:: Stereo Total ::

Honestly, I have to say I cannot think of a better name for Stereo Total’s bratty chanteuse than Françoise Cactus. The prickly European accent of no determinate origin does something to my innards, I tell you.

In this episode: Andrei Codrescu, Beach House, Chris Knox, Holiday, Komeda, Le Couleur, Looper, M.I.A., Os Mutantes, Rosie and Me, Stereo Total, The Epizootis, The Snitches, They Might Be Giants, Tripping Daisy, Two Cow Garage, Willie Nillie, hollAnd

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   Artist

2. It’s Love

   Chris Knox

   New Zealand freak-folk master

   

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3. She’s Not The Person You Think You Know

   Holiday

   Gentle and tenderly

   

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4. Rouge à lèvres

   Le Couleur

   Very Stereolab

   

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5. Ballad Of Ray Suzuki

   Looper

   Bunch of loopers

   

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6. It Takes A Muscle

   M.I.A.

   From the new one

   

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7. BREAK

8. Skinny Legged Girl

   Two Cow Garage

   Ben Fold’s dirty hairy cousin

   

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9. A Minha Menina

   Os Mutantes

   Brazil’s answer to Sgt. Pepper’s

   

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10. Pinkie Standing

    The Snitches

    Canadian ragers

    

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11. It’s Alright, Baby

    Komeda

    Swedish grüvve

    

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12. BREAK

13. Take Out the Trash

    They Might Be Giants

    Tell us about it, John

    

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14. Musique Automatique

    Stereo Total

    In Français

    

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15. Bonfires

    Rosie and Me

    Ukulele and personal

16. I Got A Girl

    Tripping Daisy

    Viva Dallas!

    

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17. BREAK

18. Mint Missiles

    hollAnd

    Minimalist enough

    

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19. Pastoral Balley

    Andrei Codrescu

    Tell us more about Almond Joy

20. The Butterfly Effect

    The Epizootis

    Burning it down

21. Walk in the Park (iTunes Session)

    Beach House

    Like swimming in a dream

    

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22. BREAK

23. Police On My Back

    Willie Nillie

    Serviceable

    

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