From the monthly archives:

May 2009

Cotton Jones – Blood Red Sentimental Blues & Gotta Cheer Up

05.15.2009

Good news from Cotton Jones: “All the demons have been slayed.” It’s true. They heard it in the toilet bowl. Just listen: Blood Red Sentimental Blues And in case you need a tripped-out lift: Gotta Cheer Up We are pleased as punch to have the Maryland duo, formerly known as The Cotton Jones Basket Ride [...]

Cage The Elephant, Tiny Little Robots mp3

05.14.2009

Tiny Little Robots [mp3] Kentucky boys Cage the Elephant have been endearing European audiences with their no-frills old-school punk-funk-punk for some time. On Relentless overseas and Jive over here, they have a new self-titled record. Now Cage the Elephant is on a mission to stir up some love back home. From the looks of their [...]

Bowerbirds, Northern Lights [mp3]

05.14.2009

North Carolina’s Bowerbirds are out with a new record called Upper Air (Dead Oceans, 7/7/09) and a heavy summer tour to promote it. Northern Lights [mp3] rings clear and penetrating, simply beautiful. Can’t wait to hear the whole new record.

Viva Voce, Rose City (Barsuk/May 26th, 2009), Devotion mp3

05.14.2009

After a year away, building a studio, hanging around their home town of Portland and gigging with country rock band, Blue Giant, Viva Voce (Kevin and Anita Robinson) is back with two added members and Rose City (Barsuk, May 26th, 2009) a DIY goodie they pulled off entirely in one month’s time. The result is [...]

Wilco (The Album), Listen Now….It’s Streaming

05.13.2009

Want to know the difference between a one-humped and a two-humped camel? Click Here. Want to be at the party and listen to the new Wilco album (Nonesuch, June 30, 2009)? It’s streaming now!Click Here

Мумий Тролль / Mumiy Troll, Comrade Ambassador; Venemous Star [mp3]

05.13.2009

Venemous Star [mp3] We had the great pleasure of hosting Russian megastars, Mumiy Troll, in the studio for a live Luxury Wafers Session yesterday. These guys are the real deal. A foursome from Vladivostok led by Ilya Lagutenko – THE definitive force in currently trending music in his country – Mumiy Troll modestly appreciates iconic [...]

The Paper Raincoat New Video: Rewind, A Capella

05.12.2009

Clever and memorable, The Paper Raincoat records a brilliant a capella performance of Rewind, Live@Chessvolt Studios in Los Angeles. The Paper Raincoat – Luxury Wafers Sessions – Rewind from Luxury Wafers on Vimeo.

Tom Brosseau, Posthumous Success; You Don’t Know My Friends, mp3

05.12.2009

“Walking around with a hole in my heart, thinking about how great thou art…” Tom Brosseau dishes strong and captivating lyrics veiled by thin layers of distortion on You Don’t Know My Friends from his latest, Posthumous Success (FatCat, June 23, 2009 in US). Click here to listen to all 13 tracks, pre-order the release [...]

Jim Hanft, Passenger Side Video and Mp3

05.12.2009

Resident troublemaker Jim Hanft is at it again. Here’s an exclusive track from his Live Luxury Wafers Session with video. If you haven’t yet enjoyed meeting this comedic instigator, we recommend you visit him at Hotel Cafe on a Thursday in May before he scurries back east to his coast of origin. He told me [...]

Petey-Boy, Girl With The Moon mp3

05.11.2009

This sweet Dylanesque ode to love from Petey-Boy arrived as a Mother’s Day surprise. Any day is good for enjoying its traipsing, simple, upbeat sentiment accompanied by calliope and harmonica. Girl With The Moon in Her Hair

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