This Ninth of May, 2008

Hello radio listeners!

Okay, well we introduced two new features to the show this week, the Featured Artist and Featured Album. We'd like to expand it out into a great weekly feature, and maybe do with the featured artist what we did with Bowie on the vinyl show - sort of have them as a running theme through the show. That still needs to be decided on, though, but we were thinking it would be a good way to promote and introduce new artists to you. We'll see how it works in the coming weeks. Let us know who you liked and didn't like!

This Week's Featured Artist: Adele
This Week's Featured Album: Volume One, by She & Him

Adele is a great singer out of England. Think Amy Winehouse without the bullshit. She & Him is a collaboration between actress Zooey Deschanel (Will Farrell's co-worker from Elf) and musician M. Ward. It's a fantastic album, and one of our early favourites for 2008. We highly recommend both of these great new artists and we'll definitely be playing more of them in the weeks and months to come!

Here's a little episode we like to call:

This Week in Braille or It's Not So Bad if You Just Learn to Yearn

1. Bessie Smith; In the House Blues (2:59) from Classic Blues {Real Audio file}
2. Shadows of Knight; Oh Yeah (2:49) from Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From the First Psychedelic Era, 1965-1968
3. The Monks; Bad Habits (3:02) from Bad Habits
4. The Action; Shadows & Reflection (2:53) from Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts From The British Empire And Beyond 1964-1969
5. Apostle of Hustle; Baby You're in Luck (2:22) from Folkoric Feel {It's the second song in the video}
6. [Featured Artist:] Adele; Best for Last (4:19) from 19
7. [Featured Artist:] Adele; My Same (3:16) from 19
8. Iron & Wine; The Devil Never Sleeps (2:07) from The Shepherd's Dog
9. Andrew Bird; Spare-Ohs (4:07) from Armchair Apocrypha
10. Arcade Fire; Neighborhood 2 (Laika) (3:32) from Funeral
11. The Streets; Let's Push Things Forward (3:52) from Original Pirate Material
12. Syd Dale; Number One Spy (2:27) from Cinemaphonic: Soul Punch
13. The Tragically Hip; Save the Planet (3:38) from Phantom Power {Inane video, but it was free so who am I to complain!}
14. The Beatles; And Your Bird Can Sing (2:02) from Revolver
15. Bill Whithers; Grandma's Hands (2:02) from Just As I Am
16. Blitzen Trapper; Futures & Folly (2:14) from Wild Mountain Nation
17. Le Loup; Outside of this Car, The End of the World! (2:54) from The Throne Of The Third Heaven Of The Nations' Millennium General Assembly
18. The Beatles; Back in the U.S.S.R. (2:43) from The White Album
19. Manu Chao; Mama Call (2:20) from Clandestino: Esperando La Ultima Ola...
20. Bob Marley & the Wailers; Johnny Was (3:47) from Rastaman Vibration
21. Compay Segundo; Hey Caramba (4:15) from Gracias Compay
22. Hayden; 1939 (4:44) from Elk-Lake Serenade
23. Buck 65; 1957 (3:55) from Situation
24. Josh Rouse; 1972 (3:49) from 1972
25. The Smashing Pumpkins; 1979 (4:26) from Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
26. David Bowie; 1984 (3:29) from Diamond Dogs
27. Refused; Refused are Fucking Dead (5:08) from The Shape of Punk to Come: A Chimerical Bombation In 12 Bursts
28. Death from Above 1979; Black History Month (3:48) from You're A Woman, I'm A Machine
29. Deftones (featuring Maynard James Keenan); Passenger (6:08) from The White Pony
30. System of a Down; Metro (2:58) from Dracula 2000 Soundtrack
31. The Clash; Overpowered by Funk (4:53) from Combat Rock
32. Creedence Clearwater Revival; Ninety-Nine and a Half (Won't Do) (3:39) from Creedence Clearwater Revival
33. The Decemberists; 16 Military Wives (4:53) from Picaresque
34. Arcade Fire; Neighborhood 4 (7 Kettles) (4:50) from Funeral
35. Dizzy Gillespie; Swing Low Sweet Cadillac (6:35) from Salt Peanuts {The link's version is quite different from the version on the show}
36. Feist; When I Was a Young Girl (3:08) from Let it Die
37. Donovan; Goldwatch Blues (2:30) from What's Been Did and What's Been Hid
38. Gordon Downie; Canada Geese (2:27) from Coke Machine Glow
39. John Prine; People Puttin' People Down (2:51) from Anthology: Great Days
40. Javier Navarrete; Hace mucho, mucho tiempo (2:15) from Pan's Labyrinth Soundtrack
41. James Brown; Don't tell a Lie About Me, And I Won't Tell the Truth ABout You (5:13) from Hell
42. Le Loup; Breathing Rapture (2:54) from The Throne Of The Third Heaven Of The Nations' Millennium General Assembly
43. Levon Helm Band (featuring Little Sammy Davis); Sad Hours (4:12) from The Midnight Ramble Sessions, Volume I
44. Regina Spektor; On the Radio (3:22) from Begin to Hope
45. MGMT; Time to Pretend (4:21) from Oracular Spectacular {HQ video, takes a bit to load, but totally worth the wait!}
46. Miles Davis; Freddie Freeloader (9:49) from Kind of Blue
47. Oscar Peterson; Lulu's Back in Town (2:08) from The Will to Swing {No Oscar Peterson, but a good imitation!}
48. The Skatalites; Nimblefoot Ska (3:10) from Coffee and Cigarettes Soundtrack
49. The Souljazz Orchestra; Little Habana (5:04) from Freedom No Go Die
50. New York Ska Jazz Ensemble; Elegy (7:21) from Live in Europe
51. Donovan; Ferris Wheel (4:12) from Sunshine Superman
52. Feist; Limit to Your Love (4:21) from The Reminder
53. Nina Simone; Do What You Gotta Do (3:41) from The Essential Nina Simone
54. Nick Drake; Time Has Told Me (4:28) from Five Leaves Left
55. Otis Redding; Home in Your Heart (2:07) from The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads
56. Otis Redding; I've Been Loving You Too Long (2:57) from Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul
57. Sam Cooke; Ain't That Good News (2:30) from Ain't That Good News
58. Paul Simon; Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard (2:44) from Paul Simon
59. Paul Simon; Outrageous (3:24) from Surprise
60. Big Wreck; Blown Wide Open (5:55) from In Loving Memory Of... {Fan cover of the song}
61. Thee Oneironauts; St. Germain (6:36) from Night of the Lawnchairs EP
62. Pink Martini; Hey Eugene! (3:11) from Hey Eugene!
63. Rebekah Higgs; Parables (5:01) from Rebekah Higgs
64. [Featured Album:] She & Him; Sentimental Heart (2:36) from Volume One
65. [Featured Album:] She & Him; Why Do You Let Me Stay Here? (2:31) from Volume One
66. [Featured Album:] She & Him; Black Hole (2:12) from Volume One
67. Van Morrison; Gypsy in My Soul (4:05) from Magic Time
68. Neko Case; Stinging Velvet (2:56) from Blacklisted
69. Julie Doiron; The Songwriter (4:44) from Julie Doiron/Okkervil River (Split EP)
70. Au Revoir Simone; Sad Song (4:07) from The Bird of Music
71. Iron & Wine; Radio War (1:56) from Our Endless Numbered Days

Let us know what you think of the Featured Artist/Album concept, or send us any artists or albums you would like to have featured on the show! We're always open to new music here at This Week in Braille, so don't hesitate to send us an email at thisweekinbraille@hotmail.com .

Hear you next week!