The first track from Makeup and Vanity Set’s new album, Wilderness, has made its way out into the world. The song features Jasmin Kaset on vocals and is an awesomely moody piece of work (as is the whole album).
Full disclosure: I am releasing this record on my own YK Records along with Telefuture. It comes coupled with a new film, Eidolon, by Joey Ciccoline and I am unabashedly in love with it.
We Own This Town – Volume 65
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Another volume of Nashville music you may have missed. Granted, much of this podcast stems from my hibernation time but it’s entirely possible that you missed out on plenty of the greatness stored within.Â
I also took this opportunity to bookend the podcast with songs from the late Dave Cloud, a man whom I was only familiar with in personality but not musical output. He really does have some seriously amazing songs, please take this opportunity to familiarize yourself.
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After a short hibernation, I’m back to posting semi-regular podcasts. The following is a collection of music unearthed during the quiet interim and more recent additions. Also, a little bookend tribute to the late Dave Cloud – who’s music I was not personally familiar with but certainly feel like diving in now full force.
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You know that crooning Robert Smith voice backed by the sultry sounds of The Cure telling the tale of Camus’ The Stranger? Imagine if that was done with big rock riffs and plenty more aggression.
Great new take on a classic. Some may call this blasphemy but I love it when bands cover songs in completely new and ridiculous ways.
I am an unabashed fan boy of Jessie Baylin. Her previous album, Little Spark, hit me at just the right time and really dug its heels in. From what I’ve heard of her new album, Dark Place (out 3/7), she’s adjusted her sound a bit into a darker place and I am into it.
The video for “Creepers (Young Love)” is directed by Michael Carter and helps to augment that darkness just right.
Just the right amount of lo-fi, debauchery, sex and butts in the latest from Thelma and The Sleaze.Â
The latest video from PUJOL’s Kludge (out now on Saddle Creek) is directed by Everything Is Terrible – a collective of VHS enthusiasts that manage to cobble together the worst of the straight-to-video releases from the formats heyday and cut them together into something new and entrancing.Â
To be perfectly honest, the chaotic nature of the video is borderline hard to watch. There’s lots of fast cuts, assaulting overlays and just a lot going on. It compliments the bombastic nature of the song well but it’s an intense experience just to make it through the whole (especially without blinking).
Formerly known as Kopecky Family Band, the freshly renamed Kopecky has a new album – Drug for the Modern Age – coming down the pipe via ATO Records on May 19th.Â
Just recently dug into the new ELEL EP and it’s got one very strong thing going for it – fun. The band name is fun to say, the album title is fun to type out and the music within is upbeat, fun and infectious in the good ways.Â
I always enjoyed the songwriting prowess of Ben Elkins but found the later works of his previous band, Heypenny, to go too far into the realm of gimmick and repetition. It was never bad, it just wasn’t for me.
ELEL seems to tone it down just the right amount. There’s plenty of energy and I can still foresee a marching band taking this to the streets of any city causing a parade of enthusiasm but it doesn’t feel manic. Granted, it’s all a matter of personal taste but ELEL feels a bit more reflective and grown up while maintaining its ability to incite a good time.
Enjoying this preview of Joe Pisapia’s forthcoming album, Nightvision. The artwork by Sam Smith is what drew me in but the enjoyable pop with a melancholy edge kept me around.Â
