13 Blues for Thirteen Moons by Thee Silver Mt. Zion, or whatever they’re calling themselves now, will come out March 11 on Constellation. Efrim seems to have left Godspeed You Black Emperor out in the cold, but that’s fine by me because I actually like these guys better. Even though they sound really pretentious on paper, their live shows are one of the most ridiculously inspiring experiences. You feel like you’re freaking part of them and they’re part of the world, man. On CD, they struggle a bit, but there’s usually enough awesome moments to make it oh so very worthwhile.
The Born Ruffians, who I had the pleasure of seeing opening up for Caribou earlier this year, are releasing Red, Yellow And Blue (2.26, warp). It’s their debut album, and while it could go either way, I’m really looking forward to it, because they’re a really fun bunch of guys with oodles of potential.
And that’s about it for now, except to mention that hometown heroes the Junior Boys (who are absolutely brilliant) have hinted that some kind of release will be revealed very soon. Knowing them it could be just some EP full of remixes, but it’s been a few years, they might have another album up their sleeve.
Article comments
1 - Kevin Eagan
I'm definitely going to check out some of these albums. Especially the Elbow and Doves albums (I love those bands). Thanks for the 2008 album information.
2 - Josh Hathaway
I'm very excited about new Doves. I wore Last Broadcast and Some Cities out.