They've got cars big as bars
They've got rivers of gold
But the wind goes right through you
It's no place for the old
When you first took my hand
On a cold Christmas Eve
You promised me
Broadway was waiting for me
If it's Christmas time it's prime time for The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York". Happy holidays y'all and have a happy, happy, happy new year.
RIYL: Flogging Molly, Dropkick Murphys, The Dubliners
Oh young lions
This is your kingdom
Every beast has its poison
Every lion has its victim
One of my all time favorite concert memories ever was watching Constantines rock the hail out of Sasquatch Festival. They just kept going through a massive hail storm that shut most of the action that day down completely. Check it out here if you're interested.
Their 2003 album, Shine a Light, put out on Sub Pop, has been a go-to of mine ever since it came out and, while it's bright and sunny and warm here today in Austin, for some reason I got to thinking about that show. Thus today's cut. Enjoy.
RIYL: The Walkmen, Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, Sloan, The Hold Steady, Cymbals Eat Guitars
Stay where you like
They won't care
You pay for the right
But what is there?
When every place in the world
Is all built up
Every space in the herd
Is all filled up
So yesterday Kerri covered one of our favorites, TøP, and although she didn't pick the song I would have ("Ode To Sleep" FTW) she did a great job. With one teensy, weensy, oversight: she missed the great collaboration that dropped the night before. TøP teamed up with their tour-mates Mutemath to reimagine some of their hits. It's wonderful and you can read more about it here. It also sounds like they had a great time on tour. If you've never seen TøP or Mutemath, do yourself a big favor and do it, they're both amazing live. Seriously, I can't really think of two better live acts.
I've been a fan of Mutemath from the beginning, and have listened to them grow and change over the years. They've covered a lot of musical ground and have done it with style, talent and a unique polish that works like steel thread that ties it all together. They're latest work has swung towards the electronic and groovy, but still sounds like Mutemath, as is clearly evident in today's MIS "Changes".
RIYL: Joywave, Minus The Bear, Pinback, Colony House, Manchester Orchestra
We featured Philly-based Cayetana's terrific New Order cover a few months ago, and ever since I thought I should share one of their originals. Here's "Black Hills" off of Nervous Like Me. They've got a new album coming out soon-ish, so have an ear out for that, or, if you want to hear more now, you can listen to "Trails" their latest and the first off the upcoming record here.
RIYL: Camp Cope, Slingshot Dakota, Hop Along, Pity Sex, Waxahatchee
Our children will always hear
Romantic tales of distant years
Our gilded age may come and go
Our crooked dreams will always glow
A day or so ago I received an email from Spotify telling me about my listening habits in 2016. It came with an AWESOME playlist that had much of what you'd hear on our TMIS playlist (you totally subscribe to that, don't you?) Of course, we can't get to everything, and we've been focused on the new and fancy, so a few heavy rotated oldies are bound to fall through the cracks.
At the top of that list is this gem from The Walkmen, who are, sadly, on hiatus at the moment. "Heaven" is one of those new classics. It came out in 2012, but will be around for years to come. It's fresh, but also feels like a throwback to some of the best rock to come out of the 80s and 90's. Think Billy Bragg, James, The Pogues, The Replacements, etc.
RIYL: The Replacements, James, Spoon, Titus Andronicus, Nada Surf
