Dear 2012, can we put on our wish list that PULASKI the band of Baltimorians make some more music for us this year? Whiskey and beer can sometimes coax the muse out of the best of bands in Pulaski’s case it’s the simple motivation like these except for maybe breakfast food. Ok they’re prone to write the occasional break-up song like their classic “I want my records back” or the religious anthem the “Black Hand of g*d”? The inspiration is pleasantly misanthropic my friends so help reel in the vibe. They’ll brew a song about almost anything using any device that is of particular amusement at their disposal including toilet paper rolls and snoring. Beneath it all tho they have great handle on the song craft and really put the joy in music. They haven’t put out any new rock music in awhile except for the below version of “Frosty” but we can hope that the descendent’s of Sick and other Balmer bands can get a few hours away from their families and make some concerted noise together. I even hear there is a unapproved Documentary on the band that probably is not suitable for the general public on facebook but we’ll see about that.
If your a fan of these bands you’ll like Pulaski: Prom Night At Hater High MP3 by The Long Winters from When I Pretend to Fail Wasted MP3 by Camper Van Beethoven from Telephone Free Landslide Victory She Don’t Use Jelly MP3 by The Flaming Lips from Transmissions From The Satellite Heart (1993)
There is a total lunar eclipse tonight or early Tuesday around 1am – 3am which will be the first time one has fallen on a winter solstice. So here’s some music to play while you check it out. No wolf music to speak of or at least non that come to mind or zombies for that matter. Here are some great songs by some 80’s icons and a live Stones cover by Wayne Coyne and the boys.
Moonlite MP3 by the Bush Tetras from the record Boom in the Night(1995) [Buy] Moonrainbow MP3 By The Comas from the album Conductor(2004) [Buy] Moonlight Mile (Rolling Stones cover) MP3 by The Flaming Lips Live from Diversafest(2007) bootleg or boardmix I have no idea but it sounds great. The Killing Moon MP3 by Echo & The Bunnymen from Ocean Rain(1984) [Buy] The Day That Lassie Went to the Moon MP3 by Camper Van Beethoven from Telephone Free Landslide Victory (1985) [Buy] Eclipse MP3 Pink Floyd from the classic Darkside of the Moon (1973) Speak To Me / Breathe MP3 by Easy Star All-Stars from Dub Side Of The Moon(2003) This is am amazing record if you don’t own it. You should. There are some amazing musicians on this. [Buy]
ALBUM REVIEW: The immediate happiness of Tapes n’ Tapes one feels comes to mind when listening to Warship by The House Floor band. Mainly due to the timber in the singing and low-fi-nesss of the recordings. Cheap microphones I don’t think so but certainly DIY in most respects meandering in spots while building you up in other places. I’d go deeper but the influences verge and teeter on Camper Van Beethoven and hum stylistically something closer to The Loon or The Shins. For more local reference totally remind me of Montagna & The Mouth To Mouth (track from them below). Certainly has just as much reverb as the song craft does not stick to any particular formula which makes this recording ambiently-free with just the right amount of twangy guitars for my taste. I am thankful there are no crappy keyboards or lame use of drum machines to be found so that is a big huge +. Nothing more annoying than that junk and having engineer like Andrew Maury give this mix some love certainly helps the end result. I can’t wait for their next record already.
My favorite part though are the song titles what I don’t like is that lyrics/singing are unaudible in parts and not a in a wrens sort of way but like small random pieces of paper you find that you wrote to yourself in your pocket only you may know what you scribbled. Some of these treasure titles are like kid’s notes from a childhood past or straight out of the song writers notebook. I’d say about 10 years of age or so. Which makes it a interesting theme album somehow tying the worlds together with an adult dialogue. I’d send you to one of their sites but it’s in Japanese or some shit but feel free to grab the whole record over at Listen Before You Buy. Great site they run there.
All Aboard / MLWR(LOL!) lead track from Warship With Awkward Speech by Montagna & The Mouth To Mouth from L’avenir The Day That Lassie Went to the Moon Camper Van Beethoven from Telephone Free Landslide Victory (1985) – Totally grab this record. Will give you an idea of what can be laid down without fear of what your cool indie friends will say in particular since all the words are clear in this style of jangle pop.[BUY]
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