Country, Americana, Folk, Power Pop, Indie Pop
Euros Childs will be releasing a new album in august. The first outtake from the upcoming album is a single entitled Spin That Girl Around. The single will hit the stores on 28th of may, but the song will hit your heart today if you watch this new music video.
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A couple of quick words about the latest album of the month, before it’s time to choose a new one (obviously one could and should write a master thesis or a novel about the greatness of this record). Anyway, Joe Pug’s second full-length The Great Despiser was a really easy choice for that album of the month slot on the right. The Great Despiser came out on Lightning Rod Records on april 24th and it was love at first sight.The debut album Messenger was already close to perfection (and the finest moments were perfect), but I’m loving this new one even more as a whole. Joe Pug from Chicago, Illinois is such a fantastic folk songwriter. The songs are instantly catchy and easy to enjoy right from the start, but they also hold a giant amount of lyrical depth & poetic devotion inside them. Without further ado, here are a couple of great examples of Joe Pug’s songwriting talent.
The Great Despiser:
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One of Many live at Guild Lounge:
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It looks like I’ve missed something pretty amazing last month. I only saw this New West Records release on Glitterhouse’s website a couple of days ago and tonight I finally watched this video 1,2,3…7 times. I really love it. There’s something very Jayhawksian in the chorus and that is not a bad thing. The Mastersons are a married couple Chris Masterson and Eleanor Whitmore from Brooklyn, NY (they are also part of Steve Earle & The Dukes and The Duchesses). New West released their debut album Birds Fly South on 10th of april and I need to get my hands on it sometime soon. This is the marvellous first single One Word More.
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A welcome return. I’ve missed the blue moods of Spain. They released some amazingly beautiful albums more than 10 years ago. Especially She Haunts My Dreams from 1999 holds a special place in my heart. I really loved albums like She Haunts My Dreams by Spain or Curtains by Tindersticks back then. And obviously still do. The frontman Josh Haden reformed the band some years ago and now they have a new album ready to hit the stores and our hearts. Glitterhouse will release The Soul Of Spain on 11th of may, 2012. This is Without A Sound from the new album.
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and here is Every Time I Try from She Haunts My Dreams
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You can listen to more new and old favourites on their soundcloud.