Category: good tunes

Chemical Brothers – “Swoon”

Now that’s more like it!! I was a little taken aback by the first release (“Escape Velocity”) from the forthcoming album (“Further,” due out in June). “Escape Velocity” sounds like the Brothers, except… really… long. Don’t get me wrong, the guys are heading in a new direction and getting all acid-y and stuff, and the track was good.

And long. Very, very long.

But this cut right here is good stuff. Short and sweet, cool noises, nice break in the middle… this is another quality track and makes me wanna run out and buy the record the day it drops. Which I will. So should you. Enjoy.

Steve Mason of The Beta Band

Steve Mason – ‘Boys Outside’byDominoRecordCo

Here is a full preview of the new album, “Boys Outside,” from Steve Mason. For those of you who are familiar with The Beta Band (or, for those of you who heard about The Beta Band while watching the movie “High Fidelity”), you will find the tracks to be comforting and familiar. After finding this little number online, I am about to go bust out the “3 EPs” album and give it a listen tonight. It’s been too long.

“Boys Outside” is due out on June 22.

Sade – “Babyfather”

Sade continues to impress me with her ability to completely floor me with almost every song she releases. Her new album, much like every other album, is awesome. If you ever get a chance to see her live, then drop everything and go. Not only is she an excellent performer, but her backing band is top shelf as well. My lovely wife took me to a Sade concert as a birthday present a few years back, and I was mesmerized.

How this woman hasn’t aged in 25 years is a mystery, but that is for another post…