Mixtape 157 :: The Shadow
Naked Giants
You will hear their thunderous approach before you see them, and you will be surprised, for despite their name and the glorious stadium-sized riffing, Naked Giants are the size of mere mortals and usually appear dressed in public.
In this episode: All Them Witches, Bellatrix, Bill Callahan & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Daniel Johnston, The Deathray Davies, Django Django, Free Radicals, The Goldstars, Joe Jack Talcum, Kevin Seconds, Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, The Kinks, Lilys, Link Wray, The Mabuses, Mano Negra, Menahan Street Band, Naked Giants, Pom Poko, Ral Partha Vogelbacher, The Rave-Ups, The Republic Of Persevere, Sex Clark Five, Sonetic Vet, The Squirrels, Stereo Total, Superchunk, TLO, TLO, Viagra Boys, Vulfpeck, Worm Quartet, The Wrens
| Song | Artist | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Shadow | Naked Giants | Darkness abounds | |
| 2 | King Kong Five | Mano Negra | Burning up | |
| 3 | She Collides With Me | Sex Clark Five | With a spray of elementary particles | |
| 4 | Gelati | Sonetic Vet | Fuzzy feelings | |
| BREAK | ||||
| 6 | Oh Stars | The Deathray Davies | Back with the zaps | |
| 7 | (Are You) Ready, Freddy? | Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds | Hit them with the past blaster | |
| 8 | Watercooler | TLO | ||
| 9 | Ataraxia | King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | Odd men indeed | |
| 10 | Bulls | All Them Witches | A fair amount of grinding | |
| BREAK | ||||
| 12 | Accepting Applications at University | Lilys | Let’s get Kinky | |
| 13 | Dark Star | The Mabuses | Drifting in space | |
| 14 | Andy Go To School | Pom Poko | Nervous energy cataclysm | |
| 15 | When I Laugh | Superchunk | Originally by The Glands | |
| BREAK | ||||
| 17 | Little Bird | Bill Callahan & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy | Mildly euphoric | |
| 18 | Moonbeams Dance From Your Eyes Into Mine | Joe Jack Talcum | Getting serious | |
| 19 | A Random Thought | Kevin Seconds | Unmistakeable | |
| 20 | Birthday In Beijing | Ral Partha Vogelbacher | It’s an unusual journey | |
| BREAK | ||||
| 22 | Holiday | The Kinks | What a lovely day today | |
| 23 | Crazy Love | Daniel Johnston | Baring his soul | |
| 24 | Rave-Up/Shut-Up | The Rave-Ups | Ducky was robbed | |
| 25 | Wild Honey Pie | The Squirrels | Nice choice | |
| BREAK | ||||
| 27 | Wir Tanzen Im 4-Eck | Stereo Total | Farewell Françoise | |
| 28 | Dear God | Worm Quartet | Gilbert Gottfried in disguise? | |
| 29 | Ó, Ég Er Svo Svöng! | Bellatrix | Icelandic girl punk | |
| 30 | William | The Wrens | Pensive piano | |
| BREAK | ||||
| 32 | New Fragility | Clap Your Hands Say Yeah | Making progress | |
| 33 | Got Me Worried | Django Django | Snake dancing | |
| 34 | Cosmos | TLO | ||
| 35 | In Spite of Ourselves | Viagra Boys | Yes, the John Prine song | |
| 36 | Ramble | Link Wray | Like a leisurely rumble | |
| BREAK | ||||
| 38 | 3 on E (feat. Antwaun Stanley) | Vulfpeck | Instructions come on the package | |
| 39 | Out of the Ordinary | The Republic Of Persevere | Call the movers | |
| 40 | Comin' Home Baby | The Goldstars | Warbling out | |
| 41 | Estamos En La Lucha (feat. Karina Nistal) | Free Radicals | In the fight | |
| BREAK | ||||
| 43 | Rainy Day Lady | Menahan Street Band | Slow and measured | |
