Tooth & Nail Records "rejected" Thrice in 1998

I saw this Twitter dialogue when I woke up this morning:

If you don't know, Dustin Kensrue is the lead singer of Thrice, and Brandon Ebel is the president of Tooth and Nail Records. And this the the picture:

Very funny that one of my favorite record labels had the chance to sign one of my favorite bands and didn't. Not that Thrice showed much potential with their first EP. I guess everything worked out in the end, at least for Thrice.

The Giant Mechanical Man (movie & soundtrack)

My wife and I watched The Giant Mechanical Man last night, a movie we had never heard of and found randomly on Amazon Prime because it is streaming for free. First of all, the movie is excellent, and here is a Huffingon Post interview and article where you can learn more about it, the director, and the actors.

Secondly, the soundtrack is terrific. I knew we were in for a treat with the film opened with a Mogwai song, and I couldn't have felt better about the ending when a Pinback song played during the credits. And in between there were half a dozen great tunes, many of which I knew. One of the songs I didn't know is by the band Great Northern, who I had heard of, but never heard. I immediately ordered one of the band's albums though, and then this morning I found this new, unreleased song from Great Northern's next album: Go watch The Giant Mechanical Man, and listen to Great Northern.

Most of the songs from the movie:
Mogwai- Kids Will be Skeletons
Great Northern- Our Bleeding Hearts
El Ten Eleven- I Like Van Halen Because My Sister Says They are Cool
Dios Malos- You Got Me All Wrong & Meeting People
Explosions in the Sky- Remember Me as a Time of Day
Pompeii- Where We're Going, We Don't Need Roads
Pinback- Non Photo Blue

New CUSH EP out now, free for 3 days!

Cush's first release in a decade, SP3 (the third spirituals EP, but this time all original songs); enjoy!

Pre-order new Eisley album 'Currents' and stream new song now

Pre-order the album on vinyl and CD here. What excites me most about this album is that it is Eisley's first that has had no influence from a record label; it is exactly the album they want to release.

New She & Him song; "Volume 3" out May 7

I don't typically comment when I post new tracks, but I must say, as much as I love Zooey Deschanel's voice, and what her and M.Ward have been doing with She & Him, it is time to try something new. I like the song, but it is just more of the same. I think Zooey would honestly benefit from a different musical partner and a shift in style of production. Maybe I'll change my mind when I hear the full new album.

Forget Cassettes- Lady Lazarus (new song and video)

"Lady Lazarus" - Forget Cassettes - O Cursa (Official Video) from Forget Cassettes on Vimeo.

Listen to all of Forget Cassettes music here. If you look closely, you'll see Roy Ira playing keyboards.

Poor Old Lu's first song in over a decade is OUT NOW

The song is absolutely incredible, and the work of a band that sounds tighter than ever, not one that has been "inactive" since 2002. Here's hoping that the momentum created by this track leads to the band recording together more. It won't be easy, since the four band members live in three different states (WA, NY, TN), but modern technology at least makes writing and recording music with others from a distance possible.

New Appleseed Cast song

The Appleseed Cast, set to release their 8th LP in 15 years on April 23, posted this song today:
 

You can order the new album, Illumination Ritual, from Graveface Records. There are three different vinyl versions, cassette (!), CD, and digital.

CUSH- All My Eyes Knew

Cush continues to release one song a month from their upcoming SP3 EP. This is track 3 of 7, but they have actually released four so far.

Luxury

Everything you could ever want to know about the band Luxury can be found here. If you've never listened, now's the time.

The recent news is they are back in the studio recording a new album.

And the backstory...

1995
My #3 album of the year:


1997
My #7 album of the year:


1999
My #4 album of the year:

2001

I was at this show (and I saw them play at least a dozen times from 1995-2002):



2002
Paying tribute to another one of my favorite bands:



2005
My #4 album of the year:


2012:
From LeeBozeman.com:

Monday, October 22... I am writing songs again. working with the fellas on seeing if a new Luxury record is possible. sorting through a lot of ideas and desires but not very good words yet. for me, it is all about the language. I hope it comes together. I hope it means something. you just never know how these things will go. or at least, I never do. see you soon...

2013:
From LeeBozeman.com:

Tuesday, February 12... spent the last week in Atlanta with a dual purpose: playing some new Luxury songs and attending a clergy conference. hard to push those worlds together at times but we managed. three days, more of less, of loud music and then the quiet and simplicity of liturgical services. I have written and worked out five songs for what might be a new Luxury record, if it gets funded. "Parallel Love", "The War on Women", "Courage, Courage", "Don't Feel Bad If You Don't Feel Better Right Away", and "You Must Change Your Life". came together remarkably quickly. wrote these in more or less a month and hope to push on toward five or six more soon. writing mostly about memory and understanding of the past, the problems of repeating the past, etc. surprisingly, very little about faith so far or at least explicit faith and belief...

The present:

Luxury's Facebook
Luxury's Bandcamp
Insanely detailed Luxury fansite