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Local band All Hands On Jane has a new EP. They are a wild party. They are taking a bus filled with fans to their album release party at Dickens next Saturday.
“PLAY” by Dave Grohl celebrates the rewards and challenges of dedicating one’s life to playing and mastering a musical instrument. Part one opens with narrated behind the scenes footage featuring discussion of the love of playing music and the lifelong relationship with an instrument, and detailing the process and challenges of recording and filming this unique performance. “PLAY" film then segues to the titular 23-minute, one-man-band instrumental recording on which Grohl plays all seven instruments on the track, all live.
Frontman Ezra Koenig, hilariously clad in a System of a Down top, revealed the band’s long-awaited fourth LP is finished, but, cheekily, chose not to premiere any of the new songs. But, in honoring the breadth of their catalog, founding members Koenig, drummer Chris Thompson, and bassist Chris Baio also shone a spotlight on the band’s new members, who are each injecting their own flavor into the time-tested Vampire Weekend sound. Greta Morgan, who you might know from Springtime Carnivore, lent some lovely, golden harmonies to “Obvious Bicycle” and “Hannah Hunt”, while Human Natural’s Brian Robert Jones took center stage on a number of songs, unleashing several scorching, funk-rock solos. The show often had the feel of an improvisatory riff session, with “Horchata” slowly evolving into the band’s SBTRKT cover of “New Dorp. New York” and an extended jam that highlighted not only Jones, but also new keyboardist Will Canzoneri and percussionist Garrett Ray.
I went back to make sure, but nobody has mentioned the album released by Hop Along in April titled Bark Your Head Off, Dog. Much more polished and radio friendly than their first album. Frances rarely uses the extreme rasp that she's capable of, but when she does it's effective. Still a very solid album that's worth listening to.
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Mitski has released a new album today called Be The Cowboy, and it's getting rave reviews. I've only listened to a little bit of it, but it sounds pretty strong. It'll take a few more listens to get a handle on it...to be continued
Edit: Upon further digesting, it's really f'ing good. I highly recommend, but check it out for yourself first.
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