DOWNLOAD: Magnolia Electric Co. - Josephine
I sat down with a stack of Magnolia Electric Co. albums a few weeks ago and felt like a monkey for having never spent the time before. At the same time, it felt good to be a noob and get my hands dirty with new old music. Jason Molina's got a new record on the way and "Josephine" feels like as good a primer as any if you're also just getting into his stuff. Get your Americana sundae right here.
DOWNLOAD: Deer Tick - Spend The Night
Deer Tick'll burn your bird, bathe your animal and lyme disease your soul with old time jitterbuggy folk 'n roll. An evolving collective surrounding Rhode Islander John McCauley, it's one of those more the merrier, leaning into the crowd on tiptoes, smiling your face sore kinda parties. Undeniable. The boogie woogie reason we all got into this music mess in the first place.
DOWNLOAD: Deer Tick - Spend The Night
DOWNLOAD: Ladyhawk - I Don't Always Know What You're Saying
Posted 2/27/2008 12:11 PM by Daniel Arnold
Ladyhawk play mad but don't they come off so happy? I mean the music is dark. Distinctly. But, like basically everything from Vancouver, it feels so good. In case you've somehow never listened, it's like The National got their brakes cut and they go on driving anyway because they just don't give a goddamn if they end up on your lawn or in somebody's pool. And somehow that recklessness gives the band this vibe like they're your best friends from high school who you don't talk to that much anymore but you're still cool every time because who really needs all that talking anyway.
These new Ladyhawk jams, which are so right on it's kinda brutal, have sort of a goth '80s edge to them. All the chugalug and screaming choruses and flannel shirts with yellowed edges are still there, but there's also a hint of Echo And The Bunnymen. Sounds weird, I know, but listen and tell me it's not there. Anyway. Ladyhawk. Sheeyit. Their new record's called Shots and it's out March 4. Pick it up. Raise a beer.
EXCLUSIVE STREAM: Ladyhawk - S.T.H.D.
DOWNLOAD: I Don't Always Know What You're Saying
Brett Dennen - Jimmy Kimmel Live Footage
The Jimmy Kimmel folks put Brett Dennen's performance
of "Ain't No Reason" up on Youtube,
so we're sharing the goodness with
YOU
Enjoy!
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