pong'd by younginnewyork May 20, 2009

Stars - This Charming Man (The Smiths cover) (mp3)

I’m not a big Smiths fan, but this cover is pretty good. I think I’m posting too much Stars lately…except there’s no such thing as too much Stars. This song is from the album Nightsongs.

-alisha

Last song: The Smiths - Pretty Girls Make Graves

Played 700 time(s).
pong'd by 2arrs2ells May 19, 2009

The Smiths - Pretty Girls Make Graves (mp3)

Pretty Girls Make Graves is a Kerouac quote from The Dharma Bums. This song comes off of The Smiths’ self-titled debut album, released in 1984. The band’s name is a bit less literary… Morrissey explains they picked it “because it was the most ordinary name.”

End of the pier, end of the bay
You tug my arm, and say : “Give in to lust,
Give up to lust, oh heaven knows we’ll
Soon be dust … “

Last post: The Lucksmiths - Sunlight In A Jar

Played 110 time(s).
pong'd by younginnewyork May 18, 2009

The Lucksmiths - Sunlight In A Jar (mp3)

The Lucksmiths are adorable! Aussie indie-pop all the way.

I tried to write an opera for us
But I didn’t get that far
‘Cause trying to sum you up in song
Is like catching sunlight in a jar

-alisha

Last song: Bright Eyes - Sunrise, Sunset

Played 71 time(s).
pong'd by 2arrs2ells May 17, 2009

Bright Eyes - Sunrise, Sunset (mp3)

“The Night Starts…” when the sun sets. This Bright Eyes song, off of Fevers & Mirrors, pays homage to the song of the same name from Fiddler on the Roof (which itself is based on Tevye the Dairyman. It’s just a tad more nihilistic than its inspiration…

Towards a sunrise or a sunset, a scribble or a sonnet.
They are really just the same.
To the sunrise and the sunset.
The master and his servant have exactly the same fate.

-daniel

Previous song: Stars - The Night Starts Here (Blank and Jones Remix)

Played 51 time(s).
pong'd by younginnewyork May 16, 2009

Stars - The Night Starts Here (Blank and Jones Remix) (mp3)

Everyone loves Stars -> everyone loves trance -> thus everyone must like this remix.

-alisha

Last song: Mr. Hudson - Supernova (feat. Kanye West)

Played 90 time(s).
pong'd by 2arrs2ells May 15, 2009

Mr. Hudson - Supernova (feat Kanye West (mp3)

Kanye (of gay fish fame) is featured both in Gifted and Supernova.

While his twitter account sort of sucks, Mr. Hudson is getting a lot of Kanye hype - and maybe it’s not entirely undeserved. This track from his upcoming album is pretty solid, and Kanye and Kid Cudi make appearances on two other tracks as well.

-daniel

Previous post: N.A.S.A. - Gifted (Steve Aoki Remix)

Played 91 time(s).
pong'd by younginnewyork May 14, 2009

N.A.S.A. - Gifted (Steve Aoki Remix) (mp3)

No words needed.

Just fill in the AOKI square in your ALT BINGO card and rock out.

-alisha

Last post: Apollo Sunshine - I Was On the Moon

Played 40 time(s).
pong'd by 2arrs2ells May 13, 2009

Apollo Sunshine - I Was On the Moon (mp3)

Songpong is keeping it interstellar (well, technically, intrasteller) with this bit of retro, bouncy rock from Apollo Sunshine. Not only is the song about being “on the moon,” Apollo, is of course, the name of the first lunar missions.

I was on the moon when you were born
Taking one small step
And thinking it was a giant leap

-daniel

Previous post: The Killers - Spaceman

Played 42 time(s).
pong'd by younginnewyork May 12, 2009

The Killers - Spaceman (mp3)

Venus…planets…space? This is the only other song by The Killers from Day & Age that I can actually stand.

-alisha

Last song: Commander Venus - We’ll Always Have Paris

Played 50 time(s).
pong'd by 2arrs2ells May 11, 2009

Commander Venus - We’ll Always Have Paris (mp3)

Before Bright Eyes and Cursive, Conor and Tim (and a few other members of the Omaha crew) had a band called Commander Venus.

This song hat tips the end of Casablanca, a line that captures the notion of an unforgettable memory of a long gone romance.

And every time you’re here it gets worse
Throwing chairs
Stolen hearts
Tasteless air
I waited all day at the cafe but you never came

-daniel

Last post: Camera Obscura - French Navy

Played 70 time(s).

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