the red hot chili peppers are in the studio will hopefully have an album out by the end of the year. theyve recorded a shitload of new songs in the last 2 or 3 years but i believe that theyre throwing all those away for a new bunch.
Albums in 2005
pitchfork likes it as well
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/o/okkervil-river/black-sheep-boy.shtml
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/o/okkervil-river/black-sheep-boy.shtml
Originally posted by pollardteam2:
Originally posted by brennser:I just ordered mine today, but I wouldnt buy it on the strength of that review if you have not already heard them, it mentions every hype touchstone of the last few years. It also says the last album was great, when the album before that is clearly better. Good to see them getting such a positive review though. Hopefully it doesnt mean their show will be hard to get in to, although earlimart may make it that way anyway.
http://popmatters.com/music/reviews/o/okkervilriver-blacksheep.shtml
thanks for posting the link
May 24 - MAXIMO PARK/A Certain Trigger USA
The Return of Social D
Updated 03:28 PDT Sat, Apr 16 2005
It's hard to believe it's been almost a decade since Social Distortion has put out an album of original music. Finally, the L.A. punks - fronted by the gravel-voiced Mike Ness - have added Sex, Love and Rock â??n' Roll to the band's discography.
It includes the "emotional journey of love, loss and acceptance" on a song devoted to the band's late founding guitar player, Dennis Danell, who died of a brain aneurysm in 2000. Still, Ness has written his share of signature hard rock numbers for the album, including "Reach For The Sky" and "Nickels And Dimes."
Ness, guitarist Jonny Wickersham, bassist Matt Freeman and drummer Charlie Quintana will be playing the tunes next month and the beginning of June, starting off at the Magic City Music Hall in Johnson City, N.Y., May 12th.
They'll spend most of their time on the Eastern Seaboard throughout the month with stops at the WHFStival and the KNDD Endfest.
Fans on he West Coast don't have a lot of chances to see them (the tour ends June 8 at the University of California in Davis), but a few more dates might be added. And heck, after more than 20 years in the biz, Social D has shown that there's still plenty of tread on the tires.
Updated 03:28 PDT Sat, Apr 16 2005
It's hard to believe it's been almost a decade since Social Distortion has put out an album of original music. Finally, the L.A. punks - fronted by the gravel-voiced Mike Ness - have added Sex, Love and Rock â??n' Roll to the band's discography.
It includes the "emotional journey of love, loss and acceptance" on a song devoted to the band's late founding guitar player, Dennis Danell, who died of a brain aneurysm in 2000. Still, Ness has written his share of signature hard rock numbers for the album, including "Reach For The Sky" and "Nickels And Dimes."
Ness, guitarist Jonny Wickersham, bassist Matt Freeman and drummer Charlie Quintana will be playing the tunes next month and the beginning of June, starting off at the Magic City Music Hall in Johnson City, N.Y., May 12th.
They'll spend most of their time on the Eastern Seaboard throughout the month with stops at the WHFStival and the KNDD Endfest.
Fans on he West Coast don't have a lot of chances to see them (the tour ends June 8 at the University of California in Davis), but a few more dates might be added. And heck, after more than 20 years in the biz, Social D has shown that there's still plenty of tread on the tires.
another "best of" - this time one of my favorite bands
Boo Radleys Ready 2xCD Compilation
James Gregory reports:
Though they played a major role in defining British indie in the 90s (before fellow countrymen Blur and Oasis launched it into the mainstream), chances are if you called the U.S. home, you were pretty much oblivious to the Boo Radleys, who unfortunately lacked the cheeky shenanigans to propel them onto the cover of the British tabloids. Well, your chance for a second date is on its way. According to Sanctuary Records, the influential (but sadly disbanded) group are prepping a career-spanning 2xCD anthology for release on July 4 through Castle Music, a Sanctuary offshoot.
