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For those of you who are new, we kick off every week by sharing what we’ve been playing.
The playlist below is some of what I’ve had in heavy rotation. This week, we’re starting by heading back in time (and just a little bit south of here) to Rockford Illinois, for a dose of Cheap Trick. Are they Power Pop? Maybe. Do they rock? No doubt. From there we’ve got a deeper cut from JAMC, and a brand new one from
It’s Spooky Szn, so Side 2 kicks off with a trifecta of Fever Ray’s “Shiver,” Water From Your Eyes’ “Nights In Armor,” and something from LA Witch, before ending with fresh tracks from Massage, Joel Cusumano, and Petrov, the Hero.
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I’m listening to - and loving - the new Antlers album, which I guess means I’m like an old fart who would be listening to Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly in the early 1970’s.
Ha - if The Antlers equates to 'old fart,' that makes me extremely gassy. I've got to listen to this one ASAP, as I've loved the two preview tracks I've heard. I play Hospice probably monthly, and Cowboy Sadness (his ambient all-star project) was a favorite album of 2024 for me.
I w s basing that part of the comment on the fact that it’s been over 20 years Peter Dilbetman first released an album, a new Antlers album is could be somewhat equivalent to a new Chuck Berry or Bo Diddley in 1970 or 71. I remember how I felt people who listened to 50’s music at the time - I thought they were pathetic. I continue to be fascinated by the time warp that, at least for me, makes all music from the 21st century seem current. I’m not sure if that’s a product of my age (I was a hippy teenager in the ‘60’s and a punk rock singer in the ‘70’s) or if the genres are coming and going much faster than they used to, but music stays relevant for me now way longer than it did in my younger days (even if it has been decreed that the genre is “dead”)
Almost, but 10 out of 10 for the effort (it would be “uno nuevo [or una nueva] para mí”.
It’s an Argentinian band and they were quite popular when I was little. They’re probably still around, but I’ve lost track of them. The name of the band is terrific though. “Crazy Old Women”… but they’re all dudes 🤣
Wax Jaw! Indie Scientist introduced me to this band a couple of years ago. They are brilliant and have just released an excellent debut album It Takes Guts. Stand out track for me is Shit For Brains but the whole thing is so strong. https://music.apple.com/gb/album/it-takes-guts/1828291423
I went to see Panic Shack last night so I’ve also spent a bit of time with that debut (actually better than I remembered) and I’m currently listening to Sunflower Bean. I’ve been revisiting a lot of albums to see if they are as good as I thought - they all are!
* GoGo Penguin. I've loved this Manchester jazz/electronica trio -- once described as "The Bad Plus meets Aphex Twin" -- for ten years and never had a chance to see them until last week. They were terrific! Their latest, Necessary Fictions, is very good. For a good starting point, try "From The North," their live record from 2024. My favorite album is Man Made Object.
* The Clash and Joe Strummer. I wanted to be in a particular headspace on Friday night, so I pulled up Sandinista! That reminded me that I have Joe Strummer's London Calling shows from the BBC on my server so Joe was my company for a quiet Saturday morning. Beyond the fact that it's lovely to hear Joe's voice, his playlists are great, spanning countries, genres, and decades. You can find the episodes here:
Thank you! I'm glad you dug last week's and hope there's a couple of new faves for you on this one. Thanks also for the links! These are my kind of rabbit hole!
I've been listening to a lot of early/mid '70s KPM library music LPs. When the elevator and lounge muzak were ditched, those sessions got hot and funky!
I've also been enjoying the funkier side of Freddie Hubbard with his brilliant 'Keep Your Soul Together' and 'Liquid Love.'
Originals can be hard to find and very pricey! However, Be With Records has done a lovely job with their reissues. They are cut from the analog masters and sound great! They sell for about $30. I have a few of my favorite titles, and all are on BWR.
Casey Dienel has a new album coming out this Friday, and its singles have been incredible — the whole album is fantastic (i've been lucky enough to get an advance stream in my freelance music journalism inbox) — so I've been playing the singles kind of nonstop: "People Can Change," "Seventeen," "Your Girl's Upstairs," "The Butcher Is My Friend." Reminds me of the sound that The Weather Station has been going for in her 2020s work, with some traces of mid-'70s Joni Mitchell, early Fiona Apple, and occasionally even Springsteen. I feel like you'd love it Kevin!
