In the hands of David T. Walker , “Lay Lady Lay,” a cornerstone of Dylan’s Nashville Skyline, slides into a jazzy, languid, space residing somewhere just shy of early 70s porn groove and […]
Month: December 2010
Mosco Tiles Fonclaire Steel Orchestra :: Black Man’s Cry
In the yesteryear that was the late 90s, I clerked with a guy at a record store who prided himself an authority on all sounds foreign. As in, that was […]
Group Inerane :: Guitars From Agadez Vol. 3
This, the third volume in Sublime Frequencies exceptionally great Guitars from Agadez series, doesn’t let up a bit in terms of sheer consistency. Two guitars, bass and drums, the music (described as the […]
Aquarium Drunkard :: Year In Review 2010
I’m scrapping the usual year-end wrap up and instead dropping an old school form letter on you. Just like the kind your granny used whip up and put inside her […]
Westerberg’s Wedding Songs
Marriage: it’s why we’re gathered here today. It only makes sense that the most common of lyrical subjects, love, would see its supposed apex, the wedding, represented time and time […]
In The Christmas Groove
Strut Record’s vintage funk and soul compilation, In The Christmas Groove , is a very worthy addition to any James Brown/Stax/Motown, soul-heavy, holiday collection. Released in ’09, the below track was a mainstay last season—on the […]
The Flame
One of Carl Wilson’s inspired contributions to the Beach Boys, lead singer Blondie Chaplin and percussionist Ricky Fataar form the core of this under recognized group. The album was recorded for the […]
SIRIUS/XMU :: Aquarium Drunkard Show
Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XMU , channel 26 (SIRIUS), and channel 43 (XM), can now be heard twice, every Friday – Noon EST with an encore broadcast at Midnight […]
Sevens :: Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy w/ Tortoise – Thunder Road
( Sevens , a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song.) In January of 2006, Will Oldham, under his working guise of Bonnie ‘Prince’ […]
The Limiî±anas :: Tigre Du Bengale/Funeral Baby
Francophiles, check your jones and satisfy your sweet tooth with French duo the Limiî±anas . Something like Françoise Hardy and Jacques Dutronc in a garage, the group’s self-titled debut is out now […]
Merry Christmas From Yo La Tengo
It’s the first of December. In addition to it being the first day in the last month of the year, it’s also when I allow myself to begin with the […]