H. Wade Minter

For the Girls: December 2024

This is the December 2024 playlist for the girls.

The Songs

1. Album cover for Astro Creep: 2000 Songs of Love, Destruction and Other Synthetic Delusions of the Electric Head
"More Human Than Human" - White Zombie (Astro Creep: 2000 Songs of Love, Destruction and Other Synthetic Delusions of the Electric Head, 1995)

A heavy industrial-metal cut with a mechanical pulse and a big, distorted hook.

2. Album cover for American Hero
"Wild Heart" - Towa Bird (American Hero, 2023)

Bright, guitar-driven alt-rock with a swaggering, anthemic feel.

3. Album cover for Aserejé (The Ketchup Song) - Single
"The Ketchup Song (Aserejé) [Spanish Version]" - Las Ketchup (Aserejé (The Ketchup Song) - Single, 2000)

A glossy early-2000s pop novelty built around a chant that caught on fast.

4. Album cover for It Takes a Thief
"Fantastic Voyage" - Coolio (It Takes a Thief, 1994)

A laid-back West Coast rap groove with a smooth, reflective flow.

5. Album cover for The Best of the Staple Singers
"I'll Take You There" - The Staple Singers (The Best of the Staple Singers, 1986)

A gospel-rooted soul classic built on call-and-response energy and a steady lift.

6. Album cover for Indiana - EP
"Small Talk" - Briston Maroney (Indiana - EP, 2019)

An intimate indie-rock song that keeps its energy small and conversational.

7. Album cover for Goo
"Kool Thing" - Sonic Youth (Goo, 1990)

Noisy art-rock with jagged guitars and a restless, angular groove.

8. Album cover for First Harvest 1984-1992
"Big In Japan - Best Of-Version" - Alphaville (First Harvest 1984-1992, 1984)

An early-’80s synth-pop favorite with a dramatic, polished keyboard sound.

9. Album cover for Supersize
"Shimmy Shimmy Ya (feat. Horseman)" - Prince Fatty (Supersize, 2010)

A reggae reworking that folds rap swagger into a dubby groove.

10. Album cover for She's So Unusual
"Time After Time" - Cyndi Lauper (She's So Unusual, 1983)

A tender pop ballad with one of the era’s most familiar melodies.

11. Album cover for Take Your Mama - Single
"Take Your Mama" - Scissor Sisters (Take Your Mama - Single, 2003)

A glossy dance-rock track with a playful, feel-good chorus.

12. Album cover for A City Dressed In Dynamite
"Viva Discordia" - That Handsome Devil (A City Dressed In Dynamite, 2008)

A theatrical alternative-rock number with cabaret energy and sharp turns.

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