Wednesday, December 26, 2018

Rockpile 2018


Bill’s Rockpile  2018   2008
Year 13 of chronicling personal musical favorites and quietly posting for my friends (or sending CDs as in the early years). I found this to be a fruitful year for favorites…at the end of the year there were close to 40 songs I had parked for year end review. As it is, this is the longest list I have contributed over the dozen+ years. Hope you enjoy listening or looking up these songs. Mixcloud has been a good vehicle to post them.. Check that site out for other good things. If you are addicted (or mobile-challenged) and need a CD copy please drop me a note.
As always, thanks for listening!

Cheers,

Bill



1.   “Cut To The Quick” Olden Yolk
2.   “Walk Backwards” Papercuts
3.   “Someone New“ Smokescreens
4.   “Brick Horizon” Woolen Men
5.   “Soft Collar Fad” No Age
6.   “Downtown” Connections
7.   “Hit My Head” The Love-Birds
8.   “Psychic Cruise” Honey Radar
9.   “Exaltation” Salad Boys
10.  “Stay With Me” Even As We Speak
11.  “Raise Your Voice Joyce” Fucked Up
12.  “See You At The Movies” J Mascis
13.  “Baptize Your Wasted Face In Wine” Bill Baird
14.  “Daylight”  Eric Bachmann
15.  “The Cross of Lorraine”  Lake Ruth
16.  “Complex” The Chills
17.  “Good For Some Reason” Say Sue Me
18.  “Health Insurance“ Negative Scanner
19.  “Istanbul Is Sleepy (feat. Anton Newcombe)” The Liminanas
20.  “Baby Alligator” Ovlov
21.  “All Roads Lead Back” Best Bets
22.  “Inside Out” Blades of Joy
23.  “How To Socialise & Make Friends” Camp Cope
24.  “Less Than Thou” The Beths
25.  “Me & My Dog” Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers & Lucy Dacus
26.  “Masterpiece (Wanna Die)” Eyelids
27.  “California Finally” La Luz



Favorite Show of 2018: April Magazine/Love-Birds/Honey Radar/The Rays at Hemlock Tavern, San Francisco



Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Rockpile 2017

Bill’s Rockpile  2017

Hi,

Year 12 of chronicling my favorite tracks from the previous year. I am a bit late in posting for 2017! When I went back to my save file for tracks I like throughout the year I was astonished to see 30 songs I had put aside...definitely the most since I have been doing this. I've winnowed down to 24 tracks and 90 minutes but for those that have requested CD copies...it will have to be reduced further. Happy 2018 to the few to those that land here (or my Mixcloud site) and listen. May we have less turbulent times... Will send CDs to those that request if you drop me a note at wjcurran@gmail.com with your email address. As always thanks for listening!



1.   “All Mine” The Morning Line
2.   “Gravity Is Stern” The Stroppies
3.   “Falling Eyes“ Eyelids
4.   “Silver” Waxahatchee
5.   “Awkward Exchange” Alex Lahey
6.   “Arrow” Beaches
7.   “Tailwind” Elva
8.   “Everyone You Meet” The Clientele
9.   “Dedicated To Bobby Jameson” Ariel Pink
10.  “My Buzzing Telephone” Sugarfoot
11.  “Glide” The Dream Syndicate
12.  “I H8 Ppl” Jason Falkner & R. Stevie Moore
13.  “Anais & Me”  Snowball II
14.  “Same Place”  Peaness
15.  “Solid Gold” Seafang
16.  “Star Roving” Slowdive
17.  “Black Bolt“ Heaters
18.  “Joyride” Business of Dreams
19.  “I Took Your Picture” Cults
20.  “Theatre Of Lunacy” The Rays
21.  “In Undertow” Alvvays
22.  “Action Ray” Spectre Folk
23.  “Hope The High Road” Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit
24.  “Take Care (To Comb Your Hair)” Ty Segall

* 25 "I'm Fine Here" The Northeastern Railroads"

* Put out a superb album "Hope" in 2017 and "I'm Fine Here" being a track that was on original list and frantically omitted but worth repeated listens.



Favorite Show of 2017: Jason Isbell / Mountain Goats @ Bank of Blue Hills Pavilion