Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock

Listener comments!

12:01pm David (in London):

Hey Joe. Sock it to us.

12:01pm Handy Haversack:

Hey, Joe and all the Montebanks!

12:01pm listener phillip in the bronx:

JOE B!!

12:02pm Carmichael:

Heya Joe and 3 Chorders.

12:03pm queems:

i was at this show on saturday and i was BLOWN AWAY

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12:03pm tim from champaign (now washington):

JOE!

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12:04pm Hoboken Jack:

Charlie is in Terminal C, listening on the app, a single tear running down his cheek.

12:05pm Handy Haversack:

Wikipedia page for Screaming Femails uses "comprises" correctly, restoring hope in the power of kicking serious musical butt!

12:05pm Greg from ZONE 5:

Hey Joe & all!
Bummed I missed the Screamales on Saturday…

12:06pm Handy Haversack:

@queems, nice! Where was the show?

12:06pm queems:

@handy white eagle hall. and they covered this gang of four!

12:07pm Greg from ZONE 5:

OK, that was weird. This song started at the *exact second* I got an email about Gang of Four.

12:08pm Krys O.:

Good afternoon!

12:10pm Joe B:

Greg may I suggest listening to techtonic to find out WHY

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12:11pm Hoboken Jack:

Hey Joe, hey Greg, hey Krys, hey all! I think the best thing was that it was such a consistently strong bill. No Men was a great post-rock surprise for me, I knew Radioactivity would be great and they totally delivered, Mal Blum was again rock solid, and of course Screamales kicked butt.

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12:12pm tim from champaign (now washington):

Joe, I hope you have a fire extinguisher nearby. This set's on fire!

12:14pm Charbird:

As Hoboken Jack said, I’m “checking in from Terminal C”, headin back to CA. Is this a possible song title for Joy Cleaner or Resounding No? Good luck with marathon, I’ve already made my pledge to “the best station in the nation”!

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12:14pm Hoboken Jack:

Joe, any reason why your playlist hasn't switched to the mobile-responsive "to comments/to songs" format? Or should I also listen to Techtonic?

12:15pm Joe B:

i dont know what that means jack, so i dont know

12:15pm listener phillip in the bronx:

YEAH BABY. hard rockin set!

12:16pm Handy Haversack:

Joe: Just go with "'Cause I'm keeping it real!"

12:16pm V Priceless:

Hey JB! Rock!

12:17pm David (in London):

Because Joe Belock is beyond the law.

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12:19pm tim from champaign (now washington):

Nice Jim Price theme song!

12:22pm SeanG:

Ken Fox from the Fleshtones?

12:22pm Krys O.:

Del!

12:22pm Joe B:

sean one and the same!

12:23pm Joe B:

greetings all! thanks for tuning in/checking in!

12:23pm Krys O.:

@Hoboken Jack: I'm seeing the same thing as you.

12:23pm SeanG:

NICE!

12:24pm Cmurtha:

Love this song

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12:26pm tim from champaign (now washington):

Is this from one of Michael Shelley's Super Hits premiums?

12:26pm Joe B:

yes

12:26pm Tim from LH:

Great tunes! Listening and commenting from the line at the DMV!

12:27pm Krys O.:

I remember as a kid hearing The Fortunes back when that was a new song and thinking it was an oldie by the Four Seasons.

12:27pm Handy Haversack:

Great set!

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12:29pm Hoboken Jack:

Krys, whew, I thought I might have gone bonkers. Again.

12:30pm Krys O.:

I'm still bonkers. Nuttin' new.

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12:31pm tim from champaign (now washington):

That Jetz song was killer. New to me.

12:32pm Krys O.:

I was cornfused for a bit thinking that was Andy Ellison's Jet which presaged Radio Stars.

12:34pm David (in London):

Some amusing background on The Jetz www.boredteenagers.co.uk...

12:34pm Joe B:

krys i thought the same thing when that song was new. definitely on the tag at the end of the chorus definitely influenced by frankie V.

