XGAU FRIDAY 079

Randomized selections from a very incomplete (yet pretty large) playlist of Robert Christgau’s Honorable-Mention mentions and Choice-Cut choices, as well as other song recommendations or even faint praise from Additional Consumer News and from reviews mostly of albums receiving less than an A-Minus. (A-grade albums being best heard whole.)

[artist links to Xgau/song links to album]  

Neko Case, South Tacoma Way, 0:00

Vulgar Boatmen, You Don't Love Me Yet, 4:53

Marshall Crenshaw, Theme From "Flaregun" [Instrumental], 9:07

Far East Movement, Bang It To The Curb [Explicit], 13:54

The New Pornographers, Myriad Harbour, 17:00

Dinosaur Jr., Little Fury Things, 21:00

Cher, Dark Lady, 24:07

Cursive, The Night I Lost the Will to Fight, 27:36

Novalima, Kumaná, 30:58

Shemekia Copeland, Somebody Else's Jesus, 36:21

Freedy Johnston, Summer Clothes, 40:13

Finley Quaye, Sunday Shining, 44:34

Chumbawamba, Amnesia, 48:12

All Dogs, Ophelia, 52:20

Bright Eyes, Arc of Time, 55:36

59:29