backyards/langley (15).
backyards/langley (15).The fifteenth edition to the whistlehum podcast; third in the “element of/place” theme. I thought my hometown needed some defining. All these songs were chosen with Langley in mind. I hope you agree with the overall feel of it. It should feel comforting, but with an underlining urgency to look beyond.
1. “Used To Be,” from Beach House’s Teen Dream.
2. “Sugarcube,” from Yo La Tengo’s I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One.
3. “Sing, Sing, Sing,” written by Louis Prima.
4. “You Don’t Love Me,” from The Abramson Singers’ self-titled album The Abramson Singers.
5. “Ghost,” from Neutral Milk Hotel’s “the Aeroplane Over The Sea.”
6. “Bless This Mess,” from David Bazan’s Curse Your Branches.
7. “Up On Cripple Creek,” from The Band’s self-titled album, The Band.
8. “Jackson,” from Johnny Cash’s Carryin’ On with Johnny Cash and June Carter.
9. “Mine’s Not A High Horse,” from the Shins’ Chutes Too Narrow.
10. “Inspiration Information,” by Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, from Dark Was The Night: A Red Hot Compilation.
11. “Unsatisfied,” from The Replacements’ Let It Be.
12. “Newark Wilder,” from Pavement’s Crooked Rain Crooked Rain.
13. “Trashcan,” from Delta Spirit’s Ode To Sunshine.
14. “Tenth Avenue Freeze-out,” from Bruce Springsteen’s Born To Run.
15. “I Know There’s An Answer,” from the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds.
16. “I’m Into Something Good,” from the Langley School Music Project’s Innocence and Despair.
17. “Come Monday Night,” from God Help the Girl’s God Help the Girl.