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Afghan Whigs - "Miles iz Ded", live

I listened to this on the way in to work this morning. So good.

Titus Andronicus: "A More Perfect Union"

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I didn't think I'd like Titus Andronicus, but I really do! I'm still getting through the whole album (it's long), but "A More Perfect Union", the first track, is a big ball of energy, and a lot of fun.

(See also: Andre raved about Titus Andronicus' The Monitor last week.)

Even more Nicki Minaj

This is not a Nicki Minaj fansite, but... week before last, after getting hooked on Nicki Minaj tracks, I did a search in my iTunes for "nicki", and found this one from last year's "No Ceilings" mixtape: Beyonce's "Sweet Dreams", featuring Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne. So good.

Bedrock

Nitsuh Abebe says:

Young Money — "Bedrock" My enjoyment of this track is rivaling my enjoyment of most everything since the similarly plinky "Laundromat" (Nivea w/ R Kelly), which is, for me, saying a lot. The only problem is how clearly it divides into the part where Nicki Minaj's crisply enunciated verse is yet to come and the part where it's already passed.

So true. It's funny, because I was thinking exactly the same thing about Lloyd's "Take It Off" (Lloyd feat. J. Holiday and again, Nicki Minaj) the other day: in that case, she's by far the best part of an otherwise just-okay track, and it's her verse that I look forward to more than anything else.

But, "Bedrock"! It's so good.

The cassette played...

Public Image Ltd. (or, more specifically, the most recent version thereof) are reuniting for a US tour. But can they actually improve upon their "interesting & special" 1980 American Bandstand performance?

The Arts

The "Art & Experimental Rock" Genius mix is my new favorite Genius mix.

(Closely followed by the "Chamber Pop" and "Urban Crossover" mixes.)

of Montreal - "Women's Studies Victims" and "St. Exquisite's Confessions" (live)

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After a year and a half with Skeletal Lamping, this is probably my favorite two-song progression on the album.

I'd loved to have seen this performance live, but a high-quality video will do, too.

New Dirty Projectors

"Ascending Melody" (which the Dirty Projectors have been playing live now for going on two years) is now out on 7", and can be downloaded for free from the band's site. It's good.

Dusty Springfield - All Cried Out (live)

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Dusty singing "All Cried Out" on the Ed Sullivan show in 1965.

Animal Collective - What Would I Want? Sky (live)

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Live at Troubadour from February of 2009. Such a lovely song.