Entitled Find the Way Out, the comp marks the group's first comprehensive hits collection, and includes tracks culled from each of the three labels they recorded for during their lifespan– Action, Rough Trade, and Creation Records. The 40 remastered songs included on the set offer a healthy number of selections from each of the band's six studio albums (most notably the classic Giant Steps), as well as singles, b-sides, and previously unreleased material. The album also features deluxe packaging with artwork by original collaborator Stephen Wood. Tracklist for Find the Way Out:
>>Disc 1:
01 Walking 5th Carnival
02 Catweazle
03 Hip Clown Rag (demo)
04 Kaleidoscope
05 The Finest Kiss
06 Everybird
07 Lazy Day
08 Spaniard
09 Does This Hurt?
10 Sunfly II: Walking With the Kings
11 Buffalo Bill
12 Lazarus (12" version)
13 Let Me Be Your Faith
14 Thinking of Ways
15 Best Lose the Fear
16 I Hang Suspended
17 I've Lost the Reason
18 Wish I Was Skinny
19 Cracked Lips/Homesick
20 Barney (…and Me)
>>Disc 2:
01 Wake up Boo: Music for Astronauts
02 Blues for George Michael
03 Find the Answer Within
04 Joel
05 It's Lulu
06 Reaching Out From Here
07 From the Bench at Belvidere
08 Nearly Almost There
09 What's in the Box? (See Watcha Got)
10 Four Saints
11 New Brighton Promenade
12 C'mon Kids
13 Ride the Tiger
14 Vote You
15 Free Huey
16 Kingsize
17 Comb Your Hair
18 Tomorrow
19 Put Your Arms Around Me and Tell Me Everythings Gonna Be OK
20 Blueroom in Archway
Boo Radleys Ready 2xCD Compilation
James Gregory reports:
Though they played a major role in defining British indie in the 90s (before fellow countrymen Blur and Oasis launched it into the mainstream), chances are if you called the U.S. home, you were pretty much oblivious to the Boo Radleys, who unfortunately lacked the cheeky shenanigans to propel them onto the cover of the British tabloids. Well, your chance for a second date is on its way. According to Sanctuary Records, the influential (but sadly disbanded) group are prepping a career-spanning 2xCD anthology for release on July 4 through Castle Music, a Sanctuary offshoot.
Entitled Find the Way Out, the comp marks the group's first comprehensive hits collection, and includes tracks culled from each of the three labels they recorded for during their lifespan– Action, Rough Trade, and Creation Records. The 40 remastered songs included on the set offer a healthy number of selections from each of the band's six studio albums (most notably the classic Giant Steps), as well as singles, b-sides, and previously unreleased material. The album also features deluxe packaging with artwork by original collaborator Stephen Wood. Tracklist for Find the Way Out:
>>Disc 1:
01 Walking 5th Carnival
02 Catweazle
03 Hip Clown Rag (demo)
04 Kaleidoscope
05 The Finest Kiss
06 Everybird
07 Lazy Day
08 Spaniard
09 Does This Hurt?
10 Sunfly II: Walking With the Kings
11 Buffalo Bill
12 Lazarus (12" version)
13 Let Me Be Your Faith
14 Thinking of Ways
15 Best Lose the Fear
16 I Hang Suspended
17 I've Lost the Reason
18 Wish I Was Skinny
19 Cracked Lips/Homesick
20 Barney (…and Me)
>>Disc 2:
01 Wake up Boo: Music for Astronauts
02 Blues for George Michael
03 Find the Answer Within
04 Joel
05 It's Lulu
06 Reaching Out From Here
07 From the Bench at Belvidere
08 Nearly Almost There
09 What's in the Box? (See Watcha Got)
10 Four Saints
11 New Brighton Promenade
12 C'mon Kids
13 Ride the Tiger
14 Vote You
15 Free Huey
16 Kingsize
17 Comb Your Hair
18 Tomorrow
19 Put Your Arms Around Me and Tell Me Everythings Gonna Be OK
20 Blueroom in Archway
If you call him Carl, he may not answer you…not that we've tried. But just because A.C. Newman, who recently made pop hearts swoon with his solo effort The Slow Wonder, has a new and acronymic name, it doesn't mean he's not still doing what he does best. Yes, Mr. Newman is, of course, a member of one of Canada's finest exports (after Nickleback, of course), the New Pornographers, who are reportedly just finishing up work on their third full-length, Twin Cinema. Sources at Mint, the band's Canadian label, tell us Twin Cinema will be finished and ready for your grubby little hands on August 23– we presume that date will be the same for the Matador release in the U.S., but that's currently unconfirmed. They also hit us up with a tracklist, and you know we love that:
01 Twin Cinema
02 The Bones of an Idol
03 Use It
04 The Bleeding Heart Show
05 Jackie, Dressed in Cobras
06 The Jessica Numbers
07 These Are the Fables
08 Sing Me Spanish Techno
09 Falling Through Your Clothes
10 Broken Breads
11 Three or Four
12 Star Bodies
13 Streets of Fire
14 Stacked Crooked
01 Twin Cinema
02 The Bones of an Idol
03 Use It
04 The Bleeding Heart Show
05 Jackie, Dressed in Cobras
06 The Jessica Numbers
07 These Are the Fables
08 Sing Me Spanish Techno
09 Falling Through Your Clothes
10 Broken Breads
11 Three or Four
12 Star Bodies
13 Streets of Fire
14 Stacked Crooked
Originally posted by brennser:woo-hoo!
