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{MP3} Gina Villalobos – “Day On Their Side” (Face West, July 12)(plus Hype Machine radio)

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

So I’m back from LA. Did you miss me? Anyway. I’m back and better than ever. Or not. We’ll see.


One of my most highly anticipated records of the year from the alt-country genre is Gina Villalobos‘ record Days On Their Side due out July 12.

Here’s the title track. Of course it’s only a small sample of the new record but through it you will hopefully get the gist. And if you don’t I’d namedrop Lucinda Williams and Kathleen Edwards as contemporaries who are also able to sound both tough and emotionally frail at the same time.

Days On Their Side

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On a side note, before I left for L.A. I recorded an interview and picked a couple of tracks for Hype Radio wearing my Swedesplease hat. I’m in the beginning of the show after the Akron Family song.

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I’m jumping on The Western States bandwagon (plus something from Hiss Golden Messenger)

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

I’d like to second the opinion of my friends over at Captain’s Dead, The Late Greats and Hero Hill and point you to the excellent Canadian americana band The Western States.

I don’t have anything special to add to the discussion, but if there can be hundreds of posts about Passion Pit than there can at least be a handful about The Western States. I really loved the band’s last record and when the song “Diane” pops up on shuffle I’m still amazed a song of such high caliber came from a band so relatively unknown. The band’s new record was recorded in Austin Tx and has a very strong alt-country feel with plenty of pedal steel and a loose, under-produced demeanor. It was recorded straight to analog tape and has a warm vibe. It’s called Bye and Bye and is available here.

Time To Loose

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P.S. I got an email yesterday from the band Hiss Golden Messenger with a song from their upcoming record Country Hai East Cotton. It’s all I’ve ever heard from the band but we share a set of common influences and musical preferences. “Isobel” begins as simply another song about a girl performed by a guy with a guitar (not that I don’t love songs like that) but it doesn’t stay like that for long as it builds into a rollicking soulful number with organ, drums, and strings.

Isobel

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