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12:34pm Hackensack Slim:

Sounding Good Joe.
The Fleshtones had a new bass player when I saw them last. FWIW

12:36pm Rich in Washington:

That's it. I'm out of coffee. Goodnight, folks!

12:38pm Handy Haversack:

@David, thanks for that link!

12:39pm Spinning Giant:

Loved that Roger Reale cut, Joe - and really can't get enough of The Shivas these days! - their live set on Todd's show was bitchin' - wish I coulda made it out to the show in TO last night, but had to work :$

12:39pm Spinning Giant:

...oh and howdy Joe & all!!!

12:40pm Rich in Washington:

Hey! I did sound for the Shivas in a tiny little arthole about a decade ago!

12:41pm Spinning Giant:

...did I mention that I love that this playlist/comment forum is constructed in a way that I can copy song/artist info from the ticker and search it in Google Play to add stuff to my catalogue - extremely intelligent, and cool - intentional or not! ;P

12:41pm mariano:

Bit of a Spinanes vibe this Big Quiet, no? In a good way I mean!

12:42pm Spinning Giant:

That's cool, Rich in Wash!

12:42pm Joe B:

good call mariano

12:42pm Joe B:

thanks for the link david, will check it out

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12:46pm tim from champaign (now washington):

My buddy has family in Kansas City and visits there a couple times a year. It sounds like a pretty hip place.

12:51pm Handy Haversack:

Yeah, I have a good friend there who used to run a label. Seems pretty cool, @tim. Would like to visit one day. Negro Leagues Museum is there, too!

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12:59pm Hughie Considine:

Today's show sure is brightening up a gray Monday.

12:59pm Amy:

Lived in Kansas City for almost 8 years. "Hip" is not a word I would associate with it, but it's a nice town.

1:03pm mariano:

Was there a record shop in KC called "Spiny Norman's" when any of you lived there? Some friends of mine owned it.

1:03pm Mike tp:

julia reaches the rafters...

1:06pm Amy:

@mariano If there was, I wasn't aware of it. My better half might know it, but I'm not sure if he'll be checking in today. He's a KC native and lived there his whole life before I dragged him back east with me.

1:06pm Tim from LH:

Seeing The Figgs this Saturday, if they just played the new triple album I’d be happy.

1:08pm Joe B:

hoping to make it also Tim!

1:09pm Mike Sin:

The Figgs just keep on deliverin'.

1:09pm Jeff formerly from Rahway:

Hiya Joe!!!

1:10pm Tim from LH:

First beer is on me!

1:12pm mariano:

I see, @Amy, thanks - this is going back to the early 90s. I've only been to KC twice, for a couple of days at a time, so I didn't get much of a sense of it, but I really liked the part I was in, Westport I think it was called.

1:14pm Amy:

@Mariano, Westport is where most of KC's nightlife takes place. It's nice enough.

@Tim from LH, I think I'll be at the Figgs show too.

1:17pm Nate K.:

Hey, Joe. Sounding good as always.

1:17pm Cyn:

Great show, Joe. Mondays are so much better with you supplying the soundtrack.

1:18pm Tim from LH:

Cool Amy, I’ll buy you a beer too!

1:18pm John from Florham park:

Hello fellow 3 cord monte listeners

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1:23pm Handy Haversack:

Hey, John from FP!

1:24pm John from Florham park:

@Handy howdy

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1:24pm tim from champaign (now washington):

Mandrill - the band or the ape? I'm interested in either.

1:25pm John from Florham park:

@Tim from Champaign howdy

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1:26pm tim from champaign (now washington):

I still crack up about the Todd co-hosting a Three Chord Monte about 10 years ago where he chugged a beer for every $1000 that came in.

1:26pm mariano:

Mandrill also sounds like it could've been a bar in the pre-millennium Meatpacking District.

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1:26pm tim from champaign (now washington):

Hey John!

1:27pm Handy Haversack:

Yeah, @mariano, I think I saw Blonde Redhead there.