Many years ago when I was a fledging teen musician that spent every spare moment I had flailing away at a beat up 60's Ludwig drum set, I would play along to a cassette tape - that at it's release in 1965 - preceded my arrival on the planet by a mere 9 years. I had no clue who the drummer was but I enjoyed the music and trying to emulate the drum parts. It wasn't until almost 28 years later I would meet that drummer, Viv Prince, in an airport lounge in Europe. It was a tremendous honor to meet the musician that I felt played such an intricate role in my formative years, so I was saddened to hear of Viv's recent passing in September.
I spent most of the last week going though my collection of The Pretty Things on vinyl in honor of Viv. It was well documented that Viv was a wild man and it's said his antics were the inspiration behind many of Keith Moon's behaviors. Viv apparently made Moon look pretty tame in comparison however, Viv did fill in for Moon on a few Who gigs.
Viv only played on the first two albums from The Pretty Things, the self titled The Pretty Things and Get The Picture? before being booted out of the band for being too wild.
It was by happen chance that we met. My friend that introduced me to Viv actually told me Viv played with Hendrix, but it wasn't until Viv and I started chatting that I asked him if he was there before Mitch Mitchell - meaning did he play with Hendrix before or after Mitch - and Viv, thinking I was asking about Mitch playing in The Pretty Things, responded, "Mitch came in after me in The Pretty Things." At first I was confused and then it dawned on me who Viv was! I told him the story of me playing along to the albums and he was delighted by it. Several years later I met Mitch at a bar in Wilmington, NC and we discussed Viv and that era. Mitch was an amazing person and incredible musician, but that's another story.
I stole that Pretty Things cassette tape from my older sister so I owe a lot of my early musical influences to her.
One of the greatest rock bands, ever, and arguably my all-time favorite rock band. They are definitely up there. I never saw or met Viv, but many years ago I saw a reformed PTs at London's 100 Club, and Brian Pendleton was in the audience and joined them for a couple of songs.
No, I think that the show that you linked to is much later. The gig I saw was in the late '90s, as Brian died in 2001. At one point, his son got in touch with me and wanted to interview me about that show (he was writing a book about his dad), but it never happened.
My receiver, btw, is a Luxman R-1050. I love it and it pairs nicely with my Thorens and KEF speakers.
I would have loved to have seen them with Brian (and Viv for that matter). I listen to that live album a lot.
Love the Thorens! I have a Thorens paired with a Unison Research Unico Primo integrated amp and a pair of extremely rare Philips Stereo-Strahler KD1018 that were manufactured late 1959 - 1960. Only one other pair is known to exist that belong to a guy in Germany. https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/philips_stereo_strahler_kd1018_kd.html
The KEF's are amazing! Friend of mine has a pair and the quality is stunning.
Those Phillip's sound great. They have a warm vintage tone that's a little on the treble side but I use them exclusively for vinyl. For anything else I have a pair of B&W's and a set of Bose 901's that I bounce between. The B&W's definitely give me that more modern sound for streaming and the 901's are just legendary speakers that were handed down to me from my parents.
I'm in the same boat as Dave here; the name's familiar, but not too much after that. Thanks for all of this! I know I've said it before, but I hope you write a book someday!
First I will not be discussing American college football any further this season.
Instead of doing my usual Last 5 rundown I'm just going to focus on one of them: Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band -- New Threats From The Soul
This album was one that Kevin highlighted in his Thursday post, and I thought it sounded intriguing, and Kevin said he'd love to hear my thoughts, so here we are.
First: Mr Davis vocals remind me of the guy from Magnetic Fields. Deep, and soft at the same time. It works for the vibe of this album.
His songs are dripping with poetic metaphors and allusions. Its hard to take it all in on one listen. Several times I rewound back over a verse to catch what he was saying. It was easy to lose the forest for the trees during a song, but that's not a bad thing with such interesting trees. He's definitely a "writer's musician". I hesitate to invoke the name Dylan . . .woops I guess I just did.
