November 30. This is when my music listening patterns begin to change. I\u2019ve been listening to some Christmas music, but not as much I have in the past. I think I\u2019m waiting for December 1 to really dive in. This week has been largely devoted to rounding out my Favorite Songs of the Year list. But more about than in a couple weeks. For now, some new music is still rolling in, but the pace has certainly slowed. I think I\u2019ll augment these playlists with some throwback songs until the spigot opens a little wider in January.<\/p>\n
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\u201cYour Nail And Your Hammer\u201d – Oh Pep! Delightful pop music from Australia.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat Do You Want Me To Do\u201d – Bob Mould. 58 years old and his next album, based on two early songs, seems like it\u2019s going to be an absolute motherfucker. From a musical perspective, this is the best Pearl Jam song in 12 years.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cPortions for Foxes\u201d – Rilo Kiley. I just<\/em> missed Rilo Kiley. They were kind of on the perimeter of what I was listening to when they were at their peak. When I got into some of their later work, it didn\u2019t compare to their early stuff and I never connected strongly with it. I heard this song on SiriusXM this week – and have listened to it about 10 times since then – and forgot what a great track it is. It really should have been a massive song, and probably would have been had it come along 7-8 years earlier and RK had a bigger label push behind them. Any time Jenny Lewis sings about cheap, meaningless sex I\u2019m totally on board. My ’90s would have been better if I knew more women like her…<\/p>\n \u201cYellow Bike\u201d – Pedro The Lion. I\u2019ve been sitting on this song for about a month. Although I\u2019m not sure it can really be called a Christmas song, its narrative base is a favorite Christmas present from David Bazan\u2019s youth. Do kids still get bikes for Christmas? And do they love them as much as those of us who were born in the 1970s did?<\/p>\n