirteen best in my Gigabeat today.

The Zutons – “Don’t Ever Think (Too Much)”
To get things started, you gotta have a nice tempo and a track you can bob your head to or even better…. sing along to if you want to piss off that asshole in the next cube who keeps saying “is it Friday yet” to everyone that walks by.

Rock Kills Kids – “Paralyzed”
This is a fairly new addition to my collection and a great pick for this play list. I really like the rhythm of the vocals on this one and the lyrics aren’t too shabby either.

The Bees – “This is for the Better Days”
This is from a new album I just picked up called “Octopus”. This track has a nice groove and a catchy chorus.

Wilco - “Theologians”
I don’t really have a good reason to add this track but I was just walking around and overhead an overly religious immigrant chick answer her phone with the following greeting, “Oh, mighty woman of God, blessed be you” which made me think of this song.

Super Furry Animals – “The Man Don’t Give a Fuck”
Title sort of gives it away with this one. Enjoy.

The Flaming Lips – “The W.A.N.D.”
I really want to see this band live but that isn’t why I wanted them on this list. I wanted to add a little more of an experimental element and this was definitely the band to go with. Their albums really are great to listen to from start to finish because of their approach to composition but a little cherry picking isn’t always a bad thing.

Arcade Fire with David Bowie – “Wake Up”
I’ll keep things going with a live cover track. This recording sounds great, it may be a repeater.

Royksopp – “Royksopp’s Night Out”
Pure Musical Interlude

We are Scientists – “The Great Escape”
O.K. I think I put earphones in for this one. I tired of everyone asking me my weekend plans as an excuse for them to proceed to waste fifteen minutes of my life telling me about excruciating details of their tedium.

Kaiser Chiefs – “I Predict a Riot”
The more I listen to this band, the more I like them. I first heard them on Later with Jools Holland on Rave HD and they have a lot of clever lyrics and catchy sounds. They also have on a really humorous track called “From the Neck Down” that will definitely be on my next humor play list.

Oasis – “Cigarettes and Alcohol”
I’m a big time Oasis fan so it was inevitable that I would find one of their tracks to add to this list.

Hot Hot Heat – “Pickin’ It Up”
It’s getting close to 5 o’clock so I’m gonna crank up the obnoxiousness here and go play a little air guitar for the big boobed Hawaian chick in payroll. As an added bonus, the first line is “Well everybody is waiting for everbody to get out!” which seems approriate.

Snowden - “Anti-Anti”
It wasn’t easy picking a closer but it had to be done. The long day is over; now go forth and enjoy your freedom.