From myself and from the land

Good morning, Radio Friend!

Woke up this morning super early. It wasn’t so much the storms; it was the alert about the storms. I got myself ready for a day in the radio mines, and then I realized it was 4:10 in the morning.

What better way to celebrate than to play a mix of 80s and 90s alternative, mixed in with a bunch of new stuff that is on the horizon or recently came out for this edition of Chord Drift?

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Playlists!

Track list!

Chord Drift with Paul Jorgensen — April 28, 2026

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1. Sonic Youth – Teen Age Riot (2012 Remastered Version)

Album: Daydream Nation (2012 Remastered Version) (1988) | Matador Records | Genre: Alternative Rock / Noise Rock | Length: 6:59

• Sonic Youth on Bandcamp
• iTunes Store: Teen Age Riot

2. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Gamma Knife

Album: Nonagon Infinity (2016) | ATO Records | Genre: Psychedelic Rock / Garage Rock | Length: 4:21

• Bandcamp: Nonagon Infinity
• iTunes Store: Gamma Knife

3. The Smiths – Bigmouth Strikes Again

Album: The Queen Is Dead (1986) | Warner Bros. | Genre: Indie Pop / Jangle Pop | Length: 3:13

• iTunes Store: Bigmouth Strikes Again

4. Horsegirl – Anti-glory

Album: Versions of Modern Performance (2022) | Matador Records | Genre: Indie Rock / Post-Punk | Length: 3:31

• Bandcamp: Versions of Modern Performance
• iTunes Store: Anti-glory

5. Santigold – L.E.S. Artistes

Album: Santigold (2008) | Downtown Records / Atlantic | Genre: New Wave / Indie Pop | Length: 3:25

🎟️ Upcoming nearby show: Shaky Knees Festival, Atlanta, GA — September 18–20, 2026 (~115 miles)

• Santigold on Bandcamp
• iTunes Store: L.E.S. Artistes

6. Sufjan Stevens – Chicago

Album: Illinois (2005) | Asthmatic Kitty Records | Genre: Indie Folk / Indie Rock | Length: 6:05

• Bandcamp: Illinois
• iTunes Store: Chicago

7. Pavement – Summer Babe (Winter Version)

Album: Slanted & Enchanted: Luxe & Reduxe (1992) | Matador Records | Genre: Indie Rock / Lo-Fi | Length: 3:17

• Pavement on Bandcamp
• iTunes Store: Summer Babe (Winter Version)

8. Guided By Voices – I Am a Scientist

Album: Bee Thousand (1994) | Scat Records / Matador | Genre: Indie Rock / Lo-Fi | Length: 2:24

• Guided By Voices on Bandcamp
• iTunes Store: I Am a Scientist

9. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Maps

Album: Fever to Tell (Deluxe Remastered) (2003) | Interscope Records | Genre: Indie Rock / Art Punk | Length: 3:40

• iTunes Store: Maps

10. Beck – Devils Haircut

Album: Odelay (1996) | DGC Records | Genre: Alternative Rock / Lo-Fi | Length: 3:15

• iTunes Store: Devils Haircut

11. Cola – Skywriter’s Sigh

Album: Cost Of Living Adjustment (Pre-release, May 7, 2026) | Fire Talk Records | Genre: Rock / Post-Punk | Length: 3:43

• Cola on Bandcamp
• iTunes Store: Skywriter’s Sigh

12. youbet – Ground Kiss

Album: youbet (Pre-release, May 1, 2026) | Hardly Art | Genre: Indie Rock / Dream Pop | Length: 3:36

• youbet on Bandcamp
• iTunes Store: Ground Kiss

13. Yo La Tengo – Upside-Down

Album: May I Sing With Me (1992) | Alias Records | Genre: Indie Rock / Noise Pop | Length: 2:38

• Yo La Tengo on Bandcamp
• iTunes Store: Upside-Down

14. Modest Mouse – Gravity Rides Everything

Album: The Moon & Antarctica (2000) | Epic Records | Genre: Indie Rock / Art Rock | Length: 4:20

🎟️ Upcoming nearby show: Bonnaroo Music Festival, Manchester, TN — June 11–14, 2026 (~70 miles)

• Modest Mouse on Bandcamp
• iTunes Store: Gravity Rides Everything

15. runo plum – butterflies

Album: Bloom Again EP (Pre-release, May 7, 2026) | Winspear | Genre: Indie Folk / Singer-Songwriter | Length: 2:48

