Here Is The Number

The Anomoanon “Bourbon Whiskey/The Derby Ram” – I’m not sure if I’ve ever posted a song on this blog that sounded quite as bleak as this psychedelic folk doom epic. The first minute and a half of this is an interpolation of the traditional “Rye Whiskey,” but that’s really just an intro for “The Derby Ram,” which drags along like a slow death march across the frontier. This is taken from The Anomoanon’s new LP The Derby Ram, which is an album rich with tradition, but firmly grounded in the present. Whereas most modern bands working with traditional songs and styles end up getting that icky Renaissance Fair/Civil War Reenactment vibe, The Anomoanon dodge that bullet by embracing psychedelia and rock music, making them sound more like the musical kin of Neil Young, Richard Thompson, Will Oldham, and the folky side of Led Zeppelin.

Miss Kittin (w/ Chicks On Speed) “Meet Sue Be She” – This song is taken from the forthcoming I Com EP on Astralwerks. It’s sort of interesting how much of electropunk sounds like cheerleading and playground chants. I wish that I had some kind of clever Klosterman-esque theory about this, but I really have no idea. Be careful with this song – it seems innocuous at first, but it will hijack your brain. I woke up this morning with the chant on repeat in my head – “Mitsubishi, Suzuki, BMW, 1 2 3” – and I felt as though I had to post this song, as if under duress.