With releases this month from my favorite underrated bands, some February selections were inevitable. Dirty On Purpose‘s new EP, Like Bees is great, a couple reworkings of early demos, the cover that they were playing on their first cross-country tour, and two new songs, one of which is featured here, “Audience In The Room.” The other big news is the first track from Frightened Rabbit‘s next LP, “The Modern Leper,” which has been revamped from the original demo they had placed on various give-away EPs over the past couple years. My love of the track is well documented. I’ve been meaning to put some Eccentric Soul one of the mixes for a while now, and “Knockin’ At The Wrong Door,” from last year’s The Outskirts Of Deep City is one of my favorites from the whole series. Dolorean is the other artist that is relatively recent to me… the title track from their 2007 album only barely missed my tracks of the year list. “Beachcomber Blues” is a fantastically sweet yet somber track, winding along with little touches of Dylan in the background organs.
[banner photo by alphaquam]
February 2008 Mix
01 The Dodos – Fools
02 The Rollers – Knockin’ At The Wrong Door
03 The Wedding Present – Sports Car
04 The Aislers Set – Friends Of The Heroes
05 Dirty On Purpose – Audience In The Room
06 Girl Talk – Can’t Stop
07 Dolorean – Beachcomber Blues
08 Film School – Breet
09 Ambulance Ltd – Sugar Pill
10 Frightened Rabbit – The Modern Leper
