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LXXIV
By Scott Reid | 11 July 2010
With thanks to all of the artists and labels involved in making it possible, CMG Podcast #74 at first appeared to have the heavens on its side. 74 is, after all, is the numerologist sum for none other than Jesus (J=10 + E=5 + S=19 + U=21 + S=19 = Awesome). But…as it turns out, along with the more popular 666 it is also the number of the dark lord himself, Lucifer—which, if you put enough stock in numbers and superstition, might make you seriously question putting stock in numbers and superstition. (Also, to borrow a quote from Kurt Vonnegut: “From that I conclude that God Almighty is not heavily into numerology.”)
So fuck the number 74. This podcast is instead dedicated to the vinyl re-release of Jim Guthrie’s Now, More Than Ever. We sorta dropped the ball on that record when we put together our Best of the Decade list a few months back, but make no mistake: this still holds up as one of last decade’s best indie folk-pop records. Enjoy one of ten reasons why at the end of this podcast:
[53:16]
1. Villagers: “Ship of Promises”
- (0:01 – 4:30)
- from Becoming a Jackal (Domino; 2010)
2. The Radio Dept.: “David”
- (4:24 -7:51)
- from Clinging to a Scheme (Labrador; 2010)
3. The Acorn: “No Ghost”
- (7:52 – 11:06)
- from No Ghost (Paper Bag; 2010)
4. Tokyo Police Club: “Boots of Danger (Wait Up)”
- (11:07 – 14:13)
- from Champ (Mom & Pop; 2010)
5. Avi Buffalo: “What’s in it For?”
- (14:14 – 19:16)
- from Avi Buffalo (Sub Pop; 2010)
6. Shapes & Sizes: “I Need an Outlet”
- (19:17 – 23:54)
- from Candles to Your Eyes (Asthmatic Kitty; 2010)
7. Field Music: “In the Mirror”
- (23:55 – 27:59)
- from Measure (Memphis Industries; 2010)
8. Grass Widow: “Shadow”
- (28:00 – 30:56)
- from Part Time (Kill Rock Stars; 2010)
9. Male Bonding: “Paradise Vendors”
- (30:57 – 33:32)
- from Nothing Hurts (Sub Pop; 2010)
10. Kurt Vile: “I Know I Got Religion”
- (33:33 – 38:09)
- from Square Shells EP (Matador; 2010)
11. Menomena: “Five Little Rooms”
- (38:10 – 43:05)
- from Mines (Barsuk; 2010)
12. Tame Impala: “Expectations”
- (43:06 – 49:08)
- from Innerspeaker (Modular; 2010)
13. Jim Guthrie: “All Gone”
- (49:09 – 53:16)
- from Now, More Than Ever (Three Gut; 2003 / re: Ba Da Bing; 2004 / re: Three Syllable; 2010)