“480 Minutes” - Merkin: Not Just Slang for “American”
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I was this many years old when I learned that “Merkin” was more than just a slang/accented way for saying “American.” Read on.
There’s a new Courting album out & it sounds like an extended audition for a Taco Bell commercial. Auto-Tune & all. Totally unnecessary Auto-Tune, I might add. Sad. Ruined my day of listening, really, because I very much enjoyed their first album & was looking forward to this one. Oh well.
In better news we were flooded with fine submissions again this week so get out your quill, ink, & parchment so you can jot down a new favorite song or artist or album today.
New playlist additions today will include 🎵 by Anja Huwe (Hamburg, Germany, @HuweAnja), Crystal Canyon (Portland, ME, @CrystalCanyonBand), Dehd (Chicago, IL, @DehdForever), Finnoguns Wake (Sydney, Australia), Gruff Rhys (Scotland, @GruffingtonPost), James Clarke Five (London, England, @JamesClarkeFive), J Mascis (Amherst, MA, @JMascis), Mount Kimbie (London, England, @MountKimbie), Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark (Wirral, UK, @OMDhq), The Problem With Kids Today (New Haven, CT, @TheProblemWithKidsToday), Pylon Reenactment Society (Athens, GA, @PylonReenactmentSociety), & Shannon & The Clams (Oakland, CA, @ShanAndTheClams).
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480 Minutes / Episode 864
