Year Of The Intervention

Year Of The Intervention Track Listing:

    1.    (0:00:23) Andrew Bird NOT A ROBOT, BUT A GHOST - Blazing new track from Chicago's very own multi-instrumentalist.  This is off Noble Beast disc 1.  Mr. Bird is one of my personally inspiring musicians today.  
    2.    (0:05:35) Arctic Monkeys WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN - When Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not dropped, the Arctic Monkeys became an instant smash in the UK - it didn't take long before the world echoed the praise, either.  A recent article stated that frontman, Alex Turner, had his lyric book stolen and went back into the studio and revisited the music for new perspectives and attitude for their highly anticipated 3rd LP that is supposed to drop this summer. 
    3.    (0:08:42) Ayatollah KINGSTON - Another wicked track from hip hop producer from Queens, New York.  This track is from his solo record, Now Playing. 
    4.    (0:11:10) Estelle feat. Kanye West AMERICAN BOY - Probably don't have to say much about this song due to its popularity worldwide - Rolling Stone had it in its Top 10 list for 2008.  Estelle is a pop-throwback R&B singer from the UK. 
    5.    (0:15:40) Linda Lewis REACH FOR THE TRUTH - To compliment Estelle, Ms. Lewis was a popular singer/songwriter/guitarist  from the UK in the 70s.  Her sisters, Shirley Lewis and Dee Lewis, are notably pop singers in their own right. 
    6.    (0:20:05) She & Him WHY DO YOU LET ME STAY HERE? - After the many adornments I received from the Smokey Robinson track, You Really Got A Hold On Me, that I posted on Podcast #31 Othello's Clown...I couldn't possibly resist putting another track on a mix as quickly as possible.  Zooey Deschanel is arguably one of the great new talents in entertainment, which will definitely have me standing in line to check out her upcoming film, 500 Days of Summer, when it hits indie theatres on July 17th.  We can only wait until M. Ward and her share another incredible experience in Vol. 2, whenever they both find time to hit the studio again. 
    7.    (0:22:27) Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals FIGHT OUTTA YOU - This is the 2nd track I've included in a mix from their Lifeline LP.  If you have a chance, you should look up Ben Harper's Led Zeppelin tribute show on YouTube.  He performs with original member, bassist John Paul Jones, as well as hip hop drummer, Amir ?uestlove Thompson.
    8.    (0:26:21) rjd2 CHICKEN-BONE CIRCUIT - One of the most overrated DJs, in my mind, but his output on his first record, Dead Ringer, was surely worth checking out.  This song definitely has a DJ Shadow vibe in piano/ethereal synths, drums and vocal sampling - pretty much the whole track. 
    9.    (0:29:52) Layo & Bushwacka! IT'S UP TO YOU (SHINING THROUGH) - Another track from one of my favorite DJ duos from the UK.  This is a alternative mix to the LP version from their highly acclaimed debut LP, Night Works.
    10.    (0:32:53) Remember Shakti LUKI - Guitar guru John McLaughlin & tabla master Ustad Zakir Hussain originally formed this fusion band in the 70s with R. Raghavan and T.H. Vinayakram, and 20 years later formed Remember Shakti along with one India's top mandolin players, U. Shrinivas and the son of T.H. Vinayakram, V. Selvaganesh on the ghatam other percussion instruments.  This track is from the live album, Saturday Night In Bombay. 
    11.    (0:38:10) Marta Gomez TONADA DE LA LUNA LLENA - One of the most beautiful voices I've heard in awhile, this Colombian born singer has been featured on the Putumayo World Music record labels in New York City.  After soloing in a choir in Colombia, she was offered a scholarship to the renown Berklee School of Music, where she refined her Latin music repertoire and hooked up with Argentinean musicians.  Together, they create variations of all Latin music styles.  They now reside in New York City.  This is from Ms. Gomez's album, Cantos De Agua Dulce. 
    12.    (0:41:05) The Coup feat. Black Thought & Talib Kweli MY FAVORITE MUTINY - Boots Riley and DJ Pam the Funkstress are well respected in the hip hop realm, but never received the proper praise staying under the radar of the mainstream.  Their political themes and 'right to fight the system' earned them a second breath around the time of the first G.W. Bush's administration.   Their track, Fat Cats, Bigga Fish, off the second LP, Genocide & Juice from 1994 is one of classic hip hop's standout tracks.  Boots is currently working on a music-political project with guitarist  & activist Tom Morello from Rage Against the Machine and drummer Stanton Moore (from Galactic), and will be releasing Street Sweeper Social Club around June 16th. 
    13.    (0:45:34) Peter Bjorn & John IT DON'T MOVE ME - Well loved Swedish indie rockers from Stockholm.  They formed in 1999, but received high praises and constant radio play from their single, Young Folks, in 2006.  This sweet little number is off their recent LP, Living Things.  The band's name is made up of the trio's first names, Peter Moren, Bjorn Yttling, and John Eriksson. 
    14.    (0:48:41) Mr. Scruff DONKEY RIDE - Ninja Tune's own, and one of their most prolific DJs from the UK.  Andy Carthy is also an artist and does all original artwork for his music.  The moniker came from his 'scruffy' hair and 'loose-lined' drawing style.  
    15.    (0:53:36) Plaid PINO POMO - Another solid dissonant track from Warp Records musicians.  This track is off their Rest Proof Clockwork LP. 
    16.    (0:58:20) cLOUDDEAD 3 TWENTY - Between Dose One and Jonathan 'Yoni' Wolf of Why?, the eccentricity level is greater than that found at most mental institutions, but hey, we dig it!  This is one of the many projects both are involved with through their own label, Anticon, and Dose One should be releasing 2 records later this year, both from the highly anticipated Themselves group along with his good friend and longtime-DJ/producer, Jel.  This record is off cLOUDDEAD's second LP, Ten. 
    17.    (1:00:20) Animal Collective MY GIRLS - Baltimore, Maryland natives now residing in New York City (who isn't, eh?).  This track is off their newly released LP, Merriweather Post Pavilion, and has already received high marks popular play in the 'freaky folk' world.  If these kids aren't hipsters residing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, then they sure are the poster-boys!