Mental Nomad Podcast 172: Bad Looks Good on You

As a wise man once said, "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." I'm not quite done with this whole thing yet. Maybe the return to Boston next month will allow me a different sort of routine that will make producing these shows more feasible than doing them in Tennessee -- surrounded by family -- has proven. Regardless, enjoy this episode -- there's some really good music here.

Here's what you'll hear today (right-click to download MP3 or to stream it in a new tab or browser window):

1. The Swell Season: "I Don't Wanna Know"
2. Sheri Miller: "Satellite"
3. Sarah Carter feat. Ross Golan: "Kiss Kiss and Smile"
4. Club D'Elf feat. John Medeski: "Sand (for Mark Sandman)"
5. Robert Smith of The Cure: "Small Hours"
6. Sanguindrake: "Brand New Truth"
7. Beth Orton: "Go Down Easy"
8. Sarah Carter: "Money Man"
9. Sheri Miller: "Hungry for the Truth"
10. Club D'Elf feat. John Medeski: "Wish I Was in Heaven"
11. Sarah Carter: "Bad Looks Good on You"
12. Phil Collins: "Tearing and Breaking"

(Total play time: 55:24, rated Explicit for language)

Club D'Elf is once again presented courtesy of Rock Paper Scissors, which also provided the tracks by The Swell Season, Phil Collins, Beth Orton, and Robert Smith, who appear here as part of a tribute album to the late guitar maestro John Martyn. Sheri Miller appears courtesy of Ariel Publicity, and the songs by celebrity crush-turned-featured artist Sarah Carter (solo or as part of Sanguindrake) are played by artist permission. Sanguindrake has a full-length album coming in October, and you can look forward to hearing more from that.

Source albums:
Before Three by Sarah Carter (Amazon | iTunes)
"Brand New Truth" single by Sanguindrake (Amazon | iTunes)
Electric Moroccoland/So Below by Club D'Elf (Amazon | iTunes)
Johnny Boy Would Love This: A Tribute to John Martyn (on sale 16 Aug. 2011) (Amazon | iTunes)
Winning Hand by Sheri Miller (Amazon | iTunes)

Related items:

B-Sides and Otherwise by Morphine (fronted by Mark Sandman) (Amazon | iTunes)
The Best of Mississippi Fred McDowell (including original "Wish I Was in Heaven Sitting Down") (Amazon | iTunes)
Best of Morphine (Amazon | iTunes)
Mantra by Sheri Miller (Amazon | iTunes)
"My Reflection (explicit)" single by Sanguindrake (Amazon | iTunes)
Once, starring Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová of The Swell Season (Amazon | iTunes)
Once soundtrack (Amazon | iTunes)
"Say I Don't Know" single by Sanguindrake (Amazon | iTunes)
Shark, season 1, co-starring Sarah Carter (Amazon | iTunes)
Shark, season 2 (Amazon | iTunes)
Sweet Little Mysteries: The Island Anthology by John Martyn (Amazon | iTunes)