Today we have a new tune from Eamon McGrath. Giant Sand also came back with a re-recording of one of their oldest tunes Tumble and Tear. Eli Paperboy Reed teamed up with High and Mighty Brass Band on a new album. We also introduce Texxcoco from the picturesque Las Palmas, Garage in July from Grabovec in Croatia and Greed Island from Dover, NH. We make dedications to Danny Kirwan of Fleetwood Mac and Jon Hiseman from Colloseum. Both of them passed away recently.
Night Beats – Obviously 5 Believers;
Giant Sand – Tumble and Tear;
Eamon McGrath – Never Enough;
The Choir – Boris’ Lament;
Jack-O & The Tennessee Tearjerkers – Walk Of Shame;
The Numbers – Government Boy;
Texxcoco – Thank You for Being a Whore;
Eli Paperboy Reed – Well, Alright Now;
Barrence Whitfield & The Savages – Sunshine Don’t Make the Sun;
Alice Bag (Live in CLE);
Garage In July – Za Iggyja;
Greed Island – Lunchbox;
Turisti – Zajedno sanjamo;
Zerodent – I Live A Lie;
Ford Madox Ford – I’m Haunted;
Faux Killas – The Truth;
Fleetwood Mac – Coming Your Way;
Colloseum – I Can’t Live Without You.
Today we have new songs for Black Lips and Grant Hart. Nick Saloman and his Bevis Frond has a new double album out called White Numbers. We also sample the new tribute record called Dring A Toast To Innocence: A Tribute to Lite Rock, which collects interesting cover versions of cheesy 70s radio hits. As it turns out, those songs weren’t that bad after all, so we hear Lisa Mychols’ cover of David Soul’s Don’t Give Up On Us and Plasticsouls’ cover of Fleetwood Mac’s Sentimental Lady. Australia is the land of great garage rock bands. Step-Panther is another new name from that scene to prove it.
I definitely prefer Bob Welch’s era of Fleetwood Mac to the saccharine post-hippie Buckingham era that followed and which brought the some of the best selling (and most covered by indie hipsters albums) in pop/rock. Sadly, we say goodbye to Bob Welch, the architect of Mac sound after Peter Green left the band. He committed suicide on June 7, this year, following an excruciating pain from the spinal surgery he had three months earlier. On the lighter side, we also have some cool new albums that we check out. Chelle Rose from Nashville TN has a new one out called Ghost of Browder Holler, produced by Ray Wylie Hubbard (what a great season for him this year!). Folk rock lady Shawn Colvin, who we remember as a background vocalist on Suzanne Vega’s song Luka, has a new album as well. It’s called All Fall Down. Talking about folk and country, Sonny and the Sunsets made a new album in this vain called Longtime Companion. He even took a picture with a cowboy hat. But don’t expect him to pull Jonathan Richman on you. He’s in it for real. And, brothers Villanueva are back with their band Hacienda and the new record Shakedown, once again a collaboration with Dan Auerbach.