Sources at Mint, the band's Canadian label, tell us Twin Cinema will be finished and ready for your grubby little hands on August 23– we presume that date will be the same for the Matador release in the U.S., but that's currently unconfirmed.
if it's anything like the last album, this is already on my shortlist for best of the year
Elbow are putting the finishing touches to their third album and
they say it sounds "terribly romantic." They're planning an album launch in May,
at the studio in Salford where the album was recorded. The first single will
probably be a song called Buddah With Mace, or one called Leaders of the Free
World, although they don't have a title for album yet. They were in the studio
in Manchester for the last eight months recording the record, before a short
trip to LA to mix it.
Frontman Guy Garvey gave 6 Music a few clues to how it'll sound: "There's
definitely some stuff there that Elbow fans will love, but there's also some new
twists. "It's terribly romantic as a record, but then it's got some real sort of
hard points to it as well." And he told us about some of the inspiration for the
record: "It sounds like a band playing in a room. The most important thing for
us was to get the room on the recording. "In the same way as, like, a Pixies
album or a PJ Harvey album, you feel like you're in the environment for the
duration for the record. "That was really important this time."
they say it sounds "terribly romantic." They're planning an album launch in May,
at the studio in Salford where the album was recorded. The first single will
probably be a song called Buddah With Mace, or one called Leaders of the Free
World, although they don't have a title for album yet. They were in the studio
in Manchester for the last eight months recording the record, before a short
trip to LA to mix it.
Frontman Guy Garvey gave 6 Music a few clues to how it'll sound: "There's
definitely some stuff there that Elbow fans will love, but there's also some new
twists. "It's terribly romantic as a record, but then it's got some real sort of
hard points to it as well." And he told us about some of the inspiration for the
record: "It sounds like a band playing in a room. The most important thing for
us was to get the room on the recording. "In the same way as, like, a Pixies
album or a PJ Harvey album, you feel like you're in the environment for the
duration for the record. "That was really important this time."
Originally posted by brennser:That is the best news I've heard all day. Thanks!
Elbow are putting the finishing touches to their third album and
they say it sounds "terribly romantic." They're planning an album launch in May,
at the studio in Salford where the album was recorded. The first single will
probably be a song called Buddah With Mace, or one called Leaders of the Free
World, although they don't have a title for album yet. They were in the studio
in Manchester for the last eight months recording the record, before a short
trip to LA to mix it.
Frontman Guy Garvey gave 6 Music a few clues to how it'll sound: "There's
definitely some stuff there that Elbow fans will love, but there's also some new
twists. "It's terribly romantic as a record, but then it's got some real sort of
hard points to it as well." And he told us about some of the inspiration for the
record: "It sounds like a band playing in a room. The most important thing for
us was to get the room on the recording. "In the same way as, like, a Pixies
album or a PJ Harvey album, you feel like you're in the environment for the
duration for the record. "That was really important this time."
New Oranger LP Out in September
Ray Suzuki reports:
If memory serves us right (and given our frequent hits from the office bong, we can't promise anything), it's only been about two years since San Francisco underdogs Oranger delivered Shutdown the Sun, a gem of an album full of timeless pristine pop, although with elections and wars and Michael Jackson and whatnot, it sure seems like longer. In any case, it's 2005 now, and Oranger have a new record, entitled New Comes and Goes, ready for release via Eenie Meenie– perhaps not coincidentally the home of Oranger member Jim Lindsay's other project the High Water Marks, a band also featuring erstwhile Apple in Stereo Hilary Sidney. Or was that a tangent?