Less interesting to me was the musical accompaniment. Maybe this was just a case of expectations, like with a certain college football team I'm not going to talk about. When I hear "Roadhouse Band" I go straight to Jim Morrison keeping his eyes on the road, steering wheel in one hand and morning beer in the other. It sounds like a rocker.
Instead I found the backing music kind of dull and anodyne. Every song had the same slow -mid tempo. There were a lot of instruments, but none of them really stood out or did anything interesting. They were just there, almost ambient in nature. Sometimes I didn't notice when a track stopped or started. Its just not a vibe for a party, or a workout playlist, or anything like that.
In Conclusion:
Despite what I just got finished saying above, yes IMHO this is a quality album that is worth your time. That time would ideally be in the morning *after* a wild night at your local Roadhouse. Ryan Davis and The Morning Coffee Band will really hit the spot. The density of the lyrics calls for repeat listens. You could post random verses on Notes and get a lot of likes.
As someone who also will not be speaking of football until further notice, I will respect your privacy during this difficult time.
Thanks also for sharing your thoughts on the Ryan Davis record! I hadn't thought of it, but you're right; some of the lyrics would really "do numbers" if posted on Notes.
I was away on retreat most of last week, so I didn't get to listen to much, but I had "Enjoy the Silence" as an earworm, so I have been playing Depeche Mode's Violator and other DM albums since I got home. I really should be incorporating their music into my regular repertoire more often.
Love Depeche Mode. My personal favourites from their catalogue are Songs of Faith and Devotion and Playing The Angel but you can’t go wrong with Violator either. Enjoy The Silence is such a great tune - absolutely love the video too!
The video is a lot like their music. A special blend of playful and dark. I imagined Dave (or Anton Corbijn if I recall correctly who directed it) saying, let's go to as many different picturesque locales and have Dave stand in a King's robe and crown staring moodily at the views.
Yes, it is Anton Corbyn. I saw an interview once where the rest of the band were positively gleeful that they only had to film a couple of group shots and could then go home and leave them to it!
Tried out new albums from Bottlecap Mountain, Flock of Dimes, Rhett Miller, and The Autumn Defense. Working on a new post, so listening to albums for that (more later this week for subscribers, I hope). Also can't quit the new Liquid Mike and Sloan albums (more on those hopefully sooner than later too)!
I was on one of my occasional Bevis Frond benders recently. So many great tracks, and he's still at it. This one from last year is banger: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tOJbvi7hRE
Been listening to this for longer than this week, but it’s still in rotation (right after Headbutt..how’s that for diversity? lol) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hxDIWLAuGY
I’m listening to - and loving - the new Antlers album, which I guess means I’m like an old fart who would be listening to Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly in the early 1970’s.
Ha - if The Antlers equates to 'old fart,' that makes me extremely gassy. I've got to listen to this one ASAP, as I've loved the two preview tracks I've heard. I play Hospice probably monthly, and Cowboy Sadness (his ambient all-star project) was a favorite album of 2024 for me.
I w s basing that part of the comment on the fact that it’s been over 20 years Peter Dilbetman first released an album, a new Antlers album is could be somewhat equivalent to a new Chuck Berry or Bo Diddley in 1970 or 71. I remember how I felt people who listened to 50’s music at the time - I thought they were pathetic. I continue to be fascinated by the time warp that, at least for me, makes all music from the 21st century seem current. I’m not sure if that’s a product of my age (I was a hippy teenager in the ‘60’s and a punk rock singer in the ‘70’s) or if the genres are coming and going much faster than they used to, but music stays relevant for me now way longer than it did in my younger days (even if it has been decreed that the genre is “dead”)
FWIW, I'm fascinated by those same time warps. In my case, I'm always shocked when a record turns 30 (or similar).
Black Eyes’ “Hostile Design” and Osees’ “Live at the Broad”
Viejas Locas!
Nos conocimos bailando en un bar... 🎸🤘🏻😎
A nuevo uno por mi!
(Was I even close here?)
