VINYL:
Brian Jonestown Massacre – Smoking Acid EP
Elvis Costello – Secret Profane & Sugarcane
Features a strong collection of country and bluegrass session musicians; produced by T Bone Burnett. Vinyl has two bonus tracks not on the CD. Compact Disc out NEXT week.
Karen Dalton – It's So Hard To Tell Who's Going To Love You The Best
1969 re-issue of her Capitol Records debut, included two Neil compositions alongside material by Tim Hardin, Leadbelly and Eddie Floyd/Booker T. Jones. One of the great, overlooked talents of the New York folk scene of the early 60s, no less than Bob Dylan and Nick Cave have called her an influence.
Steve Earle – Townes
Eminem – Relapse
Faust – So Far
9.6 Pitchfork rating;
9.9 Brian Repetto rating
Holly Golightly reissues
- Down Gina's at 3
- Painted On
Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
2LP and booklet
Method Man & Redman – Blackout 2
Modest Mouse – Satellite Skin 7"
Monks – Black Monk Time
2LP definitive edition.
Jack Oblivian & the Tennessee Tearjerkers – Flip Side Kid
Om – Live Conference
Deluxe limited edition, vinyl-only release packaged in heavy-duty, tip-on style die cut jackets.
Pelican – March Into The Sea
2005 EP
Phoenix – Wolfgand Amadeus Phoenix
Naomi Shelton & the Gospel Queens – What Have You Done
another fine Daptone discovery.
Unkle – Remix Stories 2
This article appears in May 20-26, 2009.