Another List of Songs w/ 2 downloads (Hometown Edition)

Lykke Li: "I'm Good, I'm Gone" (Youth Novels)
Lykke Li hails from the town of Ystad in southern Sweden, home of the Franciscan convent Gråbrödraklostret. Ystad is also the home to two professional handball teams.

Black Kids: "I'm Not Going to Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You (The Twelves Remix)" (Wizard of Ahhhs EP)
The Black Kids were formed in Jacksonville, Florida. And, shit, Jacksonville is the largest city in Florida? How did that happen? Jacksonville is also the third largest city on the east coast after New York and Philly. I am officially dumbfounded. What is Jacksonville's draw exactly? Well it is home to the Jacksonville Jam. Named after Space Jam? Jacksonville is near the Georgia border and votes overwhelming Republican. So don't blame the Jewish old ladies. Blame the 800,000 dumbasses from Jacksonville. Jacksonville is the headquarters of southern supermarket Winn-Dixie, which I know of because of that book Because of Winn-Dixie with the cute dog.

Cut Copy: "Feel the Love" (In Ghost Colours)
Cut Copy come from Melbourne, Australia, ancestral home to the Wurundjeri and Bunurong aborigines. Melbourne was discovered by John Batman. John Batman! Melbourne had a population of 177 less than 250 years ago. Now it is home to nearly 4 Million.

Franco & le Tpok Jazz: "Bolingo ya bougie" (Francophonic, Vol. 1: 1973-1980)
Franco grew up in Kinshasa (then Leopodville) in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The two main spoken languages of Kinshasa are French and Lingala. Kinshasa was the site of the Rumble in the Jungle between Ali and Foreman. The name was changed to Kinshasa by Zaire's (then the name for the country) president Mobutu Sese Seko, who used to dress like this. The coldest month in Konshasa is July when temperatures range between 64 and 81. It is also the home of Dikembe Mutumbo, world famous finger-wagger.

White Lies: "E.S.T." (To Lose My Life)
White Lies were formed in Ealing, a suburb of London. Ealing is a pretty boring place except for the fact that it is home to the famous Ealing film studios where The Ladykillers, Kind Hearts and Coronets and Monty Python were filmed, making Ealing the birthplace of British comedy and for that I thank you, otherwise boring British suburb. Quite a few great musicians come from Ealing, including Pete Townshend, Dusty Springfield, and Mitch Mitchell (of the Jimi Hendrix Experience).

Sparklehorse: "King of Nails" (It's a Wonderful Life)
Sparklehorse were formed in Richmond, Virginia. Richmond is where that little "Give me liberty or the death" speech was made.

The Pixies: "Head On" (Trompe le Monde)
The Pixies come from Bahh-ston, Mass, home of a certain Tea Party that made our British colonizers all grumpy. What, the crumpets weren't to your liking Lord Frankfort? What douches. Then there was the Boston Massacre, a slight exaggeration since only 3 people were killed. I mean that doesn't really put it in the running with the Rwandan or Armenian massacres. For shame, Boston.

Frantic Clam: "We Own the Night" (Anatomica)
Frantic Clam are big in the Austin, Texas indie scene. Austin is the bastion of liberalism and general weirdness inside of the Big Bad Amerrican Republic of Texas. Willie Nelson and Matthew McConaughey were born in Austin. That should give you a good idea of what Austin is like.

Belle & Sebastian: "The Boy with the Arab Strap" (The Boy with the Arab Strap)
B&S are from Glasgow, Scotland. The Glasgow dialect is known as Glasgow Patter. In the UK, a headbutt is known as a Glasgow kiss, but in Glasgow a headbutt is actually called a stookie.

Evidence ft. Phonte, Blu and Will.i.am: "For Whom the Bell Tolls" (The Layover)
Evidence is from Venice Beach, LA. Venice was home to Jim Morrison, Wavy Gravy and the original Gold's Gym. So Venice is famous for 'roids and hippies, hopefully not hippies on steroids. The Dude lives in Venice in the Big Lebowski, inspiration for this blog.

M. Ward: "Rave On" (Hold Time)
M. Ward is also a Californian, hailing from Newbury Park, an affluent LA suburb. Newbury Park was a "planned community," created by the Janss Corporation. Its median home value is 730,000. Fuck you Newbury and your planned, gated communtiy.

Emiliana Torrini: "Jungle Drum" (Me and Armini)
Emiliana is from Kópavogur, Iceland's second largest city with a population of 30,000. The literal translation of Kópavagur is Seal Pup Bay. How adorable.

The Knife: "One Hit" (Silent Shout)
The Knife are based in Stockholm, Sweden. In the Stockholm Massacre of 1520 King Christian II of Denmark invaded Sweden and killed 80-90 Swedish notables. This led to general animosity between the two Nordic nations. But they found it too cold to do much other than stare gloomily at eachother.

Bob Dylan: "Visions of Johanna" (Blonde on Blonde)
Dylan was born in Duluth, Minnesota. Duluth is home to the largest Finnish population outside of Finland.

Hüsker Dü: "One Step at a Time" (Zen Arcade)
Hüsker Dü are also from Minnesota, in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. The rivalry between the two "twin cities" was so intense that for the 1890 census, representatives of both cities kidnapped census takers to prevent one city from outranking the other and in the 1960s, the cities could not agree on a shared time zone so Minneapolis was briefly one hour ahead of St. Paul.

Hot Hot Heat: "In Cairo" (Make up the Breakdown)
Hot Hot Heat are from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Victoria hosted the 2005 World Curling Championship, which has also been held in Duluth and Glasgow. Good music and curling go together apparently. Victoria is also known for its large population of retirees and the homeless.

Talking Heads: "Love/Building on Fire" (MCMLXXXIII)
Talking Heads come from New York City, which I've heard has a fair share of attractions. Did you know the Ramapough Mountain Indians live near New York City in northern New Jersey and southern New York. It was long debated whether they are actually Native Americans, runaway slaves, or simply uneducated hillbillys. It appears that they are actually Indians, however.

Animal Collective: "For Reverend Green" (Strawberry Jam)
Animal Collective are from Baltimore, Maryland AKA Bodymore, Murdaland. Truly, Baltimore has a horrible crime rate, the second highest of all US cities, although it has progressed since 1993 when there were 353 reported homicides, a fairly ridiculous number. I am currently obsessed with The Wire, which details just how fucked up Baltimore is. The fact that The Wire is Obama's favorite TV show and his favorite character is Omar gives me some hope for the next four years.

Fleet Foxes: "Mykonos" (2008-11-21 Den Haag, The Netherlands)
Fleet Foxes come from Seattle, a city that is currently experiencing the worst sports year ever. The Super Sonics left for Oklahoma City and became the Thunder. I think. The Mariners and Seahawks both had dreadful years, managing to fall well bellow any reasonable expectations. On the plus side, there is the Seattle Hempfest to look forward to.