Wye Oak :: If Children

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As much as Merge Records was defined by Superchunk's roaring maelstrom indie-pop in the 90s, it has come to more resemble label co-founder Mac McCaughan's other project, Portastatic, in the 2000s. Bands like the Essex Green, the Rosebuds, the Clientele and, yes, Portastatic, have created vibrant orchestrated pop, noisy anthems and everything in between. Wye Oak, one of the . . .

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Jason Isbell :: Live @ Twist & Shout / 2007

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While by no means essential, Jason Isbell's live EP, recorded at Twist & Shout Records last year, provides an interesting document for those curious about Isbell's sound with his new band, The 400 Unit. Here's The 400 Unit's take on a DBT favorite.

Previously: Aquarium Drunkard Presents :: Jason Isbell @ Spaceland

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My Morning Jacket :: Head Held High (SXSW)

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My Morning Jacket performing The Velvet Underground's "Head Held High" live at the Lou Reed tribute show at SXSW, March 2008. Read what we said about the show here

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Soul Messages From Dimona

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Compiled by the Numero Group, and released next month, Soul Messages From Dimona is a soul collection combining the elements of jazz, funk, soul and gospel, all performed by American ex-pat artists who, from 1975-1981, made their home in Dimona, Israel. Musically taking elements from their native homes of Detroit and Chicago, these five groups embraced Black Hebrew Culture, and . . .

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Sergio Mendes & Brazil ’66 :: For What It’s Worth

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Christopher Denny :: Age Old Hunger

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Lately, while in the car, I've been listening to Christopher Denny's album Age Old Hunger. At eleven songs and 43 minutes, it's a strange, and entertaining, take on the classic Dylan mojo. While Denny's androgynous croon may not be for everyone, it gives his plaintive folk songs the bottom and personality lacking in so many of todays singer-songwriters . . .

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Off The Record :: Explorers Club (Charleston, SC)

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Off The Record is a recurring feature, here on the Drunkard, that marries two of my greatest interests; music and travel. Having a locals perspective when visiting a new locale is the difference between experiencing it through the lens of a tourist and of that of a native.

Off The Record gathers some of my favorite artists, asks them to reflect on their city of residence, and choose a handful of places they could not live without, be them bookstores, bars, restaurants or vistas.

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SIRIUS Radio :: Aquarium Drunkard Show

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Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS, channel 26 Left Of Center, can now be heard twice, every Friday - Noon EST and then an encore broadcast at Midnight EST. Below is this week’s playlist.

SIRIUS 42: The Henry Clay People - Working Part Time ++ The Whigs - Don't Talk Anymore ++ The Glands - Livin' Was Easy ++ Le Switch - Big Ol' Tree ++ Mojave 3 . . .

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The Watson Twins :: Just Like Heaven/Fire Songs

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While I've always found the music of Rilo Kily to be tepid at best, I did enjoy Jenny Lewis's country-tinged side project, from 2005, Rabbit Fur Coat. I have Fur Coat to thank for introducing me to the music of The Watson Twins who received co-billing . . .

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The Basement Tapes (Columbia Records, 1975)

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Hardcore Dylan-phile nitpicking aside, there is a lot to love about the (official) Basement Tapes. While many of these recordings (from 1967/68) were originally known on the bootleg circuit from the unofficial comp The Great White Wonder, a number of them received overdubs and general sprucing up before being . . .

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Chris Mills :: Living In The Aftermath

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In three short years Chris Mills has gone from living the dream to living in its aftermath. I loved Mills last album, The Wall To Wall Sessions, and distinctly remember listening to album's first track, the tragically beautiful "Chris Mills Is Living The Dream . . .

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Mission of Burma/Joy Division/Channeled By Moby

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Moby is a curious cat. After breaking techno wide open in the early '90s, he dabbled in industrial-lite dance music, only to wind up the hero of Pure Moods compilation makers and the people who make in-store soundtracks for stores that have a philosophy. His new album, Last . . .

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Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds :: Dig! Lazarus Dig!

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Those who saw last year's gritty Grinderman side trip as a return to form need look no further that The Bad Seeds new full length Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!. Like the Grinderman project,

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Nine Years Later :: Black Foliage: Animation Music

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Has it really been an entire decade since the Olivia Tremor Control released their Black Foliage album? Almost, as the album hit retail shelves in 1999. Sonically both an epic, psychedelic collage, as well as a reverent paean to Sixties pop, Olivia Tremor Control created records that begged for your headphones. Below, AD contributor . . .

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