Music is a little like food. Like clothes, these are areas where it’s probably worthwhile for one to explore & expand their tastes. The Playlist is assembled each month by Dappered’s very own music correspondent, Tim Johnstone. Tim is a former Virgin Records Label Rep & current award winning Program Director at KRVB, which was awarded the FMQB AAA station of the year markets 50+. You can also catch his work on the weekends, when he assembles the Dossier. Top Photo Credit.
Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams – “Get Lucky”
Party anthem of the summer. It’s as simple as that.
Nine Inch Nails – “Came Back Haunted”
Just a couple months after releasing the full length LP from his esoteric darkwave band How To Destroy Angels, Trent Reznor surprises with something we all really wanted from the start: a blistering new Nine Inch Nails track that takes us everywhere we wanted to go.
Lorde – “Royals”
Whereupon a 16 year old New Zealand singer infatuates the world with a pulsating song about living large when you have no means of doing so, and being absolutely fine with it. Teen angst, updated.
Franz Ferdinand – “Right Action” 
Scotland’s favorite indie rock export preview their upcoming album with a rollicking return to what made everyone go mad for them in the first place: super catchy hooks built upon an undeniable groove with party guitar fills and all manner of backing vocals.
Vampire Weekend – “Diane Young” 
Quirky and chirpy and electro and somehow still Vampire Weekend. A super catchy mess of a song that crams surf guitar, doo-wop vocals and all manner of frenzied piano into two minutes and forty seconds of frenetic fun.
Airborne – “Live It Up”
For those about to rock, we salute you. That reminds me, where’s my school boy uniform?
Pickwick featuring Sharon Von Etten – “Lady Luck”
The most introspective of all tracks from this Portland bands’ impressive Can’t Talk Medicine album. Somewhere, Danny Ocean is thinking about having another go at it.
Queens Of The Stone Age – “My God Is The Sun”
Josh Homme’s vocals are as empyrean as ever on this wonderfully bombastic and altogether righteous sonic blast.
The Pixies – “Bagboy”
The first new music in forever from one of the most beloved bands in the pantheon of indie rock baffles, amuses and ultimately hits home, even if you change your mind about it every time you hear it. By the time recently departed member Kim Deal comes in at the chorus, it sinks in.
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – “Same Love”
About as far from “Thrift Shop” as you can get, Macklemore & Lewis continue to bust hip-hop stereotypes with this moving, emotional and pointed commentary on one of the current hot button issues in America. Gets me every time.
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Regarding Get Lucky, I’ve been digging this version. Some fantastic dancing, too.
I made a Spotify playlist, except for the Pixies song, which I couldn’t find. Yer welcome.
https://play.spotify.com/user/sudasuda/playlist/2V4oK7l2DiEoh8dfnXbJNr
Wasn’t expecting to see Pickwick here! Great pick. They’re from Seattle, not Portland, though.
Great pick with Lorde. Up and comer right there, folks.
You sir are awesome.
It appears there are countless versions of “Get Lucky” out there. I went with a Folksy acoustic guitar version.
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Creepy as it is, that is not Kim Deal singing backup on Bagboy. I like the new track. I don’t love it, but I’m sure it will grow on me. Sad to see Kim leave. A new Kim will be touring with them in Europe. Saw them a few years ago and they were way better than they should have been. It was a great show. Even without Deal, I’ll go see them if they do a US tour.
http://news.radio.com/2013/06/29/the-pixies-move-on-sans-kim-deal-with-bagboy/
Hey there. I read an update where Kim mentioned she recorded this with
the band before making the announcement that she was leaving.
Heh, man I dunno what to believe anymore! It sure as hell sounds like her, but everything I’ve seen says it isn’t. Doesn’t really matter. It’s a good song. Wish it were a better song, but it’s good.
I saw Pickwick play at a church at SXSW – they weren’t the most memorable band, to be honest. My party songs to add to the list are Mikhael Paskalev’s Jive Babe
– was my favorite live act this year) and Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines
The full albums by Daft Punk and Queens of the Stone Age are both incredible. There’s no filler on either, and the artwork in the vinyl version of the latter is well worth a few extra dollars.
New Pixies????? mind = bottled
That Lorde track is phenomenal, I can’t stop listening.
Great list. Only one I hadn’t heard was the new Pixies tune and I ‘m sure glad I did now. Thanks!
They seem to be making real waves here the last few weeks. It’s not quite my thing, I usually listen to heavier fare, but I enjoyed what I’ve listened to so far, it’s good clean driving rock.
George Barnett is great!
Let’s work on this a bit…
For those with a bit harder taste, this Dillinger Escape Plan track is not completely indicative of their style, yet keeps the spirit of their music in tact, and is catchy to boot…
“One of us is the Killer”
and, the Daughter cover of “Get Lucky” is by far my favorite at this point…