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Kyle’s Six Pix - Vol. 66

Nov 13, 2008 Army Navy, Brendan Canning, Sebadoh, Silver Jews, The Books, The Raconteurs

Crashing And Burning Edition

6. Sebadoh – “Flame” & “Not Too Amused”, So the Pix had a group formed on Crackbook before I joined; I had reservations about joining because there are a lot of crazies out there. Some blasts from the past have contacted me and I’ve been feeling slightly nostalgic for the 90’s due to it. “Not Too Amused” is my all time favourite Sebadoh song and this is an odd version of it. Sorry for the minute long gap between songs, but enjoy the trip down mix-tape memory lane.

5. The Raconteurs – “Old Enough”, I’m beginning to wonder if I’ll ever get sick of Jack White. This is less radio friendly than their previous stuff, but the guitar work is really good. I heard a rumour that there will be a different version of this track released soon with Ashley Monroe featured on it. If you haven’t heard her, she’s a 22 year old reincarnation of Dolly Parton.

4. Silver Jews (re-imagined by The Failed Bands of Oklahoma) – “Strange Victory”, I saw the S.J. a while back with Barnudio and they kicked some serious ass for being so serious on stage. So this track was reworked by the F.B.o.O. It’s pretty odd, but I’ve been humming it all week.

3. The Books – “Classy Penguin”, This is one of the weirdest new discoveries I’ve made. Actually I had help with the band, but I found this track on my own. It’s amusing to me that they play a lot of instrumental songs; without words, like the ones you might find in books. This is an official video for this band, but I don’t know if it’s found footage or their own home movies. Weird.

2. Army Navy – “My Thin Sides”, As much as I am a huge music geek for the hard to find stuff, sometimes straight up danceable power pop is what I crave. I’ve been a fan of these guys for a while now and as far as I know this is their new single. If you recognize the joker in the video, it’s because he’s on MTV’s Human Giant. I’m thankful the nudity got blurred out…

1. Brenden Canning – “Churches Under The Stairs”, Speaking of power pop, here we go! I’m still loving the solo projects by the Broken Social Scene kids and this track is no exception. You have to love the “battle of the bands” feel this video has too.