1:27pm Snoochienucci:

hows the crew doing this afternoon? Rock'n and a roll'n i hope?

1:28pm Yes:

hoping to see CH dates pop up soon

1:28pm John from Florham park:

@Snooch howdy

1:29pm Amy:

I haven't heard this version of Wonderin'. It's pretty great.

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1:29pm Hackensack Slim:

Year of the Horse!

1:29pm Hubig Pie:

My new favorite NY song.

1:30pm Snoochienucci:

@JFFP yeeeeoooooo

1:30pm mariano:

Haha, Handy!

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1:30pm tim from champaign (now washington):

Looks like there's some good Neil Young archives coming out this year.

1:31pm Mike Sin:

RE: "I'm Wonderin'"
As a GenX'er who watched a lot of MTV back in the day, I can't hear this song without imagining that very disjointed video that came along with the track. Frames of film were removed at set intervals or some such so it would definitely be a bit weird on the eyes IIRC.

1:31pm John from Florham park:

@Amy you never know what your going to head on this weird wonderful station
@Joe have you ever heard of trio version of after the gold rush?

1:31pm Joe B:

tim, i'll believe it when i have it in my hands!

1:33pm zivilars:

I'm wonderin' if there will be yet another wonderin' ...

1:34pm Hubig Pie:

Mike sin, you are certainly remembering correctly

1:38pm Krys O.:

@Mike Sin: Yowza, that was an animation effect. Neil was a video pioneer.

1:38pm zivilars:

wonderful set

1:38pm Handy Haversack:

You're a wonder, Joe B!

1:39pm mariano:

So much like "In My Life".

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1:39pm tim from champaign (now washington):

@Joe - haha, good point.

1:40pm Krys O.:

Been a long time since I heard The Gants. Cool.

1:41pm John from Florham park:

I don’t know about the rest of you but since I happened on this station I have become a real music snob, commercial radio SUCKS

1:42pm SeanG:

MATS!

1:42pm SeanG:

GO SLIM!

1:44pm John from Florham park:

@Krys O Neil makes great music but he a lot of times comes off as a grouchy get off my lawn type of person

1:44pm Spinning Giant:

Ditto @John from FP - though, I guess I was already a bit of a snob before... LoL ...okay, if I'm being honest, maybe more than a bit :P - it's just that much more amplified now...

1:45pm zivilars:

YES! "Rose Garden" never fails to cheer me up, whatever version! There's also a nice live version by Morrissey ...

1:45pm Krys O.:

w00t! SCOTS!

1:45pm John from Florham park:

@Spinning giant I could not wait to get out of the cultural wasteland land that was south Florida, no goid music down there

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1:45pm tim from champaign (now washington):

@John - I hear you. I've been reading about a current therapy trend for people with alzheimers is to play music from their youth. Since I hate most of the music from my youth, I'm going to have a notarized directive stating "Play WFMU if Tim becomes cognitively incapacitated. DO NOT PLAY ANYTHING ELSE NO MATTER HOW TERRIBLE IT SOUNDS TO YOU"

1:47pm John from Florham park:

@Tim I might just do that too good idea

1:49pm Krys O.:

Another great tune done by many others.

1:49pm Krys O.:

@zivilars: I did a cover of Rose Garden in the 90s soundcloud.com...

1:50pm steveo:

Joe, thanks for coming in and playing music on the radio!

1:51pm zivilars:

@Krys O.: Just listening to it, nice one! Thanks!!

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1:52pm ChrisB.:

I saw Lynn Anderson open for Red Skelton when Rose Garden was her big hit, so it had to be around 1970.

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1:52pm tim from champaign (now washington):

That was a great version of Achin To Be.

1:52pm Spinning Giant:

@Tim - HaHa! - that's brilliant - I'm going to do the same :P

1:54pm Joe from MKE:

Woo! Milwaukee!

