It's time for my first post from New York, in which we turn our ears to a band from…Canada. Of course, right? There will definitely be lots of NYC-centric posts in the future, but today, it's all about the latest in the Label Year series – a 7" double A-side from Zeus
Mr. Lewis and the Funeral 5 is the self-proclaimed offspring of "...New Orleans jazz funerals, [and] jubilant melodies with discordant no-wave dirges about love, sex, death, and whiskey." Their recording debut was in 2007 with the release of Murder and the Art of the Dance, and their second album, Delirium Tremendous is set to drop July 26th of this year. Their cover of the Kinks tune Alcohol is featured on this project and is tasty enough to stop the room.
Mr. Lewis and the Funeral 5: Alcohol
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Peter Wolf Crier – Right Away
Peter Wolf Crier are releasing their new album Garden of Arms September 6th and have a released the first single in anticipation. This is good news indeed. I still spin their debut album regularly and they are a current favorite band of mine.
"Right Away" sees Peter Wolf Crier going in a bit of a different direction. The track is less rooted in the folk and Americana of Inter-Be and features increased production techniques, vocal alterations, and a seriously kick ass percussion section. If the whole album is this full of feeling and detail, I'll be a happy boy. Also, catch them live in support of their new album.
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J. Irvin Dally – Teething
J. Irvin Dally – Sun Room
I love growers. You know what I mean. Those songs that so lightly tap you on the shoulder on the first listen that you almost don't even notice. But you can't shake that feeling that someone's trying to get your attention so you listen again and hear someone calling your name. Then on the third or fourth listen you're being beat over the head with a baseball bat while someone screams in your ear.
J. Irving Dally is kind of like that.
Dally's brand of wispy indie folk features a beautiful mix of various instruments (is that a theremin?) and pulls just enough influence from other genres to sound wholly original yet somehow familiar. He also has a voice like honey that flows sweetly over the tempo-changing tunes.
Dally's 7" featuring "Sun Room" and "Teething" is available tomorrow via his Bandcamp page. It's highly recommended.
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Those Who Dig favorites Dawes played a show recently in LA as the backing band for the legendary Jackson Browne. It seems inevitable that this would happen, since Browne is such a huge influence on the band. In this fan-captured video, the boys kill a version of the trucker anthem "Shaky Town" from Browne's Running On Empty.
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Baltimore's own Soul Cannon is back with their second full length studio album The Mixed Ape. To celebrate this, they're throwing a record release party with guests the Chris Pumphrey Sextet and Ghostmode this Saturday, July 16th at The Wind Up Space in Baltimore MD.
Soul Cannon is pushing towards the forefront of the hip hop scene because of their polished talent, rambunctious shows, and sick instrumental prowess. Anytime the Cannon plays it is a not to be missed kind of show, but the opportunity to share an evening in celebration of the new album is a rare treat and one the all available should be clambering to get in on.
Soul Cannon: Good Day Dream
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Tom Waits gives a particularly possessed performance of "Red Shoes By The Drugstore" from the underrated 1978 album Blue Valentine.
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Does album art affect the way you hear music? Does it alter whether you find it enjoyable or not? Be ready for me to ask lots of questions, provide few answers, and ask for your feedback!
Cults – Most Wanted
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Sergio & Odair Assad are two of the finest guitar players on the planet and I was reminded of this last night after listening to their performance of Cancao off their album Alma Brasileira again for the first time in a long time.
Hearing this music again made me want to share it with you good people in the Episodes of Virtuosity series here on TWD. Break out the noise canceling headphones for this one because you're going to want to miss a note. You dig?
Sergio & Odair Assad: Suite Brasileira – Cancao
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Hey everyone, it's Steve. I have some news about changes coming in my life, and in turn, to the Dig.
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