miTunes: THE CURRENT, JANUARY '06

By: B -- 2/5/06

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. Multiply – Jamie Lidell

2. Portions for Foxes – Rilo Kiley

3. Wishing Well – Terence Trent D’Arby

4. Fille Automique - …Nous Non Plus

5. Oh Yeah – The Subways

6. It’s A Serious Thing – Vicious Vicious

7. Mirror Kissers – The Cribs

8. Soul Food – Martina Topley-Bird

9. No Wait Wait – The Luckiest Bastard

10. Old Soul Song – Bright Eyes

11. Life On The Moon – Erin McKeown

12. Love Is The Key – Charlatans UK

13. If You’re Ready – Staple Singers

14. Green River – M. Ward

15. It Ain’t Me Babe – Dave Melillo

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