Almost, but 10 out of 10 for the effort (it would be “uno nuevo [or una nueva] para mí”.
It’s an Argentinian band and they were quite popular when I was little. They’re probably still around, but I’ve lost track of them. The name of the band is terrific though. “Crazy Old Women”… but they’re all dudes 🤣
lol. Thanks! My Spanish is *really* rusty. I like to shake some of it off when I can.
Always go for it, even if rusty! Best way to learn.
Wax Jaw! Indie Scientist introduced me to this band a couple of years ago. They are brilliant and have just released an excellent debut album It Takes Guts. Stand out track for me is Shit For Brains but the whole thing is so strong. https://music.apple.com/gb/album/it-takes-guts/1828291423
I went to see Panic Shack last night so I’ve also spent a bit of time with that debut (actually better than I remembered) and I’m currently listening to Sunflower Bean. I’ve been revisiting a lot of albums to see if they are as good as I thought - they all are!
https://music.apple.com/gb/album/gok-wan/1804119922?i=1804119934
https://music.apple.com/gb/album/theres-a-part-i-cant-get-back/1784750384?i=1784750967
Thanks Lou! I haven't heard any of these, so that's today's listening sorted.
Oh wow! You are in for a treat!
My week was about:
* GoGo Penguin. I've loved this Manchester jazz/electronica trio -- once described as "The Bad Plus meets Aphex Twin" -- for ten years and never had a chance to see them until last week. They were terrific! Their latest, Necessary Fictions, is very good. For a good starting point, try "From The North," their live record from 2024. My favorite album is Man Made Object.
* The Clash and Joe Strummer. I wanted to be in a particular headspace on Friday night, so I pulled up Sandinista! That reminded me that I have Joe Strummer's London Calling shows from the BBC on my server so Joe was my company for a quiet Saturday morning. Beyond the fact that it's lovely to hear Joe's voice, his playlists are great, spanning countries, genres, and decades. You can find the episodes here:
https://exchange.prx.org/series/27024-joe-strummer-s-london-calling
...and his playlists here:
https://exchange.prx.org/playlists/32765
* Last, that rabbit hole led me to audio of Dylan covering a bit of London Calling in 2005!
https://youtu.be/-7bnol24hDU?si=DaYtk9Z6s6zV3K8S
Last week's playlist was especially great, Kevin. Looking forward to this one and everyone's picks.
thank you for the links
Thanks for the links! Very cool!
I also really dig GoGo Penguin. Would love to see them live.
Thank you! I'm glad you dug last week's and hope there's a couple of new faves for you on this one. Thanks also for the links! These are my kind of rabbit hole!
Thank you for the shout-out!
Of course! That was a great interview.
Been a hectic couple months and haven't been able to comment in awhile. We put up a post last week about Wednesday, Jeff Tweedy, and the Texas Headhunters records - all worth a listen. https://3albums6oldguys.substack.com/p/its-all-americana-nowadays-the-6ogs
Sometimes life's like that. I hope it was the "good" kind of hectic! Thanks also for sharing the link here.
I saw Lily Seabird here in DC on Saturday night, and her record Trash Mountain is a grower -- https://lilyseabird.bandcamp.com/album/trash-mountain
Have also been listening to a lot of louder, messier records:
-- Abel -- How to get away with nothing: https://abelcolumbus.bandcamp.com/album/how-to-get-away-with-nothing
-- Shallowater - God's Gonna Give you a Million Dollars - https://shallowater.bandcamp.com/album/gods-gonna-give-you-a-million-dollars
-- Still can't get enough of Editrix - the Big E: https://editrix.bandcamp.com/album/the-big-e
thank you for the links
Oh cool, I was thinking about hitting that Lily Seabird show, but the cookie didn't quite crumble my way.
I keep meaning to Lily Seabird, but haven't quite gotten there. Thanks for the nudge!
I've been listening to a lot of early/mid '70s KPM library music LPs. When the elevator and lounge muzak were ditched, those sessions got hot and funky!
I've also been enjoying the funkier side of Freddie Hubbard with his brilliant 'Keep Your Soul Together' and 'Liquid Love.'
