Come on guys. I can’t do this all myself. There’s a new record by David Dondero called A Pre-Existing Condition and no one is writing about it. I wrote about it here first and expected that since then there would be a lot of coverage. No such luck.
I’m sorry that there are no remixes on here. And no, Kanye doesn’t guest on it. And it’s not on one of the “approved” indie labels. Posting about David Dondero’s music will not improve your ranking on Technorati, will not get you on the top blogs list on either Elbows or Hype, and will not lend you any indie cred (or any hits for that matter). There hasn’t been a big push by Team Clermont, Fanatic, and/or Shore Fire about the record, in fact the record label itself is a non-profit (can’t get any more indie than that!). But if you truly claim to write about important independent music and not simply the next hot trend band (Beach House, Teen Daze, Girl Talk, etc. etc.) you owe it to yourself and your readers to cover stuff like this.
Alright, rant over.
A good example of what David Dondero brings to the table is the title track “A Pre-existing Condition” which tears apart the American health care system…as well as the complete capitalistic nature of have’s and the have-not’s in this country. It’s an important song from one of the best, most prolific, busiest (he’s always on the road) artists of his generation.
The record can be purchased here through Ghostmeat Records.