That might be an exaggeration but it seriously has been a GREAT week for music. March is off to a fantastic start and I hope the rest of the month follows suit.
We all know I've been counting down the seconds for The Damnwells to release their new album. I finally got my digital copy of
No One Listens to the Band Anymore on Tuesday morning (I downloaded before I even got out of bed) with the hard copy on its way. It is just as amazing as I expected. I had heard most of the tracks already but there's just something about hearing a polished version of a song you've been singing for months. The title track is one of my new favorites and it was a perfect choice to open the album with it. I keep finding myself going back to
Let's Be Civilized. "No one's gonna rescue you, cuz no one has a fucking clue. So let's be civilized. Let's say I love you."
So I hadn't even made it through one full listen of
No One Listens to the Band Anymore, when at work, I check twitter and find that Matt Nathanson announced a show in little old Rhode Island for THIS SUNDAY! If you have yet to see him live, DO IT. He's not only entertaining as a musician but he's hilarious! His highly-anticipated new album isn't out until the summer but I think this show will hold me over for a while. It's been forever since I've seen him. As I was typing this, I got an email with a free
download of a new song off the album he just finished. It's a little heavy on the pop side and reminds me of George Michael's "Faith" at first listen. I hope he plays this on Sunday. It's fun and kinda sexy.
If you haven't heard of
Middle Brother yet, you are missing out. They put the super back in supergroup. John McCauley of
Deer Tick, Taylor Goldsmith of
Dawes, and Matt Vasquez of
Delta Spirit combined forces to create one amazing record. From the start of
Daydreaming, you'd think these 3 were playing together for years. Although that's not the case, the chemistry between them says otherwise. I get a doo-wop feel from a few of the songs, and others are just straight up rock. Some are slow and gloomy (Daydreaming, Blood & Guts), others are upbeat and fun (Me, Me, Me; Middle Brother, Portland). They do a good job of switching up the lead vocals and it seems like each song was sung by the right person. I bet they have an amazing stage presence and I will soon find out! They are in Providence at
Lupo's on Friday! (I told you this was a good week)
Middle Brother
In addition to those shows, I get to see
Hotels & Highways on Saturday night and
Tony Lucca on Monday. Talk about music overload.
love the new Matt Nathanson song - catchy, sexy!
ReplyDeleteHave fun at all your shows coming up! When you talk about going to shows, it makes me sad that I don't live closer to go with you all the time!