Shy Beast is the KUTX Artist of the Month for January. Photo by Gabriel C. Pérez/KUTX.
On “Leave Me Be,” Austin’s Shy Beast build an earworm from a lot of disparate parts: Mariclaire Glaser’s staccato piano and smooth singing; fuzzed-out guitars; and a boom-bap drum beat. The band’s guest DJ set works the same way, finding time for Brazilian sambas, pop crooners, electronic ballads, and even a little Zeppelin. Hear Shy Beast’s My KUTX on Saturday, January 19, 6 to 7 p.m. or listen anytime at the bottom of the page.
–Art Levy // producer, My KUTX
Playlist:
[intro music: Shy Beast – “Leave Me Be”]
1. The Cardigans – “Gordon’s Gardenparty”
2. Ben Folds Five – “Kate”
3. Led Zeppelin – “The Ocean” (live)
4. Self – “Baby, Can You Dig Your Man?”
5. Scott Walker – “Mathilde”
6. The Replacements – “Alex Chilton”
7. Burt Bacharach – “Something Big”
8. The Strokes – “Automatic Stop”
9. Cody ChesnuTT – “Til I Met Thee”
10. George Harrison – “I Live For You”
11. Girls – “Lust For Life”
12. Daft Punk – “Something About Us”
13. Antonion Carlos Jobim & Elis Regina – “Aguas de Marco”
