We just passed the April 2023 Record Store Day, and while I compile my thoughts on some of the items I picked up, I figured I’d take a look back at an item from last year’s haul: Spaceman Demo Mixes by Spiritualized, which is somewhere between an EP and a Maxi-Single. This one was the Black Friday RSD, which took place November 25, 2022.
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“Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys” is not a song you’d expect Black Lips to cover, but alas here it is, on the A side of this year’s Record Store Day split 7″ single from Saddle Creek with Icky Blossoms. And it works very well. Originally by Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson, the song is remade slightly here with what I can only describe as a slightly drunk swagger. Black Lips propel the song along nicely with a little slide guitar and a southern drawl. It’s not the typical Black Lips, but there’s plenty here to like. Read More »Black Lips & Icky Blossoms: Record Store Day 7″ Single
To be honest, I’m somewhat over Record Store Day. It has become over hyped, massively attended, and, frankly, I’m not much one for crowds. It is the Black Friday for music nerds. So I forewent shlepping it up to Bellingham and took a 25 mile bike ride instead. This left me plenty of time to make it to Anacortes and The Business for their 11am opening. Read More »Thee Oh Sees present Moon Sick
