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I haven't done one of these in a month but today feels like a good day for it, so here's today's ten... 1. Golden State/Delta Spirit (13) - last played on 7/14/13 2. Daydreaming/Middle Brother (12) - last played on 5/13/12 3. Human Punching Bag/M. Ward (5) - last played on 6/1/13 4. The Hazards of Love 2 (Wager All)/The Decemberists (6) - last played on 12/9/12 5. Polly Anne/Reigning Sound (3) - last played on 11/12/11 6. Blood Bank/Bon Iver (3) - last played on 11/6/11 7. You Can Always Count On Me (In The Worst Way)/Superchunk (13) - last played on 8/3/13 8. Little Faith/The National (19) - last played on 6/1/13 9. Disco 2000/Pulp (13) - last played on 8/9/13 10. Now You're Among Strangers/J Tillman (7) - last played on 5/17/12

It's been a while since I've done one of these entries, a combination of a lack of focus during the summer and how Spotify has changed my listening habits. Over the past couple weeks, however, I've been coming back to three albums over and over... Nada Surf/The Weight Is A Gift - This album is not new to me; I'm pretty sure I bought it the day it came out back in 2005 (when I still bought CDs on a regular basis). I was a big fan of their previous album, Let Go , and had high expectations for this one. I was not disappointed. Why am I listening to it a bunch now? I came back for "Always Love," the soaring song of positivity that is one of my unofficial theme songs. Once I started listening, I couldn't stop. This is melodic rock/power pop of the highest order and the first 7 songs are unimpeachable. After a few quieter ones, it closes with the charging "Imaginary Friends." If you haven't heard it, do yourself a favor and give it a Spotify s...

So much for regular posting - it's been two weeks since the last shuffle with nothing else in between. Maybe this week I'll finally get productive. For now, though, let's see what ten songs pop up first... 1. Father To A Sister Of A Thought/Pavement (7) - last played on 4/7/13 2. Robbers/Cold War Kids (3) - last played on 3/18/12 3. Untitled Instrumental/My Morning Jacket (6) - last played on 9/30/12 4. I'll Never Leave You/Harry Nilsson (4) - last played on 9/4/11 5. Flashes and Cables/Centro-Matic (5) - last played on 2/5/12 6. Black Out/Pavement (6) - last played on 11/10/12 7. Blue As Your Blood/The Walkmen (12) - last played on 6/30/13 8. You Won't See Me/The Beatles (5) - last played on 6/2/13 9. Dear Someone/Gillian Welch (5) - last played on 12/10/10 10. Last Love Song For Now/Okkervil River (4) - last played on 11/18/12

I've let the blog lie dormant over the last month plus but I'm ready to get back to semi-regular posting. So, let today's ten commence... 1. Before I Do/Sloan (13) - last played on 8/10/13 2. Troll Nacht/The Dodos (4) - last played on 10/30/11 3. Conduit For Sale!/Pavement (6) - last played on 11/18/12 4. The Shape Is In A Trance/Thurston Moore (3) - last played on 5/8/11 5. Rooftops/Pela (4) - last played on 12/14/10 6. Bandits/Midlake (5) - last played on 12/16/12 7. You're the Doctor/Ty Segall (6) - last played on 5/2/13 8. Not Enough/J Mascis (15) - last played on 7/14/13 9. When We Were Alive/The Thermals (11) - last played on 6/9/13 10. Bandit Queen (w/DT)/The Decemberists (4) - last played on 2/20/12

Today has already featured a drive from Columbus, Ohio back to Valpo (which took about 5 1/2 hours) and a get-together to see a friend who's been living in Japan for three months. It was a quick weekend in Columbus but a good one filled with family, food, laughter, and a live performance by The Preservation Hall Jazz Band. Still, I thought I'd squeeze in the usual Sunday ten... 1. Miles Davis & The Cool/The Gaslight Anthem (6) - last played on 5/19/13 2. The Greatest Sum (acoustic)/The Avett Brothers (4) - last played on 3/4/12 3. Let Your Light In, Babe/Robert Forster (4) - last played on 3/24/13 4. Almost Fare/Dinosaur Jr. (12) - last played on 7/12/13 5. Water In Hell/Broken Social Scene (8) - last played on 6/30/13 6. Mess Inside/The Mountain Goats (5) - last played on 11/4/12 7. Fight/Art Brut (10) - last played on 5/9/13 8. Hot Freaks/Guided By Voices (9) - last played on 3/313 9. Calendar Girl/Stars (8) - last played on 3/24/13 10. The Wall/Yuck (14) - las...

A bit of a later start today but rather than skipping the proceedings, I thought I'd get one in. So, here are today's ten... 1. Postcard Blues/Verbena (5) - last played on 2/3/13 2. Kaputt/Destroyer (6) - last played on 5/5/13 3. In A Radio Song/Okkervil River (4) - last played on 7/22/11 4. It Looks Like Love/Josh Rouse (4) - last played on 3/10/13 5. Sour Cherry/The Kills (7) - last played on 2/11/13 6. I'm Not Through With You Yet/Sloan (11) - last played on 6/8/13 7. Shake And Pop/Nick Lowe (4) - last played on 4/15/12 8. 90-Mile Water Wall/The National (13) - last played on 5/12/13 9. Chinatown/Destroyer (6) - last played on 6/1/13 10. All the Lightning Rods/Centro-Matic (5) - last played on 7/15/12

I realize that June has been gone for almost two weeks at this point but I didn't quite figure out if I wanted this to be a summer theme or just a collection of music again...and then I went on vacation. So, here I am with the June mix on July 12 and it's a cross between summer and a collection and also contains songs I discovered while on vacation. Whatever. In the end, it's a great group of songs and that's all that matters. As usual, the title comes from lyrics in one of the songs...a choice that may have been influenced by last night's Twitter explosion over Sharknado . I hope you listen (remember that it's on Spotify under my name) and enjoy... 1. Demon Dance/Surfer Blood - This is the lead track from their new album, Pythons , and is the perfect lead track for this mix. Pop rock and screaming guitars, what more could you want in the summer? 2. Swim and Sleep/Unknown Mortal Orchestra - I've heard this song here and there over the past few months an...