Song obsessions are those songs that we listen to on repeat. I noticed that my obsessions are often a week long. I also thought that other people might have similar obsessions. I’ve collected a panel of a few like-minded individuals and gotten their “song obsessions of the week.” Quite often it’s easy to explain why the song is good; it’s much hard to explain why we’re obsessed. Maybe you’ll become obsessed with one of these.

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Adrian (me):
Or, the Whale - Shasta (Live at KZSU) (mp3) (exclusive, unreleased, buy their album)

After hearing this lovely song both when when I saw the band last Wednesday and seeing them last Thursday, I ended up singing this song to myself as I walked around all weekend and some of this week. It’s definitely the multiple overlapping vocals at the end that does it.

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Keith:
Sam Spence - the Westerner (mp3) (buy)

Ever since my generous wife satiated my need for football music by capitulating on an oft-hinted present of the NFL Films box set I have been rollicking the instrumental brilliance of Sam Spence. Those who grew up with the incidental presence of this 70’s soundtrack master will likely recognize the vibrant style of his work, as it still gets used on commercials and television to this day.

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Keeping it short and interesting this week.

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