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Andy Gabbard – Fluff

Andy Gabbard - FluffAndy and Zach Gabbard are in a hard rocking, jammy band from Cincinnati called Buffalo Killers. As a band, Buffalo Killers delivered a string of five notable albums and both brothers wrote the songs. This year, Andy decided to try something on his own.

As a solo artist, Andy could expand his interests beyond the hard rock of Buffalo Killers. From love songs to a girl to a love song to his record collection, Fluff is a much more relaxing listen than any of the five he did with the band (and that’s not to say that Buffalo Killers records are a bore, au contraire).

Musically, there’s a lot of wonderful guitar solos on Fluff (Super National), great melodies (LYSM, Side B) and even an occasional Syd Barrett knockoff Octoman.

And while More sounds like the best song J Mascis never wrote, guitar riffing from the first minute of the record to the last minute record pays a wonderfully crafted homage to Nirvana. You might say, lots of bands pay an homage to Nirvana, but Andy Gabbard does it in a subtle, understated but loving fashion. I can only think of one band that did it so well: remember Monstrous from Rochester NY and their Mother Nature’s Slaves from 2006? Fluff is that good.

In contrast to its unpretentious title, Fluff stands out as the most well rounded and most thoughtful album of 2015.

Flashlite #343

Andy GabbardToday we have some cool new singles by well known bands: legendary Godfathers and King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard. We introduced Zig Zags earlier this year and now they’re back with an EP. Mark Lanegan released an old set of demos dating back to 2002, which really sound exceptionally good. We introduce two new solo artists: Andy Gabbard from Columbus (also in Buffalo Killers) and Bill Lloyd from Nashville. From Macedonia comes Fonija, a punk trio with young folks belting out some impressive tunes.

Vinegar Joe – Forgive Us;
Zig Zags – Randy;
Zig Zags – Sunken City;
Barreracudas – Promises;
Andy Gabbard – Side B;
Thee Oh Sees – Lupine Ossuary;
The Godfathers – Till My Heart Stops Beating;
Bill Lloyd – Yesterday;
Datura4 – Hoonswine;
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard РPaper M̢ch̩ Dream Balloon;
Fonija – Cetvrtok;
Rolling Stones – Get off of My Cloud;
Yardbirds – I Got Love If You Want It;
Slim Harpo – I Got Love If You Want It (Blues Alphabet);
Barrence Whitfield – Bloody Mary (Live in CLE);
Mark Lanegan – A Suite for Dying Love.

Flashlite #313

Vlasta PopićToday we represent the new album for Cincinnati’s Buffalo Killers. We also have Ex Cult from Memphis with their last year’s album which fell through the cracks. Chris Brokaw teamed up with Chicago professor Geoff Farina on a new acoustic guitar album. New names today are Canadian actress and singer with a great voice Colleen Rennison. Old Testament come from LA and bring out some strong roots rock. But, some of the most interesting things this week come from the SE Europe. Umreti Fit come from Szeged, Hungary and sing in Serbo-Croatian. Vlasta Popić from Varazdin, Croatia, bring out some jumpy, energetic rock’n’roll, which reminds me on Boye, especially on their tune Ako nisam dobra.

Byrds – Change Is Now;
Junction – Sorcerer;
Buffalo Killers – Louder Than Your Lips;
War – Cisco Kid;
Boye – Moracu se boriti;
Vlasta Popić – Ako nisam dobra;
Umreti fit – Poslednji Put Apokalipsa;
Ex Cult – Venice Illusion;
Reigning Sound – Stop And Think It Over (Live in CLE);
Memphis Slim – Steppin’ Out (Blues Alphabet);
Chris Brokaw and Geoff Farina – St James Infirmary Blues;
Bobby Blue Bland – St James Infirmary;
Badfinger – Money;
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Commotion;
Colleen Rennison – Stage Fright;
The Band – Stage Fright;
Uncle Tupelo – Punch Drunk;
Old Testament – Let Me In;
Peter Case – The End.

Flashlite #184

Bob MouldToday’s show is dedicated to all meteor observers in the occasion of the annual Perseid meteor shower that happened last weekend. We have a large block of songs about meteors, falling stars… We also have a new single for Bob Mould which represents his return to the his synthless past. Thee Oh Sees also have a new album, which is quite conventional in form. Whispering Pines is a new band also from Cali that we check out today. They are inspired by The Band. Another premier at the Little Lighthouse is the Cincinnati band Buffalo Killers.

I will be dee-jaying at the Blue Arrow Records on Saturday from 5pm-7pm. If you are in Cleveland, come and check this truly wonderful record store!

Rickie Lee Jones – Deep Space;
Drivin’n’Cryin – Baloney;
Ty Segall Band – That’s The Bag I’m In;
Fred Neil – That’s The Bag I’m In;
Eamon McGrath – Saskatoon, SK;
Bob Mould – Sacrifice Let There Be Peace;
Bob Mould – The Descent;
Mojomatics – Rain is Digging My Grave;
Thee Oh Sees – Flood’s New Light;
Whispering Pines – One More Second Chance;
fIREHOSE – If’n;
Opal – A Falling Star;
Gene Clark – Shooting Star;
Zabranjeno Pusenje – Meteor;
Ritch Hopkins – Shooting Star;
Buffalo Killers – Get It;
Buffalo Killers – Leave The Sun Behind.