5 Song Set

In this episode, you'll hear five songs to be cool to. And I don't mean hipster cool. I mean classic cool. Cool like beatniks were cool. Cool in the way that bass players are cool. So, here's some cool for you. The songs are "Mulher segundo meu pai" by Anelis, "Jobb Kézzel" by DeViszont, "Is It Not True?" by The Brentford Sound, "Vincent and Mia" by Mars Water, and "Tellement un Star" by Le Hjärta.

After the 2011 5 Song Set Listeners' Choice Contest, I promised a podcast with a song by each of the winners. Well, here it is. The songs are "Hollywood Raptor" by the Doubleclicks, "Free Bird" by Marc with a C, "Cover Bombs" by the Nomadic Firs, "Action-man" by Souleye, and "Lõõtsapoiss" by Kihnu Poisid.

This episode has five songs made by just a single person, sometimes with some help from their friends. While most of this music was made on a computer, the songs are everything from hip hop, dance and funk to classical and folk. The songs are "RMDTRN feat Mo" by Kijk Een Ster, "To je sevdah, baby" by SevdahBABY, "Light Leaks" by Torley, "Movement 2, Allegretto" by Tangram, and "Ojos Azules" by Cassiopeia.

Love songs - they are pretty much ubiquitous. In this episode, you'll hear five fun and interesting takes on the ubiquitous love song. The songs are "Nolan's Song" by Arcadia, "The Organ Donor's March" by Kim Boekbinder, "8 Bit Video Romance" by Shade of Red, "Delorean" by The Droids We're Looking For, and "I Bet We'll Be OK" by C Vincent Plummer.

In this episode, you'll five amazing songs from either the tango or milonga genres. They are packed with energy and definitely will make you want to move. The songs are "Cosa de Negros" by Andrés Drimer, "La llorona" by Trio Nocturna, "Vals Considerao" by Walton/Van Duinen, "Cabaret" by Ber Stinco, and "Canaro en Paris" by Tarjeta Roja.

In this episode, I have five folk songs for you. They are songs about love, songs about courage, and one bluesy song about drinking... and love. This episode is dedicated to my mom, who is coordinating our family's disaster response to the damage done by the hurricane. The songs in this episode are "Hurricane Winslow" by The Revivalists, "Mount Mitchell" by Wainwright Brothers, "Chesterfields" by Bek vol Zand, "Szemkel" by Cisza Jak Ta, and "Tightrope Walker" by Heather Styka.

In this episode, you'll hear five spoken word tracks, covering life, love, the universe and everything. The musicians are from all across Europe and the United States - a nice mix of both locations and ideas. The songs are "Dance if you Believe" by Alexander Piterskiy, "Pan Bóg" by Mazzoll and Marcin Swietlicki, "Notes from a Dying Taxpayer" by Captain of the Rant vs Hair Explosion, "Respect The Brightness Of Our Souls" by 2L8, and "It's Really Inconvenient" by Tock.

Reggae didn't end with Bob Marley and the Wailers. Contemporary reggae and reggae fusion have some great sounds that combine reggae with jazz, funk, ska, pop, rock and even folk music. In this episode, you'll hear five reggae songs guaranteed to prove that there is more to the genre than just Mr. Marley. The songs are "Talk of the Town" by Marina Orchestra, "One Day" by Arcadia, "Town Crier" by Fat City Bird, "I'm Alright" by Offbeat Revolution, and "Ой на гори два дубки" by Chornobrivci.

Usually, I play upbeat, energetic songs. However, sometimes you just want music that's laid back and relaxing. So, that's what I've got for you in this episode: five laid back tracks for a lazy summer day. The songs are "Beach Bum Anthem" by Akim, "Brooklyn Mermaids" by Scott Wolfson and Other Heroes, "(T)Silent Tea" by Scrabbel, "Summerland" by The Woodlands, and "Sonia's Song" by Rich LaBonte.

In this episode, I have five electronica tracks for you. These days, it is hard to really single out something as electronica, as so much music is made on computers and a lot of it doesn't even remotely sound like that's where it came from. For this episode, though, I picked songs that really do sound like we would imagine songs made on a computer sound, but even that gives us everything from chiptunes and really upbeat songs to more slow, ambient ones. The songs in this episode are "Future Memories" by Escape Into, "Magnetize" by Astro Kid, "Hello World" by Upside Down Cake, "Waking Up In The Perseids" by VCMG, and "The Future, Both Forever Ungrasped" by Connectedness Locus.

