Song of the Day (And Last of 2009)

**12/31/09

The Bird and the Bee - Polite Dance Song

------------Manners never go out of style, and dawning upon a new decade, you'll want to start things off with some sweet-talking please and thank-yous (especially if your New Year's antics require an apology for making a *ahem* mess of things near the vicinity of a toilet).

If Inara George and Greg Kurstin make any manner faux pas while welcoming 2010, at least the L.A. duo has "Polite Dance Song" to sweetly encourage us to rock out while the ball drops. "Polite Dance Song" sways slowly between a smoky cabaret tease and a contently-smiling party cool down. Get it from the album that's overflowing with courtesy Please Clap Your Hands.

Happy New Year, everyone! Celebrate with sparkling cider (you under 21-ers who are stuck with mom and dad), copious amounts of loved ones, and a big enough TV to watch the ball drop in Times Square.

Tracks That Will Make You Say "Thanks a bunch!"

Diamond Dave, Ray Gun, My Love

http://myspace.com/thebirdandthebee/

Take care!

Song of the Day

**5/30/09

Carolina Liar - I'm Not Over

-------------The need for closure is something sensitive artists can articulate to nearly every broken-hearted, troubled soul. Carolina Liar's lead singer Chad Wolf takes the complications of post-breakup problems through "I'm Not Over" with aggrivated southern rock combinations and an anthemic chorus. The L.A. band has made success as background music for hit shows such as One Tree Hill and The Hills. Carolina Liar's "I'm Not Over" can be found on the band's 2008 debut album, Coming to Terms.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlJHMBRFIgY

Song of the Day

**5/27/09

Say Anything - Most Beautiful Plague

-----------This Los Angeles band is mostly known for it's rambunctious, honest lyrics and knock around melodies. And when your singer-songwriter has bipolar disorder, you can only imagine that Say Anything will be a dynamic and eclectic mix of sounds. In "Most Beautiful Plague" Max Bemis takes a turn for the blues with groaning and moaning laments of complicated lust. Get "Most Beautiful Plague" off Say Anything's album, "...Is A Real Boy."

Song of the Day

**2/10/09

John Mayer - Free Fallin'

--------------I recall a past summer when I saw John Mayer in concert, and have concluded that no summer is complete without it. He graces the Q.C. with his rock and blues performance annually, and it never gets old. However, I had never heard him perform this Tom Petty cover until I got a hold of Where the Light Is, Mayer's bootleged performance in L.A.

Mayer retains the original wide-eyed ecstasy of flightless love, yet his free fall soulfully drifts away from the electric guitars that Petty and the Heartbreakers use and takes on all-over acoustics. I definitely recommend this live cut of Mayer's unforgettable work.