E2TG 8/11/2020 - Intention - Bitter End Mix (Vacancy Remix)

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I said something on my radio show last week about being intentional and related that to the excuse I sometimes hear (and sometimes have used) when I feel I have fallen short in some way... "Well, it was intentional".  We say that as if it excuses our action or inaction. As if it makes everything okay... but to me it should be considered an admission rather than an excuse - as in, I was not being intentional in my actions and so I (fill in the blank).  To me, this realization is a wake-up call to be more intentional in how I live my life, I am not going to lie - this is not easy - the habit of floating through life with out thought or concern - is hard to break. And such a life may even be appealing. 

I mean, who doesn't want a life of ease and not worries - I think there is a song from The Lion King about it... "every time that I farted...".   But, here is the deal, as I see it, we are seeing a reckoning coming for some long-term injustices and transgressions. Whether it is  "Me, Too" or Black Lives Matter or LGBTQ+ rights or something else... if some has ingrained bad habits surrounding any of these things - in the words we use, in the way we act - then unless we act with intention, we will continue to follow these bad habits and the "excuse" - "It was not intentional" will no longer be an excuse but a confession that we have fallen short of what we could be if we took the time and effort to be intentional. 

Now, we have songs 14-18 of this week's Featured Friday Playlist... 

14. "Lonely Without You" by Cayucas

First up today, we have a new single from this band from Santa Monica - whose name comes from a sleepy little down in San Luis Obispo County. It was released ahead of their new album Blue Summer which is due out in September. 

15. "Creole Girl" by Vincent Cross

Next up, we have a track from an amazing new album by Irish born, New York based singer-songwriter Vincent Cross.  The album is called The Life and Time of James "The Rooster" Corcoran - which is a biographical album about a colorful ancestor of Cross' who was a gang leader and champion of the Irish working class in 19th century Manhattan. Musically, the album draws on the music of the time place of Corcoran's life. 

16. "Cryin' Eyes" by Steven Bruce

Next up, we have a track from Same Time, Same Place, Same Station - the debut album by this singer-songwriter from Fredericksburg, Virginia. Bruce was a founding member of Whiskey Revival. This is a stunning debut, and I look forward to hearing much more from him. 

17. "You Turn Me On - Jim Sclavunos Remix" by Jonny Polonsky 

We have featured Chicago-born, New York based artist Jonny Polonsky before. Here he gets the remix treatment from No Wave legend Jim Sclavunos - who has been a member of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds since 1994 and was a member of Teenage Jesus & the Jerks. Sclavunos was also an early member of Sonic Youth for their first album and a one-time member of The Cramps.  

18. "King of Suburbia" by Polymer 

We close out this segment of music with the new single from Sydney-based rock band Polymer - from their forthcoming debut album Zealot's Box. A great way to close out this part of the playlist. 
Tomorrow songs 19-23... 
 

    Featured Friday Playlist

Tuesday Morning Shuffle 

"Bitter End" by J.R. Wyatt (from Staying Gold)

Coincidentally, I had some pictures come up recently in memories of the 2016 CD release show for this album.  J.R.Wyatt is one of my favorite local writers, and I have long standing joke that I never recognize him because he changes his appearance every time I see him. Right now, I would love to him and every one else - out at The 5 Spot or Dee's or The Basement... 

"The Kill" by OrangeClub (from The Kill - single)

Next up, we have some Swedish hard rock - via OrangeClub. I looked back, and it appears this is a 2016 release, but I could not find where I got it.  Pretty cool stuff, though. 

"Vacancy" by Andrea Stray (from Vacancy)

We covered Andrea Stray's most recent album, and then I got a hold of this 2011 release. When I could go out to shows, I always looked forward to running into Andrea at The 5 Spot or Dee's. This is the title track from that 2011 album. 

"Only In The Blues" by Matthew Skoller (from Blues Immigrant)

We featured Chicago blues man Matthew Skoller's Blues Immigrant album back in 2016. The album is filled some some of the best blues players around and is an examination of the role of cultural appropriation inherent in most modern blues music. 