• runo plum on Bandcamp
• iTunes Store: butterflies

16. Hiss Golden Messenger – In the Middle of It

Album: I’m People (Pre-release, May 1, 2026) | Chrysalis Records | Genre: Folk Rock / Americana | Length: 3:14

🎟️ Upcoming nearby show: The Basement East, Nashville, TN — November 14, 2026 (~130 miles)

• Hiss Golden Messenger on Bandcamp
• iTunes Store: In the Middle of It

17. Jobi Riccio – The Ridge

Album: Face The Feeling (Pre-release, May 15, 2026) | Yep Roc Records | Genre: Americana / Indie Folk | Length: 3:51

🎟️ Upcoming nearby show: Grimey’s New & Preloved Music, Nashville, TN — May 15, 2026 (album release day in-store, ~130 miles)

• Jobi Riccio on Bandcamp
• iTunes Store: The Ridge

18. Son Volt – Tear Stained Eye (2015 Remastered)

Album: Trace (Expanded) [Remastered] (1995/2015) | Warner Bros. / Rhino | Genre: Alternative Country / Americana | Length: 4:20

• iTunes Store: Tear Stained Eye

19. Robert Earl Keen – Shades of Gray

Album: Picnic (1997) | Arista Records | Genre: Americana / Texas Country | Length: 5:07

• Robert Earl Keen on Bandcamp
• iTunes Store: Shades of Gray

20. Built to Spill – Car

Album: There’s Nothing Wrong with Love (1994) | Up Records / Sub Pop | Genre: Indie Rock / Lo-Fi | Length: 2:59

🎟️ Upcoming nearby shows: Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA — May 9, 2026 (115 miles); Workplay, Birmingham, AL — May 10, 2026 (140 miles)

• Built to Spill on Bandcamp
• iTunes Store: Car

21. Aimee Mann – Calling It Quits

Album: Bachelor No. 2 (Or, the Last Remains of the Dodo) (2000) | SuperEgo Records | Genre: Pop Rock / Singer-Songwriter | Length: 4:10

🎟️ Upcoming nearby shows: Bijou Theatre, Knoxville, TN — June 24, 2026 (115 miles); CMA Theater, Nashville, TN — June 25, 2026 (130 miles)

• Aimee Mann on Bandcamp
• iTunes Store: Calling It Quits

22. Jesca Hoop – Designer Citizen

Album: Long Wave Home (Pre-release, May 1, 2026) | Republic of Music / Last Laugh | Genre: Folk / Art Pop | Length: 3:28

• Jesca Hoop on Bandcamp
• iTunes Store: Designer Citizen

23. Touch Girl Apple Blossom – I’m Lucky I Found You

Album: Graceful (Pre-release, May 15, 2026) | K Records | Genre: Indie Rock / Lo-Fi / Twee | Length: 2:56

• Touch Girl Apple Blossom on Bandcamp
• iTunes Store: I’m Lucky I Found You

24. Kevin Morby – Javelin

Album: Little Wide Open (Pre-release, May 15, 2026) | Dead Oceans | Genre: Indie Rock / Folk Rock | Length: 3:45

🎟️ Upcoming nearby show: Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA — June 14, 2026 (~115 miles)

• Kevin Morby on Bandcamp
• iTunes Store: Javelin

25. Gun Outfit – Unfelt Loss

Album: Process and Reality (Pre-release, May 8, 2026) | Upset The Rhythm | Genre: Indie Rock / Country-Folk | Length: 2:50

• Gun Outfit on Bandcamp
• iTunes Store: Unfelt Loss

26. Cardinals – Barbed Wire

Album: Masquerade (2026) | So Young Records | Genre: Alternative / Indie Rock | Length: 3:05

• Cardinals on Bandcamp
• iTunes Store: Barbed Wire

27. That Petrol Emotion – Under the Sky

Album: End of the Millennium Psychosis Blues (1988) | Virgin Records | Genre: Alternative Rock / Post-Punk | Length: 4:38

• iTunes Store: Under the Sky

28. Julian Cope – Easter Everywhere

Album: My Nation Underground (1988) | Island Records | Genre: Alternative Rock / Psych Pop | Length: 2:38 (post-noon)

• iTunes Store: Easter Everywhere