Another guest contributor for Song of the Week for this installment. This time from WOXY.com Lounge Act Sound Engineer Brian Niesz. Check out all of our selections below….

Mike Taylor - DJ Dolores - “De Dar Do”, from the compilation CD, 20 Ways To Float Through Walls.

You know I love my indie rock but sometimes, weekends especially, I need to cleanse the palate. My wife Jennifer & I like to take in some live jazz or I’ll just reach for something that I may not hear as much during the week. To that end, I’ve been digging on this new label compilation from Crammed Discs that samples their artist lineup of primarily world music. Hey, summer’s almost here and I’m a huge fan of mixing the beats with the outdoors.

Remember our old World Beat program? This tune from the Brazilian turntablist DJ Dolores would probably have been in its heavy rotation and hits all the right notes for me. If you’re OK with an artist like M.I.A., then check out this compilation or try this remix on for size. Now, I’m off to book my next trip to the Caribbean….

DJ Dolores - De Dar Do

Matt Shiv - Rufus Wainwright - “Going To A Town”, from the CD Release The Stars

Canadian troubadour Rufus Wainwright is now sober and monogamous, which leaves a lot more time for reflection. The songs on his upcoming fifth album range from fantasy (”Tulsa” details an imagined fleeting affair with Brandon
Flowers of The Killers) to impassioned fury in the first single “Going To A Town.” Here, Rufus struggles with the religious right (”Tell me, do you really think you go to hell for having loved?”) and the American government
for their slow response to Hurricane Katrina. Lamenting “I’m so tired of you, America” is not going to earn this song much radio play, but it’s a bold, beautifully orchestrated track.

Check out the video for the track, by visionary director Sophie Muller:

Joe Long - Fields - “If You Fail, We All Fail”, from the CD Everything Last Winter.

The five-piece from the UK best known as Fields are have my choice for SOTW this week. The band is ready to follow up on the excellent debut EP from 2005, 7 From The Village. Since then, Fields has been busy sharing the stage with the likes of TV On The Radio, Bloc Party and Snow Patrol. The new record, titled, Everything Last Winter is their first for Atlantic Records and was recorded in Dublin. The song, If You Fail, We All Fail explores a vast landscape of sound and texture. It begins with a pounding drum beat that sets the tone for the song. The harmonious vocals take the baton next carries this one all the way to the finish line. Check out a download of the tune below.

Fields - If You Fail, We All Fail

Brian Niesz - J Roddy Walston & The Business - “Used To Did” from the CD Hail Mega Boys.

Sometimes you can hear a song for the first time and feel like it was already one of your favorites; that you’d heard it a thousand times before and that you’d hear it ten thousand more. “Used to Did” is one of those. These guys hit me out of the blue when they came into the WOXY Lounge last week (I mean this figuratively, but we did have a dodge ball match the next day where they hit me literally). Their unapologetic, kick-ass rock n’ roll left me hooked. Their debut and self-released full-length, Hail Mega Boys, is sweet but their hair-swinging, amp-climbing live set is even sweeter. Bottom line is: This is the record you’ll hear blaring from my ride all summer when my windows are down and the sun is out.

J Roddy Walston & The Business - Used To Did

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