1:58pm Spinning Giant:

@JFFP - I'm just outside Toronto - definitely not a cultural wasteland, but there's still little to choose from - the odd show on the local campus stations, though it tends to be alot of gabby politicking, especially during daylight hours; and same on the local Jazz station - certain shows are great - the rest is pap (i.e. elevator muzak jazz versions of the Beatles etc, god forbid some ding dong who's professor told them they can sing lays down a hyper-stylized vocal track over top - PLEASE people, for the love of all that is sacred - stop making jazz covers of back catalogue (or modern for that matter) rock\pop songs!!!) whoa tangent - all that to say... Praise Be to the mighty WFMU!

1:58pm Jeezy:

I must point out that as a young teen in the 80s, I thought the 1983 video for “Wonderin” was brilliant. Neil just seemed so cool and out there. I think for some of the MTV generation that was put into to Neil...

1:59pm Jeezy:

*our intro to Neil

2:01pm Beast of Boonton:

Joe - Which 'Two Guys' location did you you get your records?

2:01pm Handy Haversack:

I like this Killer Kin!

2:01pm David (in London):

That video for 'Wonderin' has received some heavy play in this house since we had it last week.

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2:02pm tim from champaign (now washington):

This Killer Kin is rippin!

2:02pm SeanG:

ROCKIN!

2:02pm John from Florham park:

@Spinning giant there is a great station from Canada called CKUA which plays a lot of good stuff and sometimes I will listen to here and now on your local CBC radio one channel

2:03pm Joe B:

two guys -- route 440 in jersey city then later after we moved to the burbs, dover NJ

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2:05pm ChrisB.:

My Two Guys was in Middletown. I used to deliver the Ledger, so I would get the flyer early and know what record label would be on sale starting Sunday.

2:06pm Jeezy:

Xetas reminding me of Pimps Let it Be Known...

2:06pm Beast of Boonton:

We went to Two Guys in East Hanover and Blue Star/Watchung

2:07pm John from Florham park:

@Beast of boonton I live near East Hanover

2:10pm Handy Haversack:

OK, that phone meeting made me miss *almost three songs*. Unacceptable.

2:10pm Krys O.:

Thanks, @zivilars!

2:16pm mariano:

Thanks Joe, your show's always like that crucial third cup of coffee - happy Lundi Gras to you and everyone, gotta jet and run some errands before the craziness begins!

2:17pm Handy Haversack:

Have fun, @mariano!

2:18pm John from Florham park:

@Mariano hope you finish them quickly

2:18pm Spinning Giant:

...that Country Westerns cut was killer, Joe - Cheers!

2:20pm Handy Haversack:

Agreed, @Spinning Giant. We are going to Nashville for the first time in Sept., so I'm keen to pick up bands and venues that are worth seeing.

2:21pm Joe B:

LP out may 1 on fat possum! another toddophonic todd discovery!

2:23pm John from Florham park:

@Handy on Saturday From 5 to seven I think I told you about someday matinee on the drummer stream with Gina bacon,ask her for some places to see in Nashville

2:24pm Spinning Giant:

@JFFP CBC Radio one's okay - if you're looking for new/documentaries/interviews/etc - never find much innaresting in the way of music there - there used to be a fantastic show called Brave new Waves hosted by Patti Schmidt back when I was in University (90s) but since then they've gone for a crown corporation imposed homogeneity that's bland...they don't even feature the most interesting new/upcoming bands from Hoserland (there are many!) but more the chain-store-coffeeshop kinda palate of music - I'll check out that other station tho - thanks for the tip!

2:25pm Handy Haversack:

You did mention that, John. Couldn't do it this Sat. I can stream the Drummer stream on only one of our ancient computers, and Kate was using the better one for a meeting on Sat. Sticking with Todd-o-phonic Todd wasn't the worst fate. And I did listen to Gina's show in the Archive on Sunday. Sounded great! Will listen in real time as soon as I can and ask for some advice.

2:31pm John from Florham park:

@Spinning giant your welcome I listen to here and now sometimes, but I can’t hear your CBC radio 3 dammit
@Handy no problem with that

2:34pm Marc15:

R.M.F.C = Rock Music Fan Club

2:35pm Joe B:

thanks Marc. i had looked it up last night but forgot it!

