Five Songs That You Must Have In Your Life

1. "You're Gonna Miss Me," The 13th Floor Elevators (1966)
The first psychedelic rock band, hailing from Austin, TX. When I got dumped by my last girlfriend, this was the song I was thinking of. You can almost imagine lead singer Roky Erickson snarling while he sings it. Also a band with a fascinating history. Check out the link to their Wikipedia entry. Also chosen because I'm seeing a documentary about Erickson on Tuesday.

2. "Young Bride," Midlake (2006)
This is such a wistful, melancholy, cinematic song. It gave me chills the first time I heard it. Still does.

3. "We Throw Parties, You Throw Knives," Los Campesinos!, mp3 (2007)

I only got this song a couple of weeks ago, and I can't get enough of it. Cheery indie pop, plus murder!


4. "Pyjamarama," Roxy Music, (1973)
A band that was so good that Brian Eno was fired from it, and they still ruled. I saw them referred to as a band Oscar Wilde would have liked, and I find it hard to disagree with that.



5. "Jackie," Scott Walker (1968)
Walker is such a visionary musician that he can still put out albums thirty years later (The Drift) and freak people out. This is a bizzare Jacques Brel cover that the Flaming Lips often use as introductory music for their concerts.