The Supermelon Playlist Vol. 5
By Staff • Jan 30th, 2009 • Category: Juicy Story, Music Rack
Have a fine taste for music? At TSM, we go to great lengths to make sure our playlists are chock-full of memorable tracks. To winnow songs for our fifth volume, our staff searched high and low for unfamiliar faces, new takes on current faves, and songs that boast high replay value. The selected sixteen tracks are deemed worthy of your ears and should be the album of choice at your next house party. Yet no playlist is ever perfect. And that’s why we’d love to hear your thoughts and recommendations you have to share with our staff and readers. Until next time, put on your headphones and get the party started!
The Supermelon Quick List:
- Animal Collective: My Girls
- N.A.S.A. feat. Kanye West, Santogold, Lykke Li: Gifted
- The Cool Kids: Bassment Party
- Golden Silvers: Magic Touch
- Kid Cudi: Day ‘N’ Nite (Crookers Remix)
- Lady GaGa: Poker Face (Acoustic Version)
- Maroon 5: She Will Be Loved (Pharrell Williams Remix)
- Kanye West: Street Lights
- Plastic Bertrand: Ca Plane Pour Moi
- Feist: Mushaboom
- N.E.R.D.: Spaz
- The Black Ghosts: Anyway You Choose To Give It
- Eberg: Inside Your Head
- Oasis: (Get Off Your) High Horse Lady
- Andrew Bird: Oh No
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She & Him: Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?
1. Animal Collective: My Girls
Animal Collective’s ninth LP, Merriweather Post Pavilion, is a wonder to behold. The album’s most addicting track, “My Girls,” is a club-friendly hit, bordering on anthem status. The booming bass lines, trippy synthesizers, and bellowing “woos” will echo in your ear long after the track ends.
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2. N.A.S.A. feat. Kanye West, Santogold, Lykke Li: Gifted
N.A.S.A. (North America South America) is a pair of DJs currently prepping a debut release, rounding up artists for collabos across genres (i.e., Method Man, MIA, Tom Waits) all on one album. On “Gifted,” the duo aligns this mega trio for an unforgettable track with a cosmic touch.
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3. The Cool Kids: Bassment Party
Say hello to the hipsters of the rap game. The Cool Kids had a breakthrough year in ‘08 with two spins on Entourage and a collaboration with Lil Wayne. Their debut album, The Bake Sale, is reminiscent of Run DMC with their ’80s-influenced flash and playful verbal exchange.
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4. Golden Silvers: Magic Touch
Keep your eyes peeled on this group from northern London. The Golden Silvers play the grooves of multiple genres (i.e., pop, indie, disco) and strike the right balance. Their songs are light-hearted, fun, and the vocals take us back to the days of those barbershop blues.
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5. Kid Cudi: Day ‘N’ Nite (Crookers Remix)
You may have already heard this Cleveland native’s backup vocals on Kanye’s latest 808s and Heartbreak. In the midst of finalizing Cudi’s own debut album, his first single has been gaining considerable momentum. Since its release last year, the song has been treated to six different remixes. Oh, the wonders of reinvention.
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6. Lady GaGa: Poker Face (Acoustic Version)
Sometimes it’s difficult to distinguish whether the voice of a recording artist has been heavily “polished” by studio work. GaGa sets the record straight while overshadowing the original Poker Face in an incredible jam session. With a voice as soulful as hers, you wonder why the versatile GaGa didn’t make a foray into jazz and blues.
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7. Maroon 5: She Will Be Loved (Pharrell Williams Remix)
The entire Call and Response: The Remix Album is great, but this track especially stands out. Pharrell remixed “She Will be Loved” with smooth beats, and takes the song to another level.
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8. Kanye West: Street Lights
This song is in Kanye’s latest album 808s and Heartbreak. It’s definitely unlike his other songs- in fact, there’s not much rapping in it. Instead, it creates a great ambiance with the rhythmic drums and the smooth catchy melody.
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9. Plastic Bertrand: Ca Plane Pour Moi
This song was written in 1977 and released as a single by Plastic Bertrand. It has great dance vibes and perhaps got a boost due to its feature in the premiere episode of Gossip Girl’s second season.
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10. Feist: Mushaboom
The first single released by Canadian indie sensation Leslie Feist, “Mushaboom” is about a simple life in a small town, and taking the time to enjoy life.
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11. N.E.R.D.: Spaz
This song is on the band’s third LP, Seeing Sounds. Spaz is a 4-minute long psychedelic sound trip heavy on digitally mixed beats. The lyrics flow smoothly in time and the resulting sound is infectious.
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12. The Black Ghosts: Anyway You Choose To Give It
This synth pop meets rock band is on their way to being huge in 2009. Their song “Full Moon” is getting lots of press for being one of the best on the Twilight Soundtrack. This song, however, is more upbeat and has edgy, yet smooth electronic beats to it. Warning: This is THE tune to crank up to feel seriously fierce!
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13. Eberg: Inside Your Head
Apple used this song in its first iPhone commercial in 2007 during the Oscars and it still wins over new listeners. The haunting melody will give you goosebumps! A song is truly outstanding when it makes you feel either happy or melancholy - and “Inside Your Head” is always nostalgic!
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14. Oasis: (Get Off Your) High Horse Lady
The original British Invasion rockers, Liam and Noel Gallagher, now share songwriting and producing duties. And that’s a good thing as their latest album Dig Out Your Soul testifies! This song is experimental and bluesy— the rhythm grooves like a horse trotting!
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15. Andrew Bird: Oh No
Andrew Bird just released his newest album, Noble Beast, and it is all so good in true Andrew Bird form. The songs are smart, quirky, and deliciously folksy.
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16. She & Him: Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?
She & Him consists of the creative collaboration of actress/vocalist Zooey Deschanel and talented indie music staple M. Ward. Together, they created a timeless darling of an album, Volume One, in 2008 made up of Ward’s virtuosic guitar playing and Deschanel’s pure tonal harmonies. On this album, which was Paste Magazine’s favorite record of 2008, Deschanel and Ward achieve the warmth and charm of old-fashioned pop and country from a by-gone era.
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I LOVE NASA
January 30th, 2009 at 5:24 pm
Sort of obsessed with the acoustic version of Poker Face.
February 2nd, 2009 at 12:56 pm