Daily Jam - Lines

There are currently a half dozen 12-year old boys making all kinds of noise upstairs for a birthday party sleepover.  Maybe you know this and may you don't, but 12-year old boys are...real weird.  Anyway, i'm just gonna listen to some music from The Walker Brothers while i reconsider some choices tonight.  Listen to "Lines" below, our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - The Electrician

Here's probably the best song ever written about a CIA torturer.  Listen to The Walker Brothers' "The Electrician" below, our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - Deadlier than the Male

Earlier this summer, i watched a cheesy, '60s Bond rip-off called "Deadlier than the Male."  It was a lot of fun, and for bonus points, it featured The Walker Brothers on the title track.  Check out "Deadlier than the Male" below, our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - My Ship Is Coming In

Here's some classic '60s pop from The Walker Brothers.  Listen to "My Ship Is Coming In" below, our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore

Scott Walker passed away early this morning, so i'm probably going to be listening to a lot of his work today.  One of his earliest hits with The Walker Brothers was the amazingly catchy "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore," your Daily Jam.

RIP Scott Walker

One of my all time favorite vocalists and composers, the enigmatic Scott Walker (nee Engel) passed away this morning at the age of 76.  Beginning his career as a teeny bopper with The Walker Brothers, but gradually morphing into an artist whose work got more and more experimental as he got older, Walker influenced just about everyone who listened to him, from Bowie to Eno, Radiohead to Sunn O))) (whom he recorded an album with a couple of years back).  He will be missed.  So, here's one of my favorites from early in his solo career, an English translated cover of Jacques Brel's "My Death."  RIP Scott Walker.

Absolutely Free - The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore

Did you guys here that there's an eclipse today?  Of course you did.  It's been kind of hard to miss.  Anyway, in honor of that, Toronto band Absolutely Free released a pretty solid cover of The Walker Brothers' "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore," which you can listen to below and buy here.  Enjoy.

Daily Bowie - Nite Flights

In 1993, on the "Black Tie White Noise" LP, David Bowie covered The Walker Brothers' amazing "Nite Flights" because of course he did.  Ever the fan of Scott Walker, it's only fitting that the Bowie would be inspired by and cover the man's music.  It's a shame the two never had the opportunity to collaborate.  Listen below.