Playlist for
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
January 2, 2009

Hosted by Greg Lyon on FRIDAYS at 2-4 pm
on WPVM Asheville (103.5 FM and www.wpvm.org)

You can listen to the most recent program by going to the Archives Page at WPVM, or by accessing the MP3 stream directly here (available for one week starting early Saturday morning and then gone gone gone).

Notes:

– Time to ring in the New Year (and a new Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball–see pic) and wring out the old year in music! This year I asked Justin Farrar to bring in a pile of his favorites to play alongside mine, and we took up an extra hour of airtime to barely get through what we wanted. We didn’t play our faves in any particular order, but we did strive to save the heavy hitters for last.

– We started with a couple of favorite 7"s, moved on to some more poppy stuff, then hit the minimal techno and electronic (mostly Justin there), followed by a set of reissues, then a pile of garage rock (mostly Greg there), and then the grand finale.

– Jennifer Cardini would also be on my list if I hadn’t listened to it all the way through for the first time on New Year’s Eve. It really is incredible. Justin thinks I’m about to get the minimal techno bug. He’s probably right. We also agreed thoroughly on the TK Webb CD; it’s a great rock record, killer songwriting and production–a rarity nowadays.

–Now for the lists, followed by the show playlist…

Greg’s Top 10 New Albums of 2008

1. Alan and Richard Bishop – The Brothers Unconnected (Abduction)
2. Gunslingers – No More Invention (World in Sound)
3. The Fall – Imperial Wax Solvent (Sanctuary)
4. The Rebel – Northern Rocks Bear Weird Vegetable (Sacred Bones)
5. Don Cavalli – Cryland (Everloving)
6. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Dig! Lazarus Dig! (Anti-)
7. Eddy Current Suppression Ring – Primary Colours (Goner)
8. Scorch Trio – Brolt! (Rune Grammophon)
9. Nothing People – Anonymous (S-S)
10. TK Webb & The Visions – Ancestor (Kemado)

Honorable Mention:
Viva L’American Deathray Music – Sangre Libre (Sangre Libre)
Kasai All-Stars – In the 7th Moon, the Chief Turned Into a Swimming Fish and Ate the Head of His Enemy by Magic (Crammed Disc)
Half Man Half Biscuit – CSI: Ambleside (Phantom)
Krysmopompas – Heute Schlafen – Morgen Aufwachen (S-S)
Einstürzende Neubauten – The Jewels (Potomak)
Cheveu – Cheveu (S-S)
Ty Segall – Ty Segall (Castle Face)
Fire Room – Broken Music (Atavistic)
Kurt Vile – Constant Hitmaker (Gulcher)
The USA Is a Monster – Space Programs (Load)
Country Teasers/Ezee Tiger – WOAR/WOR (Holy Mountain)
Love Is All – A Hundred Things Keep Me Up at Night (What’s Your Rapture?)
Singer – Unhistories (Drag City)
Bill Dixon – 17 Musicians in Search of a Sound: Darfur (AUM Fidelity)

Justin’s Tops of 2008 Lists

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