Here’s a sentence I never thought I’d write in my lifetime: The Replacements debuted a new song today.The Replacements debuted a new song today. After months of lead-up, the band’s founders Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson have released their cover of “I’m Not Saying,” a Gordon Lightfoot song brought to Westerberg’s attention via Nico.
Yes, the Replacements are covering Nico, who was covering Gordon Lightfoot, and it all couldn’t be more appropriate for a band whose live shows famously combined original material with raucous covers. Their “I’m Not Saying” is part of the charity compilation Songs for Slim, which was recorded in honor of ailing ‘Mats guitarist Slim Dunlap.
One quick listen to The Messenger brings all his signatures rushing back--the intricate, intertwining arrangements, the insistent riffs finding a counterpoint in the elastic yet precise melodies, a romance with the past that doesn't negate the present.
David Bowie = 86
Chelsea Light Moving = 76
Jimi Hendrix = 73
Youth Lagoon = 75
Johnny Marr = 69
Atoms For Peace = 75
The Men New Moon
Nearly a year after releasing their adventurous critical hit Open Your Heart—which continued to earn the band comparisons to The Replacements—Brooklyn indie rockers The Men return with their fourth album. (And, yes, despite departing from the iconic Sacred Bones album cover layout, they are still signed to the label.)
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