Weekly Playlist: 30 August 2013
Monthly Archive: August 2013
Review: Butchers Blind – Destination Blues
Drawing from the likes of The Jayhawks, Old 97s, Uncle Tupelo and (perhaps inadvertently) Steely Dan, Destination Blues, the sophomore album from Butchers Blind, is a taught collection of vignettes detailing post-college dread, middle age meditation and characters knowingly past their…
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Download: Jonathan Warren and the Billy Goats – Greyhound
Akin to Jello Biafra fronting a bluegrass band, Jonathan Warren and the Billy Goats harness the same California surf punk sensibility on “Greyhound,” the first track off their forthcoming album, On This Very Evening. Hailing from Boise, Idaho, Jonathan Warren…
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First Listen: The Get Togethers – June
The frozen grapes from the freezer melted in my mouth Just like the long June hours I couldn’t figure out I peeled their thin glossy skin between my white and brittle teeth Just enough to feel their baby veins rolling…
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Video: Two Cow Garage – The Little Prince and Johnny Toxic
So the Replacements played yesterday and now today Two Cow Garage release their video for “The Little Prince and Johnny Toxic” from their forthcoming album, The Death of the Self Preservation Society. Very similar to The Mats’ “Bastards of Young”…
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First Listen: Wooden Wand & The World War IV – I Hate the Nightlife
With the stellar Blood Oaths of the New Blues already released this year, Wooden Wand is back with another album, Wooden Wand & The World War IV. You can pre-order Wooden Wand & The World War IV here. The album…
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Video: Have Gun Will Travel – Standing at the End of the World
Have Gun, Will Travel have premiered their video for “Standing at the End of the World,” the first single from their forthcoming album, Fiction, Fact or Folktale? Scheduled for release on 10 September, you can pre-order Fiction, Fact or Folktale?…
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Weekly Playlist: 23 August 2013
First Listen: Ali Holder – In Preparation for Saturn’s Return
With next week’s release of her In Preparation for Saturn’s Return looming, Ali Holder has posted four tracks from the album for your listening pleasure. Pre-order In Preparation for Saturn’s Return via iTunes and stream Ali’s songs below, including the…
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Video: Josaleigh Pollett – Broken Glass
Help Josaleigh Pollett win an opening spot with Matt Pond next weekend! Watch her video for “Broken Glass” below, like and share. It’s that simple! Also check out Josaleigh’s releases on her Bandcamp page.
Download: Belle Adair – The Search
Muscle Shoals, Alabama’s Belle Adair are set to release their debut LP, The Brave and the Blue, next Tuesday 27 August via Single Lock Records. Download “The Search” below and pre-order The Brave and the Blue on Belle Adair’s Bandcamp…
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Video: Hallelujah the Hills – Confessions of an Ex-Ghost
The only thing missing from the latest Hallelujah the Hills video for “Confessions of an Ex-Ghost” is Margaret Lanterman’s log. A send up of the “Tibet” scene from Twin Peaks (Season 1, Episode 3), the video is in keeping with…
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