I Like This Song

How Deep Is Your Love by The Bird and the Bee I’m currently on a cover kick and this is a fantastic cover of the Bee Gees song.   Apparently it was featured in the Sex and The City movie.  That…

Satisfaction by Cat Power (click for mp3) Continuing my obsession of covers, here’s a great cover of the Rolling Stones track.  Cat Power is an interesting gal. She did an entire album of covers called cleverly The Covers Record and…

Sad Song by Fredo Viola (download here) This was put on a mix for me by Lady Biasia and is a pretty mesmerizing tune.  You can listen to it back to back every day and not tire of it.  In…

Starry Stairs by Okkervil River This song came out last year but i didn’t really give it a chance until recently.  Like other Okkervil River songs, it’s heavy on the lyrics but is still quite catchy.  I love that they…

The Train by Matty Charles I used to listen to Matty perform all the time in Brooklyn, NY back in 2003 and fell in love with his old-school style.  I went to go see Matty when he came to LA…

Fitz and Dizzyspells by Andrew Bird This is a very summery little bouncy song by Andrew Bird.  With Mr. Bird comes whistling and violin plucking and they are both on display here.  A good song for the summer mix. The…

1901 by Phoenix As many of you know, Phoenix is one of my favorite bands (lots of past entries). Their last album It’s Never Been Like That is a classic and one of my top 10 all-time.  They…

I Am Goodbye by Bonnie “Prince” Billy My friend Jamie Hozack sent me this song about a month ago and it rocked my world. A guy in a great beard walking down the streets of Echo Park.  The beat keeps…

Death by White Lies This sounds like a song by the Killers and it should have been what was on their album that came out with last year.  Instead they came out with a bunch of crap.  Don’t fret, the…