The record is scheduled to be released September 20, and true to form, it will have songs with titles on it. Tracklist:
01 Crooked in the Weird of the Catacombs
02 New Comes and Goes
03 Sukiyaki
04 Garden Party for the Murder Pride
05 Outtatoch
06 RadioWaves
07 X-Adjust
08 Crones
09 Haeter
10 Flying Pretend
11 Light Machine
12 Target You By Feel
13 Come Back Tomorrow
Ray Suzuki reports:
If memory serves us right (and given our frequent hits from the office bong, we can't promise anything), it's only been about two years since San Francisco underdogs Oranger delivered Shutdown the Sun, a gem of an album full of timeless pristine pop, although with elections and wars and Michael Jackson and whatnot, it sure seems like longer. In any case, it's 2005 now, and Oranger have a new record, entitled New Comes and Goes, ready for release via Eenie Meenie– perhaps not coincidentally the home of Oranger member Jim Lindsay's other project the High Water Marks, a band also featuring erstwhile Apple in Stereo Hilary Sidney. Or was that a tangent?
The record is scheduled to be released September 20, and true to form, it will have songs with titles on it. Tracklist:
01 Crooked in the Weird of the Catacombs
02 New Comes and Goes
03 Sukiyaki
04 Garden Party for the Murder Pride
05 Outtatoch
06 RadioWaves
07 X-Adjust
08 Crones
09 Haeter
10 Flying Pretend
11 Light Machine
12 Target You By Feel
13 Come Back Tomorrow
BRMC Return With HOWL
Oh happy day! Black Rebel Motorcycle Club have completed work on their third record, titled HOWL. The worldwide release date is set for August 22, which will be preceded by the single â??Ainâ??t No Easy Wayâ? sometime in early August. The record will be released in the UK on Echo, and in the US on RCA. If the audio from their website is any indication to the new direction of their music, this should make for a very interesting change for the group.
You might remember the drama between the band and their drummer Nick Jago. Well, according to the bandâ??s website he is back in BRMC once again. In a message to their message board, bassist and co-vocalist Robert Turner said: â??For everyone that's been concerned and in the dark on what's happening with Nick, we've recently reconciled with Nick and he's back playing drums again. We're all really happy to be playing music together again. It's more fun than it's ever been in the past.â?
Although the album is still a few months away, BRMC went ahead and posted the tracklisting. Some UK dates have already been announced with The Brian Jonestown Massacre. Hopefully some US dates will show up closer to the release of their new record.
HOWL
01. â??Shuffle Your Feetâ?
02. â??Howlâ?
03. â??Devilâ??s Waitinâ??â?
04. â??Ainâ??t No Easy Wayâ?
05. â??Still Suspicion Holds You Tightâ?
06. â??Fault Lineâ?
07. â??Promiseâ?
08. â??Weight Of The Worldâ?
09. â??Restless Sinnerâ?
10. â??Gospel Songâ?
11. â??Complicated Situationâ?
12. â??Sympathetic Nooseâ?
13. â??The Lineâ?
Oh happy day! Black Rebel Motorcycle Club have completed work on their third record, titled HOWL. The worldwide release date is set for August 22, which will be preceded by the single â??Ainâ??t No Easy Wayâ? sometime in early August. The record will be released in the UK on Echo, and in the US on RCA. If the audio from their website is any indication to the new direction of their music, this should make for a very interesting change for the group.
You might remember the drama between the band and their drummer Nick Jago. Well, according to the bandâ??s website he is back in BRMC once again. In a message to their message board, bassist and co-vocalist Robert Turner said: â??For everyone that's been concerned and in the dark on what's happening with Nick, we've recently reconciled with Nick and he's back playing drums again. We're all really happy to be playing music together again. It's more fun than it's ever been in the past.â?
Although the album is still a few months away, BRMC went ahead and posted the tracklisting. Some UK dates have already been announced with The Brian Jonestown Massacre. Hopefully some US dates will show up closer to the release of their new record.
HOWL
01. â??Shuffle Your Feetâ?
02. â??Howlâ?
03. â??Devilâ??s Waitinâ??â?
04. â??Ainâ??t No Easy Wayâ?
05. â??Still Suspicion Holds You Tightâ?
06. â??Fault Lineâ?
07. â??Promiseâ?
08. â??Weight Of The Worldâ?
09. â??Restless Sinnerâ?
10. â??Gospel Songâ?
11. â??Complicated Situationâ?
12. â??Sympathetic Nooseâ?
13. â??The Lineâ?
