pmaCAST #21: Looking Better, Shining Brighter Than You Do

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pmaCAST #21: Looking Better, Shining Brighter Than You Do pmacast feature music The twenty-first episode of the pmaCAST is here. The new episode runs a little bit over an hour and fifteen minutes and features some of my favorite songs of the moment. I’m pretty confident that you all will like this one.

There are two ways I want you guys to get the pmaCAST: the easiest way is to subscribe to the podcast via iTunes, for free of course. Every time I upload a new episode onto iTunes, it will automatically download onto your computer. The version of the episodes found on iTunes are enhanced with chapters (you can skip to whichever song you want), if you have an iPod or iPhone.

For those iTunes-impaired people out there, you can still download the .mp3 version of this podcast by clicking here. Read on for the tracklist of this episode.

pmaCAST #21: Looking Better, Shining Brighter Than You Do Tracklist

Four Tet – Love Cry (00:00:00)
Karen O and the Kids – Hidaway (00:09:06)
Ellie Goulding – The Wolves (Act I and II) (Bon Iver Cover) (00:14:15)
Bloodgroup – My Arms (00:17:25)
Sia – You Have Been Loved (00:21:34)
The xx – Islands (00:25:57)
The xx – You’ve Got The Love (Florence + the Machine Cover) (00:28:37)
Fyfe Dangerfield – When You Walk In The Room (00:34:19)
Girls – Lust For Life (00:37:47)
Yeasayer – Ambling Alp (00:40:09)
My Gold Mask – Violet Eyes (00:44:08)
Maps – Everything Is Shattering (00:49:04)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Cheated Hearts (00:54:58)
Department of Eagles – On Glaze (00:58:54)
Department of Eagles – No One Does It Like You (01:00:42)
Junior Boys – Dull To Pause (01:04:36)
Peter Bjorn and John – It Don’t Move Me (01:09:29)
Hot Chip – Take It In (01:12:50)

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Anonymous November 14, 2009 at 12:21 am

sucks

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Luis Tovar November 14, 2009 at 12:30 am

Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment!

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Chase November 14, 2009 at 12:31 am

Great episode Luis, but I’ve got one question though.

How come only those w/ iPods/iPhones get the podcast with chapters enabled?

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Luis Tovar November 14, 2009 at 12:45 am

It’s because I create my podcast with Apple’s Garageband. It’s the easiest way I know how to mix the podcast together and add chapters. And GarageBand only allows “enhanced” features to be spewed out in the AAC (or .m4a) format. From there, I can create an mp3 on iTunes, but the mp3 loses the chapter function.

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Don November 14, 2009 at 12:35 am

This episode has been most aligned with my music taste. Loving the xx tracks you chose to highlight. Also that YYYs tune is a classic – great way to bring it in w/ Karen O’s Wild Things tune. “Hidaway” is easily the best song off the soundtrack.

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Dan November 14, 2009 at 12:47 am

Awesome, thanks a lot. I look forward to these installments. I wore the last episode out.

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Karen H November 14, 2009 at 12:48 am

Maps! I love those kids. I’m glad PMA is giving them some love.

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syl November 14, 2009 at 4:45 am

I love your blog, thank you for all those amazing tracks !

: D

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Henry November 14, 2009 at 12:50 pm

Ambling Alp > My Girls.

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Jessica November 14, 2009 at 4:24 pm

Really? It’s a cool song, but I don’t know if it tops My Girls.

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Luis Tovar November 14, 2009 at 3:48 pm

If anyone is having trouble downloading the podcast from iTunes, remember you HAVE TO click the subscribe button because the iTunes store page is sometimes out of date. It will then download the latest episode and you won’t have to worry about it again… it will automatically download each new episode to your computer.

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Andrea November 14, 2009 at 4:25 pm

Thank you for the chapters, Luis. You know I have to go put that Flornece/xx track on over and over again. It’s so good it hurts.

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lady_wraith November 14, 2009 at 4:57 pm

still “no one does it like you”?? me too =)

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Travis November 14, 2009 at 5:10 pm

Love the new episode, so glad I have that new Hot Chip song on my iPod now, in some form.

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Izkid November 14, 2009 at 9:00 pm

Of topic-ish:
When are you putting up the Best Albums of 2006 post?

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Luis Tovar November 14, 2009 at 10:50 pm

tonight actually! sorry for the tardiness.

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Bear November 17, 2009 at 12:19 pm

I’ve been listening to that Junior Boys song a lot lately. Good addition.

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