Ok, so I just went to look a couple of these up, and well, it looks like I won't be getting anything today today. lol.
Originals can be hard to find and very pricey! However, Be With Records has done a lovely job with their reissues. They are cut from the analog masters and sound great! They sell for about $30. I have a few of my favorite titles, and all are on BWR.
'70s KPM library music LPs
Got a few of those on my stack’s 70s playlist… though, my favorite is “Teenage Villain”, which is on the 60s playlist https://ifrqfm.substack.com/p/decades-playlists
My favorites are Jazzrock and Afro Rock, but there are a few more that I also really like!
Good morning from St James California
Here is what is in my ears currently
1. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1knJSMzp6SWo8aUh3W2hVo?si=16a3b80e99dc4db2
2. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3wBlm9P7dw8ZMh4DgXzNcJ?si=37f9269996e84f62
3. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1EpiZRrzSeuNAh?si=dd82cb08816c477b
Have a great week and thanks for the new and old music leads.
JP
As always thanks for the playlists, Jon!
Casey Dienel has a new album coming out this Friday, and its singles have been incredible — the whole album is fantastic (i've been lucky enough to get an advance stream in my freelance music journalism inbox) — so I've been playing the singles kind of nonstop: "People Can Change," "Seventeen," "Your Girl's Upstairs," "The Butcher Is My Friend." Reminds me of the sound that The Weather Station has been going for in her 2020s work, with some traces of mid-'70s Joni Mitchell, early Fiona Apple, and occasionally even Springsteen. I feel like you'd love it Kevin!
https://youtu.be/wlD2AF4-Nig?si=fSb3SFDNWokci4LH
-max
With that description, I think I would! Thanks for getting it on my radar.
I've been enjoying one of my all-time favourite records, Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite... til the cops come knockin' 🔥
It's a great record; I'm sure your neighbors will love it as well. :)
You bet! 😂😎
Many years ago when I was a fledging teen musician that spent every spare moment I had flailing away at a beat up 60's Ludwig drum set, I would play along to a cassette tape - that at it's release in 1965 - preceded my arrival on the planet by a mere 9 years. I had no clue who the drummer was but I enjoyed the music and trying to emulate the drum parts. It wasn't until almost 28 years later I would meet that drummer, Viv Prince, in an airport lounge in Europe. It was a tremendous honor to meet the musician that I felt played such an intricate role in my formative years, so I was saddened to hear of Viv's recent passing in September.
I spent most of the last week going though my collection of The Pretty Things on vinyl in honor of Viv. It was well documented that Viv was a wild man and it's said his antics were the inspiration behind many of Keith Moon's behaviors. Viv apparently made Moon look pretty tame in comparison however, Viv did fill in for Moon on a few Who gigs.
Viv only played on the first two albums from The Pretty Things, the self titled The Pretty Things and Get The Picture? before being booted out of the band for being too wild.
The Pretty Things
https://open.spotify.com/album/2y4spnYViVnOtvdRLakH4q?si=oAFhWhwRQiCEZWVH-p951w
Get The Picture?
https://open.spotify.com/album/2FUn94ad2pFHpPCpBJnP1E?si=ZGwYl5BxQBa3c1icioE8Zw
The Pretty Things also released a track dedicated to Prince on the band's 1999 release, Rage Before Beauty.
https://open.spotify.com/track/6M1kjhWbFwBq6HLXQzqurt?si=f7bc8906e2774780
While The Pretty Things moved forward with various line up changes Viv's career didn't stop with The Pretty Things. You can read more on Viv on his Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viv_Prince and check out other albums from The Pretty Things here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5U16QlMnlSAhkQxBZpLyLO?si=AFd_jettSBW8XtJ3lyqXJg
They're a band I should know more about but I never made a reminder to dig in. Thanks for the context and the links! Very cool that you met Viv.
