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Top 10 March 13, 2011
A dash of New Orleans in this weeks top 10.. Mardi Gras is the only time of the year I can feel my Acadian blood rising. So go ahead on and laissez les bons temps rouler!
The Sinbusters – “Fuck You Aristotle”
Lowell, Mass’ awesome psych punk screamers The Sinbusters have a new collection of heavy and are touring the north east. Go see em live!
East River Pipe – “Backroom Deals”
One of my favorite songwriters, F.M. Cornog aka East River Pipe has released another gem on Merge, you can stream the whole album for a limited time here .
Quintron & Miss Pussycat – “Ring The Alarm”
This recent 7” from NOLA native Quintron on Bachelor recs destroys! Wow, I’m just stunned at what a catchy, full on red-line explosion of good this is. In a word: WANT.
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The White Noise Supremacists – “She’s Soft Inside”
Berlin-and-Brooklyn based one-woman band Iféoluwa Babalola carves slabs of gothically tinged punk and soul out of sparse, to-the-point lyrics and raw interlocking melodies as The White Noise Supremacists . Understated, dangerous and from the heart.. check out this track from the recent release The Scene Is Dead .
Clara Engel – “Mother Fist”
Clara Engel is a Montreal-based artist who really has an arresting command of the dramatic, the mysterious and compelling within her music. Engel’s vocals and delivery have a real drive and power, bringing to mind a less frightening Diamandia or even Peter Murphy at times. Every song seems to stand on it’s own, carrying more layers and depth and non-flaky poetics and suggesting a dark turbulence of soul. This song “Mother Fist” aptly references the great Yma Sumac !
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Catl – “Workin’ Man’s Blues”
Catl ’s one of the blues-drenched swamp combos holding down the rock in Toronto, a city that’s drawn a big reputation for overblown arena-indie cheese. It’s nice seeing some real moneymaker-shakers representing the bottom end. Boogie to their “Workin’ Man’s Blues” :
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The Balfa Brothers – “La Danse De Mardi Gras”
Happy Mardi Gras! Part 1: The Balfa Brothers’ beautiful Cajun masterpiece “La Dance De Mardi Gras” .
Papa Celestin – Marie LaVeau
Happy Mardi Gras! Part 2: Oscar “Papa” Celestin ’s haunting tune “Marie LaVeau” .
Dr John – “I Walk On Guilded Splinters”
Happy Mardi Gras! Part 3: Dr John The Night Tripper ’s steamy 1969 tripout “I Walk On Guilded Splinters” .
Nina Simone – “Dambala”
A surprising find, Nina Simone ’s incredible and chilling cover of Exuma (aka The Obeah Man aka Tony Mckay) ‘s song “Dambala”.
