New Song On Sunday

 

Regular visitors to this site will know that, from time to time, I check out Regular visitors to this site will know that, from time to time, I check out what’s going on in the music scene in my neighbouring country, Austria, and also feature any songs worth mentioning. One band that has featured here several times is My Ugly Clementine, a trio of women from Vienna who have released their third album this week.

Having indulged in upbeat indie rock on their first two albums, My Ugly Clementine are now striking a harder note, drawing inspiration for grunge and alternative rock. The guitars stumble along noisily in the opening track Don't Mess With Me, clinging to Sophie Lindinger's clear voice before suddenly picking up speed. By the end, the track comes close to the perfection of a modern indie rock song.

Love

 

Today Kevin Rowland releases the latest album by Dexys Midnight Runner Love. As far as I know it will be his last. I only know a few songs from this album and I pre-ordered it months ago. Not only he was one of the few artists I follow more than 45 years ago.

The soul of Dexys Midnight Runners were always a place I come back from time to time and it was always a joy. During the last decades his releases turned more and more introspective and he continues on this album that could describe his story of life. Kevin's whiny voice is still phenomenal 's and fits perfect to the songs. David Holmes produced this and he has laid down a soft, springy tapestry of soul. A warm and conciliatory late-career work.

Animal Wednesday

 

We continue this little series with a song from 1958. Another song by Don and Phil Everly that reached the top of the charts back then.

In 1970, Apeman was released as the follow-up to Lola and steadily climbed the charts. And this despite the fact that Ray Davis already had an inkling back then of what we were doing to our planet. Whether the consequence of this is a life in the jungle is still hotly debated today.

I was introduced to this song by Ed, an American friend of mine back in 2008 when he played this song while preparing barbecue. A simple but nice country song by Zac Brown from Georgia.