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Sweet Librarian

WFIT Melbourne, 10pm - 12am

It's a steamy Florida night, and it marks the debut of Julius C. Lacking on the airwaves of WFIT, a university radio station in Melbourne, Florida. The random nature of the playlist is born of a catastrophic home furnishing disaster that hopelessly jumbled the contents of the vaunted Lacking Selection, the music library which Julius has been aggregating for the last twenty years. The process of its re-cataloging and collation, which promises to last decades, will henceforth be known as The Lacking Organization. Let it begin.

It's a steamy Florida night, and it marks the debut of Julius C. Lacking on the airwaves of WFIT, a university radio station in Melbourne, Florida. The random nature of the playlist is born of a catastrophic home furnishing disaster that hopelessly jumbled the contents of the vaunted Lacking Selection, the music library which Julius has been aggregating for the last twenty years. The process of its re-cataloging and collation, which promises to last decades, will henceforth be known as The Lacking Organization. Let it begin.
Railroad Jerk
SongArtistNotes
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Railroad Jerk
Starting it all…
Relax Baby Be Cool
Stereo Total
Originally by Serge Gainsbourg
1, 2, 3, 4
Titan
Pronounced "TEE-tan", from Mexico
Oh My! (Featuring Jaime)
The Dansettes
On HammondBeat
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If I Think Of Love
LD + the New Criticism
One of my favorite Lisa Germano songs
Fatty Boom Boom!
Westbound Train
Rocksteady from Boston
Bye Bye Baby
G. Love + Special Sauce
Too Much
David Garza
Original demo version… still my favorite
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Great Plains
Head of Femur
Did I say "Focht" on the air?
Chick-A-Boom
Trespassers W
German minimalist — this track reminds me of a country Trio
The New Breed
Golden Shoulders
This album was originally released in 2004, track it dow, it’s excellent.
Medicine Man
The Hush Sound
Dum-dum-dum, dig that menacing bass
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The Cat
James Taylor Quartet
Nothing to do with Carly Simon’s James Taylor
Scott Cronce Is The CEO
Global Goon
Relentless and hypnotic
Lay Back
Kinky
From Mexico
This Little Time
Andrea Perry
Sweet and happ
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The Year of No Light
Three Mile Pilot
Featuring members of Pinback and Black Heart Procession
Postcard
Niños Con Bombas
Pan-global mix of ska, punk and more. Not like other mixes of ska, punk and more.
You Made Me Like It
1990s
Glaswegian snottiness… I lurvs it
Make Me STiNKED
The Flamenco A Go Go
Dig the album artwork… must post a link here some day
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The Puppet
The Moore Brothers
California Stutter
Robb Benson
Nothing to do with the ’70s heartthrob
T-Rexia Nervosa
The Awkward Stage
Does it sound like T-Rex to you?
This Will Be Our Year
OK GO
Originally from a 2004 moveon.org compilation… highly ironic in retrospective
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Paper Moon
Erin McKeown
Best cover of "Paper Moon" by a Canadian EVER
The Israelites
Madness
One of the first (if not THE first) ska hits in the US
I’m Always Manic When I’m Around You
A Big Yes + A Small No
Winner of "Longest Band Name" and "Longest Song Title" for this show
Bala Com Bala
Elis Regina
Classic bossanova
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Sinner
Downtown Harvest
From Philladelphia… lots of Philly bands on this show for some reason
Duchess
Boss Hogg
For Underdog, featuring Jon Spencer and Christina Martinez
Sir Rockaby
Frank Black
Delightful gem on John from TMBG’s "Hello Recording Club"
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The More You Say You Know
Blue Skies for Black Hearts
Runner up, "Longest Band Name"
The Hot Carl
Monsieur LeRoc
Goes out to Phillip and my Production Mastermind, Dr. Zoltan
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Bhajan
The Anubian Lights
Good way to end the evening
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