The Pixies

It's been a long time Black Francis, or Frank Black thrusted himself into pop culture and yet here he is with the beloved Pixies in full regatta!   The Pixies bring out all the tricks from yesteryear for this track, with the flip flopping vocals and the odd on the verge of psychosis song structure.   Joey Santiago as usual, pitches in with his wailing guitar leads that always hit that perfect path of poignancy.   It's a pity Kim Deal has left this outfit but nice to hear her contribution just one last time as our cult heroes have returned!  Their album should be coming soon.  Excitement!!!

Artist: The Pixies
Origin: Boston, Massachusetts U.S.A.

Ramin Djawdi

Tonight as the world and I await the season finale of the third season of Game of Thrones, I must marvel at the subtle power and majestic emotional impulse of this wonderful composition that was written for the series.  It is rare nowadays for a tune to generate such strength with such a slow plodding tempo.  This song is so great in fact, I think I would join the Lannister army if my home world were to be Westeros! The singer selected for the vocal performance of this composition is none other then Matt Berniger, the lead singer of the band, The National.

Artist: Ramin Djawadi
Origin: Duisburg, Germany

Deutsche Wertarbeit

We had to reach back into the early 80s to pull out this European playgroundish sounding song.  It features an insistent bouncy melody and a helpful older robot that chases it around the playground as the music unfolds.   Would have made a nice child activity time tune for all the unborn mutants of the 80s.

Artist: Deutsche Wertarbeit
Origin: Berlin, Germany

Automelodi

For a long time I thought I was unusual in that I feared sitting and waiting at the airport for my flight much more terrifying then the flight itself.  Many times I could feel myself devolving into an eternal time loop of infinite torture, where I could be going anywhere but instead I am going nowhere.  This music track provides the perfect tension to accompany this sort of personal abysmal existential thought process.  

Artist: Automelodi

Origin: Montreal, Quebec Canada 

Emma Pollock

Been awhile since I found a straight ahead melodic female fronted rock song.  I heard this one in the middle of the night and it totally "hit the spot" of that part of my musical palette that had been starved for too long. It helps that she is from Scotland, one of my favorite countries for music makers.

Artist: Emma Pollock
Origin: Glasgow, Scotland

Jerry Goldsmith

Has there ever been such a magnificent musical piece written on the topic of the anti-christ?  I think not.  This song still gives me goosebumps on two levels, one in fear of that evil boy and the other level is the sheer power and depth of this composition.  Thanks Mr. Goldsmith for your contributions to cinematic scores throughout your lifetime.


Artist: Jerry Goldsmith
Origin: Los Angeles, California USA

Tame Impala

This one comes at the advice from my ghost contributor, Roku. It is not just a single track folks, it is an entire  album of travels in psychedelic ear country! Kick back, relax and enjoy this album with your cocktail in hand says Roku.

Artist: Tame Impala
Origin: Perth, Australia