Real Estate – World Cafe Live (Philadelphia) – January 13, 2012
Playing a 40-minute consisting mostly of material from their excellent new album Days (one of 2011’s very best), the pitch-perfect sound of World Cafe Live fit Real Estate very well as songs like “Green Aisles” and “Out of Tune” were very affecting in this context and sounded great.
The Raveonettes – Rarities/B-Sides (Columbia/Vice)
Please see my full review here.
John Henry West – Door Bolted Shut (Ebullition)
Please see my full review here.
Go Sailor – Go Sailor (Slumberland)
This 2011 release from the great Slumberland label is a straight vinyl reissue of the 1996 Lookout! discography CD. Go Sailor was a short-lived but fantastic indie-pop group that featured former and future members of Tiger Trap, Crimpshrine, Henry’s Dress (who once recorded a split 7” with the aforementioned Tiger Trap), Aislers Set, The Softies and others. If any of those names mean anything to you and you’ve yet to hear this, I highly recommend this release.
The Left Banke – Walk Away Renee/Pretty Ballerina (Sundazed)
Please see my full review here.
Kristin Hersh – Rat Girl (Penguin)
I’m still making my way through this thrilling memoir!
Pete Donnelly – When You Come Home (self-released)
Look for a review soon!
fIREHOSE – Ragin’ Full On (SST)
After hearing news of their forthcoming reunion tour and appearance at Coachella, I played this, their first, finest and most-Minutemen-like Lp.
Thee Oh Sees – “Graveyard Drug Party”
This track, from 2008’s twisted The Master Bedroom is Worth Spending a Night In, is an overt homage to 1967, Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd and a great one at that! You can listen to it here.
The Barracudas – I Wish It Was 1965 Again (GMG)
I picked up this French import recently and it’s an absolutely phenomenal collection of this great UK band’s early 1980/1981 singles. I dare you to not play “Summer Fun” and “Chevy Baby” (among many others) over and over again after hearing this, especially if a cross between The Dickies, The Jam and early Beach Boys sounds up your alley.
