Elephant Men

Cage The Elephant
Genres: Alternative Rock, Punk Rock, Funk Rock
From: Bowling Green, KY, U.S.

Imagine for a second that the Replacements didn’t reign over the Midwest, and instead Westerberg and company wrote their brand of raw-bone rock underneath the sunny skies of Kentucky. Or let’s say the Stones emerged from the American South instead of Southern England. Well, then it’d be a hell of a lot easier to describe the racket drummed up by Bowling Green thoroughbreds Cage The Elephant. This motley crew of kids, led by brothers Matt and Brad Shultz, manage to make big name comparisons like the above go down easy, while stupefying fans and critics everywhere with their wildly individualistic take on Southern rock. Thanks to relentless touring, festival gigs, and some late night love on Letterman, the band’s eponymous major label bow has been turning heads since its May 2009 US release.

On the off chance your head has yet to be turned, might I suggest giving a listen to monster hit Ain't No Rest For The Wicked (check out the video below), a tumbling ode and/or kiss-off to the almighty dollar and the endless pursuit to lay hands on it. Banjo, groove, sassy half-spoke lyrics? AND a monster chorus? What more could you ask for? Or check out 'Back Against The Wall' courtesy of the Devil and his friends at the Musebox.

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MP3 - Cage The Elephant - Back Against The Wall
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Ain't No Rest For The Wicked




Cage The Elephant
Back Against The Wall

Let It Snow Let It Snow Let It Snow

Snow Patrol
Genre: Alternative rock, power pop, indie rock
From: Dundee, Scotland

Pop quiz. What do Arthur Russell, TV on the Radio and Tribe Called Quest have in common?

Stumped yet?

If you guessed that they’re each one of the incredibly surprising picks on Snow Patrol’s Late Night Tales DJ mix you’re probably cheating.

But seriously, the Patrol boys, who’ve built a reputation for soaring balladry and immaculately written rock dramas (and come in for some stick from the indie cognoscenti who sneer while the boys rake in the cash), apparently have a madcap DJ side. Who’d a thunk it?

Careening from Beefheart to Bobby Gentry, from Miracle Fortress to Field Music, the 19-tracker is a crash course not in dancefloor glitziness, but rather a startlingly comprehensive record collection, one that can flex its obscurest muscle right along with its INXS covers. The latter is the comp’s treat: a freshly recorded rendition of the rollicking “New Sensation.” Released in the US on November 3rd, the laboriously compiled mix bears the fingerprints of Patrolers Gary Lightbody and Tom Simpson, and should please Snow fans and newbies alike.

Get converted or reaffirm your love when you check out 'New Sensation' and the video below, a clip shot in the BBC Radio 1 studios of Snow Patrol plowing through the cover in question with unmistakable style and panache.

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New Sensation

Art For Art Sake

The Little Philistines have a new single out a double header Bus Pass/Judith Cut My Head Off (maybe it's a single header after all - groan!). As you'd expect from the Little Philistines it's as sharp as a box of tacks after a visit to the local tack sharpener with witty lyrics and guitars with more kick than a Johnny Wilkinson DVD box set.

Bus Pass is the better of the two tracks and, while neither of the tracks are as brain rattlingly good as the mighty Love Explodes, if they continue to churn out tracks like this it won't be long before they're criss crossing the globe in diamond encrusted gold plated jets.

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MP3 - The Little Philistines - Bus Pass
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Bus Pass

Deena For Two

Deena Chappell
Genre: Bluegrass /Rock and Roll / Folk /Swing /Jazz
From: Cambridge, New York

Deena sent me an email asking me to check out her tracks so I did and she's as mad as a box of sectioned frogs. Her rather traditional bluegrass and folk is embellished with found sound and a quirky sense of humour which elevates it above the standard toe tapping trad folk that has been the staple of barn dances down the ages.

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MP3 - Deena Chappell - The Trickster
MP3 - Deena Chappell - Big Green Bus
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