I can always rely on my father to recommend a rare and dusty gem from his extensive music collection. This past weekend was no exception of course. We were talking about what might be the best song covers of all time, and he immediately thought of Art Garfunkel’s album Breakaway. He then grabbed the LP out of his closet and played this song for me. Garfunkel’s “99 Miles From LA” is actually a cover from none other than Albert Hammond (i.e. the father of Albert Hammond Jr of The Strokes).
This is the sort of dust that we at Newdust like to showcase – mad props to my father for recommending this classic gem. Check out Hammond performing it live in ‘76 here and listen to Garfunkel’s version below.
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I had to dust this one off for you guys. Archie Bell and The Drells performing “Tighten Up,” a song written to showcase their new dance moves. I don’t know if the ‘Tighten Up’ dance ever caught on in the sixties, but I’m sure if you bust out those moves next time you’re at the club, you’ll have people tightening it up left and right! Happy Wednesday, Newdusters!
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It’s been awhile since we’ve had a post in the realm of ambient music, so here’s a dusty one for you. This is the ‘98 debut album of Erik Kowalski (aka Casino Versus Japan). At 22 tracks (over an hour of total play time), the album is broken into four main movements, each one different from the one before it. Sometimes it leans more towards instrumental shoegaze, and at other times it’s full-blown ambiance in the key of Brian Eno. For fans of the genre, you need to listen to this album all the way through to fully appreciate it. And for those who are new to the genre, I can’t think of a more perfect introduction to ambient music. The album was re-released digitally this past January, and you can get your copy at Boomkat or Amazon.
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I just recently gave this album another listen just for old times sake, so I thought I’d share some of the lesser known tracks with you, my brethren and sistren in this great blogosphere of which we reside. The Like’s Are You Thinking What I’m Thinking? has a lot of nostalgia packed into it for me, I saw these lovely gals open for Kings of Leon a few years back before they became the biggest band in the world at the beloved Gypsy Tea Room in Dallas, TX (may it rest in peace). This was their first full-length album, and they’ve since replaced some of the members of the original group (pictured above) and have released some new material since then but I haven’t given any of it a fair listen. Interestingly enough, the founding mothers of The Like were all daughters of seasoned music industry veterans, so they were sort of a shoe in from the beginning. But I think it’s safe to say they were good enough to have made it without their father’s help, but I’ll let you decide.
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So I am trying to get pumped to kick it off my weekend and I stumbled across the blog Sunset in Rear View. It is a pretty good site and I am grateful to them for reminding me of the joys of Ray LaMontagne. I was into his stuff during my early undergrad years as I was trying to romance freshmen girls in my dorm room, car, etc. This song put me in the kind of Van-Morrison-shot-of-whiskey mood. Enjoy!
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I was introduced to this song by my aunt when I was in high school, when I had a healthy obsession with the 60’s and 70’s British punk/mod/pop scene. The Creation, The Who, The Kinks etc. Every year I spend most of the holiday season ignoring the same old recycled Christmas music. Despite this single being from the tail end of The Kinks career, “Father Christmas” is one of the few Christmas songs I embrace. If/when Wes Anderson made a Christmas movie this would definitely be in the soundtrack. With its bratty lyrics, garage rock riffs, and dancey drums this single is really hard not to love. Merry Christmas Eve!
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