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Black Lips & Icky Blossoms: Record Store Day 7″ Single

Andy Fenstermaker
April 23, 2013October 9, 2019

“Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys” is not a song you’d expect Black Lips to cover, but alas here it is, on the A side of this year’s Record Store Day split 7″ single from Saddle Creek with Icky Blossoms. And it works very well. Originally by Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson, the song is remade slightly here with what I can only describe as a slightly drunk swagger. Black Lips propel the song along nicely with a little slide guitar and a southern drawl. It’s not the typical Black Lips, but there’s plenty here to like. Read More »Black Lips & Icky Blossoms: Record Store Day 7″ Single

Cursive: Mama, I’m Swollen [Album Review]

Jared Brannan
March 11, 2009April 11, 2009

Honestly, where to begin? Cursive (MySpace) has been knocking heads in the plains of middle American indie rock for well over a decade. Are they angry and aggressive? At times. Are they existentially cathartic, self aware and essentially free of the “successor'” complex present in their contemporaries? Most definitely. Read More »Cursive: Mama, I’m Swollen [Album Review]

O+S [Show Preview]

Andy Fenstermaker
March 4, 2009September 20, 2009

So far, I have simply labeled show previews as “Feature Band” articles. But with my induction of the pReview to that section, I’ve added Show Preview to the Live coverage (since I don’t check out as many shows these days). And the first band to feature the title is O+S, the new project by Orenda Fink (Azure Ray, Art In Manila) and Cedric LeMoyne (aka Scalpelist, from Remy Zero). Their upcoming self-titled Saddle Creek release will be out March 24, but you Seattle folks can catch them sooner. They’ll be playing Sunset Tavern on March 11. Read More »O+S [Show Preview]