"South of Town" by Adam Carroll (from Adam Carroll Live)

We close out this shuffle with a live recording of  the title track of Adam Carroll's debut album - taken from the 2002 release Adam Carroll Live. Carroll is one of our nations best contemporary songwriters. 

 VIDEO PLAYLIST

NEW AND RECENT RELEASES

THIS WEEK

8/13 - The Blam Blams - "Opening Night" (single)

8/14 - Michael McArthur - How to Fall in Love (EP)

8/14 - Sylvie Simmons - Blue on Blue (LP)

8/14 - Mark W. Georgsson - Comes a Time (EP)

8/14 - Skylar Gregg - Roses (LP)    

LAST WEEK

8/03 - PXPRS - "Coup de grâce" (single)

8/07 - The Furious Seasons - La Fonda (LP)

8/07 - Kevin Gordon - Down To The Well: Solo Demos Unearthed (LP)

8/07 - Jason Molina - Eight Gates (LP)

8/07 - Steven Bruce - Same Time, Same Place, Same Station (LP)\

8/07 - Laura Donohue - "Muse" (single)

8/07 - The Flat Five - "Drip a Drop" (single)

8/07 - Jason Erie - "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" (single)

8/07 - Ci Gofod - "Dyfodol (feat. Lloyd Bastian of ‘Pseudo Cool’)" (single)

8/07 - Vincent Cross - The Life & Times of James ‘The Rooster’ Corcoran (LP)

8/07 - Nelss - "In the Unknown" (single)

8/07 - Jonny Polonsky - "You Turn Me On (Jim Sclavunos Remix)" (single)

8/07 - Joshua - "If I'd Never Let Go" (single)

8/07 - Polymer - "King of Suburbia" (single)

8/07 - Carrus & Kurtz - The Genius of..., Vol. 4: The Humanity of Humility (LP)

8/07 - Phillip La Rosa - "Baggage" (single)

NEXT WEEK

8/21 - Eric Bolander - "Window" (single)

8/21 - A Shoreline Dream - The Melting (LP)

8/21 - Liar,Flower - Geiger Counter (LP)

8/21 - Xanthe Alexis - The Offering (LP)

8/21  - Reardon Love - "Locked in the Panopticon" (single)

8/21 - Ghostwood Development Project - "Almost Human" (single)

8/21 - The Sea At Midnight - "We Share the Same Stars" (single)

8/21 - Buckle Bunny - "Lizard Brain" (single)

8/21 - Benchmarks - Summer, Slowly (LP)

UPCOMING

8/28 - The Northern Belle - We Wither, We Bloom (LP)

8/28 - Special Moves - Little Help (LP)

8/28 - Debbie Lagrange - "La chanson des moustiques" (single)

8/28 - Molly Tuttle - ...but I'd rather be with you (LP)

8/28 - Caterpillar - Where Shadows Go to Speak (LP)

8/28 - The Agency - "Defender" (single)

8/28 - Dianne Davidson - Full Circle (LP)

8/28 - Raveis Kole - "Angel from Montgomery" (single)

8/28 - The Blam Blams - Opening Night (LP)

8/31 - Andre Salvador & the Von Kings - Last Night From Glasgow (LP)

9/04 - India Ramey - Shallow Graves (LP)

9/04 - The Star Prairie Project - "Frantic Mind" (single)

9/04 - Jabbawoki - Something's Cookin' (EP)

9/04 - Dirk Powell - When I Wait for You (LP)

9/11 - Mike Barnett - +1 (LP)

9/11 - Atta Boy - Big Heart Manners (LP)

9/11 - Johnny Thunders - Que Sera Sera: Resurrected (Boxset)

9/18 - The Pull of Autumn - Small Colors (LP)

9/25 - Buildings and Food - Up Down Strange Charm (LP)

9/25 - Music Maker Relief Foundation - Hanging Tree Guitars (LP)

