Blurbin’ Fridays - Feb 3

Welcome to Friday. “Blurbin’ Fridays”, that is. This’ll be a quick post because I gotta jet out.

1. Birddog - $100 Wedding
Hushed intensity from Bill Santen. These folk songs off of “Songs from Willipa Bay” may take some getting used to, but very rewarding for those who stick around.

2. [The ] Caseworker - When I Was A Young King
Very similar to the drony goodness from the American Analog Set, this Pehr band is releasing a new CD of the same name as this track this month. Strange brackets around the “The” in their name…

3. Norfolk & Western - A Marriage Proposal From their standout album “Dusk In Cold Parlours”. Adam Seltzer has a tiny but expressive voice. If you like hushed folk with local color instruments in the vein of Sparklehorse (but minus most of the drum machines), you’ll probably like this.

4. Silver Scooter - Pumpkin Eyes
One of the greatest pure-hook indie garage pop outfits from Austin. Nowadays, you can hear lead Silver Scooterer Scott Garred in SuperXX Man, but this track off of “The Other Palm Springs” from 1997 is a soaring reminder of the amazing melodic songs that they put out.

5. Pedro The Lion - Big Trucks
Mope-pop stalwart. I’m not quite sure why I like this particular track off of “It’s Hard To Find A Friend” so much. It’s moody and mellow like the rest, but I guess I sort of remember it whenever I’m driving up the freeway and see sports cars cursing at the big trucks with their oversized lo-oh-oads…

by Palebear