When you watch as much television as I do, certain trends become blindingly apparent to you. Case in point, with the release of their new album “El Camino” this week, I’ve seen more Black Keys TV appearances than just about any other band in 2011. Sure, it’s a hot record that will likely reach #1 on the charts by this time next week, but there comes a point where it gets to be too much. From SNL to The Colbert Report to Letterman to a couple other shows, “Lonely Boy” and/or “Gold on the Ceiling” have been played at every one. Good for the band and their success, but I’m starting to get overwhelmed. So here’s a decidedly Black Keys-free edition of Pick Your Poison, as so many of them are. Tracks I’ll affix a gold star to today come from 813, Cass McCombs, Earthquake Party, Moist, Rocket From the Tombs and School of Seven Bells.
Beaty Heart – Cola (Kid Kanevil Remix)
Cass McCombs – Bradley Manning
Cotton Mather – My Before and After
Earthquake Party – Pretty Little Hand
Fairewell – Born Under a Bad Sign (Echo Lake Remix)
Justice – Ohio (Mapuche Remix)
Krashkarma – Nightmare on Christmas
Mickey Moonlight – Close to Everything (The Martin Brothers Dub)
Moist – Hold On (ft. Sofie Norling)
Rocket From the Tombs – Ain’t It Fun
School of Seven Bells – The Night
The Sutras – Call Out We’ll Find You
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