Ben Gibbard of Death Cab For Cutie and The Postal Service was born on this date in 1976. You’ll hear a lot of his music on today’s playlist.
Your (Almost) Daily Playlist: 6-21-24
On the latest UK Top 100 singles chart, The Killers’ “Mr. Brightside,” from their 2004 debut album Hot Fuss, moves up from number 66 to number 63 in its 415th week on that chart. I think it’s on its way to hit song status.
The Killers’ Brandon Flowers was born on this date in 1981. A handful of that band’s songs are included on today’s playlist.
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Your (Almost) Daily Playlist: 8-25-23
The album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot was rejected by Reprise Records, Wilco’s label at the time, for being too experimental and uncommercial. Wilco bought back the rights to the album for $50,000. The band subsequently signed with Nonesuch Records, which, like Reprise, is distributed by Warner Music. Nonesuch put out the album in 2002. It became Wilco’s best-selling album, despite the band making it available to stream for free on their website following their departure from Reprise.
Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy was born on this date in 1967. Lots of Wilco on today’s playlist.
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Your (Almost) Daily Playlist: 4-8-23
Today’s playlist features a bunch of Vampire Weekend tunes, as the band’s Ezra Koenig turns 39 today.
Your (Almost) Daily Playlist (10-5-20)
Inspired by the October 5 birthdays of Steve Miller, Sweet’s Brian Connolly, Sparks’ Russell Mael, The Decemberists’ Colin Meloy, Mrs. Miller, The Boomtown Rats’ Bob Geldof, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart’s Kip Berman, Glynis Johns, William Tabbert, Madness’ Lee Thompson, Billy Riley, The Chantels’ Arlene Smith and Girls Aloud’s Nicola Roberts.
Your (Almost) Daily Playlist (5-14-20)
Inspired by the May 14 birthdays of Talking Heads‘ David Byrne, The Coasters/Cadets’ Dub Jones, The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach, Raphael Saadiq, Bobby Darin, Cream’s Jack Bruce, The Cult’s Ian Astbury, Shanice and Tom Cochrane.