9/25 - Andrew Grimm -  A Little Heat (LP)

9/25 - Cayucas - Blue Summer (LP)

10/02 - Buckle Bunny - Pet Speak (LP)

10/02 - The Jensen Sisters - Yellow Frames (LP)

10/09 - Year of October - Wastelands (LP)

10/09 - Great Peacock - Forever Worse Better (LP)

10/09 - Zao - Preface: Early Recordings 1995-1996 (LP)

10/09 - Zao - All Else Failed: 25th Anniversary Edition (LP)

10/16 - Malin Pettersen - Wildhorse (LP)

10/23 - The Agency - In the Haunted Woods (LP)

10/23 - Lera Lynn - On My Own (LP)

11/13 - The Flat Five - Another World (LP)

RECENT

7/01 - Pussycat Doghouse - Bananas (LP)

7/01 - Monsieur Minimal - "Easteria" single

7/01 - Shatterglass - Sick (EP)

7/01 - Inhaler Collective - Hunger (LP)

7/01 - Red's Blues - Broke Down in the Fast Lane (LP)

7/02 - Telepathic Teddy Bear - "Turning Back the Pages (single)

7/03 - The Vignatis - Red, White & Blue - Gypsybilly Vol. 4 (LP)

7/03 - Nicole Boggs and the Reel - None of Your Business (EP)

7/03 - Paul Nelson - Birmingham Woman (LP)

7/03 - Matthew Frederick - "Laura Jones" (single)

7/03 - Year of October - "Black Widow" (single)

7/03 - Michael McArthur - Oh, Sedona (EP)

7/03 - Petter Carlsen - "Contradictions" (single)

7/03 - Divine Horsemen - "Mystery Writers" (single)

7/03 - Mayflower Madame - "Sacred Core" (single)

7/03 - Andrew Adkins - One Evening In Brooklyn: Live! (EP)

7/03 - Angela Easterling - "Home" (single)

7/03 - Felixity - Love Sick Remixed (LP)

7/03 - Eduardo - "Sunrise" (single)

7/03 - SB SurfsUp - "My Lil Chick on the West Coast" (single)

7/04 - Jackson Capps - "Yesterday's Makeup" (single)

7/04 - gLife - Master of Flow (EP)

7/04-  Learn to Fly - "Cherished Ruins" (single)

7/04 - Sluka - "Vampire's Ball" (single)

7/06 - R.E. Seraphin - Tiny Shapes (LP)

7/07 - Afton Wolfe - Petronius' Last Meal (EP)

7/07 - Abigail Fierce - "Girl in the Mirror (single)

7/08 - Short-Haired Domestic - "A Song in Latin..." (single)

7/08 - Lobelia - Positive Songs Project - Phase 2 (EP)

7/09 - Black Needle Noise - "She Talks to Angels" (single)

7/10 - Hurricane Ruth - Good Life (LP)

7/10 - Fintan McKahey - "Platinum" (single)

7/10 - Nocona - Los Dos (LP)

7/10 - Easy Love - Wander Feeler (LP)

7/10 - Bob Nanna - Celebration States (LP)

7/10 - Ten Penny Gypsy - Fugitive Heart (LP)

7/10 - Andy Baker - North Country Sky (LP)

7/10 - Static X - Project Regeneration Vol. 1 (LP)

7/10 - Black Paisley - "Need Some Soul" (single)

7/10 - Raz & Alfa - "Secrets & Lies" (single)

7/10 - The Spiritual Leaders - Underwater with You (EP)

7/10 - Jah Cure - "Rock the Boat" (single)

7/10 - NineteenHateHate - "TopBoy" (single)

7/10 - Blaktrix - "€5 Euro Shades" (single)

7/11 -Rev. J. Mikhael Smith and the Brimstone Miracle - "10:18" (single)

7/11 - Civic Green - "There is Always a Light" (single)

7/13 - Ekat Bork - "Driving My Mustang" (single)

7/14 - Anita Romana - "All Tomorrows" (single)

