The #19 artist in our ambitious 120-part series - BETTER KNOW AN ACL ARTIST - is pure Austin. Not only do they hail from the capital of Texas, but this will be their fourth year to play festival! The ninteenth installment is proud to bring you Spoon - the Fightin’ Ga’s!!!
Happy 4th of July, everyone! I’m going to keep the posting brief today because I know you have fireworks to explode, hotdogs to eat, and lots of other activities to help get your indepence on! Here’s a couple of Fourth of July-related tracks for your enjoyment. Have a fun and safe 4th and watch where you point those bottle rockets, kids!
MP3: The Beach Boys - 4th of July
MP3: The Decemberists - July, July!
MP3: Voxtrot - Firecracker
What to say about the #18 artist in our ambitious 120-part series - BETTER KNOW AN ACL ARTIST? We’ll let the eighteenth installment do all of the work for us in profiling Lucinda Williams - the Fightin’ Rambler!!!
Today is slim on New Tuesday choices - very slim. In fact, only one new album has grabbed our attention - the new album from The Chemical Brothers. Um, are we missing someone? Surely there are more interesting releases today…
The Chemical Brothers - We Are the Night
MP3: “The Pills Won’t Help You Now (feat. Midlake)”
Canadian collective Stars have released the first single, “The Night Starts Here,” from their forthcoming LP, In Our Bedroom After the War. Alternating male and female vocals backed with synths, fuzz, and distorted guitars - the 5-piece have crafted another gorgeous and elegant pop soundscape. In Our Bedroom After the War is out on September 25.
