Farewell Milwaukee: A Great New Band

So thanks to The Current, the great indie-rock radio station in the Twin Cities, I discovered Farewell Milwaukee, a Midwestern alt-country/folk rock band with one hell of a good steel guitar player.

The name is a reference to the tendency of many aspiring bands to pick up and leave for seemingly greener pastures (i.e. New York/L.A), but they're sticking around. That's something I can associate with, given I came back to the Minnesota from the West Coast not too long ago.

In any case, check them out. Their site has several songs available via streaming audio, as well as links to buying their album outright. I did so the other day--pretty fantastic if you ask me.

100-Word Review of Built to Spill’s “There Is No Enemy”

This is their best album. Yes, it’s even better than “Ancient Melodies of the Future” which was my previous favorite. The album captures a dreamy, meditative feel but does so without a trace of affectation.

Best Song: Things Fall Apart. This is one of the few pieces of art that have riffed on Yeats’s great line and succeeded. (I don’t know why, but I’m put off by other appropriations of W.B.’s great line.) It’s one of those songs to listen to on repeat. And because I only have two words left to describe the album, here it is: a triumph.

New Song by Reed KD; Free MP3

Just got a new MP3 from Reed KD; it's called "Winding Roads" and is from the upcoming album, In Case The Comet Comes, which will be out June 9.

A damn fine song. Crisp voices and string-work. Bad band name, though.





Check it out--

http://www.shorefire.com/media/Winding_Roads_20090429_140106.mp3
http://www.reedkd.com/

Free Patrick Watson MP3 | "Man Like You"

Here's another fine song from Patrick Watson & the Wooden Legs. This one's got a Sufjan Stevens feel to it; stay tuned for a review of the whole album soon. The CD drops May 8th; I should have a review of it up before that.

For now, enjoy the MP3.


http://www.patrickwatson.net

http://www.secretcityrecords.com

Free Song Of The Day: Patrick Watson & The Wooden Arms | "Tracy's Waters"

The fine folks at Shore Fire Media sent me an MP3 to review. It's "Tracy's Waters" by Patrick Watson & the Wooden Legs. It's a nifty song--it reminds me of something like a contemporary version of Peter Gabriel. (That's a compliment, I love Peter Gabriel.)

There's a lot of found sound here (I think I heard wind chimes in there, if I was right) and Watson has a great voice, all of which makes for a dreamy, ambient feel. I'm certainly interested in hearing the rest of the CD, as this is definitely a song to send around to get folks interested.


http://www.patrickwatson.net

http://www.secretcityrecords.com

Free Song Of The Day: Patrick Watson'

http://www.patrickwatson.net

http://shorefire.com

http://www.secretcityrecords.com

Hey look, Canadian music.

This is one of my songs from my college days. A pretty nifty video too. It's Moist, with "Underground."