“renegade” is new from bergen, norway duo kings of convenience. the song, taken from the group’s “declaration of dependence” LP, is stunning. “renegade”, as is characteristic of most great music, takes us, picks up, and transports us somewhere else; faraway spaces, tropical climes, warm breezes. listening to “renegade”, we’re already there, “letting go/in doubt of what is thought and what is real”. press play and join us and drift…..

Kings of Convenience - Renegade

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rating: 8.7

Cory Chisel & the Wandering Sons - “Born Again”

the son of a baptist minister, cory chisel grew up immersed in the spiritedness of gospel music. a spiritedness that still informs a sound further influenced by iconic artists like howlin’ wolf, aretha franklin, and sam cooke. the native of the upper midwest breathes a refreshing vitality into a sometimes inwardly-focused prosaic genre. we really dig cory (and his wandering sons), if you’re not already up on him, familiarize yourself.

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rating: 7.7

that blood is most def from getting all vampire on Johnny Marr’s sweet guitar love. “Cheat On Me” is the first single from Ignore the Ignorant due September 7th, and it’s done some serious growing on us. the chorus vocals kill it, Jarmans’ throat sounds like he smashed a bottle of J.d. in it.. serving as a reminder for us all that The Cribs will kick your ass if you fuck with them

The Cribs- “Cheat On Me”

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rating:  8

Marsha Gee - Pop Peanut Duck

Marsha Gee gives the performance of her career. Literally. Since this tune, she has disappeared and nobody knows where or who she is because Marsha Gee wasn’t her real name. The “Pop Peanut Duck” won’t make you want to dance or flap your arms, as she requests, but it will make you laugh. There is some proper mid-60’s tripping balls on this track, most notably during the vocal take and specifically at the end when Marsha has an orgasm of supposed sounds that ducks make when they dance. I stand by my instinct, and swear that I hear at least a few ‘giggitys’ in there. Tracked sometime in the 60’s, the “Pop Peanut Duck” will leave you asking yourself what people have been wondering now for decades, what the hell is this?

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Rating: 5