A new 7-song EP was released by Mr. Charles Thompson recently and I just bought it. Those of you who really know me will understand how odd that is when it comes to anything this man records...
7 weeks left until Cas and I die from awesome overload.
I was speaking to Cas on the phone last week and he mentioned how he hadn't heard any of the new tracks off of the recent Black Keys album, Attack & Release. It's a vast departure from most of their work, as they're playing with additional studio musicians (normally it's just the two of them) and Danger Mouse is producing.
I couldn't let that void go unfilled, Cas. Not since they'll absolutely be playing the new songs when we see them. So, cue Ad-Rock, 'cause here is the new style...
8 weeks left until the concerts. In the mood for some bluesy love songs?
The Black Keys - I'll Be Your Man
Check out this standard from Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney. Simple and achingly honest, you can't help but hope he gets the girl. This is The Black Keys.
The Raconteurs - Steady As She Goes (Acoustic Version)
An acoustic, and in my opinion better, recording of the first single from The Raconteurs. They're looser, more comfortable, and you get candid studio comments and a humorous moment from Jack White. The most energy of either version, this should've made it on the album.
Urge Overkill - Emmeline
Urge Overkill frequently balanced atop both straight-up guitar riffs and complex narrative (quintessential raconteurs, if you will). From their album The Supersonic Storybook, this song bridges both styles and defines some of my best feelings about the Chicago band. Urge also happens to be the source of 'National Kato.'