The songs of Aimee Mann and cats are both so very dear to me. Cats even more so of course, but that’s not taking anything away from Aimee Mann whose music has been on my side since the nineties. Cats just are more important than music could ever be. The reason for this intro was that Aimee Mann has a new music video and an absolutely beautiful cat is the true star of the video. Goose Snow Cone is an outtake from Aimee Mann’s new excellent album Mental Illness that came out on 31st of March. A mighty good album too based on the first few spins, but I guess that goes without even saying. I think there’s better songs on it than this Goose Snow Cone, but this one is also awesome. And the video of course is just love, love, love.

Aimee Mann Website

Lately I’ve let things slide and it hasn’t done me much good. I don’t know know where to start or whether I should even start, because I already have at least twenty 2017 albums or songs that I should write about. I won’t be able to catch up anymore, so maybe I’ll just go with what I’m listening to today. These were mostly Carolina Spence’s latest and this brand new Jake Xerxes Fussell album What in the Natural World that came out on friday on the great Paradise Of Bachelor label. The debut was a bit of surprise favourite for me, but this time I knew to expect a wonderful record and that’s indeed what I got. Jake Xerxes Fussell is mastering the art of bringing back old American folk and blues songs and interpretenting them with heartfelt warmness to a new audience. Such a damn fine and enjoyable album. This is Jake’s version of Duke Ellington’s Jump For Joy from the new album What in the Natural World.

Jake Xerxes Fussell at Facebook

Little Bandit from Nashville and their new album Breakfast Alone are big personal favourites at the moment. A whole lot of traditional country music & gospel-flavoured rock balladry with some modern twists as well. It’s just an extremely enjoyable album. Sometimes it even circulates the cliches of classic country tearjerkers, but does it exceptionally well and actually those songs turn out to be the ones that I love the most. The delivery is just so beautiful and perfect. The aching for lost love and somewhat dry humour go hand in hand on the album and my mood keeps on changing from crying to smiling. Breakfast Alone came out on Yk Records in February. Here are the video for Bed Of Bad Luck and another wonderful heartbreaker called Pitiful Heart.

Little Bandit Website