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Friday, August 19, 2005Song Of the Day: August 17, 2005High on the list of our favorite Sarahs is #28. This typically heartsick, atypically frantic single suggested that Action Painting should be able to produce a discography at least as extensive as that of the Orchids or the Field Mice, but sadly, it was not to be. The name Action Painting is probably a nod to the Creation, who used to burn canvasses as part of their act. 
Tuesday, August 16, 2005Song Of the Day: August 16, 2005I know distressingly little about these guys; The recording was done at the fabled Chapman Recording Studio in KC, but I believe the band was from Topeka. Perhaps some of you out there who were around can provide some info. Jade G., Tom S., any of you guys have any tales to tell? In any event, the record is charming, all four Tunes tunes are good, and the Farfisa organ bits recall Blondie's carjacking of cheesy 60s AM radio sounds. 
Song Of the Day: August 15, 2005While not as well known as single tracks like "Independence Day," this track must have been fairly popular on the University of Kansas's KJHK upon it's release; it appeared several times on the cassettes I mentioned in the Necessaries comment. "Now I Know" is not an obvious potential hit single, but it is lovely and contains lots of spacey, echoey guitar that should please fans of U2 and the Chameleons, and the overall vibe is not terribly far from what the Liverpool psych scene (Echo & the Bunnymen, The Teardrop Explodes) had going. 
Song Of the Day: August 14, 2005By now hopefully we've gone on enough about the majesty of the Flying Nun label, so we'll dispense with (some of) the hyperbole and just show you another bright star in the New Zealand sky. Choosing a Bats track was as difficult as any task we've faced besides cleaning all of the cat hair out of the keyboard. Robert Scott has for years effortlessly cranked out Little Hits; for the ultimate evidence please see the sadly out-of-print Daddy's Highway album, which is one of our favorite records...period. "Straight Through My Heart" seems like a good choice. I don't believe it has appeared on CD; only on an EP which showcased the wonderful "North By North" (from DH) and added three swell leftovers. 
Monday, August 15, 2005Song Of the Day: August 13, 2005We love this duet between Stephen and Aggi almost as much as Calvin Johnson and Amelia Fletcher's "C Is the Heavenly Option," and better than nearly anything by Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood. Our unanimous fave Pastels LP is Up For a Bit With the Pastels, but this one has considerable charm as well. 
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