This is part 1 of a couple playlists I'm going to post with the theme of disco. I don't know if it's because I'm cooped up on an island in south Florida where the mean age is 60 and there are 3 bars to choose from that close at midnight on a good night...but, I just want to dance! (wait, do I even dance?) No, I don't really dance much, but I can still bob my head and have a grand old time. Whether it's a pulsing 4/4 beat, a groovy bass line, the fact that it's a Bee Gees cover or that it has the word "disco" in the name, all of these songs are strung together by a common disco thread. That's right, it's time to party.
1. Twin Sister - "All Around and Away We Go"
2010 track, impetus for idea to make disco playlist. If you haven't heard this yet I guarantee you will listen to it 20 times a day for the next week.
2. Feist - "Inside and Out"
Remember when I said something about a Bee Gees cover? Feist takes you back to 1979 and nails it.
3. TV On The Radio - "Golden Age"
Funky palm-muted guitar line, soulful falsetto vocals. Have you ever thought that it might be the coolest job in the world to be the one white guy in TV On The Radio?
4. Yo La Tengo - "Last Days Of Disco"
The last days of disco isn't the only thing this one is mourning. "and the song said 'don't be lonely.' it makes me lonely." Yo La Tengo rules.
5. Jeremy Jay - "Love Everlasting"
Slow disco.
6. Todd Rundgren - "I Went To the Mirror"
I put this on here because this whole Todd Rundgren album (Something/Anything?) is like a tragic disco played at half speed. It's all really beautiful.
7. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - "Round and Round"
This song has been stuck in my head since I heard it for the first time. So catchy. "And I'll back you up as your front man."
8. Disco Inferno - "In Sharky Water"
For everyone who thinks Animal Collective is so damn innovative and is the best thing since sliced bread...Yeah, they may have forgotten to listen to Disco Inferno. Disco Inferno rules.
9. Pylon - "Danger"
album: Gyrate Plus. Pylon's dance-punk will get you moving faster than any disco beats.
10. We Have Band - "You Came Out"
Since this was supposed to be a disco playlist.
11. Kylie Minogue - "Can't Get You Out Of My Head"
Yeah I know, sue me, but I can't get this song out of my head. I remember being about 12 or 13 and not being able to get the video out of my head either...That video is the devil.
12. Phoenix - "Too Young"
This song makes me feel like I'm Bill Murray and I really can't think of a better reason to listen to a song.
13. My Disco - "Antler"
Just like Kylie Minogue, My Disco is from Australia. I guess that's about the only thing they have in common. This is off a split 7" with Louisville band Young Widows.
14. Yelle - "Jogging"
Not really sure why I put this on here. I guess it is because Yelle just fascinates me. It's like a musical trainwreck that you can't stop listening to. I do kind of like that the little drum machine part in the beginning sounds like "jogging". Whatever, disco.
15. French Kicks - "Close To Modern"
This one satisfies the groovy bass line condition. Right around the two minute mark this one will have you singing along even though you can't sing falsetto like that. Infectious, "disco."
download playlist vamos a la discoteca, part 1
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