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Album Recommendations
It has been quite a busy work day, so in lieu of a perhaps shorter but more focused post, I am forced to present a scattershot collection of album recommendations and random asides:
Album recommendation: Man Man - Six Demon Bag: Another brilliant collection of seaworthy pirate shanties and mustachioed nursery tales from Philadelphia's devious Man Man. In tribute to Mama Goose herself, "English Bwudd" actually contains the lyric "fee fi fo fum, I smell the blood of an English man." Genius! The record will be released February 21, 2006 by Ace Fu. Download "Van Helsing Boombox" (MP3) from Six Demon Bag. Man Man play Cake Shop on January 27.
New songs from Other Passengers: I have a bad habit of talking about Other Passengers, listening to their music, but missing all of their shows including their January 11 performance at Joe's Pub. Shame on me. The band is currently mixing its first record and has posted two unmastered tracks from it on their MySpace page. Head over there to hear "Wichita" and "Credits".
Album recommendation: The M's - Future Women: Yes they sound like a lot like T-Rex, but to me that's never a reason to reject a band. Check out Chicago's The M's opening for Of Montreal at the Bowery Ballroom on March 3. Download "Plan of the Man" (MP3) from Future Women, which is released February 21, 2006.
Courtesy of Robot Wisdom, check out the interesting collection of remixes at Thetastates.
Album recommendation: The Budos Band - The Budos Band: Daptone Records, the home of Sharon Jones, describes The Budos Band as "the quintessence of Staten Island Soul." I know little of Staten Island, so forgive me for not knowing that Staten Island had a soul scene, let alone a quintessential band. I'll take Daptone at their word and vouch for their praising of The Budos Band as "hard evidence of their eruption onto today's Funk and Soul scene". Listen to a clip of "Up From the South" (MP3), from The Budos Band.
NME says The Concretes will release the first single, "Chosen One" from its forthcoming album In Colour (due March 7) on February 27 (presumably only in the UK)
It's interesting to see that Oh My Rockness, my favorite source for upcoming shows in the area, and NY Press have joined forces to create Indie Label Jones, a monthly live music showcase featuring, you guessed it, independent label bands. The first showcase kicks off on January 24 at Sin-e with bands from Family Business, which is part of Ace Fu. Performing this night will be Art of Shooting, Goes Cube, and The Gritty Middy Gang. Tickets are $8.