Taken from the forthcoming Drag City release, Introducing The Crimsmen.
Song Of The Day: The Peacers, “Haptic Chillweed”
Song Of The Day: Mercury Rev, “Holes” (Live In Istanbul, 2011)
Taken from the Mercury Rev release, Istanbul 2011 Deserter’s Songs.
Song Of The Day: Xander Harris, “Jaws Of Saturn”
Taken from the forthcoming Xander Harris release, Termination Dust.
Song Of The Day: Tom Armstrong, “Thunder Clouds”
Taken from the Tompkins Square release, The Sky Is An Empty Eye.
Bobby Darin & Johnny Mercer: Two Of A Kind (Omnivore)
Teen pop sensation Bobby Darin was a creative risk taker. Conventional wisdom would state that him teaming up with elder songwriter Johnny Mercer and the Billy May orchestra for an album of turn of the century standards was a recipe for disaster for the early rock and roll star. But the gamble paid off, resulting in one of his finest records of his sadly too-short career.
Song Of The Day: Daniel Hart, “Madeline and Pipsqueak”
Taken from the collection, Music From S-Town.
Blonde On Blonde: Rebirth/Reflections On A Life (Esoteric Recordings)
Welsh progressive rockers Blonde On Blonde overcame the loss of their frontman and visionary, releasing two promising but ultimately commercially unsuccessful albums.
Bobby Bare/Skeeter Davis/Liz Anderson/Norma Jean: Tunes For Two/The Game Of Triangles/Your Husband, My Wife (Morello)
This two-disc set compiles two albums of duets and one album of trio recordings pairing Bobby Bare with Skeeter Davis, Norma Jean, and Liz Anderson, and contains some fine performances from the first decade of Bare’s long, storied career.
Song Of The Day: Kristin Hersh, “Bright”
Taken from the HHBTM Records release, Wyatt At The Coyote Palace.
Song Of The Day: Derrick Anderson, “Happiness”
Taken from the Omnivore Recordings release, A World Of My Own.
