Monday Morning Music Shuffle - Ooh La La Mix

Tweet #E2TG

Be sure to "Like" Ear to the Ground on Facebook!

New Release News:  Lindsay Ellyn Out of Road EP released today!

I met Lindsay Ellyn last Autumn.  I featured some songs from her Shores EP here on Ear to the Ground, and I have had the great good fortune to see her play live a number of times since then.  She has been hard at work on her new EP for some time, and it is finally released to the world as of this morning.  I will be grabbing my copy after work today, but based solely upon the songs I've heard (which are fabulous) and the quality of the people Lindsay worked with on the EP (which is stellar), I can easily recommend you give a listen and add it to your collection.

It is also available on Bandcamp and iTunes you prefer.


"Ooh La La" by The Faces

The title track from the final studio album by The Faces. The song was written by Ronnie Lane and Ronnie Wood, and Ronnie Wood sings the lead vocals on the track.  The song was used in Wes Anderson's film Rushmore, and in the 2004 comedy Without a Paddle.  There is a volume of information about the final days of The Faces and Rod Stewart which does not paint Mr. Stewart in the best possible light.  Of course his music from the late 70s and 80s provides it's own damning evidence (apologies to Rod Stewart fans)....

"Heart of Darkness" by Hoodoo Gurus

A week or so back, we had a song from Syd Straw called "Heart of Darkness".  This is a different song, taken from the Gurus 1987 album, Blow Your Cool!

"Chemistry" (Instrumental_125) by Hayden Coleman

Okay, this one has been lingering around our playlist for a while. We featured Hayden Coleman's song, Chemistry some time ago, and then later we featured the a cappella version of the song.  Now, we have the instrumental version which showcases the fantastic beat making skills of my Mr. Coleman.

"Slowly, Surely Suzanne" by Ben Arthur

A song from Ben Arthur's new album, Call and Response (which features "Answer" songs based upon other songs, poems, and fiction).  Arthur has also been hard at work producing and hosting the web series Songcraft Presents and working on the spin off Songs of the Road.  Check it all out.

"twinkle" by ricky mirage

Repetitive spoken word over a hooky indie pop beat.  Really digging this album a bunch.

"99 to Life" by Social Distortion

From Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell... "Lonely Weekends, Baby Lonely Night/The Judge he gave me 99 to Life"... 

"Here Tonight" by [debut]

Postcards from Berlin is the new album by this L.A. based Electronic/Alternative band.  This is a very catchy song that sounds like something I've known about for a long time.  Okay, that maybe a weird way to say it, but occasionally I hear new songs that are so wonderful that it is hard to believe they never existed before. This is one of those songs to me.

"A Casual Conversation with Superman" by Darrin Bradbury

From a live album from back before Darrin perfected his stage banter about this song, but from when the song itself was flawless.  "Truth you know kid, sometimes me and Lex we fight for kicks, if he weren't hell bent of destruction, hell I'd probably let him win..."   "Sometimes this old world just ain't worth saving..."

"Love Assassin" by Christopher Allen Slade

The e-mail I received described the music thusly: "If Blondie and Scissor Sisters threw a Party, and AC/DC crashed it."  Hell yes, I wanted to hear more.  The song is in video playlist so judge for yourself, but I do not think the description was misleading.  More to come!

"Music City USA" by Billy Joe Shaver

And had the good fortune to see Billy Joe Shaver perform on Music City Roots last month.  This song is from his latest album Long in the Tooth.  A living legend for sure.

VIDEO PLAYLIST