It was by happen chance that we met. My friend that introduced me to Viv actually told me Viv played with Hendrix, but it wasn't until Viv and I started chatting that I asked him if he was there before Mitch Mitchell - meaning did he play with Hendrix before or after Mitch - and Viv, thinking I was asking about Mitch playing in The Pretty Things, responded, "Mitch came in after me in The Pretty Things." At first I was confused and then it dawned on me who Viv was! I told him the story of me playing along to the albums and he was delighted by it. Several years later I met Mitch at a bar in Wilmington, NC and we discussed Viv and that era. Mitch was an amazing person and incredible musician, but that's another story.
I stole that Pretty Things cassette tape from my older sister so I owe a lot of my early musical influences to her.
One of the greatest rock bands, ever, and arguably my all-time favorite rock band. They are definitely up there. I never saw or met Viv, but many years ago I saw a reformed PTs at London's 100 Club, and Brian Pendleton was in the audience and joined them for a couple of songs.
EDIT: I wrote this piece about the Pretties a couple of years ago. https://substack.com/@michaelfell/p-140418157
Definitely underrated as one of the all time greats for sure!
Terrific article - thank you for sharing that!
Is this the concert you attended? https://open.spotify.com/album/0o7yAdHSsuOkWRB4oomjDj?si=KYNHZ5kfSl2SctID-0rx_A
Love your Thorens BTW! What is the receiver?
Thanks for reading!
No, I think that the show that you linked to is much later. The gig I saw was in the late '90s, as Brian died in 2001. At one point, his son got in touch with me and wanted to interview me about that show (he was writing a book about his dad), but it never happened.
My receiver, btw, is a Luxman R-1050. I love it and it pairs nicely with my Thorens and KEF speakers.
I would have loved to have seen them with Brian (and Viv for that matter). I listen to that live album a lot.
Love the Thorens! I have a Thorens paired with a Unison Research Unico Primo integrated amp and a pair of extremely rare Philips Stereo-Strahler KD1018 that were manufactured late 1959 - 1960. Only one other pair is known to exist that belong to a guy in Germany. https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/philips_stereo_strahler_kd1018_kd.html
Wow, what a beautiful speaker! How do they sound? Amazing, I am sure.
I have a pair of KEF 104/2 https://www.whathifi.com/features/that-was-then-kef-reference-1042-1984
The KEF's are amazing! Friend of mine has a pair and the quality is stunning.
Those Phillip's sound great. They have a warm vintage tone that's a little on the treble side but I use them exclusively for vinyl. For anything else I have a pair of B&W's and a set of Bose 901's that I bounce between. The B&W's definitely give me that more modern sound for streaming and the 901's are just legendary speakers that were handed down to me from my parents.
I'm in the same boat as Dave here; the name's familiar, but not too much after that. Thanks for all of this! I know I've said it before, but I hope you write a book someday!
Thanks Kevin! I wouldn't know where to start with a book 🤣
Chapter 1, of course! lol.
(in all seriousness, there's a book in there somewhere!)
Good Morning On Repeat Nation:
First I will not be discussing American college football any further this season.
Instead of doing my usual Last 5 rundown I'm just going to focus on one of them: Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band -- New Threats From The Soul
This album was one that Kevin highlighted in his Thursday post, and I thought it sounded intriguing, and Kevin said he'd love to hear my thoughts, so here we are.
First: Mr Davis vocals remind me of the guy from Magnetic Fields. Deep, and soft at the same time. It works for the vibe of this album.
His songs are dripping with poetic metaphors and allusions. Its hard to take it all in on one listen. Several times I rewound back over a verse to catch what he was saying. It was easy to lose the forest for the trees during a song, but that's not a bad thing with such interesting trees. He's definitely a "writer's musician". I hesitate to invoke the name Dylan . . .woops I guess I just did.
Less interesting to me was the musical accompaniment. Maybe this was just a case of expectations, like with a certain college football team I'm not going to talk about. When I hear "Roadhouse Band" I go straight to Jim Morrison keeping his eyes on the road, steering wheel in one hand and morning beer in the other. It sounds like a rocker.
Instead I found the backing music kind of dull and anodyne. Every song had the same slow -mid tempo. There were a lot of instruments, but none of them really stood out or did anything interesting. They were just there, almost ambient in nature. Sometimes I didn't notice when a track stopped or started. Its just not a vibe for a party, or a workout playlist, or anything like that.
