The weather’s yet to turn cold and it’s not December, but this week’s Stormy Monday is a glimpse at some of the more interesting new releases from 2007.
This week’s installment begins with Trey Anastasio riffing on The Streets of San Francisco theme in Sidewalks of San Francisco from The Horseshoe Curve, a good album, though there’s nothing too surprising. The Beastie Boys instrumental release The Mix-Up is just about perfect for an urban groove album, and is the source of The Cousin of Death, our second song on this week’s mix.
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals continue to make a name for themselves as hard rockers who know how to put on a show. Their summer ’07 disc This Is Somewhere isn’t quite as impressive as any given night in a live venue, but there are a handful of great songs, including the impassioned Stop the Bus. The ubiquitous Ryan Adams contributes Rip Off, and Brooklyn’s own Budos Band offers King Cobra from The Budos Band II — what a great album from a great band. (Incidentally, kids seem to really dig that funky Budos beat.)
From Marco Benevento’s Live at Tonic comes a hot cover of Fearless with Reed Mathis, and this week’s mix closes with The New Mastersounds’ Talk is Cheap from 102 Percent and JJ Grey and Mofro’s opening track from Country Ghetto, one of the best new albums this year, War. Enjoy!
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I saw Budos play a benefit show last night and man there are only two ways for me to describe them: “tight”, and “ass-shakin'”. There was more pelvic action at that place than….
Jesus. This “Fearless” is one of the best things I have ever heard.