The Nobunny concert review will be coming real real soon, but in the mean time I want to direct your attention to one of the opening bands that stuck out: The Maine Coons. The duo rocked in the spirit of the late King Khan & BBQ Show. There was the Sultan-esque drummer/guitarist/vocalist, but no Khan figure. Instead, there was a sitting keyboard player. A song that really stuck out to me was “H.L.I.I.G.T.F.Y.T.F.G” which stands for:
How long is it gonna take for you to find God!?
It’s a surf-doo-wop-(gospel?)oldie sounding number that you must check out right now:
Reminds me of Arctic Monkeys song “Brianstorm” except the other way around:
“I wish my name was Brian because maybe sometimes people would misspell my name and call me Brain. That’s like a free compliment and you don’t even gotta be smart to notice it.”
Just funny:
“I used to do drugs. I still do, but I used to, too.”
Band: APACHE Release: 6/2010 Label: Burger Records
1. “Bad Kids” – A- 2. “Heaven Can Wait” – A- 3. “Finger Banger” – A 4. “Pint Size Punker” – A 5. “Bloody Knuckles” – B+ 6. “Outside” – A 7. “Jam Pusher” – A- 8. “Beat Myself” – B 9. “Faster Louder” – B 10. “Hospital Bed” – A 11. “OMC” – A 12. “Boomtown Gems” – A 13. “Kitty” – B+
Comments: “Bad Kids” is not quite “Bad Kids,” but it rock and rolls. Most of these song rock and roll. This is a punk record through and through if you couldn’t already tell from the titles. You’d think they were talking about you Chris on “Pint Size Punker,” but nah, she’s only 17. SHE. Anyway, the music itself is catchier than most punk records I’ve listened to this year. APACHE likes heavy doses of sensible freestyle guitaring, especially on “Outside,” the most memorable jam on this disc. The fast fast fast (FASTER. LOUDER) ones aren’t as fun as the more rhythmic power-poppers, but that’s just my preference. As far as 2010 lowbrow independent record label releases go, this LP definitely has to be near the top of that lit.
Props of the Day go to Today’s Hits! Yes, yes. The Rifles, a fantastic rock band, were played today on Today’s Hits, a satellite radio station that plays mostly shit mainstream music. So I’m listening to the likes of Taylor Swift and Adam Lambert at work when all of a sudden I hear… The Rifles! What has the world come to? For the better, for the better. I was in complete shock. I finally got to enjoy listening! I saw the Rifles back in September when they played to a crowd of about 70 (if that) at the Great Scott. Let’s just say there are far bigger bands I’ve seen than the Rifles that I could have guessed had a shot at being played. This was a nice surprise. The next song after “Great Escape” was “Beautiful Girls” by Sean Kingston.
Cold River
They drug me down to the old cold river They’re gonna throw me in Cuz I’ve been caught sleeping with the daughter Of the only man in town who can swim I’m facing the old cold river my back against the wind They gon’ throw me down to the bottom of the river Never to rise again I sink down, down to the old cold bottom Down, to rest with the fish I sink down, down to the old cold bottom just as the old man wished The sea sleeps and the moon is hanging
Something I’d rather do
But I’m facing the old cold river
Bed of eternal blue With no reason to breathe without the right to love free Sleep in the deep, sink like a drink Until again when we meet I sink down, down to the old cold bottom Without a hope in the clouds Down down to the old cold bottom To rest my bones in the ground They can’t save me Nobody can save me They can’t save me now They can’t save me Nobody can save me if I must live without I’d rather drown Till I rise to the wide open sky Down to the bottom old lonely bottom Till I rise to the wide open sky Leaving this place where love’s forbidden Life without her love ain’t worth living.
The Marked Men! A great band that I just discovered.
Find your roots and dig them up! The sound of Phase One is soft jangle pop. The sound of Phase Two is frantic power pop/punk.
Phase One
1. The Go-Betweens “Finding You”
2. Yo La Tengo “Autumn Sweater”
3. The Pastels “Comin’ Through”
4. The Bats “The Rays”
5. The Smiths “Accept Yourself”
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Phase Two 1. Jay Reatard “Oh, It’s Such a Shame”
2. The Marked Men “Nowhere,” “Sophisticate”
3. The Old Haunts “Hurricane Eyes”
4. Thee Oh Sees “Maria Stacks”
5. The Sermon “Time Has Come”
Black Lips Good Bad Not Evil hit “O Katrina!” will be featured in the film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, scheduled for an August 13 release date. Scott Pilgrim features Michael Cera and judging from the trailer (which I’m not going to post) it does not look like my cup of tea.
