NEWS: TV Schedule Week of 1/30/12

Monday January 30th

Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr  - Its A Corporate World  (Conan)

Wednesday February 1st

Gotye  - Making Mirrors  (Kimmel)

Thursday February 2nd

Lana Del Rey - Born to Die (Letterman)

Friday February 3rd

Fitz and the Tantrums  - Pickin' Up the Pieces (Fallon)

PLAYLIST: Angry Breakup Jams

So the opening track off of Cloud Nothings' excellent new LP Attack on Memory has got us thinking... What are some great angry break-up songs? Well, check out "No Future/No Past" and others below and stream the playlist above.


1.) "No Future/No Past" - Cloud Nothings (Attack on Memory)

Dylan Baldi is angry as this guitar tweaker builds into it's euphoric ending.

2.) "Jigsaw Falling Into Place" - Radiohead (In Rainbows)

So what if it was just a first date. If Thom Yorke is angry you fucked up.

3.) "Post Break Up Sex" - The Vaccines (What Did You Expect From the Vaccines?)

More lighthearted, but it fits.

4.) "Somebody That I Used to Know" - Gotye (Making Mirrors)

Ashton might use this to get over Demi.

5.) "Little Black Submarines" - The Black Keys (El Camino)

"a broken heart is blind."

6.) "Our Riotous Defects" - of Montreal (False Priest)

Who the fuck kills a beta fish?

7.) 'Tribulations" - LCD Soundsystem (LCD Soundsystem)

Get over it bitch.

8.) "Cheerleader" - St. Vincent (Strange Mercy)

For the ladies.

9.) "Next Girl" - The Black Keys (Brothers)

Multiple TBK songs would fit on this list.

10.) "The Rat" - The Walkmen (Bows + Arrows)

You rat.

11.) "MoneyGrabber" - Fitz & the Tantrums (Pickin' Up the Pieces)

Funky anger.

12.) "Rearviewmirror" - Pearl Jam (Vs.)

The most intense song on this list probably.

13.) "Vomit" - Girls (Father, Son, Holy Ghost)

http://bible.cc/proverbs/26-11.htm

14.) "Take It Or Leave It" - The Strokes (Is This It)

When the Strokes were innocent and Julian was still vulnerable.

15.) "Girls Like You" - The Naked and Famous (Passive Me, Aggressive You)

Lovely back and forth. Both for the ladies and the gents.

SONG OF THE DAY: Gotye - "Somebody That I Used to Know"

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The third track on Gotye's newest album, Making Mirrors, seems to become an instant favorite upon first listen, and rightfully so. "Somebody That I Used To Know" shows true lyrical depth by telling the story of the ending of a meaningful relationship.  The track begins with the slow embrace of Wally De Backer's voice over a simple accompaniment of guitar and xylophone.  De Backer uses powerful lyrics such as "You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness" to convey his struggle. After two verses, the track continues to build into a much more aggressive chorus where De Backer tells the ex-lover "Now you're just somebody that I used to know". Kimbra is featured in the track as she plays the part of the antagonist in between the two choruses.  

It is almost impossible to not be able to relate to "Somebody That I Used To Know", which is partly what makes it so good. The track is about as real as it gets, which is evident in De Backer's emotional voice, which dominates the song.