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7″ Review: Strangle You [2010]
Band: Southside Stranglers
Release: 6/2010
Label: Fashionable Idiots
1. “Strangle You” – B+
2. “Daddy’s Worst Nightmare” – B+
Comment: Fast, fairly catchy, pretty retro, borderline hardcore. Worth a listen.
Grade: B+ (87)
Song of the Day: Lissie
Cover Me Songs — the best covers blog I’ve encountered — posted this video of Lissie covering Kid Cudi’s “Pursuit of Happiness.” That song was one of my favorite hip-hoppers of 2009, but I’ll tell you this spirited cover might just be a tad better.
Hicks Vid of the Day
Walkmen’s Sixth Album Titled “Lisbon”
The Walkmen’s sixth studio album now has a name: Lisbon. Although the band has showcased at least sixteen new songs live and recorded twenty-nine in studio, Lisbon will only have eleven when it drops on September 14.
Click HERE to download a live recording of “Lisbon,” presumably the title track on the record. It’s of a pretty bad quality, but if you are really eager to hear something new then listen!
CD Review: White Mystery S/T [2010]
Band: White Mystery
Release: 3/2010
Label: White Mystery
1. “White Widow” – A-
2. “Power Glove” – A
3. “Lions of Tsavo” – A-
4. “Overwhelmed” – B+
5. “Vorpal” – B+
6. “Switch It Off” – B+
7. “Farmer” – A-
8. “Take A Walk” – A-
9. “Don’t Hold My Hand” – A-
10. “Halloween” – B+
11. “Respect Yourself” – A-
12. “Aaron” – B+
13. “Ye Olde Stone” – A-
14. “Trance” – A-
Comments: That voice! She sounds eerily familiar…you know the female vocalist in this band? Maybe Alissa Mosshart? White Mystery know how to rock quick. Press the record, play some inspiring hooks and beats, press stop, and call it a day. Like the Hives and the Dirtbombs, White Mystery plays passionate ’60s rock revival. Sure, most of these songs — for no fault of the female vocalist — sound pretty much the same or have the same construct. That’s a turn-off for a lot of garage enthusiasts. BUT, these songs are too good not to like. They have that “right now” appeal that I treasure.
Grade: B+ (89)
Short Box Elders Interview
Jay Reatard Demos/Other Tunes
“Bending Steel” (Demo Version of “Man of Steel” recorded in 2007 and later reworked/released in 2009 on Watch Me Fall) LINK
“You’re Gonna Lose” (Released in 2009 on Jay’s Shattered Records Label…one of my favorite non-album tracks) LINK
“Tiny Little Home” (Demo Version of “Tiny Little Home” recorded in 2008 and later reworked/released in 2009 as a bonus track to Watch Me Fall) LINK
“Where I’m From” (Unreleased and recorded in 2007) LINK
“Please Say So” (Unreleased and recorded in 2007 after listening to Deerhunter on a hot day) LINK
“No Time To Feel Right” (Demo version of “No Time” recorded in 2007 and later released in 2008 on Matador Singles ’08) LINK
“Wounded” (Demo version of “Wounded” recorded in 2007 and later released/reworked in 2009 on Watch Me Fall) LINK
“In Heaven [Lady in the Radiator]” (Cover version of “In Heaven” from David Lynch’s Eraserhead recorded in 2008) LINK
Hicks Vid of the Day
In light of How Weed Won the West, here is a classic Hicks bit on Marijuana from his One Night Stand special.
Black Lips “Before You Judge Me”
A new song from KLYAM’s favorite band in the world for the Adult Swim Kia promotion I told you all about a couple of weeks back:
Listen and download here: http://www.adultswim.com/promos/201005_kia/index.html
It’s an instant favorite. I don’t think we’ve ever heard Black Lips lead guitar licks quite like what Ian St. Pe has done on this song. Credit, also, to Joe Bradley for singing the shit out of this.
Kids Like You & Me (KLYAM) 