Next batch, #320 through 311…
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- #310 “The Prayer” – Bloc Party: I think Bloc Party’s second album was rather under-appreciated.
- #309 “Handle with Care” – Jenny Lewis & the Watson Twins: A few songs appear twice on this list – as originals and covers. This cover converts the Traveling Wilburys into indie rockers and its perfect.
- #308 “The Brazilianaire” – Cujo: Cujo is really Amon Tobin. He released Adventures in Foam before any albums under Amon Tobin, but you can tell who it is. Deserves to be on the list for the name alone. Another gem not on Amazon Music, so find it here.
- #307 “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap” – AC/DC: Like Metallica, it took many years to get over the biases I had towards these bands based on who liked them in junior high.
- #306 “Randy Described Eternity” – Built to Spill: A lovely math song.
- #305 “Leave the Biker” – Fountains of Wayne: The (sadly) late Adam Schlesinger wrote a gem pop gem here, right down to the seafood special.
- #304 “King of the Road” – Roger Miller: Such a snapshot of an entirely alien time.
- #303 “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” – U2: Is this the peak of the band’s earnestness? Maybe.
- #302 “Milwaukee” – The Both: Ted Leo and Aimee Mann sing about the Fonz.
- #301 “3 Freaks” – DJ Shadow: This is really the best of DJ Shadow version 2.0. Also, remember hyphy?
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