7/17 - The Bobby Lees - Skin Suit (LP)

7/17 - Soft Set - "Never Die" (single)

7/17 - Michot's Melody Makers - Cosmic Cajuns from Saturn (LP)

7/17 - Laura Cortese & The Dance Cards - Bitter Better (LP)

7/17 - Graham Bramblett - The Great Inbetween (LP)

7/17 - ElJay - Champion (EP)

7/17 - Sienne - "Side by Side" (single)

7/17 - elkyn - beech (EP)

7/17 - The Allergies - Say the Word (LP)

7/17 - LadyCouch - "Heartache" (single)

7/17 - KEYS - "This Side of Luv" (single)

7/17 - Bearcraft - "Outside in the Morning Snow" (single)

7/17 - Abby Reign - "Roll the Dice" (single)

7/17 - David Ramirez - "My Love if Like a Hurricane" (LP)

7/17 - ASM - "Return of the Sabretooth" (single)

7/17 - The Jensen Sisters - "Beat of a Bad Habit" (single)

7/17 - Above Snakes - "Adrenaline" (single)

7/18 - Union Kain - Black Dawn (EP)

7/20 - Provision - Hearts Turn Dark (LP)

7/20 - Scott Holstein - "Hillbilly Love" (single)

7/20 - DALMAS Emmanuel - "Savages" (single)

7/22 - The City Gates - "Siegfried 1969" (single)

7/23 - Other Child - Good Boy Charlie (EP)

7/24 - Tawny Ellis - Love Life (LP)

7/24 - Lee Gallagher - L.A. Yesterday (LP)

7/24 - Even As We Speak - Adelphi (LP)

7/24 - The Wild Blue - Anonymous Future (EP)

7/24 - The Danberrys - Shine (LP)

7/24 - Ted Russell Kamp - Down in the Den (LP)

7/24 - A Shoreline Dream - "Seek to Hide" (single)

7/24 - Rev. J. Mikhael Smith and the Brimstone Miracle - Dogwood Winter (EP)

7/24 - Seela - Cool (LP)

7/24 - Nick Faber- The Lost Highway Tapes (LP)

7/24 - Vexillary - SurViolence (EP)

7/24 - Certain Animals - "Too Long" (single)

7/24 - The Asteroid No.4 - "Swiss Mountain Myth" (single)

7/24 - Breichiau Hir - "Preseb O Ias" (single)

7/24 - rOZZ - Yess Sire! (LP)

7/24 - Kyle Maher - "Better" (single)

7/24 - Jon Hassell - Seeing Through Sound (Pentimento Volume Two) (LP)

7/24 - Pozzi - "From the Ashes" (single)

7/24 - Erin Coburn - "The Misfit" (single)

7/24 - Are We Static - "The Godfather" (single)

7/24 - Betwixt - The Salty Tang - reissue (LP)

7/27  - Beauty in Chaos - "Stranger" (single)

7/27 - The Funhouse Collective - "Twilight Zone" (single)

7/28 - Caterpillar - "Tangents" (single)

7/29 - Drumagick - "A Feel"/"Cosmic Live" (single)

7/29 - I LIKE TRAINS - "Steady Hand" (single)

7/29 - Okey Dokey - "The Right Fit" (single)

7/29 - Cayucas - "Lonely Without You" (single)

7/29 - Smile - "Time to Run" (single)

7/31 - The Jason Daniels Band - Downloads from the Universe (LP)

7/31 - Shishi - Mafitishei (LP)

7/31 - Vee VV - "Ugly Freedom (Toka Remix)" (single)

7/31 - Adrift - "Our Moment" (single)

7/31 - Max Helgemo - "Uncovered" (single)

7/31 - Sunny Gable - Little Things (EP)

7/31 - The Kondoors - "Mr. Rain" (single)

7/31 - Gim Kordon - "Joskus mä pelkään (Sometime’s I Fear)" (single)

7/31 - Tom Tikka & The Missing Hubcaps - Insane (LP)