As one last post before I go back to college, I’d like to highlight two songs I rediscovered while at home. You see, I’ve got my old computer here (think 2000 area) with songs that I haven’t listened to in two years. So I got a flashback into songs that I really loved before I left for college last year. Here are two that I’d forgotten how much I loved.

MP3: The Flaming Lips - Turn It On (4.3mb)
Whereas I’m sure Transmissions From The Satellite Heart was your first introduction to the Lips, it was actually one of my last stops (I proceeded backwards from Yoshimi…). Not only did that album have “She Don’t Use Jelly,” but it’s choc full of underrated gems like “Turn It On.” I can’t wait until I start DJing at WRFL again so that I can put this on and crank the playback speakers. (Buy Transmissions From the Satellite Heart)

MP3: Sunny Day Real Estate - Rain Song (3.7mb)
I think this song is probably the worst representation of SDRE’s sound that you could possibly find. Strangely, it’s also my favorite song of theirs. To this day I’m mesmerized by the guitar arrangement (long after I found tabs, learned it and then forgot it) and the vocals. It’s a lovely song through and through (Buy The Rising Tide).

BONUS MP3: John Mayer - Kid A (Radiohead cover)
I spoke too quickly. I also love this acoustic cover of “Kid A” done by John Mayer. Truthfully, I hate the original and never understood any of the lyrics until I got ahold of this.

UNRELATED NOTE: I noticed something funny on Thunderbirds Are Now!’s myspace page. Under ‘Sounds Like’ they have this quotation: ‘I miss the dance-punk nihilism of their pre-Justamustache days.‘ That sounded quite familiar to me. Well sure enough, Vic said that on my post about the new TAN! song, “Make History” (which you can still download from there). Oh those silly guys.