Man, it felt awesome this morning - July 2, and there was an ever so slight chill in the air.
Let's get right into the music...
Pre-Shuffle... I hit shuffle, and the first track up was "Lanquishing in Lower Chakras" by The Gabriel Construct from Interior City. This track begins with some minimalist piano. The track is eleven minutes long and features some spoken dialogue. It was truly a great way to start the morning.
In an odd sort of way, the second song of the mix, "Colonizer" by Canopy Climbers from Miles, fit well coming on the heels of The Gabriel Construct. I think it was the piano sound. Even though the use of the instrument could hardly be any more different, it still served as an effective bridge between the two songs.
Next up "Cup o' Tea" by Austin band, Little Radar. Their new album is not due out until next month, but they currently have a sampler up on Noisetrade.
Lambchop is a band from Nashville. They are awesome. "Chelsea Hotel" is a classic song by Leonard Cohen. It is awesome. Lambchop covers "Chelsea Hotel" and faces will be melted and brains will explode. Shari Lewis was not involved, but she did have a puppet named Lambchop.
Among the several albums we are anxiously awaiting, one that has us especially excited is the new record from Great American Novel. To help us all wait, the band recently made their last album Kissing available as a Free (Name Your Price) download via bandcamp. "I Want You" hits all the right notes. They also have two tracks from the new album available. Hit them up.
Another day, another Ramones song. This time we have "Outsider" from Subterranean Jungle.
We close the pre-shuffle with some "old school" Cee-Lo Green. "Evening News" is on his second solo album Cee-Lo Green...Is the Soul Machine.
SHUFFLE UP NEXT
As I arrived in the parking lot and began my ascent, we welcomed some old friends back into the Shuffle. Forest Mountain Hymnal were a featured artist last year, and they just recently dropped the first song from a forthcoming album. "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary" is typically gorgeous and mesmerizing.
Next, we get back to the new album by the Houston, Texas based Liquid Casing from their new immigration themed album A Separate Divide. "An End to a Means" is filled with jazz/progressive/alternative rock riffs and raw power. An excellent track.
And we close out the morning's music with another track from the C.S. Lewis inspired, hip hop remixed The Weight of Glory by Heath McNease. "Til We Have Faces" is the track we heard today, and I continue to enjoy this record.
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