This episode features five songs that have a good beat and would be great to dance to (or at least move to). The songs are "Hitman's Lovesong" by The Freak Fandango Orchestra, "Snowfall (Flying Chivaus Version)" by Shade of Red, "Teresina" by OdjBox, "Dazzling by Design" by Summertime's End, and "The Ice Tower" by the Erik Sumo Band.

This episode is five songs with a funky, bluesy and definitely cool feel. The songs are "Окно" by Neboslov, "Steve's Guitar Corner" by Kid Meets Cougar, "7 days, 7 nights" by Mika Akimen, "Ruckus on Wall Street" by Jack Klatt and the Cat Swingers, and "Popcorn Nélkül" by DeViszont.

This episode has five a capella (or mostly a capella) songs for you. A capella is unaccompanied vocal music, so everything from Gregorian chant and other religious music up through barbershop quartets, modern looping "vocal only" productions and beatboxing. The a capella in this episode varies from just incredibly beautiful to fun, funky and bluesy. The songs in this episode are "Bad Day for Heroes" by Hawthorn, "פאנקי אותי" by Funkapella, "Mayokero" by Roy Kafri, "Holtenbroekblues" by De Blauwe Vingers, and "Y Deryn Du" by Rún.

In this episode, we're going to spend some quality time with our old friend, rock music. Rock music has changed and branched out over the years, and we're going to follow some of those branches and enjoy the tasty fruit. We've got some ska-rock, some post- and lo-fi rock, and some hard rock. A nice tasty mix! The songs in this episode are "Get Serious" by Llama Tsunami, "It Was A Dark And Stormy Night" by Five Iron Frenzy, "Értéktelen" by [tagless], "The Hunch" by the Starlight Girls, and "Analog Man" by Cinemon.

This episode features five punk rock songs for you, but don't worry - these are punk rock songs that everyone can enjoy. The songs are "Deska" by 4get Me Not, "I Rule the World" by the Moguls, "Hey Kidz/Real Love" by GroundScore, "Do You Wanna Dance?" by Snitch, and "Perdicion" by La Chapuza.

This episode features a time machine journey through some popular genres of the early 20th century. Jazz, swing, old-time music and ragtime - we travel back to hear some great music from way back when that is being played by hot bands today. The songs in this episode are "Cou Cou" by Mouce Manouche, "Americana" by Ed Bailey, "Five Miles from Town" by Luke Mercier and Rolling River, "WalMarts With DriveThrough" by One Monster After Another, and "Eli Green's Cake Walk" by The Ragtime Skedaddlers.

In this episode, I've got five folk songs for you. The songs vary from upbeat to wistful, modern to traditional. The songs in this podcast are "Red Wonder Boots" by Kelsey Rottiers and the Rising Tide, "Azt gondoltam" by Kravaiar, "El tímido" by Damián Verdún, "W naszym niebie" by Cisza Jak Ta, and "Song About Love" by The Goodnight Fields.

If the "post-" genres are all about pushing the limits and breaking rules within their parent genres, then this episode is a little bit of chaos for your ears: five songs from the "post-" genres. That's a post-rock song by a band from Budapest, a post-hardcore and post-jazz song from Austria, post-hardcore from Southern California, another post-rock song that feels quite different from the first from England, and some post-electronica that was made in Costa Rica. The songs are "Volt Jobb?" by [tagless], "IV" by IXOYE, "Mission: Control" by Harris Grade, "Constants (Part 2)" by Arbor Lights, and "Freddy Liked to Dance" by Adino.

In this episode, I have five tracks of music you can totally dance to by bands from Eastern Europe and Brazil. The songs in this episode are "Ti nikad nećeš znati srce jedne žene (vs. Zdenka Kovačiček)" by SevdahBABY, "Tanečná" by Hudba z Marsu, "Amor Sustentável" by Anelis, "Digadinovo" by Seu Bené, and "Techno" by Epic Lyrical.

This episode has five phenomenal songs for you that have a gypsy feel. The diversity of the bands is pretty impressive too, from Germany, Argentina, the United States, Finland, and Spain. Plus all the songs can be downloaded for free! The songs in this episode are "Labyrinth" by Nastja and the Orloves, "Die Naie Cuppe" by Segundo Mundo, "Les Triplettes de Bellville" by Mouce Manouche, "Uhkalaulu" by Väinö Grön, and "Requiem for a Fish" by The Freak Fandango Orchestra.