We have a nice powerpop oriented show today. We are starting with the new album for Greg Pope and follow up with yet another release by Daniel Romano this year (is anyone counting still?). Lemon Twigs are back with another shiny album. Built To Spill from Boise ID, return with an album that fully consists of Daniel Johnston’s reinterpretations. 2nd Grade is a new name that comes from Philadelphia. Their album is packed with short, catchy songs that are instant favorites. Speaking about short catchy songs, Guided by Voices are also back with a new one. Is anyone still counting those? Also from Ohio, we introduce Librarians with Hickeys. Cocktails from San Francisco released a wonderful little masterpiece this year entitled Catastrophic Entertainment. That and a bunch of other recent and not so recent pop tunes, today at the Little Lighthouse!
Guided By Voices – Motor Away;
Greg Pope – Blue Skies Above;
Daniel Romano – Laura Doesn’t Like Her Haircut;
Roling Blackouts Coastal Fever – The Second of The First;
The On And Ons – 9 Days;
Lisa Prank – Get Mad;
The Lemon Twigs – Live in Favor of Tomorrow;
Built To Spill – Life In Vain;
Kathy McCarty – Like a Monkey in a Zoo;
The Reflectors – Baby it’s You;
The Speedways – Daydreaming;
The Beatles – Eight Days A Week;
2nd Grade – Dennis Hopper in Easy Rider;
2nd Grade – Shooting From the Hip;
Guided by Voices – To Keep An Area;
Painted Doll – She Talks To Mirrors;
Jordan Jones – Be My Baby;
The Games – Why Can’t We Go Back;
Cocktails – Never Be Alone;
Librarians with Hickeys – And Then She’s Gone;
The Dates – Summer Girl.
Once upon a time in Austin TX there was an extraordinary band called Glass Eye. Kathy and Brian were in it. Glass Eye had a timeless sound that was difficult to place. With full drum sound, heavy bass and Katy’s spacey vocals, they were completely different than any other 80s underground act. You could say they were ahead of their time. Kathy and Brian reunite for the new album in 2005 for the first time since the Glass Eye broke up with original songs, although Kathy and Brian published two cds of Daniel Johnston songs in the nineties. Another Day In The Sun is an incredibly strong LP. Had I heard it in 2005 when it came out originally, it would’ve been my favorite that year. Since I missed it then, it was by far my favorite spin this year.