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"WXDU Top 100 Countdown for 2011, part 1 (100-80)" with mark (archive)

Sunday, January 1, 2012 | 10:00 to 12:00 | Playlist
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El Rego Zon Dede El Rego Daptone #100 on WXDU for 2011
Wild Flag Electric Band Wild Flag Merge #99 "Super group" feat Carrie & Janet from Sleater-Kinney, Mary Timony from Helium, Rebecca Cole from The Minders.
Dan Melchior und Das Menace Deep Fried Circuits Catbirds & Cardinals Northern Spy #98 Local!
The Wigg Report Helium Balloon Bicycle Pop self-released #97. Local!
The Wigg Report In Between Bicycle Pop self-released "
The Jayhawks Blue From Now On (take 2) - demo Tomorrow The Green Grass - Legacy Edition American #96. A reissue of their excellent 1995 record, with lots of great but prev.-unreleased stuff.
Wild Nothing Asleep Golden Haze EP Captured Tracks #95. From Virginia.
Thunderball Make Your Move 12 Mile High ESL #94. From DC. Funk mixed w/ Bollywood, electronica, reggae, etc.
Junk Culture Honeysuckle Summer Friends Ilegal Art #93. From Mississippi.
Camper Van Beethoven Take The Skinheads Bowling Cigarettes & Carrot Juice SpinART CVB leader David Lowery is our #92 but his CD is missing:( So you get this little throwback gem....
All Tiny Creatures Glass Bubbles Harbors Hometapes #91. From Wisconsin.
Jacuzzi Boys Cool Vapors Glazin' Hardly Art #90. Power pop from Miami
Jacuzzi Boys Libras And Zebras Glazin' Hardly Art
Real Estate Kinder Blumen Days Domino #89
Real Estate Out Of Tune Days Domino
Zombi Escape Velocity Escape Velocity Relapse #88
Gross Ghost Tenements Wicked Game EP self-released #87 Local!
Gross Ghost Lazy Little Walk Wicked Game EP self-released
Mikal Cronin Is It Alright Mikal Cronin Trouble In Mind #86. From SF.
Birds Of Avalon Golden Nose Birds Of Avalon Bladen County #85. Local!
Brainbows Pins And Needles Brainbows 2 self-released #84. Local!
Vesa-Matti Loiri 4 + 20 (Session 1.A) 4 + 20 Porter #83. Reissue of a Finnish record from 1971. It was the debut album for flautist/singer/actor Vesa-Matti Loiri.
Vesa-Matti Loiri 4 + 20 (Session 2) 4 + 20 Porter
Vesa-Matti Loiri 4 + 20 (Session 1.B) 4 + 20 Porter
Bird Names The Beach @ The Lake Metabolism: A Salute To The Energy Of The Sun Northern Spy #82
Cut Copy Blink And You'll Miss A Revolution Zonoscope Modular #81
The Country Boys Buddy's Boogie (VA) The World Is A Monster: Columbia Hillbilly 1948-1958 Omni Recording Corp. We interupt our countdown for 20 min to hear some of the top roots music releases from the year. Great comp here. Instrumental tune from 1956.
Carl Smith & The Tunesmiths Oh Stop! (VA) The World Is A Monster: Columbia Hillbilly 1948-1958 Omni Recording Corp. 1955
Lera Lynn Whiskey Have You Met Lera Lynn? Slow new from Athens, GA
Meg Baird Babyon Seasons On Earth Drag City Terrific sophomore solo album from Meg. She's also in Espers and played on lots of other peoples' stuff
Alexi Murdoch Towards The Sun Towards The Sun Zero Summer If you love Nick Drake, check this guy out.