As is quite often the case with mix cds from Julian, many of the songs feel somewhat out of time - they can't be easily placed as having been recorded in a particular time, instead floating as if they could have emerged at any time in the last 40 or even 50 years (a reflection of not only the track selection but also the recombinatory and omnivorous nature of (contemporary) pop music no doubt).
I like a lot of these: Tom Petty's breezily rocky synth-epic "Don't Come Around Here No More", a Golden Palominos cut called "I've Been The One" (a wistfully country-toned cover, vocals provided by Syd Straw, from that ever intriguing outfit), the skeletal indie-pop of "Fiya" by Tune-Yards which follows in the noble lineage of "Anthems for a Seventeen Year Old Girl", a cruisy miniature rock ode with a Korean name which apparently is super famous in Korea (by Shing Jung Hyun), punk rock anthem "Talking Transgender Dysphoria Blues" by Against Me! (sad lyrics, having just looked them up).
I like a lot of these: Tom Petty's breezily rocky synth-epic "Don't Come Around Here No More", a Golden Palominos cut called "I've Been The One" (a wistfully country-toned cover, vocals provided by Syd Straw, from that ever intriguing outfit), the skeletal indie-pop of "Fiya" by Tune-Yards which follows in the noble lineage of "Anthems for a Seventeen Year Old Girl", a cruisy miniature rock ode with a Korean name which apparently is super famous in Korea (by Shing Jung Hyun), punk rock anthem "Talking Transgender Dysphoria Blues" by Against Me! (sad lyrics, having just looked them up).
