Yesterday, I came across a mixed cd made on the occasion of my birthday a few years back by my friend Tim. While his name is not on the CD, I am quite positive it is indeed a Tim mix because it contains tracks from Psychid and Muse and, honestly, I'm not sure if I've ever met anyone as into Psychid and Muse as he is.
What struck me when I listened to the mix again was the inclusion of Kaiser Chiefs's "Oh My God." Keeping in mind that this cd is at least a year old, all I have to say is nice foresight, Tim.
Anyhow, I wanted to point out some of the tracks on this compilation that remain fairly obscure, but will most likely make your day should you choose to seek them.
If I came across a Statistics CD at the local record store, I would probably overlook it on account of the fact that the label is Jade Tree and I tend to hate just about everything that falls off those branches, or at least that was the case in college. Statistics, however, does not sound like Cap 'n Jazz. Nebraska-based Statistics is the brainchild of Denver Dalley of Desapararecidos, one of the Saddle Creek bands. "Another Day," from a self-titled EP dating back to 2003 is filled with enough Ride-like guitar washes to make you want to run to your closet and throw on a striped t-shirt and Chuck Taylors.
The Boxer Rebellion was an uprising in China in the late-19th century. It is also the name of a band that aptly fulfills the description British Rock. Think Muse without as much guitar crunch. You can check out the song "Watermelon" on the band's My Space page.
Black Eyes has college radio written all over it. They are from D.C., describe the sound as "indie/punk/jazz" and appear kind of unassuming in their photos. "Deformative" features dueling squeaky/flat vocals, guitar squiggles, death rock bassiness and keyboards.