PropertyOfZack Playlist is back with half of the Major/Minor Tour! Thrice and O’Brother were kind enough to make additional Playlists, and PropertyOfZack staff member, Connor Sheehan, made one as well. Check out the Playlists and listen to the songs while reading everyone’s thoughts!

 
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When choosing songs for my playlist I went back and examined my listening habits for the past two years. Each of these ten songs have meant something to me and when listening to them give me flash backs to specific times in my life. From performing with Weezer (Island In The Sun) to the final day of High School (Pool Party), when asked about any of these songs I can name a specific time and place it brings to memory. - Connor Sheehan

 
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Portishead - Third
I know I’m late on the P-train, but I discovered this band last year and I’ve been completely obsessed with them ever since. I’ve never heard of the genre ‘trip-hop’ before but I’m so into it. The female vocalist has a sexy, raspy old smoker voice that creates the most eerie mood I’ve heard. Every song on this album has such a dirty groove to it, it’s not even fair. They’ve only released three albums since the early 90’s and this is the most recent one (2008). I’ve listened to this album four times since this tour began. I’m addicted and may or may not need an intervention….
Neurosis - A Sun That Never Sets *Album is currently not on Spotify
Every great heavy band strives to be more like Neurosis. Every time I scroll through my iPod and want to listen to my favorite Neurosis song “Falling Unknown” on this particular record, I end up listening to this entire thing. It’s a different heavy from their other records. I never thought a band this heavy and disgusting could be so melodic. 
The Soil & The Sun - Wake Up, Child *Album is currently not on Spotify
I met these great people through my good friend Timbre, a harpist who performed on O’Brother’s last record “The Death of Day” as well as “Garden Window”. TS&TS were her backing band for a tour or two and we played a show in Atlanta together a few years back. At the time, it was only two guys but now there are around 8-10 people in the band, consisting of guitars, drums, strings, melodica, keys, bells, etc. They’re an amazing group of talented musicians and they are one of my favorite bands, and I’m not just saying that because I know them. Check out this album, it’s on Bandcamp.
Clint Mansell - The Fountain
My favorite score to my favorite film. I listened to this today (10/20/11) in the van, making dream catchers on the way to Toronto. I only listen to this strictly when the weather is cold and gloomy, or around this time of year because it reminds me of when I first heard the album in it’s entirety in headphones. I remember when I fell in love with it. When you first discover something you really enjoy, you tend to obsess and overdo/overplay whatever it is and become totally inspired by the door you’ve just opened that you hadn’t known existed prior. I don’t want to do it with this score. It’s the darkest, most beautiful album I’ve heard. It inspired me a great deal while writing “Garden Window” and it still inspires me with every listen.
Jesu - Opiate Sun
Listening to this four song EP is like banging your head on a huge concrete wall of emotion of melodic distortion. It’s perfect.
Kylesa - Static Tensions *Album is currently not on Spotify
When we first got offered to do this tour with Thrice and Moving Mountains back in July, Kylesa was originally going to be main support for the tour. I got incredibly stoked because I’ve been listening to Kylesa for some time now. Something happened to where they had to back out of the tour and I was immediately bummed, however it’s quite bittersweet in the reason that we wouldn’t have met the La Dispute dudes, whom we’ve become really close to in a short amount of time. I wouldn’t have it any other way because La Dispute are a great band, a greater live band and even more amazing people. Maybe we’ll have another opportunity to do a run with Kylesa somewhere down the road. With that being said, “Static Tensions” is a really good album. If you like heavy, tasteful riffs with stereo badass drumming (yes, two drummers), I suggest you listen to it in headphones. 
Temple Of The Dog - Temple Of The Dog
This is the epitome of a super band. The frontman of Soundgarden with Pearl Jam as his backing band… Need I say more? This is the only album they’ve released (sometime in the 90’s) and it’s quickly becoming one of my favorites of all time. A lot of the melodies and sounds remind me of Jeff Buckley’s Grace, which would probably explain why it would be one of my favorites. This record has had much inspiration on Big Jesus, an Atlanta band that I get to be a part of when I am not doing any O’Brother related things. Let me just say that any band that has a 12 minute groovy grunge jam sesh as their second track transitioning into one of the catchiest rock songs I’ve ever heard is more than perfect in my book.
Mogwai - The Hawk Is Howling
Mogwai has been one of my favorite bands (also my favorite progressive instrumental band) since 2005. I first got into the album “Mr. Beast”, the one before “The Hawk Is Howling” on an impulse buy at Best Buy. I had no idea who they were or where they were from, I just remember I thought the cd artwork was cool. Ever since that day, I’ve been a big Mogwai fan. I remember anticipating for their next release pretty hard, and it did not disappoint in the slightest. Usually my favorite albums become my favorite albums after a few to dozen listens, however “The Hawk Is Howling” took only one. This record is dynamically beautiful and heavy. It is super underrated and I hope that I am able to experience the loudness of this band live one day. - Johnny Dang

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Wilco - Art of Almost
The first song off their new record.  It almost sounds as though they’d been listening to a lot of In Rainbows and then wrote this song. Considering Wilco and Radiohead are a couple of my favorite contemporary bands, I’m pretty pumped on this song. - Teppei Teranishi
Tom Petty - Refugee
I went on a Petty kick a couple months ago and our guitar tech is sitting here right now playing this song.  Classic rock ‘n roll. - Teppei Teranishi
Cave In - Big Riff
We went on a “stuff we listened to 10-15 years ago” trip on the bus the other night and there were tons of great stuff played including some old Cave In jams.  These guys were a huge influence to us and this record in particular really had a lasting impact on us. - Teppei Teranishi
Tycho - Daydream
I’ve been in touch with Ben Sharp, the man behind Cloudkicker for a while, and he’s coming out to our show in Columbus tonight. I asked him what he’s had in heavy rotation lately so that we could geek out when he comes out and he recommended the new Tycho record, Dive. It’s just fantastic. Mellow electronica with synths and acoustic guitar and some really reserved and tasteful programming. It’s all I’ve been listening to for a week, and it’s tough to pick a favorite track because al of it is great, but “Daydream” is one I find myself going back to a lot. - Riley Breckenridge
Animals As Leaders - Isolated Incidents *Song is currently not on Spotify
Their first record blew my mind, and if this track is any indication, their sophomore album Weightless is going to be amazing. It’s out on November 8th. Jaw-dropping shredding, jazz-influenced heaviness, tasteful progressive metal, and some mind-bending odd time signatures. Watching Tosin Abasi play guitar is like watching Michael Jordan play basketball or Roy Halladay pitch. Total mastery of a craft. - Riley Breckenridge
Russian Circles - 309 *Song is currently not on Spotify
The first track from their new record (out on 10/25), which I think is the best thing they’ve ever done. Dave Turncrantz’s drumming has always been inspiring to me, but he’s taken it to another level on this record. Empros is a lock for my Top 10 of 2011. - Riley Breckenridge
Fugazi - Smallpox Champion
Hadn’t listened to this record in a while and just last night we all listened to a bunch of Fugazi jams together. This entire record is so good. I guess I can only pick one…   - Ed Breckenridge
Slint - Washer
One of my favorite Slint songs… In my opinion the guitars sound so crummy, but the song is so well written and the dynamics are so strong it doesn’t matter what the tones are like. I love how heavy the chorus is without lyrics. Almost like the mood of the guitar line tells the story better than a lyric would. - Ed Breckenridge