In Conclusion:
Despite what I just got finished saying above, yes IMHO this is a quality album that is worth your time. That time would ideally be in the morning *after* a wild night at your local Roadhouse. Ryan Davis and The Morning Coffee Band will really hit the spot. The density of the lyrics calls for repeat listens. You could post random verses on Notes and get a lot of likes.
RIYL:
The Band "It Makes No Difference"
Dylan "Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands"
Acoustic Neil Young
Long naps on the couch with your pets
NRIYL:
headbanging,
moshing,
Jager Bombs,
methamphetamine
Thats all for now
Peace
As someone who also will not be speaking of football until further notice, I will respect your privacy during this difficult time.
Thanks also for sharing your thoughts on the Ryan Davis record! I hadn't thought of it, but you're right; some of the lyrics would really "do numbers" if posted on Notes.
I was away on retreat most of last week, so I didn't get to listen to much, but I had "Enjoy the Silence" as an earworm, so I have been playing Depeche Mode's Violator and other DM albums since I got home. I really should be incorporating their music into my regular repertoire more often.
Love Depeche Mode. My personal favourites from their catalogue are Songs of Faith and Devotion and Playing The Angel but you can’t go wrong with Violator either. Enjoy The Silence is such a great tune - absolutely love the video too!
The video is a lot like their music. A special blend of playful and dark. I imagined Dave (or Anton Corbijn if I recall correctly who directed it) saying, let's go to as many different picturesque locales and have Dave stand in a King's robe and crown staring moodily at the views.
Yes, it is Anton Corbyn. I saw an interview once where the rest of the band were positively gleeful that they only had to film a couple of group shots and could then go home and leave them to it!
Still one of my favorites by them.
I mean, I had to check out "Life of a Showgirl" out of pure curiosity. It's perfectly acceptable.
An album I really enjoyed was Amanda Shires' breakup album after divorcing Jason Isbell. It's a bit bleak, but overall extremely high quality.
Lol. How could you not? I think we all did.
I liked Shires' record as well. Not something normally in my wheelhouse, but I thought it was really well done.
Yeah I agree. I don't normally listen to that stuff but the quality was undeniable
Tried out new albums from Bottlecap Mountain, Flock of Dimes, Rhett Miller, and The Autumn Defense. Working on a new post, so listening to albums for that (more later this week for subscribers, I hope). Also can't quit the new Liquid Mike and Sloan albums (more on those hopefully sooner than later too)!
Liquid Mike is so good!
And at 27 minutes, it's easy to listen to anytime.
I'll keep an eye out! Please feel free to share the link here with everyone once it goes live.
My favorites this week:
Ok Cool - Chit Chat
Winter - Adult Romantix
Go Kurosawa - soft shakes
Toadies - Hell Bellow/Stars Above
Shallowater - God's Gonna Give You a Million Dollars
Heliocentrics - From the Deep
The Stargazer Lilies - Cosmic Tidal Wave
Shrunken Elvis - s/t
I've been really digging Adult Romantix as well. Took a little bit, but it's really grown on me.
I forgot to mention it earlier, but Abandoned Albums did a great interview with Vaden Todd Lewis of Toadies awhile back. well worth a listen.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-109-vaden-todd-lewis-of-the-toadies/id1600596605?i=1000554281492
I will check it out! I had listened to Possum Kingdom a lot but never gave everything else a full shake until recently and I love it.
Season to Risk
Rad!
I was on one of my occasional Bevis Frond benders recently. So many great tracks, and he's still at it. This one from last year is banger: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tOJbvi7hRE
Thanks for the link! Another artist/band I feel like I should know more about, but have never really sat down wit.
Moodymann’s Black Mahogani just got a magnificent re-release recently, and that’s been on regular rotation for me while writing.
Right on!
Thanks, Kevin!
Of course! This is a great record.
The latest Igorrr album is pretty sweet… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0OBF83rL-8
Been listening to this for longer than this week, but it’s still in rotation (right after Headbutt..how’s that for diversity? lol) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hxDIWLAuGY