Audio By Carbonatix
As music critics — and people who generally think about, talk about, listen to and make music — the most common question we get asked (and ask each other, for that matter) is, “What are you listening to right now?”
The pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy Rotation. For the benefit of those who happen to be curious and to give you a feel for our individual sensibilities, we’ve compiled a list of all the things we’re listening to this week. Feel free to chime in with picks of your own after the jump.
MARK BLIESENER
The Mothers of Invention – Absolutely Free
Ron Miles – “I’ll Be There”
Howlin’ Wolf – “Do the Do”
Alia Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté – Ali and Toumani
Devon Sproule – “Don’t’ Hurry for Heaven”
CHRIS CALLAWAY
The Kinks – Word of Mouth
Band of Horses – Everything All the Time
David Bowie – Young Americans
Rush – Test for Echo
Split Enz – True Colours
CORY CASCIATO
Swayzak – Groove Technology vol 1.3
Dr Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog OST
Zeno – Amnesia Studio Mix
Gorillaz – Plastic Beach
Grimbert – “Zombie Apocalypse”
BRIAN FREDERICK
Portugal. The Man – American Ghetto
Daniel Merriweather – Love and War
HIM – Sreamworks: Love in Theory and Practice
Broken Bells – “Your Head Is On Fire”
Yellowcard – Ocean Avenue
A.H. GOLDSTEIN
James Brown – “The Payback”
King Curtis – “Memphis Soul Stew”
Joanna Newsom – Have One On Me
Houses – Fall EP
Louis Jordan – “Caldonia (Single)”
JASON HELLER
No For an Answer – A Thought Crusade
Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs – Medicine County
Hunter Dragon – Weight & Measure
Mose Allison – The Way of the World
Prince – Dirty Mind
DAVE HERRERA
Portugal. The Man – American Ghetto
Local Natives – Gorilla Manor
Athlete – Black Swan
Jaguar Love – Hologram Jams
Gorillaz – Plastic Beach
RU JOHNSON
UGK-Too Hard to Swallow.
Gang Starr- Full Clip: A Decade of Gang Starr
OutKast- The Love Below
Amy Winehouse-Frank
Ludacris- Release Therapy
THORIN KLOSOWSKI
Gorillaz – Plastic Beach
Jesus and Mary Chain – Darklands
Shogu Tokumaru – Exit
Bruce Haack – Haackula
Archie Shepp – Black Gipsy
TOM MURPHY
The Besnard Lakes – The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night
Shearwater – The Golden Archipelago
The Normal – “Warm Leatherette”
Mission of Burma – Vs.
The Fall – A-Sides
ADAM PERRY
Dr. Dog – Fate
Besnard Lakes – The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night
Midlake – The Courage of Others
Black Francis – NonStopErotik
Ween – Pure Guava
CHARLES RUSSELL
Shackleton – Death Is Not Final
Santa Hates You – Rocket Heart
Jean Elan – Killer
Fake Blood – Mars (Herve re-edit)
Robert Smith – Very Good Advice
DUTCH SEYFARTH
The Swayback – Die Finks
Mumford and Sons – Winter Winds
Zach Heckendorf – The Cool Down
500 Miles to Memphis – We’ve Built Up To Nothing
The Mother Hips – Pacific Dust
KYLE SMITH
La Monte Young, John Cale et al. – Inside the Dream Syndicate Vol. 1: Day of Niagara
Cold Cave – Love Comes Close
Kylesa – Static Tensions
Suicide – Suicide
Talking Heads – Fear of Music
JON SOLOMON
The Clash – London Calling
King Tubby – Dub Gone Crazy: The Evolution of Dub at King Tubby’s 1975-1977
The Flaming Lips – Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
King Crimson – Discipline
Pharoah Sanders – Thembi
AMBER TAUFEN
Tim “Love” Lee — Confessions of a Selector
Aphrodite — Urban Junglist
Honey, I’m Homely! — Dance Hall Crashers
Beck — Midnite Vultures
Eminem — The Eminem Show
ANDY THOMAS
Joe Pug – Daytrotter Session
Riot Before – Fists Buried in Pockets
Alkaline Trio – This Addiction
PJ Bond – You Didn’t Know I was Alphabetical
Throwaway Sunshine – For Everything We’re Not
