Cool. Thanks Rads. Yeah, his solo work has been hit or miss at best, bordering on meh-ville. I'll give it a shot. Seems like with guys like him they sometimes need to abandon commercial success to put out something good.



Also, anyone heard anything about this:

Haven't been a fan of Malin's solo work, but here he's at least back with a band and sounding more like a softer D-Generation than a Ryan Adams wannabe.

Yeh, I have it, Derris. I'll up it later today. The billing borders on deception, since Cooder only plays guitar on one song, and does some vocals on one other song. Also, it's weird to hear a traditional Celtic band play an album's worth of traditional Mexican music. I'm not saying that it's at all bad, because I don't think it is in the least. It just leaves me scratching my head wondering what brought it on in the first place.

sweet. Jon, have you heard the EP? who did they play with?

Hot damn!!
I've been so preoccupied hoping for high violet to leak, I totally forgot this was coming.

Can't wait to snag this when I get home. Anyone had a listen yet?

Canadian rockers The Sadies will release Darker Circles May 18, 2010 via Yep Roc Records.

Darker Circles is the follow-up to their acclaimed last album New Seasons and sees guitarist brothers Dallas and Travis Good, drummer Mike Belitsky and bassist Sean Dean again pair with legendary Jayhawk and sought-after producer Gary Louris. Furthering the focused songwriting and recording aspirations reached on New Seasons, The Sadies bring their signature blend of country, psychedelic, rock and surf into rifle scope focus on Darker Circles, further underscoring their reputations as musicians' musicians. The album was recorded in one marathon twelve day session at the 'Bathhouse' studio and five more at Toronto's Woodshed.

Always at the top of the list when discussing musical chops and live intensity, The Sadies are now more intent than ever on making their mark as songwriters. It's an intent that comes naturally says Travis Good, "It's not conscious. Nothing is planned when it comes to The Sadies. We're just better players and we did more homework this time."

The fuzz-drenched garage-psych cut 'Another Year' leads off the album and lyrically stands as the conceptual archetype for the whole album dealing with desolation, love and abandonment. One can't help but notice an air of soul-searching on Darker Circles, as Mike Stax says in his liner notes, "There's a haunting, spiritual quality to songs like 'Cut Corners,' 'Tell Her What I Said,' 'Whispering Circles' and 'The Quiet One;' ghosts of regret and lost love reverberate softly between the vocals and guitars or 'drift like whispers that echo in your mind.'"

In one turn as heavy as a sledge, and in another flitting across melodies with the ease of so many sparrows, The Sadies prove once again that denying them now is simply prolonging your conversion. So go on, pull up that screeching wooden chair that bows with your weight. Slide it up next to the turntable and drop the needle, The Sadies are a sure thing...tomorrow isn't.

Not ones to rest on their laurels, Japandroids have announced they will be re-releasing their two out-of-print EPs as a reissue compilation through Polyvinyl Records on May 11th. Entitled 'No Singles', the ten tracks have been remastered by John Golden (Melvins, Nirvana) and will be available on gatefold 180 gram vinyl, CD - both of which will include a 32 page booklet - and digital download. The tracklisting is as follows:

1. Darkness on the Edge of Gastown,
2. No Allegiance to the Queen,
3. Sexual Aerosol,
4. Lovers/Strangers,
5. Lucifer's Symphony,
6. Couture Suicide,
7. Avant Sleepwalk,
8. Coma Complacency,
9. To Hell with Good Intentions,
10. Press Corps

Japandroids - No Singles (2010)