Ron Swanson’s Back to School Song List

I have been on a Modest Mouse kick of late. Love the records Good News for People who Love Bad News and We Were Already Dead before the Ship Sank. I really love those records, pretty much in their entirety, but especially, “Ocean Breathes Salty.” My right now favorite lyric of all time is:

“That is that and this is this/Tell me what you want and I’ll tell you what you get/you get away from me”

Two youngsters I like thanks, believe it or not, to Daryl’s House. If you haven’t seen Daryl Hall’s fine TV show, let me know and I’ll talk to your Mom about it. I have loved being introduced to Anderson East– he’s early 20s, southern– so cool to my ears.

And Brett Dennen – something totally different:

– Ron