Another week, another Mercury music section just in time for football season. I’ll get that Miami Dolphins skull tattoo, but only when they bring back Cleo Lemon.
Now that Jason Pierce of Spiritualized no longer takes his breakfast off a mirror (get a plate, dude), he’s free to focus on his health and making fantastic records like Songs in A&E.
LISTEN:
Spiritualized – “Sweet Talk”
31Knots come to the realization that they just might be a cult band. Know who else was in a cult band? David Koresh! Man, I gotta take this comedy act on the road, this shit is genius.
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31Knots – “Certificate”
Much like a kitten, Damien Jurado is Caught in the Trees. See what I did there?
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Damien Jurado – “Caskets”
The movie music of Flying Lotus (Steven Ellison) extends all the way from his great aunt Alice Coltrane to Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr..
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Flying Lotus – “Robo Tussin” (featuring Lil Wayne)
But wait, there’s more. In this week’s music columns Cary breaks down the Ohmega Watts vs. Live Band throwdown, while I cover Rotture’s second anniversary of being that one club in that one building that used to be that one other club.
End Hits: We wish Sarah Palin would just drive off that “bridge to nowhere”.