Bands to Watch: The Fiery Furnaces

Who: Eleanor and Matthew Friedberger, an actual

The Von Bondies, 'Pawn Shoppe Heart' (Sire)

Better than a punch in the nose from Jack White!

Pawn Shoppe Heart reminds me of the moment near the beginning of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid when the movie bursts from sepia tone into glorious color. Sure, Lack of Communication, the Von Bondies’ 2001 debut, had garage-revivalist heart to burn, but it sounded like it was recorded inside a rat’s ass (thank coproducer/ex-pal Jack White for that).

Noise Live: The Polyphonic Spree

12/19/03
12/19/03
The Polyphonic Spree
Lakewood Theater
Dallas

 

The Fits and the Fury

I wanted to hit Craig Nicholls. I had determined that the

Probot, 'Probot' (Southern Lord)

Punk and metal get it on; Dave Grohl watches.

Why Probot?

Out of Time

I miss when things were new.

Now, do not read that and think I am somehow suggesting that nothing is new anymore or that everything has already been done or that I am secretly applying for a job at Tracks magazine. There are still new things in this world. But they don't feel new to me. And I am placing much of the blame on R.E.M.

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