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How 'bout for a change of pace we cruise the blogroll and see what some of the people I respect are list'nang to?

-This is gorgeous. From B-Town, a previously unreleased outtake of Fleetwood Mac's Songbird. I might have already blogged about my admiration of the clarion quality of Christine McVie's voice and how her coolness was the perfect counterbalance to Stevie Nicks' smoky snarl. Plus, Christine always had that perturbed look on her face like she was tired of getting whipped by Stevie's scarves and would talk some great pointedly British smack about her behind her back.

-Covert Curiosity turned me on to Feedback in the Field by Montreal's Plants and Animals.  Do visit their Myspace page and listen to "Bye Bye Bye." No fortunately it is not a cover of the N'Sy'nc' son'g. What it is is is some grandiose, theatrical, almost Queen/White Gold/Darkness, stuff.

The song below brings it down a few notches, a little Midlake Roscoe mixed with (coincidentally enough) Fleetwood Mac's somber brand of late 70s California rock. (Born of Shag carpet regret.)

-The good people of Rock Sellout have Elastica doing the Christmasy song, Kings of Orient Are. The song has just the slightest dash of rockabilly, surf-rock spicing to it. ( the excitable Q approves!!) Trivia: Elastica's fansite is called "Project Elasticated."

-I like Britney's latest 'runny nose wipe' move at exactly 3:06. Post-nasal drip. HOT!