LIX

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This podcast—officially my first; wish me luck—shares a great deal in common with the best fast-food breakfast going, the McGriddle. Like McDonalds’ delectable morning treat, mixtapes dominated by indie rock carry the stigma of being somehow “uncultured,” of interest to those with less discerning tastes. But the McGriddle (=indie rock) is, when you get right down to it, really goddamn good. Maybe it’s a guilty pleasure, but then maybe it’s better than you’d care to admit. Maybe it’s more than just watery eggs (=guitars), sausage patty (=dudes), and an English muffin (=white people). In an ambiguous procedure, McDonalds (=music industry) has imbued those muffins with sweet, marvelous syrup (=syrup), and the resulting breakfast sandwich is…well, try it for yourself. You will not be disappointed.

Syrupy thanks to the artists, labels, and PR peeps who made this McPodcast possible. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m off to get breakfast. I’m pretty hungry.

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[60:23]

1. Dog Day: “Rome”

• (0:01- 5:10)
• from Concentration (Outside/Black Mountain Music/Tomlab; 2009)

2. Harlem Shakes: “Radio Orlando”

• (5:11 – 9:06)
• from Technicolor Health (Gigantic Music; 2009)

3. Think About Life: “Havin’ My Baby”

• (9:07 – 12:36)
• from Family (Alien8; 2009)

4. Sunset Rubdown: “Idiot Heart”

• (12:37 – 18:47)
• from Dragonslayer (Jagjaguwar; 2009)

5. St. Vincent: “Laughing With a Mouth of Blood”

• (18:48 – 21:44)
• from Actor (4AD; 2009)

6. Rock Plaza Central: “Oh I Can”

• (21:45 – 27:05)
• from …At the Moment of Our Most Needing Or If They Could Only Turn Around, They Would Know They Weren’t Alone (Paper Bag; 2009)

7. Andrew Vincent: “Fooled Again”

• (27:06 – 30:27)
• from Rotten Pear (Kelp; 2009)

8. Micachu & the Shapes: “Calculator”

• (30:28 – 33:32)
• from Jewellery (Rough Trade; 2009)

9. Grand Trine: “RFID”

• (33:33 – 37:52)
• from the Grand Trine/Holy Cobras split (Bruised Tongue; 2009)

10. His Clancyness: “So Bored (Wavves cover)”

• (37:53 – 41:42)
• Single (2009)

11. Japandroids: “Crazy/Forever”

• (41:43 – 47:41)
• from Post-Nothing (Unfamiliar; 2009)

12. tUnE-yArDs: “Sunlight”

• (47:42 – 51:28)
• from BiRd BrAiNs (Marriage/4AD; 2009)

13. Chang-A-Lang: “Throwaway Litres”

• (51:29 – 53:22)
• from Fauxbot EP (Self-released; 2009)

14. Jay Reatard: “It Ain’t Gonna Save Me”

• (53:23 – 55:43)
• from Watch Me Fall (Matador; 2009)

15. Bruce Peninsula: “Steamroller”

• (55:44 – 60:23)
• from A Mountain is A Mouth (Bruce Trail; 2009)