Cat Power

I'm neither a Cat Power fan nor a detractor. I liked the song (Nude as the News) she had on the What's Up Matador? compilation years ago, and I've generally liked other songs that I've heard on RadioK, but I've never been tempted to buy an album. With the release of her latest album, The Greatest, that hasn't changed, but I did download Could We, one of the standout tracks, from eMusic. RadioK played it recently and I was struck by how much it reminded me of Dusty Springfield. I can predict, with near absolute metaphysical certitude, that Steve Malloy will like this song, if he hasn't already picked it up. And you will, too.

Miskelanyus

Wow, have I been slack lately or what? Here's a quick grab bag of songs pilfered from 2 of my favorite MP3 blogs: 3Hive and Little Hits. 3Hive pointed me towards 2 free songs by a new band called Ex-Boyfriends that sounds quite a bit like early XTC (one of my favorite influences of the last few years). Speaking of which, 3Hive also recently posted a new song by XTC that sounds good to me. LittleHits posted a song by an obscure band called TV 21. As promised, their 1981 single Something's Wrong does indeed sound like the Comsat Angels; it also sounds like Teardrop Explodes, for my money.