Drawing its name from a line in his classic 1977 anthem "Lust for Life", the upcoming 2xCD collection A Million in Prizes: The Iggy Pop Anthology, is set to offer the most comprehensive overview of the aging punk predator's 35-year career yet released.
According to Billboard, A Million in Prizes will see a U.S. release on July 19, and features 37 tracks drawn from Pop's massively influential output with the Stooges, as well as his numerous solo releases. Disc one kicks off the history lesson with a healthy dose of material from each of the Stooges three studio albums, as well as Pop's first two David Bowie-produced solo offerings, while disc two covers the highlights from Pop's subsequent, less-revelatory years up through his most recent release, 2003's Skull Ring. Tracklist:
>>Disc one:
01 1969
02 No Fun
03 I Wanna Be Your Dog
04 Down on the Street
05 I Got a Right
06 Gimme Some Skin
07 Search and Destroy
08 Gimme Danger
09 Raw Power
10 Kill City
11 Nightclubbing
12 Funtime
13 China Girl
14 Sister Midnight
15 Tonight
16 Success
17 Lust for Life
18 The Passenger
>>Disc two:
01 Some Weird Sin
02 I'm Bored
03 I Need More
04 Pleasure
05 Run Like a Villain
06 Cry for Love
07 Real Wild Child (Wild One)
08 Cold Metal
09 Home
10 Candy
11 Well Did You Evah!
12 Wild America
13 TV Eye (live)
14 Loose (live)
15 Look Away
16 Corruption
17 I Felt the Luxury
18 Mask
19 Skull Ring
Also set for release the same day is the DVD package Live From the Avenue B, which features 21 live performances recorded during Pop's 1999 European tour in support of the LP Avenue B. And while the album itself stands as one of Pop's most awkward failures (featuring a collaboration with– shudder– Medeski Martin & Wood), Pop's live performances still rank as one of the most primal spectacles money can buy.
And finally, fans in need of an up-close-and-personal live fix will be able to see Iggy Pop this summer, as he hits up seven major European festivals, including a closing day performance at the UK's landmark Reading Festival. A reunited Stooges will also be playing a lone London gig in August, performing their classic second album Fun House in its entirity as part of ATP's "Don't Look Back" concert series on August 30. Nightclubbing:
05-27 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Festival
05-29 Lisbon, Portugal - Super Bock Super Rock Festival
06-04 Paris, France - Effervessonne Festival
06-17 Bari, Italy - Yellow Festival
07-22 Lucerne, Switzerland - Blue Balls Festival
08-26 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
08-28 Reading, England - Reading Festival
08-30 London, England - Hammersmith Apollo (The Stooges)
* Iggy Pop: http://www.iggypop.com/
According to Billboard, A Million in Prizes will see a U.S. release on July 19, and features 37 tracks drawn from Pop's massively influential output with the Stooges, as well as his numerous solo releases. Disc one kicks off the history lesson with a healthy dose of material from each of the Stooges three studio albums, as well as Pop's first two David Bowie-produced solo offerings, while disc two covers the highlights from Pop's subsequent, less-revelatory years up through his most recent release, 2003's Skull Ring. Tracklist:
>>Disc one:
01 1969
02 No Fun
03 I Wanna Be Your Dog
04 Down on the Street
05 I Got a Right
06 Gimme Some Skin
07 Search and Destroy
08 Gimme Danger
09 Raw Power
10 Kill City
11 Nightclubbing
12 Funtime
13 China Girl
14 Sister Midnight
15 Tonight
16 Success
17 Lust for Life
18 The Passenger
>>Disc two:
01 Some Weird Sin
02 I'm Bored
03 I Need More
04 Pleasure
05 Run Like a Villain
06 Cry for Love
07 Real Wild Child (Wild One)
08 Cold Metal
09 Home
10 Candy
11 Well Did You Evah!
12 Wild America
13 TV Eye (live)
14 Loose (live)
15 Look Away
16 Corruption
17 I Felt the Luxury
18 Mask
19 Skull Ring
Also set for release the same day is the DVD package Live From the Avenue B, which features 21 live performances recorded during Pop's 1999 European tour in support of the LP Avenue B. And while the album itself stands as one of Pop's most awkward failures (featuring a collaboration with– shudder– Medeski Martin & Wood), Pop's live performances still rank as one of the most primal spectacles money can buy.
