Andrew Boe May 29th, 2007
Rating: 6.0
There are plenty of things that God needs to save, that is, if there is a big, hairy old thing somewhere in the sky known as God. I would hope that he/she/it will begin by saving the crumbling US dollar and hopefully the future of the planet too by getting rid of the goddamn Bush administration. Incidentally, London’s The Clientele wants to be saved as well and they have titled their new album as such. This is their third proper album and it follows them downstream from where they last left off in 2005. God Save is a concise fourteen songs in forty four minutes of gentle, mildly psychedelic pop music.
Bookshop Cassanova [mp3]
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usounds May 24th, 2007
Right now it’s all about the tiger
True story: Bryan Adams once told me that, “the song (Summer of ‘69) has nothing to do with the year 1969, it’s a metaphor for summer love and the number 69 was chosen because of the sexual position.” I think even Ryan Adams would appreciate that.
Ryan Adams is set to release the album Easy Tiger on June 26th.
Two [mp3]
Everybody Knows [mp3]
usounds May 23rd, 2007
The usounds HQ is currently swarming with new music. Why not check out some tracks?
The Ladybug Transistor - Three Days from Now [mp3]
The Electric Soft Parade - If That’s the Case, Then I Don’t Know [mp3]
Shannon Wright - Everybody’s Got Their Own Part to Play [mp3]
Tarwater - A Marriage in Belmont [mp3]
David Bazan - Cold Beer and Cigarettes [mp3]
Mary Timony Band - Sharpshooter [mp3]
Elliott Smith - High Times [mp3]
Beasts of Eden - Malou [mp3]
usounds May 22nd, 2007
The ninth wonder of the world
So you might be asking yourself, “Self, who is this…how do you say…Walter Kong?” Well, if you wanna get all Perry Mason about it, there’s information about the band here.
Andy Warhol & the Honey Bees [mp3]
usounds May 17th, 2007
Lazarus Beach is the debut full-length album from Birmingham, Alabama band, Through the Sparks - from tiny indie label Skybucket Records.
Mexico (Every Last Buffalo) mp3
Falling out of Favor with the Neighbors mp3
usounds May 15th, 2007
Uncut is a Canadian band who has played with AIDS Wolf, so it’s worth checking out. Their 2006 album, Modern Currencies, will finally get a US release date within the next month. The following track has a rockin’ urgency that is reminiscent of Les Savy Fav.
Chain Fight mp3
usounds May 15th, 2007
Mogwai wrote a song for a doctumentary about soccer (Zidane) filmed from the perspective of soccer headbutting superstar Zinedine Zidane.
The Black Spider mp3
usounds May 10th, 2007
Rocky’s fifth album = Rocky V
This new banjo-heavy Rocky song is quite lovely. I just listened to it 5 times in a row. The new album (out June 19th) is called The Brag & Cuss and features James McAllister (Sufjan Stevens) on drums, Bill Herzog (Jesse Sykes) on bass, Casey Foubert (Pedro the Lion) on electric guitar, banjo, mandolin and percussion, and Rick Steff on Hammond b3, piano and accordion.
Postcard from Kentucky mp3
Rocky on the Roadolato:
06/21/07 - Seaettle, WA - Triple Door
06/22/07 - Seattle, WA - Easy Street Records, Queen Anne
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usounds May 10th, 2007
Sjálfgefiđ er ađ leitađ sé í öllum opnum orđasöfnum í bankanum
Benedikt H. Hermannsson’s er algildistákn og táknar engan (0) eđa fleiri stafi eđa stafbil SUFJAN STEVENS er algildistákn og táknar nákvćmlega einn staf eđa stafbil. er í leitarstreng verđa ađ vera minnst 2 ađrir stafir!
snjórjljóssnjór mp3
usounds May 8th, 2007
A brand new Nick Drake record (filled with unreleased material from the vault of the Drake Estate) is set to be released June 19th. Here’s an MP3 of the second track on the record, an old Drake tune called “They’re Leaving Me Behind.”
Track listing:
1. Come In To The Garden (introduction) (Nick Drake)
2. They’re Leaving Me Behind (Nick Drake)
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