1. "Swerving"--Eleven Hundred Springs, Bandwagon (2004):
Eleven Hundred Springs are a country band from Texas. They play the older style country that I prefer over the current Nashville "country" that is on the radios. They are more similar to Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, etc. To be honest, my friend gave me this album, and I have not listened to it much. This song has the feel of an old country standard. It's just a MEH on this first listen. (sorry, no link)
2. "OK/No Way"--Mission of Burma, Vs (1982):
Mission of Burma is one of those bands that I feel like I should love. There is a chapter dedicated to them in one of my all time favorite books, Our Band Could Be your Life, and have a sound that I like. Ultimately, there are only a few songs that I really dig. I think with more listens, they could get some more rotation, but for now this song is another MEH.
3. "Edward Appleby (In Memoriam)"--Mark Mothersbaugh, Rushmore Soundtrack (1999):
Rushmore is my favorite Wes Anderson film. I like the way he uses music in his movies, and this soundtrack is awesome. Anderson worked with Mothersbaugh, who is also the frontman of Devo, on several of his movies. Quick namedrop: I actually met Anderson when we were in college. He is a friend of a friend, and we saw The The together in Austin in 1990. Anyway, anything on this soundtrack is at least SHUFFLE GOODNESS. (sorry, no link)
4. "Four Horseman"--The Clash, London Calling (1980):
This shuffle is picking up some momentum now. London Calling is one of my top 5, all-time favorite albums. Every song on it, including this one, is absolute SHUFFLE GOLD!!
5. "After the Last Laugh"--Archers of Loaf, White Trash Heroes (1998):
I am a big Eric Bachmann fan. Archers of Loaf was great. Unfortunately, I never saw them live. I have, however, seen Bachmann live playing as Crooked Fingers, which is his current musical outlet. He is a great songwriter. Merge Records recently re-released all of AOL's albums. This song is a deeper cut and definitely SHUFFLE GOODNESS.
