CHIRP Playlist: July 4, 2012

It was a brutally hot July 4th, but I played some music and still had time to go see some questionably legal fireworks in my neighborhood.   Success all around.

I’ll be back for my regularly scheduled show on Friday on Chicago’s own CHIRP Radio, from 8 – 10 pm Central time.

7:54 PM My Morning Jacket • Lay Low • Z • ATO
7:50 PM Kandodo • Laud the Hyena • Kandodo • Thrill Jockey
7:45 PM Town and Country • Cloud Seeding • Up Above • Thrill Jockey
7:40 PM Golden Birthday • Start Swimming • Blue Island • Rainbow Body
7:37 PM Jessica Lea Mayfield • Tell Me • Tell Me • Nonesuch
7:33 PM The Mynabirds • Buffalo Flower • GENERALS • Saddle Creek
7:29 PM Dan Mangan • The Indie Queens Are Waiting • Nice, Nice, Very Nice • Arts & Crafts
7:26 PM The Tallest Man on Earth • Little Brother • There’s No Leaving Now • Dead Oceans
7:22 PM M. Ward • Sweethearts On Parade • Transistor Radio • Merge
7:14 PM Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic • 1812 Overture, Op. 49 • Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture; Marche Slave; Romeo and Juliet; Capriccio Italien; Hamlet • Sony/Legacy
7:09 PM Retribution Gospel Choir • The Stone (Revolution!) • The Revolution EP • Sup Pop
7:06 PM Vetiver • Wonder Why • The Errant Charm • Sub Pop
7:01 PM Niki and the Dove • Mother Protect • Instinct • Sub Pop
6:56 PM Eleventh Dream Day • Satellite • Riot Now! • Thrill Jockey
6:53 PM Liars • Flood to Flood • WIXIW • Mute
6:50 PM Zavala • Return of the Agenda • The Dark Time Sunshine Vessel Instrumentals • Fake Four Inc.
6:44 PM Fiona Apple • Hot Knife • The Idler Wheel is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do • Epic
6:39 PM The Bowmans • Williamsburg Bridge • Far From Home • Mother West
6:34 PM Marissa Nadler • Love Again, There is a Fire • The Sister • self-released
6:30 PM The District • Firework • The District Live Studio Sessions • self-released
6:28 PM Amy Macdonald • 4th of July • Life in a Beautiful Light • Mercury
6:22 PM Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions • Drop • Bavarian Fruit Bread • Rough Trade
6:18 PM Nicole Atkins • Vultures • Mondo Amore • Razor & Tie
6:15 PM Saint Etienne • Last Days of Disco • Words and Music By Saint Etienne • Heavenly
6:11 PM Fleetwood Mac • Tusk • Tusk • Reprise
6:07 PM Jherek Bischoff • Blossom (featuring Nels Cline) • Composed • Brassland
6:01 PM The Frames • Fitzcarraldo • Fitzcarraldo • Warner Music UK