The Deep Dark Woods - The Place I Left Behind

Alt-country, americana, folk/country rock, call it what you like, but you know, that sort of thing used to be what I would mostly listen to. But over recent years any new stuff hasn’t grabbed my attention that much. Apart from the Canadian band The Deep Dark Woods. Their recently released fourth fourth album The Place I Left Behind is their best yet (just about edges it over the brilliant Hang Me, Oh Hang Me). The songs are mainly on the theme of the title track. That of leaving a place, looking for somewhere new, getting away, but not being able to escape what you left behind. A truly great album that should get the band some more recognition. Follow link to get the title track The Deep Dark Woods - The Place I Left Behind

Hamell On Trial - Choochtown

I understand that Ed Hamell aka Hamell On Trial is going to record a new album. The last album of new compositions Songs For Parents Who Enjoy Drugs came out in in 2006, so its been a while. That was released on Ani Difranco’s record label Righteous Babe and was produced by her. In the main produced badly. When Hamell plays live he's a sweaty one man band acoustic guitar machine gun attack. None of that was captured as it was on the 2008 live album on his one man show The Terrorism Of Everyday Life at the Edinburgh festival. Without a record label behind him the new album has a small budget. So I’m sure it'll be good as it was with the brilliant Choochtown released in 2000 that was recorded in his basement. When I first heard that album with the intertwining stories about low level criminals and fuck ups in the heart of the city I thought it may be an album that I will visit regularly in years to come. I was right. I heard it today for the first time in a while and it sounds as good as ever.

Killflavour

I downloaded this song a couple of years ago from Last FM. There was no thought or reason why I chose to download a song from a band that I’ve never heard of but what’s the worst that can happen. I download it, don't like it and then delete it.
That’s happened many a time but the song The One, The Rat, The Snake from the Germany band Killflavour was a keeper. From Germany and yes it is Kraut Rock. Great Kraut rock that’s distorted, intense and motors along relentlessly.
On the back of it I downloaded some more stuff more them but wasn’t too impressed by it. Don’t matter though as there’s always this song don’t change this song.

Follow link to Download Killflavour - The One, The Rat, The Snake

Ride

Been on a bit of a 90s music vibe over the past week. Mainly of the British variety.
It has nothing to do with nostalgia. None of the “remember this song from back in the day, those were great times, I was so young.”
No, its just that The Stone Roses second album sounds just as good now as it did back then (I will keep banging the drum that it is a great album and not a let down).
One band that kind of passed me by at the time but I’ve since got into is band Ride. Quite how I missed them I don’t know. I can’t explain, I mean I didn’t own any music from Ride and yet I had that album from Alanis Morissette.