• Rock

    New Marah Tune

    August 6, 2005 /

    I’ve posted about Marah a few times before: here here and here. I will always follow these guys because they pretty much carried me through the summer of 2000. Their album ‘Kids in Philly’ was always in the background, and I saw them in Tempe at the sweltering Long Wongs, and a week earlier opening for Steve Earle at the House of Blues in West Hollywood.

    So their new album, ‘If You Didn’t Laugh, You’d Cry’ comes out on October 18th on Yep Roc Records. Here’s a sneak peek at the album. This comes from the Phill Jupitus Breakfast Show on BBC 6 Music. The audio is from the 64kbbs stream of the show. Really a cool show. You can check out the playlists on the web site, and listen to the last week’s worth of shows.

    Marah: Demon of White Sadness (mp3)

  • Indie

    Once Again Hitting you in The Shins

    August 5, 2005 /

    I’m going to blog about the Shins. You see, I’m relatively new to the Shins. I discovered them in April, when I heard “Gone for Good”, and promptly posted it, proclaiming my love for it. I could still listen to that song on repeat for an entire week and never tire of it. Well I picked up their first album, ‘Oh, Inverted World’ recently, AND I saw the movie Garden State, both which feature the great and also infectious tune “New Slang”. James Mercer’s smooth voice and intelligently entertaining lyrics are right up my alley.

    So yeah, the Shins are nothing new to a lot of folks and “New Slang” is the most well known off the album, but for those of you who haven’t heard them, check ’em out.

    The Shins: New Slang (mp3) from Oh, Inverted World || Gone for Good (mp3) live at Austin City Limits)

    • The Shins Official Site
    • Do you like these tunes? Well leave a comment for chrissake! Let’s up the interactivity of this sumbitch. Sometimes I feel like I’m bloggin’ to a brick wall.
  • Latin

    Mana’s Revolucion Starts Now

    August 4, 2005 /

    Mana is a mega-popular Latin American rock band whose roots go back to Guadalajara, Mexico, where they started out in the 70’s and 80’s performing under the name Sombrero Verde. Their self-titled debut as Mana was released in 1987.

    My brother introduced me to this tune recently (okay, well, tonight), which comes from Mana’s 2002 release ‘Revolucion de Amor’ (the album cover reminds me of Steve Earle’s ‘El Corazon’). A nice laid back tune, eliciting thoughts of sunshine &, margaritas, though my brother tells me it’s the story of a prostitute. Maybe he can fill in the details in the comments below….

    Mana: Mariposa Traiconera (mp3)

  • Country Rock

    Supersuck It

    August 3, 2005 /

    Pioneered by most excellently named band members Eddie Spaghetti, Dan “Thunder” Bolton, and Dancing Eagle on the skins, the Supersuckers have been around and touring their little asses off since the early 90’s. Originally from Tucson, they moved to Seattle and signed with Sub Pop records way back when. They’ve since started their own label, Mid-Fi Records. They’ve pretty much focused on releasing post-punk, garage-y, aggressive numbers on their releases, but their “country” album did it for me. ‘Must’ve Been High’ was released in March 1997. There are some great tunes on there, two of which are right here.

    Supersuckers: Hungover Together || Juicy Pureballs (mp3’s)