• How Soon Is Now? by The Smiths

    SONG OF THE DAY “How Soon Is Now?” by The Smiths (Meat Is Murder, Rough Trade Records, 1985). Written by Johnny Marr and Morrissey. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – Written by Smiths singer Morrissey and guitarist Johnny Marr, it was originally a B-side of the 1984 single “William, It Was Really Nothing”. – “How …

  • Yell Fire – Michael Franti & Spearhead

    SONG OF THE DAY “Yell Fire” by Michael Franti & Spearhead (Yell Fire!, ANTI- Records, 2006). Written by Michael Franti, Shul, Young. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – Yell Fire! is a 2006 album by the reggae-influenced band Michael Franti and Spearhead inspired by Michael Franti’s trip to the Middle East, visiting Iraq, Israel, and …

  • Mystery Achievement – The Pretenders

    SONG OF THE DAY “Mystery Achievement” by The Pretenders (Pretenders, Real (UK)/ Sire (US), 1980). Written by Chrissie Hynde. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – Pretenders is the debut studio album by the British New Wave band The Pretenders. – This album, their first, compiles several previously-released tracks from their 1979 singles “Stop Your Sobbing”/”The …

  • Little Talks – Of Monsters and Men

    SONG OF THE DAY “Little Talks” by Of Monsters and Me (Live living room performance for KEXP radio, December 2010) RECOMMENDED BY… My good and music-loving friend since high school, Greg, who found it through kepx radio. Greg is an awesome and constant resource for the Song Of The Day Blog because he actively spends …