Show Me the Way
Compiled Feb 16, 2016
New playlist inspired by past SF shows (City & Colour, Nathaniel Rateliff and the Nightsweats, Samantha Crain, Max Frost, Penguin Prison, Tow’rs) as well as new discoveries (Owl Paws, Meet Me in Orbit) from awesome opening performances. I especially tip my hat to Owl Paws (reminds me of Local Natives a bit), Meet me in Orbit (reminds me of Geographer and Radio Dept. a bit), and Midi Matilda, three local bands that are really making names for themselves in the SF/Oakland music scene.
Max Frost, Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats, Penguin Prison, and Tow’rs were definite STANDOUTS for me overall, and you can read more about them in my blog reviews (Tow’rs review coming soon!). Knowing that I loved Max Frost, one of my expert music buddies recommended I check out Caught a Ghost, a LA-based artist that surely DID pique my interest (hints of Max Frost and Prefuse 73) and who I hope makes his way up to NorCal for a tour. Other new discoveries were King Charles (a London-based artist affiliated with Mumford & Sons), The Royal Concept, Elle King, and Hurricane Dean. I thank my sister for introducing me to Elle King, and I’m stoked to see Elle at the Fox Theater in Oakland at the end of this month. Hurricane Dean was a lucky find through two German dudes that I met at the Penguin Prison show in SF. The guitar riff in their song, Flat Random Noise, reminds me of Foals (specifically the song, Balloons) and the vocals remind me of Vampire Weekend – two bands that I LOVE!
I’m not surprised that I met peeps with good music taste at Penguin Prison, for that show was a BLAST and had me dancing in a state of ecstasy ALL NIGHT. ‘Show Me the Way,’ was as STANDOUT track for me and will serve as my go-to theme song for the rest of this month.
***
Here’s a Spotify playlist with most of the songs (some still missing):
***
You can download all of the songs (out of order) from my link on Box.com
https://app.box.com/s/d1xth8tvfd54c0ozx8wp6ybnect4ydrb
***
Coco Chitty- King Charles
Lover Come Back- City And Colour
Ex’s & Oh’s- Elle King
Show Me The Way- Penguin Prison
Thank You- Nathaniel Rateliff And The Night Sweats
Fashion- The Royal Concept
The Swan & the East- Tow’rs
Sleeping At Night- Caught A Ghost
The Things I Forgot- Owl Paws
Flat Random Noise- Hurricane Dean
Lady Percy- King Charles
Calling Out- Penguin Prison
Wasting Time- Nathaniel Rateliff And The Night Sweats
Paranoia- Max Frost
No Sugar In My Coffee- Caught A Ghost
The Fields- Owl Paws
Don’t Fuck with My Money- Penguin Prison
We Are Grown- Meet Me in Orbit
Circles- Tow’rs
Caught in a Daze- Penguin Prison
Stranger – Midi Matilda
Nice and Slow- Max Frost
If I Had a Dollar- Samantha Crain
