This gem is from JD McPherson's album Signs and Signifiers, which NPR insists is "engineered to restore your faith in rock & roll", maybe because the dudes recorded the entire thing with vintage mics and amps. Active in Ann Arbor's swing dancing community, I can tell ya that this shit (like other 50's-type R'nR, R'nB, rock and rockabilly- think Buddy Holly, Little Richard, Chuck Berry) really is the best to get down to.
"For maximum dance potential, McPherson says that the album's producer, Jimmy Sutton, would walk around with a metronome and one of the songs in his head 'until he found the most danceable beats per minute'."
("JD McPherson: When a Punk Goes Vintage", NPR)
Other tracks to check out: "North Side Gal", "Scratching Circles", "Scandalous" (if you dance balboa, this one's for you!), "Your Love (All That I'm Missing)"
xoxo
Rp
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