B.W.'s PLAYLIST/ KHSU, 90.5/ SAT., 4 FEB. 2012

The extremely talented singer/songwriter, who is based in Brooklyn (i.e. couch surfing), made a breakthrough with her previous 2010 release, epic. Now, after two years of constant touring, Van Etten has amassed an impressive collection of songs for new release, Tramp, released by Jagjaguwar. Here she is slowly moving beyond her tribulations over love & heartache, but most importantly, she has stepped up her overall songwriting and craft. The second half of this record, in particular, just soars.
BOY WONDER'S HOT CIRCLES/ 10PM-MIDNIGHT

Love-A-Rama/ LEON BASS & THE KEYSTONES (’56, ’11 collection, The Oxford American Southern Music CD #13)

Teenage Rock/ RONNIE JONES & THE CLASSMATES (’57, ’99 collection, The End Story)

Leave My Kitten Alone/ LITTLE WILLIE JOHN (’59)

Rock Billy Boogie/ JOHNNY BURNETTE (’57)

Brand New Cadillac/ VINCE TAYLOR & HIS PLAYBOYS (’59)

Woo Hoo/ ROCK-A-TEENS (’59)

Rave On/ BUDDY HOLLY (’58)

Come On, Let’s Go/ RITCHIE VALENS (’58)

No Other Girl/ THE BLASTERS (’81, ’10 reissue, self titled)

Shakin’ Shakin’ Shakes/ LOS LOBOS (’87, By The Light of the Moon)

Jubilee Train/ DAVE ALVIN (’87, Every Night About This Time)

Hot House/ X (’86, More Fun in the New World)

Automatic/ THE RED DEVILS (’92, King King) [American] [4:00]

Bad News/ JC BROOKS & THE UPTOWN SOUND (’11, Want More)* [3:30]

Step It Up/ THE BAMBOOS (feat. ALICE RUSSELL) (’10 collection, Tru Thoughts Funk)

What a Good Man He Is/ TAMMI TERRELL (’68)

Baby Let Me Teach You/ ZENA FOSTER (’65) [Veep]

She’s About a Mover/ SIR DOUGLAS QUINTET (’65)

Monkey Mess/ THEE VICARS (’10, Psychotic Beat)

At Night/ THE GREENHORNES (’05, East Grand Blues)

Fire Engine/ THE 13TH FLOOR ELEVATORS (’66)

Dizzy Miss Lizzy (live)/ THE PLIMSOULS (’81, self titled)

Nitroglycerin/ THE GORIES (’90, I Know You Fine, But How You Doin’)

I Was a Teenage Werewolf/ THE CRAMPS (’80, Songs the Lord Taught Us)

Waiting Room/ HOLLY GOLIGHTLY (’96, 7” single)

Farmer John/ THE PREMIERS (’64)

No Love/ THE PLUGZ (’81, Better Luck)

Whacha Doin’ in the Woods/ HELLCATS (‘90, Hoodoo Train)

Everyday/ THE CUTTERS (’01, Sunday! Sunday! Sunday!)

The Kids Were Wrong/ MEMORYHOUSE (’12, The Slideshow Effect)*

Red Desert/ THE PERNICE BROTHERS (’05, Discover a Lovelier You)

Ask/ SHARON VAN ETTEN (’12, Tramp)*

Old Mythologies/ THE BARR BROTHERS (’11, self titled)*

Egypt - Rise to Freedom (Basha Beats & Natacha Atlas)/ NATACHA ATLAS ('11, Mounqualiba - Rising: The Remixes)

*new or recent release