The daily aural experience in the Nerve offices typically consists of one of three Sirius radio stations: Left of Center (indie rock), CBC 3 (Canadian indie rock), or First Wave (80s indie rock). Every now and again we mix it up with a little Pure Jazz because nothing makes you feel tres swank like drinking instant espresso in a deadly silent office with the same four cuts off Birth of the Cool playing too quiet in the background. Today, though, we’re getting crazy with albums off my personal auditory device. The morning kicked off with the Drive-By Truckers’ recently released Brighter Than Creation’s Dark, a slice of country rock so pure it should embarrass the Black Crowes back into semi-retirement. Next up was Common’s Be, still his best work and an album on the short list for best opening tracks of the decade. Right now, we’re working our way through Contents Are’s Through You, an album whose history is almost as rich as the 60s garage rock that make up its track list.
Key tracks for the discerning reader are “Sorry Houston” for the Drive-Bys, “Be” for Common, and “In Trouble” for Contents Are.
Maybe the second half of the day the little sucker will go on random. Nothing spices up the day like abrupt transitions between LL Cool J and videogame soundtrack cuts!
Here's the video for Common's "Be":
