The Crying of Revolution 49 (Summer Songpile)

Here’s a carefully sequenced and segued playlist of 25 songs that came my way during the last three months—some new, some older but new to me—which are among my most favorite of the music that I’ve encountered during that period.

Part 1

1. Liz Phair “Spanish Doors” (0.00)
2. Bubble “Mail Order Submarine” (3.54)
3. The Orange Peels “Human” (6.55)
4. Vinyl Williams “Precious Star” (10.02)
5. The Cool Greenhouse “Alexa!” (15.06)
6. Pardoner “Weightlifter” (18.58)
7. The Scientists “Outsider” (23.09)
8. Flock of Dimes “Price of Blue” (26.30)
9. Michael Chapman “Stranger in the Room” (32.52)
10. Robyn Hitchcock “The Man Who Loved the Rain” (38.22)
11. The Joy Formidable “Into the Blue” (42.03)
12. Bob Weir “Only a River” (45.47)
13. Kirsty MacColl “What Do Pretty Girls Do?” (51.09)

Part 2

1. Yard Act “Fixer Upper” (0.00)
2. Clinic “Fine Dining” (2.53)
3. Lana Del Rey “Dark but Just a Game” (5.25)
4. Simon Dupree & the Big Sound “Kites” (9.12)
5. Dengue Fever “One Thousand Tears of a Tarantula” (12.52)
6. Smart Went Crazy “Funny as in Funny Ha-Ha” (19.30)
7. Mew “Am I Wry? No” (24.22)
8. Sharon Van Etten & Angel Olsen “Like I Used To” (29.01)
9. Anton Barbeau “Julian Cope” (33.20)
10. Elroy “Lost Our Mystery” (36.07)
11. Mr. Fox “Mr. Fox” (41.07)
12. Future Clouds and Radar “Quicksilver” [acoustic] (45.59)
    
    As always, enjoy but consider supporting these artists (and others) by buying their stuff from Bandcamp and other sites…including, if you’re fortunate to have one and now that they’re functioning again, your local record store.