SOD: The Booze “Wild One”
Never heard of this band until my recent exploration into finding bands that still sound like the Stones and well I think they nail it pretty well and this album has been on a constant loop for most of this week. Their previous efforts aren’t aren’t nearly at the caliber of their latest effort but the new album “At Maximum Volume” is so good that you can forgive that flaw.
SOD: Dye “Fantasy”
The song is ehhhh but holy lord is the video so amazingly fucked up it makes me giddier than a school girl on prom night.
SOD: Kavinsky “Night Call”
Watched “Drive” recently and loved the fuck out of this song. Kavinsky’s whole album sounds like a throwback soundtrack to that quintessetial 80’s movie classic “The Wraith” Enjoy and keep your heads up for a possible review of a local reggae band later this week called “Rastasaurus”
SOD: Frank Turner “Peggy Sang the Blues”
Gonna go see this guy tonight at the Marquis theater along with Andrew Jackson Jihad, should be a night filled with drinking, acoustic guitars and screaming.
SOD: Cobra Skulls “Iron Lung”
Felt it was time to post an SOD that wasn’t the Detroit Lions fight song. This is from the Cobra Skulls new album “Agitations” and keeps it catchy and under 2 minutes too. I sincerely apologize for the previous SOD.
Radon Reviews: Austra “Feel the Break”
It took a while to grow on me, but I am finally in the groove with listening to Austra’s Feel the Break, and my god, it’s like an operatic Norse goddess of new wave is singing me to sleep every night. A perfect pound-for-pound replacement for Berlin style electronic pop, Austra it’s not so much that it takes time or study to appreciate what’s on this album, but rather that once you find that one song that really blows you away, the rest of what’s around it blossoms into a dreamy, lush pop-up book to explore.
The album’s first single, “Lose It” had a very nice sound to it, combined with a haunting, trembling vocal performance, but it just never stuck with me, I didn’t totally love it and I didn’t exactly know why. After hearing “The Villain” and then “Darken Her Horse,” my opinion quickly changed and I began going back and listening to songs I’d heard and wanting to hear the rest of the album, and I really don’t regret it. The songs are stripped down and minimal at times, sometimes layered with harmonies and chirping effects, but still containing a quiet intensity.
SOD: Detroit Lions Fight Song
Radon and I had a bet that if the Lions lost then he would do a review of an Indian techno artist of my choice and if Dallas lost then I had to post the Detroit Lions fight song as the SOD. Well to my dismay and the Cowboys never one to disappoint the Lions rallied for the win and well you end up with what we have here today. I still think I should have used an Eminem song from 8 Mile but this was not the bet. There will only be one person enjoying this SOD and its a bearded man in New Mexico.
SOD: Elway “Passing Days”
These guys caused a lackluster trivial argument with their name and John Elways PR people a little while back but I’m pretty sure that’s been resolved. Most thought it would be the most press the band would receive and since then I have not even heard a song. I’ve seen them live which I wasn’t too impressed but now after hearing this song on a recent compilation sent to me called Cross Pollination I’ll have to catch them live again, it’s free and chalk full of some good tunes so pick it up and do what I did and play this Elway song over 50 times in the last 2 days.
SOD: Bourbon Legend “Robot Dick”
My only previous experience with a ukulele only musician have been with a Ft. Collins chick that goes by the name of Danielle Ate the Sandwich who is currently blowing up local venues. Her songs are great & the covers she does are spot on & at times funny but always seem like they are stuck with someone more focused on their voice than their weapon of choice the ukulele. Hearing of Christopher “Bourbon Legend” Smith though you can’t help but immediately realize this is a guy whose voice is uniquely familiar & knows how to play the hell out of a ukulele. One never over powering the other. But just like the ukulele being a tiny fun sized version of a guitar you will always have fun sized songs such as “Robot Dick” a personal favorite about a Robot with an erection. Don’t let the comedic tone of one song lead you to believe Bourbon Legend is just another one trick ukulele pony. Skipping back and forth from hilarious to heart broken you find an artist with great range in song writing and song playing. With an already long list of original material I would hope to see a live performance soon just too see if the man was half the legend we hear today. Word play…nailed it!
Bourbon legend-Robot Dick by indiescreet-1
SOD: Pickwick “Hacienda Motel”
Not much to report on this band just randomly came upon them because I love KEXP live recordings and just couldn’t get it out of my head even though the announcer at the end seems a little douchey? Is that a word? Anyway a show review will finally be done on Thursday while covering The Morning Clouds at 3 Kings should prove to be a fun and hopefully life changing for the better type of night.