And finally, fans in need of an up-close-and-personal live fix will be able to see Iggy Pop this summer, as he hits up seven major European festivals, including a closing day performance at the UK's landmark Reading Festival. A reunited Stooges will also be playing a lone London gig in August, performing their classic second album Fun House in its entirity as part of ATP's "Don't Look Back" concert series on August 30. Nightclubbing:
05-27 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Festival
05-29 Lisbon, Portugal - Super Bock Super Rock Festival
06-04 Paris, France - Effervessonne Festival
06-17 Bari, Italy - Yellow Festival
07-22 Lucerne, Switzerland - Blue Balls Festival
08-26 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
08-28 Reading, England - Reading Festival
08-30 London, England - Hammersmith Apollo (The Stooges)
* Iggy Pop: http://www.iggypop.com/
Dulli - Whigs - Twilight Singers record news:
I think Amber Lights was the working last Afghan Whigs record…that evolved into a TS project.
http://www.summerskiss.com/
Three Twilight Releases on Their Way
The precursor to Blackberry Belle, "Amber Headlights" is nearing its release date, with an EP due in the fall and the new full studio album from The Twilight Singers to follow in early 2006. The new LP is tentatively titled "Powder Burns" (previously referred to as "Period Rush").
I think Amber Lights was the working last Afghan Whigs record…that evolved into a TS project.
http://www.summerskiss.com/
Three Twilight Releases on Their Way
The precursor to Blackberry Belle, "Amber Headlights" is nearing its release date, with an EP due in the fall and the new full studio album from The Twilight Singers to follow in early 2006. The new LP is tentatively titled "Powder Burns" (previously referred to as "Period Rush").
Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:I forget exactly where I heard this, but I seem to recall June/July for some US dates.
BRMC Return With HOWL
Hopefully some US dates will show up closer to the release of their new record.
From Stellastarr* -
We are pleased to announce that we have just finished recording our second album which will come out in the US this August on RCA. We will be touring in September. Stay tuned for the UK release date and touring plans coming soon.
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Very much looking forward to it!
We are pleased to announce that we have just finished recording our second album which will come out in the US this August on RCA. We will be touring in September. Stay tuned for the UK release date and touring plans coming soon.
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Very much looking forward to it!
Well the year of great releases continues
The Posies - Every Kind of Light
Out on Rykdisc end of June
The Posies - Every Kind of Light
Out on Rykdisc end of June
Originally posted by The Artist Formerly Known As grotty:Amber Headlights was recorded after the Whigs split up. It was the album Dulli was working on when Ted Demme died. After that, he scrapped it and did Blackberry Belle.
I think Amber Lights was the working last Afghan Whigs record…that evolved into a TS project.
Per Pete Yorn's website www.peteyorn.com (also see a picture of Pete drumming for GBV!)
â??5.11.05
UPDATE: WHAT'S GOING ON>>>>
Currently I am residing in Los Angeles, CA. I have been here for some time recording with people of various talents. AS OF TODAY, 11, MAY, 2005…..I am in the process of mixing THE NEW RECORD in a BALLROOM in GRIFFITH PARK. I recorded 24 NEW SONGS…however this WILL NOT BE A DOUBLE ALBUM. MOST of the TRACKS were produced with MICHAEL BEINHORN (Herbie Hancock, Social Distortion, Violent Femmes, Soundgarden, Korn, yes…Korn!) and myself, while others were produced by DON FLEMING (Sonic Youth, Teenage Fanclub) and myself. THE recording process was a roller coaster ride filled with moments of triumph as well as frustration. IT has NOW come together as something that I am extremely proud of and could not have done on my own. Some songs were recorded "live" with MINIBAR and Joe Kennedy providing the backup. Others were built from the ground up with either myself or Dave Grohl playing drums. We were fortunate enough to coax the great Leon Russell in for a day to play some excellent piano. Natalie Maines sings on two songs, while Emily Robison and Martie Maguire add banjo and fiddle respectively. Farmer Dave Scher (All Night Radio, Beachwood Sparks) provides pedal and lap steel guitar, as well as some non-conventional organ. Zach Schaeffer plays bass on a few songs. Doc Dauer and Ramee Jaffe showed up for some guitar and B-3 as well. Oh, and it has all been captured on film which is NOW being edited together for your enjoyment.
PLAN ON HEARING THIS RECORD in THE FALL of 2005. AS FAR AS TOURING…STAY TUNED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME & LOYALTY.
