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This Old Ghost

Beyond The Surface Hr 2 Menu

After last week’s diving into flavors of music that go beyond the standard songwriting fair (ie love songs, heart-break songs, etc), it turns out that when I took more time and consideration to take in the plethora of subject matter, a lot of artists dive into deeper waters. There are exceptions (Aerosmith for one), but a lot of music that makes you think is out there in abundance. I wanted to share more of that this week in a second hour of songs that go Beyond The Surface in the genres of rock, folk, country, punk, soul, hip-hop and more. Enjoy!

Song/Artist/Album

Yellow Tail/Lindsay Katt/Picking Out Boxes
The Servant’s Ace/Joe Pug/The Great Despiser
Set The Sails/Dan Mangan/Robots Vs. Indie Queens


Claire’s Ninth/Ben Folds & Nick Hornby/Lonely Avenue (Deluxe Version)
The Soldier And The Oak/Elliott Park/ Fly Boy


[optional 1 minute station cutaway]Time For You/Elliott Park/Fly Boy


Unsaid/MxPx/The Ever Passing Moment
This Lifeboat Is for Gold, Not People/This Old Ghost/Bands Under the Radar, Vol. 4

From Heads Unworthy/Rise Against/Appeal To Reason
Insincerity/Further Seems Forever/How To Start A Fire
Unity (Featuring Matisyahu)/Trevor Hall/Trevor Hall


[optional 1 minute station cutaway]
Fibonacci Sequence/Beastie Boys/The Mix-Up (Bonus Tracks) – EP


Matters Of Blood And Connection/Dashboard Confessional/The Shade Of Poison Trees
Ghetto Defendant/The Clash/The Essential Clash [Disc 2]
The Streets/R. Kelly & Jay-Z/The Best of Both Worlds


Past In Present/Feist/The Reminder
Walking Far from Home/Iron & Wine/Kiss Each Other Clean (Deluxe Version)

Ear-Watering Flavor Menu

I was thinking this week about the play on words that I do here on this show, and how sometimes people have been confused into thinking that The Appetizer is a food-themed radio program because of its title. In a way it is, except that the theme is musical food for our ears instead of culinary food for our mouths. So…..this week’s show is called Ear-Watering Flavor, because after you hear the cuts from the artists on the menu, I know you’ll go looking for more great musical flavor from them. I have new music from indie sensation Eric Hutchinson and Kate Miller-Heidke. Also fresh tastes from Rachael Yamagata and deep cuts from 2 punk rock icons Bad Religion and Green Day. All this and more. And hear this week’s show from our blog right now. Click HERE. Enjoy!

Song/Artist/Album

Two Part Game/Lindsay Katt/Happy Fits Of Rage
Rescue Song (RAC Remix)/Mr. Little Jeans/Rescue Song – Single



Dreamer/Elizaveta/Dreamer – Single
Smart/Girl In a Coma/Exits & All the Rest (Bonus Track Version)

Watching You Watch Him/Eric Hutchinson/Watching You Watch Him – Single

Dealbreaker/Rachael Yamagata/Chesapeake
Ride This Feeling/Kate Miller-Heidke/Nightflight



One Hundred Days Of Rain/Chris Robinson Brotherhood/Big Moon Ritual
Sparrow and the Wolf/James Vincent McMorrow/ Early In the Morning (Bonus Version)

This Lifeboat Is for Gold, Not People/This Old Ghost/ Bands Under the Radar, Vol. 4
The Plane/The Natural Shocks/Complete With Comfortable Lighting
If Nothing Happened/PaperDoll/Ballad Nerd


Whisper in Time/Bad Religion/The New America
Raise Your Voice/Bad Religion/No Substance



Armatage Shanks/Green Day/Insomniac