ANN - TEA - SO - SHAWL!!

So, in lieu of blogging, I guess?
My wife has been making some excellent music comps.
She's been doing them in monthly installments and needless to say, I'm usually begging for them as soon as the new month hits.

February's comp. included the following:

Little Thoughts - Bloc Party
This Is Not A Photograph - Mission of Burma
Let the Formula Forge Itself Fantastic - Vague Angels
(Chris Leo's new band. YEA!)
Disco 2000 - Pulp
Guess I'm Falling In Love (Instrumental) - Velvet Underground
Sing Child - Heart
It Ain't What You Do (It's The Way That You Do It) -
Fun Boy Three feat. Bananarama
Chewing Gum (Headman Vocal Remix) - Annie
What Tom Said About The Girls - The Blow
Cruel Summer - Bananarama
Go, Man, Go - The Wedding Present
Never As Tired When I'm Waking Up - LCD Soundsystem
What Happened To The Sands - Pas/Cal
I Say A Little Prayer - Aretha Franklin

As a whole her mixes are quite remenicent of her old radio programme -- yes, I spelt it the British way -- Facsimile Pop.
Overall, a lot of fun with some quirk thrown in... but no ZANINESS.
(Good God, don't call it that.)
Best of all, it's all done without any ironic tone.
From the Britney Spears-esque pop meets Prince production of Annie, to the prog-rock wail of Heart -- I KNOW! HEART. PROG? YES!,
the post punk of Bloc Party and Burma, AND two tracks featuring Bananarama?
Sultry British babes who are more vixen than rockstars? ...but this is the British way, no?
Awesome. Plus some Brit-Pop, something that Allison claimed to loathe. This is all music she loves. Especially the Wedding Present song... she's adored this song since I first met her... and it still lingers.

I'm sure if you were to beg her for them, she'd make 'em for you as well.

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Note: I lied. She just updated her blog.
It's a short piece, remenicent of her previous post, but it's a start.
And I despise the way she hates on my old stomping grounds...
The O.C. (Oakland County) has plenty of UGGS too.
(Both wearers of boots and ugly locales.)
EAST SIIIIIIIDE!