2:38pm Spinning Giant:

enjoyed that Plates of Cake, Joe - had a kinda Silver Jews-y vibe - dig it

2:38pm Marc15:

@ Joe B: You are very welcome, Joe, my pleasure

2:42pm Handy Haversack:

Dares! Woo hoo!

2:47pm Marc15:

This is a very good cover of the Deee-Lite’s song and of The Beach Boys song

2:49pm abutthegreat:

Drags sounds is fun, got both the drone and the twang.

2:50pm David (in London):

Always wondered whether Deelite had to settle out of court with Herbie Hancock and / or The James Taylor Quartet for that riff to Groove is in the Heart.

2:52pm zivilars:

nice song, pre-ordered digital download right now!

2:53pm Spinning Giant:

great set today, Joe - Cheers! - nice hangin with yall fine folks

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2:53pm tim from champaign (now washington):

Thanks Joe!

2:54pm Handy Haversack:

Man, I hate it when this show ends. Thanks, Joe. Another killer show!

2:55pm egould310:

Drive from Seattle to Vancouver, WA. Listening to Three Chord Monte the whole way. It was a pleasure. Thanks, Joe! Great show again.

2:55pm David (in London):

Really enjoyed the set tonight Joe. Hot rocking to get us through the rest of the five day drag.

2:56pm zivilars:

Damn fine show ... Thanks, Joe! I'll be back next week!

2:58pm Dungaroos Kipawah:

I really like the cuts you’ve been playing off the John Wicks memorial record.

2:58pm Tim from LH:

I really like what I’ve heard from this John Wicks tribute record, going to have to get it. Great show today Joe! As always!

Artist	Title	Album	Label	Year	Comments	Approx. start time
Budos Band	Spider Web Pt. 1	V	Daptone	2019		0:00:00 Pop-up)
Screaming Females	Agnes Martin	All At Once	Don Giovanni	2018	amazing show saturday night here in jersey city!	0:02:42 Pop-up)
Gang of Four	Damaged Goods	Entertainment!	Warner Bros.	1979		0:07:02 Pop-up)
The Hussy	Be My Girl	Looming	Dirtnap	2019		0:10:18 Pop-up)
The Jetz	Catch Me	The Jetz Anthology 1977-79	Queen Mum	2011		0:11:18 Pop-up)
Bob Mould	Sunny Love Song	Sunshine Rock	Merge	2019		0:14:03 Pop-up)
Jim Price	Welcome To Monday					0:18:33 Pop-up)
Ken Fox & Knock Yourself Out	One Less Step	s/t	Rum Bar	2020	of the fleshtones!	0:19:22 Pop-up)
Del Shannon	Show Me	single	Liberty	1966		0:21:59 Pop-up)
Paul Collins	Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling	various - Super Hits of the Seventies: Michael Shelley's 2012 WFMU premium	MikeShell	2012	Fortunes cover	0:25:12 Pop-up)

The Whiffs	How Could You?	Another Whiff	Dig! Records	2019		0:33:33 Pop-up)
Roger C. Reale & Rue Morgue	Living In Anger	The Collection	Rave On	1979/2019	Mick Ronson on guitar!	0:35:17 Pop-up)
The Shivas	Start A Fire	Dark Thoughts	Tender Loving Empire	2019	played on toddophonic todd's show last weekend!	0:37:42 Pop-up)
Big Quiet	The New Deal	Interesting Times	Unblinking Ear	2019		0:39:55 Pop-up)
Broken Arrows	Not Coming Back	Streetflowers	self-released	2018	second kansas city band in this set!	0:42:26 Pop-up)
Summer Twins	Another Hit	single	Wallflower Records	2018		0:45:00 Pop-up)

