There’s been a few songs that’ve come up more on my playlists lately (on purpose). I figured I’d share them with other folks.

One guy I recommend (if you’re into Teh Funny) is James at War. He’s a parody artist, and quite a good one. He first caught my attention with Blame Halo 3 a parody of Akon’s Sorry, Blame It on Me. His other parodies include Popstar, a spoof of Nickelback’s Rockstar. But by far, my favorite is ShatnerBack, a parody of Justin Timberlake’s SexyBack.

A band that’s also got a song playing a lot (and having me play it for friends who happen to be nearby) is Ludo’s Love Me Dead, which includes lines such as

“You’re awful! I love you!”

That line also happens to be the title of their recent album, You’re Awful, I Love You.

Speaking of albums, R.E.M’s got a new one out called Accelerate, an album that’s much closer to their roots than their recent offerings have been. Meaning, it’s a rock/alt album sans the superslo-tempo of the albums they’d had since Monster. A song to start out on in sampling the flavor of the album is Supernatural Superserious. I’ve also taking a liking to Until the Day is Done, one that’s the more low-key, because apparently that appeals to me.

Moby’s also got a new album out by the name of Last Night. One high-energy popping up on my playlist lots has been Disco Lies. Joining it is the downtempo Mothers of the Night.

Have I mentioned that I’ve got very eclectic tastes? Yeah, sure do.

Another band that’s got my ear is The Faunts. They got my attention by their song being played during the credits of the xbox 360 gameMass Effect. It’s called M4, Pt. 2. Actually, the entire soundtrack to the game is pretty good. The, um, game is too. Not that I’ve been obsessing with it lately.

Not at all. No, it certainly hasn’t caused me to be MIA!

…okay, maybe it has. We’ll get to that later. With different post.

First off, I have to say I love the title of JT’s CD. Second, JT is shockingly good. And not the good as in, “Hey, my friend can sing pretty well.” It’s the kind of good where you think, “Holy shit, I’m friends with this guy. A guy who, on a whim, played and sang full-voiced in the middle of the Pru and gathered a growing, enthusiastic audience.” And after that, you fall into a astonished, admiring silence.

He’s that kind of good.

You can visit JT’s website (www.jtspangler.com) to hear some of his music. Better yet, buy (or download) the CD, bitches.