March 28, 2008 – 11:37 pm
Andrew Bird’s Soldier On E.P. is now available to fans in the US. The 8-track E.P. was originally a limited release (November 2007), to be sold only on Bird’s 2007 European tour. It includes a cover of Bob Dylan’s ‘Oh Sister’, an early version of Armchair Apocrypha’s ‘Heretics,’ as well as some stuff we have not yet heard from the Bird. My consensus: I love it. Andrew Bird is a singing, whistling, violin-playing angel. Then again, I planned to love it, so my opinion, in this case, might be too biased for you. Bummer. In case brevity isn’t your thing: cokemachineglow posted extremely long-winded review.
If you can read French or you know how to get google to translate a page into English, you can order Soldier On via snail mail from Fargo Records.
Otherwise you have to download it (see itunes, rhapsody, etc.) Care for a preview? Push play:
Andrew Bird - Sic Of Elephants
Andrew Bird - Oh, Sister (Bob Dylan Cover)
March 28, 2008 – 10:10 pm
Some Days have their work cut out for them–the 3 piece line-up consists of ex and current members of FM Bats, The Babes, Grand Elegance, Jail Weddings, The Clamour, More, and Methadone Kitty & The Daily Dose–which is definitely a resume worth bragging about. But the trio does not disappoint. ‘Laundrette Demo’ sounds like Family Fodder with, like, a dub-reggae twist that kind of reminds me of The Clash or something, only, if they used a harmonica. It’s a really interesting mix of elements. They’ve got these stripped down beats that (on the song ‘First Time’) kinda sound like ‘Billie Jean’ and Ian Svenonius (the Make-Up, Nation of Ulysses, Weird War) (yes, I was referring to the Michael Jackson ‘Billie Jean’).
Some Days play tonight in downtown L.A. at La Cita’s Punky Reggae Party, but considering the fact that it’s already 10:00 I don’t expect that you’ll have enough time to catch the show. But fear not, readers. Fear not. More chances to catch Some Days in action are on the horizon. In the interest of convenience I’ve posted 2 upcoming dates and 2 MP3’s, but check the Some Days myspace page for more of both.
April 19th 2008 @ 13 Art Gallery
with Crazy Joe Davola, Liberate! and Party Fowl
April 20th 2008 @ Que Sera
with Tijuana Panthers
(MP3) Laundrette Demo
(MP3) River Ran Red
(MP3) Family Fodder - Shame
(Link) The Make-Up - Grey Motorcycle
By c4
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Posted in FANTASTIC PICKS, TOUR DATES
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Tagged downloads, family fodder, fm bats, grand elegance, ian svenonius, jail weddings, long beach, make-up, mp3, que sera, upcoming shows
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