I was going to post some turkey-related songs, but I missed that window, so now I'm just posting good stuff.  Good, good stuff, people.  Bowel-shattering, mind-taking soundscapes. Won't you try some, please? Hit up the jukebox on the profile page.

1. The Shins - Phantom Limb -- Mein gott, what a good song.  They're playing the Hell out of this on Sirius radio and with good reason.  It's got more hooks than your grandma's crochet kit and it's just a great-sounding, feel-good melody.  We all know those Shins boys are great.  Yes, we heard the Garden State soundtrack.  But this song, from an album that comes out early next year, is a stiff shot of just the stuff you need.  I would not be surprised if this became a big (testicular) radio hit.

2. Lily Allen - LDN -- Another Sirius regular.  They play this and the song "Smile" a lot and when I looked for it on iTunes a month or two ago, I was surprised to learn that her CD hadn't even dropped in the U.S. yet.  Yep, this is a solid U.K. import, like people I don't get at all (The Streets, Robbie Williams), but somehow I love her.  It doesn't hurt that she's all sweetness and light with really cynical, fed-up lyrics.  This isn't the best MP3 of the song, so if it sounds a little grainy, that's my fault, not Lily's. Pick up her EP when it drops. ("Smile" is on iTunes now, by the way.) One last thing: I'm embarrassed to admit how long it took me to figure out what "LDN" meant.

3. Arctic Monkeys - When the Sun Goes Down -- I only knew that they sold about a bazookajillion copies of their CD in the fabled U.K. by getting popular online before their album, like a particularly nutty turd, dropped. They played a set at South by Southwest that was very hyped and, from what I heard, very disappointing. Somewhere along the line I actually listened to the CD and discovered to my surprise that the songs on it are punchy and great.  They're also fantastic to listen to at the gym.  Monkeys win again!

4. What Made Milwaukee Famous - Idecide -- I heard some buzz about these guys at Austin City Limits Festival and I completely missed them. Jump ahead to two weeks ago and the debut week of The Almost Late Show With Bobby Bones. I was in the audience and they were the music guests. These guys, from Austin, were fantastic and I was instantly smitten. Then a week later, there they are on PBS doing a set on Austin City Limits (the San Antonio station didn't show it, grumble grumble, but I managed to catch it in Austin). This is just one of the great songs on their album, but I'm hearing several of them on Sirius, and it looks like they're gonna be the biggest band to come out of Austin since maybe Spoon. Much deserved. These guys seem like a swell bunch and their Austin City Limits spot (which I think re-airs Wednesday night) was outstanding. Be a fan!

5. The Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated -- I've always liked The Ramones, but I realized recently that there was a big, gaping hole in my CD collection where a few Ramones albums should be. I happened to be at Target and a greatest hits CD with 30 songs (supposedly put together by Jimmy or Johnny or Jethro Ramone) was to be had for $9.99. Damn, I couldn't resist that shit. So here you go. Best song about sedation ever. Except for "Comfortably Numb." All right, second best song about sedation ever.

6. Solomon Burke - The Judgment -- This is off the same Solomon CD that has one of my favorite songs, "Don't Give Up On Me," but this is way, way, way darker.  It doesn't hurt matters that Elvis Costello co-wrote this song. Brilliant.

7. Bright Eyes - First Day of My Life -- This is not one of my favorite songs, but something about it just gets me every single time I hear it. Like right there, bam, in the gut.  Ow, it's getting me right now.  Warm fuzzy. Awww... I love you, man.