Nut Brown - "I Need A Love Like That". [free download]
David Dondero - "Wherever You Go". [pre-order]
Two great songs that sound as if they were written in bachelor apartments, perhaps a little too late at night. But these men bent over their pens & papers, guitars, keyboards, and in their stale clothes they stopped caring about bachelor apartments, stale clothes, advancing age. They had it. They had it. They knew better to call it "genius": they each called it "a song". One tune about wanting, one about having; messy and riffed, kicker, killer, hurled.
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I've gone to see a handful of shows in the past week, all completely excellent: Fiery Furnaces, the Youjsh and Tune-Yards, and then a raft of Suoni Per Il Popolo things, including William Basinski and Will Eizlini's marvellous arrangement of Judee Sill songs. Last night I heard Kath Bloom sing, yes that Kath Bloom, and at 56 her voice was better than ever, incredible, cutting to the quick. She and her band were hilarious, ridiculous, deeply feeling. She's visiting the UK soon: please go see her.
Basia Bulat plays three nights (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) at the MACM this weekend. Young Galaxy, Adam & the Amethysts and Little Scream - three of the city's very finest - play together at the Belmont on Saturday. And Omar Souleyman plays a free show at Place des Arts on Monday night. Montrealers, we are spoiled. Joyeuse Fête National.
Posted by Sean at June 24, 2010 10:52 AMHere, here.
Also, thanks for clearing up Kath's age, Sean. I was a bit skeptical myself when I read she was in her seventies. What a gal!
Posted by Brendan at June 24, 2010 11:59 AMmy desktop picture!
Posted by kelly at June 24, 2010 4:22 PMDaveDondero! Listen to South of The South if you haven't already.
Posted by Morgan at June 30, 2010 12:21 PM
and it will begin playing. All songs are also available to download: just right-click the link and choose 'Save as...'
