Threadbare, the new album by San Francisco’s Port O’Brien is released this Monday (19th October) via City Slang. Here, the band make us an imaginary mixtape of some of their current favourite tracks.
“3 Peat” by Lil Wayne
One of the greatest opening tracks on any record in recent memory. It flows so wonderfully and you can tell Weezy feels every line he spits. The rest of the album, luckily for us, delivers on the promise.
“Katy Song” by Red House Painters
This song is perfectly structured building up to the repetitious jam at the end. The lyrics are delivered with Kozelek’s trademark drawl. Gorgeous and haunting.
“Birthday Sex (Up-Tempo Version)” by Jeremih
There hasn’t been a more perfect pop song in a long, long time.
“Love it or Hate it” by the Game (ft. 50 Cent)
The moment that bass comes in a little after the first verse is so amazing.
“Pulling for Gold” by Ryan Stively & His Poison Band
Our bass player Ryan recorded an EP on 4-track earlier this year and I hope beyond hope he releases it somehow soon because all of you will love it.
“You Can Have What You Want” by Papercuts
This is probably our favorite record of the year. Its so consistently compelling and addicting.
“Somewhere There Is a Mountain” by Paleo
This guy is the most prolific and amazing songwriter that nobody knows about. Cambria, especially, listens to his songs all the time. Head on over to his Myspace to hear some other songs.
“The Watcher” by Dr. Dre”
This song still sounds as fresh as it did when it came out. It makes me really sad that the Doc hasn’t released anything of his own of any substance since. We are all still holding out for Detox, which hopefully won’t be anything like Chinese Democracy.
“Here’s Where the Story Ends” by the Sundays
We got this off a 90s sampler we stole from our manager in LA. It makes us happy and makes all our driving a little easier.
“Edit the Sad Parts” by Modest Mouse
Possibly our favorite song by our favorite contemporary band.
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