Wednesday 11 March 2009

various bits of news about T&G friendly artists.

- Mark Kozelek is continuing his attempt to break Pearl Jam's record for the highest number of live albums released in a career. By my reckoning he released three live albums last year and two the year before and now he is releasing two more in the next month!

'Lost Verses live' was recorded during his 2007/2008 solo tour....which means yet another solo live album with lots of guitar picking. Surely it is time for a full band Sun Kil Moon live album? Either way the track listing here is very tempting:

1. Unlit Hallway
2. Carry Me Ohio
3. Four Fingered Fisherman
4. Moorestown
5. Salvador Sanchez
6. Heron Blue
7. Lost Verses
8. Tiny Cities
9. Lucky Man
10. Send In The Clowns
11. Harper Road
12. Tonight In Bilbao
13. Blue Orchids
14. Katy Song

That is released on April 1 on Caldo Verde...as is a completely un-necessary but free (if you buy 'Lost Verses live') live album named 'Find Me Ruben Olivares- live in Spain' which has such a similar track listing that I won't bother typing it out. In other Koz news, all-time classic Red House Painters album 'Songs For A Blue Guitar' is releases on vinyl for the first time in May.

- Former Grandaddy frontman Jason Lytle releases an album which has a title that I can't believe hasn't already been a Grandaddy album title on May 19th...'Yours Truly, The Commuter'. T&G should be hearing a track from that later on, so will report back.

- My disappointment at missing M. Ward's two recent London gigs has been slightly eased by the news that he plays Shepherds Bush Empire on June 30th. Tickets available...hang on.....now!

more news and a Bonnie 'Prince' Billy album review, coming soonish.

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