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The Jayhawks :: Sound Of Lies (Reissue)

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When I wrote about the Jayhawks' Sound of Lies six and a half (?!) years ago, the album was ten years old, out of print and the band had sailed into what seemed to be their sunset. Gary Louris and Mark Olson had toured as a duo doing Jayhawks songs, but there was no reason necessarily to believe that the band proper was still kicking. Now, in 2014, we have seen reissues of three of the first four Jayhawks albums, a reunited Louris . . .

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Gal Costa :: Baby

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Vibes, here. Gal Costa, on her 1969 self-titled lp, covers, amongst other Tropicalia staples, the Caetano Veloso-penned - Os Mutantes-popularized - “Baby.” Costa swaps out the mutant garage-psych for a taste of airy and elegant cool. Gone are the shimmering organ and winding guitar and in their stead we find swirling and soaring strings. The tune starts with a subtle but undeniable bassline, accented by distant drum clicks . . .

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Jerry Lee Lewis :: Lincoln Limousine

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Jerry Lee Lewis’ 1966 album, Memphis Beat, is filled to the brim with covers ranging from the Louisiana classic “Mathilda” to the country standard “She Thinks I Still Care.” But in the midst of all the mediocre covers, The Killer still manages to deliver two and a half minutes of greatness. Lewis’ sole writing contribution lies buried on side 2 in the form of an upbeat tributary anthem to our late great 35th president. “Lincoln Limousine” walks a thin . . .

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Lee Hazlewood :: No Regrets

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The psychedelic cowboy known as Lee Hazlewood was a force unlike any other: his deep baritone, his effortless cool, his expansive, boundary-pushing production and, perhaps most of all, his immense talent for composition. It’s the latter two that, lately, have  caused his rendition of Tom Rush's “No Regrets,” from The Cowboy & the Lady, his 1969 collaborative album with Ann-Margret, to cut deep and true.   From the very first notes, the . . .

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Gilbert O’Sullivan :: Alone Again (Naturally)

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This *might* make it into a film I am presently working on. Regardless, you need it in your life.

Gilbert O'Sullivan :: Alone Again (Naturally)

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Steve Gunn & Mike Cooper :: Cantos De Lisboa

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As highlighted here recently, the recent crop of Mike Cooper reissues from Paradise of Bachelors are utterly essential. Fearlessly eclectic, masterful stuff. And judging from Cantos De Lisboa, Cooper's brand-new collaborative LP with Steve Gunn, the man has lost none of his sense of adventure. Both musicians are steeped in the folk/blues idiom . . .

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Ty Segall :: Girlfriend (At The Galaxy Barn, Pickathon 2013)

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Ty Segall Footage performing “Girlfriend” (last summer in the Galaxy Barn at Pickathon) at the Pendarvis Farm in Happy Valley, Oregon. This year’s festival is happening August 1-3. We’ll be there again, DJing. Details, here.

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Aquarium Drunkard: Sidecar (Transmission 14) — Podcast/Mixtape

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Black sand blues. More freeform interstitial airwave debris transmitting somewhere off the coast of Los Angeles. This is transmission fourteen.

Direct download, below. The first thirteen transmissions can be found and downloaded, here.

Sidecar: Transmission / 14

Intro / Strung Out
The Soul Inc. - Love Me When I'm Down
Jerry And Jeff - Voodoo Medicine Man
Dion - Baby, Let's Stay Together
Apple & The Three Oranges - Curse Upon The World
T . . .

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Kris Kristofferson :: Please Don’t Tell Me How The Story Ends

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For those familiar with the sentiment, Kristofferson never penned or sang a sadder song -- and no version is more potent than this, found on the 2010 collection the Publishing Demos 1968-1972.

Kris Kristofferson :: Please Don't Tell Me How The Story Ends (demo . . .

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Hiss Golden Messenger :: Saturday’s Song

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M.C. Taylor’s Hiss Golden Messenger albums weave a lot of layers into the songwriter’s work — folk, blues, gospel, touches of psychedelia, boogie, and raga — but with “Saturday’s Song,” a taste from his upcoming   Merge Records debut Lateness of Dancers, Taylor eases into an AOR groove, coaxing AM gold vibes that radiate with warmth. There are always dark fringes to Taylor’s words, and here he sings about escaping the mundane confines of the work week, singing about Saturday like it offers the only solace the narrator knows, but there’s always hope too . . .

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Gil Scott-Heron :: Message To The Messengers

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Been way deep into this one over the past few months, Gil Scott-Heron's Spirits. Released in 1994 it was Gil's penultimate LP (he would not release another album until 2011's I'm New Here, his last). Here's a taste, the album's opener - the superbad "Message To The Messengers".

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SIRIUS/XMU :: Aquarium Drunkard Show (Noon EST, Channel 35)

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Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XMU, channel 35, can be heard twice every Friday — Noon EST with an encore broadcast at Midnight EST.

SIRIUS 346: Jean Michel Bernard — Générique Stephane ++  Cass McCombs - Morning Star ++ Abner Jay — Cocaine ++ Crazy Horse — Dance, Dance, Dance ++ Jim Sullivan — So Natural ++ O.V. Wright — You’re Gonna Make Me Cry ++ Bobby Moore & The Rhythm Aces — Searchin’ For My Love ++ Don Covay — The Usual Place ++ Tony . . .

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Brown Sabbath :: Planet Caravan

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Brownout’s new release -- Brown Sabbath. It was with a lot of trepidation and skepticism that I pressed play. A Latin funk version of Sabbath songs?!?! Could such a thing work? In the time since the funk/soul revival kicked off, there have been a lot of attempts to remake various pop and rock songs as soul or funk. As to be expected, there has been varying degrees of success in these attempts. I was pretty sure “Brown Sabbath” would fair poorly. I was wrong.

From the . . .

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