miTunes: THE CURRENT, AUGUST '06

By: B -- 9/14/06

A monthly series with a simple premise: one CD’s worth of the best songs played on 89.3 The Current throughout the month. Two criteria: (1) the songs have to be obscure, underground and/or mostly forgotten, and (2) they must be pop friendly. I wade through The Current’s deep catalog of music (listening to it nearly all day, every day at work) to discover the hidden pop gems. I like to think I have an ear for quality pop music; this series is my supposed evidence.

1. “Love Me” – The Little Willies

2. “Flower” – Supraluxe

3. “Late” – Ben Folds

4. “I Don’t Care What You Call Me” – David Ford

5. “Kings & Queens” – Hopewell

6. “Change” – Gran Bel Fisher

7. “Livers On Fire” – The Glad Version

8. “Pumpkin” – Starlight Mints

9. “Colours” – Hot Chip

10. “Another One Goes By” – The Walkmen

11. “The Last Beat of my Heart” – Devotchka

12. “Brooklyn is Burning” – Head Automatica

13. “Let Them Ring the Bells” – The Little Ones

14. “Tony the Beat” – The Sounds

15. “Darling, You’re Mean” – The Duke Spirit

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