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Songs on Shameless, Collected

So if you’ve been reading the last few days, we’ve had quite a few posts about last week’s Shameless episode and for your convenience, and to make sure none of the great songs in the episode get lost in the dreaded Dashboard Shuffle, we’ve compiled a quick set of links to all those songs/scenes below:

Middle Distance Runner’s “Man of the People” plays as the Gallagher kids realize that it’s better to get Frank’s sobriety over with, and force him to drink

Minutes Til Midnight’s “Vintage Hearts” plays while Fiona searches the house for money

Earl Greyhound’s “All Better Now” plays as the Gallaghers are all at home getting ready for the day.

The Acorn’s “Bobcat Goldwraith” plays when Fiona comes home after an awful day, sees Frank in the living room with the kids, and then breaks down in the kitchen.

Tokyo Police Club’s “Breakneck Speed” plays during the transition from Ian getting blown off at the Kash and Grab and Frank goes to Sheila for help in dealing with his sobriety, and asks her to entertain him, which she does by trying to dance.

The Teeth’s “Yellow” plays when Steve comes home and his big brother gives him a hard time about going to Michigan instead of Harvard.

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We are ending our series of clips from this past week’s Shameless episode “It’s Time to Kill the Turtle,” with the fantastic track “Yellow” by The Teeth. With it’s Mo-town indebted bass and brass section, “Yellow” shows that this Philly-bred band is out to prove that the city of Brotherly Love can also bring the funk, and it certainly succeeds - the track sounds like it could just as easily fit in the film Jackie Brown as it does Shameless. 

The Teeth on MySpace | Last.fm

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Minutes Til Midnight have quietly made some of the best electronic-infused indie rock of the last decade, but unfortunately have not reached a huge audience outside of their (and our) home Los Angeles.  

The frenzied-yet-controlled jangle guitars and smoothly psychedelic synth lines of “Vintage Hearts” were a perfect fit for this scene above in last week’s Shameless, as Fiona searches the house for money. Perhaps Minutes Til Midnight are moving closer to their 15 Minutes of Fame.

Minutes Til Midnight on MySpace | Last.fm

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The Acorn, like their Grammy-winning countrymen The Arcade Fire, have quite a knack for building orchestral anthems that seem to press the ‘epic’ and ‘cathartic’ buttons without going too far over the top (i.e. into post 2000’s U2 territory). 

Need an example? Look no further than this past week’s Shameless episode, as the lush “Bobcat Goldwraith” plays when Fiona comes home after an awful day, sees Frank in the living room with the kids, and then breaks down in the kitchen. 

The Acorn on MySpace | Last.fm

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Earl Greyhound’s rambunctious and raw sound really fit well with these scene in Shameless, as the different members of the Gallagher family are shown getting ready for their day. Nothing like a little Earl Grey(hound) tea to kickstart the morning!

Earl Greyhound on MySpace | Last.fm

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For the second straight week, Middle Distance Runner’s excellent “Man of the People” has been featured in Shameless, and this time the song plays as the Gallagher kids realize that it’s better to get Frank’s sobriety over with, and force him to drink. 

Shameless keeps on getting better with every episode, and “Man of the People” was just one of many noteworthy songs in this past week’s episode, “It’s Time to Kill the Turtle.” Stay tuned for more.

Middle Distance Runner on MySpace | Last.fm