Josephine	Dear Money	Music is Easy	Dig! Records	2020		0:52:24 Pop-up)
Sloan	Oh Dear Diary	Hit & Run EP	Murder	2009	awesome show last week at bowery ballroom!	0:55:08 Pop-up)
Mike Adams at His Honest Weight	Datsun Dashes	There Is No Feeling Better	Joyful Noise Recordings	2019		0:58:19 Pop-up)
Julia Jacklin	Head Alone	Crushing	Polyvinyl	2019		1:01:03 Pop-up)
The Figgs	Maeng Da	Shady Grove	Stomper	2019	at Club Berlin in NYC this saturday!	1:04:01 Pop-up)
Beck	Star	Hyperspace	Capitol	2019		1:10:49 Pop-up)
Dream Syndicate	The Whole World's Watching	These Times	Anti-	2019		1:13:22 Pop-up)

Neil Young & Crazy Horse	Wonderin'	Live at the Fillmore East	Reprise	1970/2006		1:28:12 Pop-up)
Little Richard	Wonderin'	Directly From My Heart: The Best Of The Specialty & Vee-Jay Years	Specialty	1958/2015		1:30:25 Pop-up)
The Squires	Wonderin'			1965	not the neil young squires! also not the going all the way squires	1:33:20 Pop-up)
Stevie Wonder	I'm Wonderin'	various - The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 7: 1967	Hip-O Select	1967/2007		1:35:42 Pop-up)
The Gants	I Wonder	Roadrunner! The Best of the Gants	Sundazed	1966/2000		1:38:11 Pop-up)
The Replacements	Achin' To Be	Dead Man's Pop	Rhino	1989/2019	live 1989 in milwaukee	1:41:06 Pop-up)
Southern Culture On The Skids	Rose Garden	Countrypolitan Favorites	Yep Roc	2007		1:44:35 Pop-up)
Billy Joe Royal	These Are Not My People	Billy Joe Royal Featuring "Hush"	Columbia	1967	joe south double shot	1:47:23 Pop-up)

Killer Kin	Bon Vivant	Bad, Bad Minds!		2020		1:59:38 Pop-up)
R.M.F.C.	The Clue	Hive, Vol. 2	Warttmann Inc.	2019	one man band project from australia	2:03:19 Pop-up)
Xetas	The Martyr	The Cypher	12XU	2020	coming to nyc in april!	2:05:02 Pop-up)
Rocket 808	Ghost Rider	s/t	12XU	2019	suicide cover	2:08:08 Pop-up)
Stereo Total	Dancing With A Memory	Ah! Quel Cinéma!	Tapete	2019		2:11:42 Pop-up)
Country Westerns	Gentle Soul	s/t	Fat Possum	2020	latest hot act out of nashville tn. lp out may 1	2:15:29 Pop-up)
The Jack Cades	Head In Sand	Music For Children	Dirty Water	2018		2:17:58 Pop-up)
The Gentle Cycle	Love is The Plan	s/t	Psychedelphonic	2017		2:20:47 Pop-up)

Plates of Cake	Crusader Castle	Decline and Fall	Western Revisions	2020		2:28:13 Pop-up)
Guided By Voices	The Very Second	Sweating the Plague	Guided by Voices Inc.	2019		2:31:28 Pop-up)
Chastity Belt	Pissed Pants	s/t	Hardly Art	2019		2:36:42 Pop-up)
Dares	Out of Town	live on WFMU		2019	going out of town on tour soon. at hart bar brooklyn on saturday EP release/tour kickoff show	2:40:40 Pop-up)
Crocodiles	Groove is in the Heart/California Girls	Sleep Forever	Fat Possum	2010	bonus track on the special edition of the EP	2:44:15 Pop-up)
Drag Sounds	Messy Life	Sudden Comfort: Opulent Swill		2016		2:47:25 Pop-up)
Vanity	Anticlimax	single		2020	out this friday	2:49:41 Pop-up)

Jamie Hoover	Repo Man	Various - For the Record: A Tribute to John Wicks	Kool Kat Musik	2020		2:56:43 Pop-up)

February 24, 2020

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