Kyle’s Six Pix Vol. 55
Aug 21, 2008 Betty Lavette, Black Mountain, My Morning Jacket, Okkervil River, Radiohead, Takka Takka
Chew The Fat Edition
6. Radiohead – “Ceremony”, So the Radiohead circus came to town last weekend and was pretty good. It wasn’t my favourite time seeing them, but it was still cool. They didn’t talk much to the audience and they didn’t play much old stuff, but the solar powered light show (coupled with the fireworks from the Ex) was pretty sweet. This is a Joy Division cover by the way…
5. Bettye Lavette – “Talking Old Soldiers”, Throughout her life, Bettye recorded and toured, but never really got the recognition she deserved. She has played with Otis Redding, James Brown and the Drive-By Truckers, often without a record deal. This is “cheap drinking from a dirty glass in a smoky room” kind of music.
4. Takka Takka – “Silence”, These guys are from Brooklyn and their line up changes with almost every album. They recently opened for Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and they just signed with a record label that will re-release their old albums. So we should be hearing more about them soon.
3. Black Mountain – “Wucan”, I’m a big fan of these guys and I usually hope for lots of success for the bands I like. However, it rubbed me the wrong way that they were on the Spiderman 3 soundtrack. That movie wasn’t dark enough for these guys, they deserve film noir.
2. My Morning Jacket – “Touch Me, I’m Going To Scream Part 2”, A live version of this track made the Pix months ago, but this one is much more polished and has a “Where The Wild Things Are” themed video. I am still loving this album so much.
1. Okkervil River – “Lost Coastlines”, I have such a hard on for these guys…they will be here with Crooked Fingers in October and I’ll be there. There is also a new album on the way, everything they do impresses me. Not the best audio quality possible, but it’s a taste of what’s to come…
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August 21st, 2008 at 12:43 pm
so, who here wants to hear about K-Y’s hard on? raise your hand, come on don’t be shy…
didn’t think so.
I like tha ‘Vil too, but I wouldn’t treat it like a warm pizza sub or anything!
I think I’ve said too much.
August 21st, 2008 at 9:45 pm
Awesome picks… that woman’s voice is amazing.
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August 26th, 2008 at 10:54 am
Man, Betty Lavette, what a woman, what a voice, what a song. You know what we like Kyle, keep em coming…