-PY
â??5.11.05
UPDATE: WHAT'S GOING ON>>>>
Currently I am residing in Los Angeles, CA. I have been here for some time recording with people of various talents. AS OF TODAY, 11, MAY, 2005…..I am in the process of mixing THE NEW RECORD in a BALLROOM in GRIFFITH PARK. I recorded 24 NEW SONGS…however this WILL NOT BE A DOUBLE ALBUM. MOST of the TRACKS were produced with MICHAEL BEINHORN (Herbie Hancock, Social Distortion, Violent Femmes, Soundgarden, Korn, yes…Korn!) and myself, while others were produced by DON FLEMING (Sonic Youth, Teenage Fanclub) and myself. THE recording process was a roller coaster ride filled with moments of triumph as well as frustration. IT has NOW come together as something that I am extremely proud of and could not have done on my own. Some songs were recorded "live" with MINIBAR and Joe Kennedy providing the backup. Others were built from the ground up with either myself or Dave Grohl playing drums. We were fortunate enough to coax the great Leon Russell in for a day to play some excellent piano. Natalie Maines sings on two songs, while Emily Robison and Martie Maguire add banjo and fiddle respectively. Farmer Dave Scher (All Night Radio, Beachwood Sparks) provides pedal and lap steel guitar, as well as some non-conventional organ. Zach Schaeffer plays bass on a few songs. Doc Dauer and Ramee Jaffe showed up for some guitar and B-3 as well. Oh, and it has all been captured on film which is NOW being edited together for your enjoyment.
PLAN ON HEARING THIS RECORD in THE FALL of 2005. AS FAR AS TOURING…STAY TUNED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME & LOYALTY.
-PY
this sounds promising
Iron & Wine, Calexico Reveal Details of Collaborative LP
Remember when you were a kid and you thought combining two foods you liked would create some sort of delicious superfood? Remember how that shit never worked (ice cream pizza)? Thankfully, combining two bands actually can turn out better. Take, say, the dusty Southwestern sounds of Calexico and combine that with Iron & Wine's back porch sentimentality. What you've got is Lays in Reins, a seven-song mini-LP of some of Sam Beam's songs backed by Joey Burns and John Convertino of Calexico, as well as a few other Tucson musicians.
The particular deliciousness of this collaboration is pure speculation, of course, as the li'l long-player won't be available until fall of this year, but Burns seems pleased with the results. "It's kind of got that Tucson, Arizona sound," he told Pitchfork this week. "It was funny, in the process of mixing some of these songs, we would send [Iron & Wine frontman Sam Beam] the mixes as MP3 files over the internet. So he would listen to them and he would say, 'No, no. Put more stuff in there.' He liked the idea of this being something different that what he would do with an Iron & Wine record, where the arrangements might be a little more minimal. So we've got some instruments that fills it out a little bit." Tracklist:
01 He Lays in Reins
02 Prison on Route 41
03 History of Lovers
04 Red Dust
05 Burn That Broken Bed
06 16, Maybe Less
07 Dead Mans Will
Iron & Wine, Calexico Reveal Details of Collaborative LP
Remember when you were a kid and you thought combining two foods you liked would create some sort of delicious superfood? Remember how that shit never worked (ice cream pizza)? Thankfully, combining two bands actually can turn out better. Take, say, the dusty Southwestern sounds of Calexico and combine that with Iron & Wine's back porch sentimentality. What you've got is Lays in Reins, a seven-song mini-LP of some of Sam Beam's songs backed by Joey Burns and John Convertino of Calexico, as well as a few other Tucson musicians.
The particular deliciousness of this collaboration is pure speculation, of course, as the li'l long-player won't be available until fall of this year, but Burns seems pleased with the results. "It's kind of got that Tucson, Arizona sound," he told Pitchfork this week. "It was funny, in the process of mixing some of these songs, we would send [Iron & Wine frontman Sam Beam] the mixes as MP3 files over the internet. So he would listen to them and he would say, 'No, no. Put more stuff in there.' He liked the idea of this being something different that what he would do with an Iron & Wine record, where the arrangements might be a little more minimal. So we've got some instruments that fills it out a little bit." Tracklist:
01 He Lays in Reins
02 Prison on Route 41
03 History of Lovers
04 Red Dust
05 Burn That Broken Bed
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