Don´t Look Down Or Back

Time for some recent stuff that caught our ears here at For The Sake Of The Song headquarters. All the tracks in this refreshing ten pack either came out recently or will be released in the very near future.

O man, can´t wait for that new Tunng album. But don´t stop there, we´ve got a lot more excellent tunage here. Try the intimate sound of The Fools for instance, a very promising girl duo from New York City. Or take the crispy folk rock of Timothy Cushing from Maine, the lush dreampop of Californians Avi Buffalo, the Baltimore country of Paul Masson...

Hell, just check ´em all out and if you like what you hear, please support the artists in question. Go to their shows, buy their albums, start a fanclub, fall in love. Promise?

Tunng - Don´t Look Down Or Back MP3

The Fools - The Great Whale MP3

Timothy Cushing - Dandelion Wine MP3

Avi Buffalo - What´s In It For? MP3

Paul Masson - Where Have All The Gentlemen Gone MP3

Ryan Doyle - The Motor Works In An Empty Room MP3

Harlem - Friendly Ghost MP3

Kevin Barker - You & Me MP3

Holopaw - Little Stallion With A Glass Jaw MP3

Scout Niblett -The Calcination Of Scout Niblett MP3

Funtown

To paraphrase Steve Earle´s famous remark on Townes Van Zandt: Will Oldham aka Bonnie Prince Billy is one of the greatest modern-day musicians around, and I´ll stand on Beck´s coffee table in my Onitsuka Tigers and say that. But hey, he´ll probably agree.

Anyway: Bonnie Prince Billy will soon release his second album of the year, and that´s great news. Entitled Funtown Comedown, and available on vinyl and as a download only, it´ll feature a mix of Bonnie classics and covers performed live with Louisville locals The Picket Line. So you´d better hoof it pronto to these fine folks over at Drag City, one of my fave record labels for well over a decade now, as they´ve got an exclusive track not on the album available for free download. You´ll be amazed by the remarkably loose and upbeat sound I guess. Very promising.

While we´re waiting, here are some fun guest appearances of the prolific lion of Louisville. Covering a Buck Owens tune with Susanna, building bridges with Angie Hart, hiphopping with Sage Francis, going ambient in Iceland with Valgeir Sigurðsson, doing the lofi with the Sundowners, or comforting Scout Niblett: it´s all good.

Bonnie Prince Billy & Susanna - (I´ll Love You) Forever And Ever MP3

Angie Hart - Little Bridges MP3

Sage Francis - Sea Lion MP3

Valgeir Sigurðsson - Evolution Of Waters MP3

Sundowners - Turkey Vulture MP3

Scout Niblett - Comfort You MP3