Bon Iver is releasing his Blood Bank EP tomorrow via Jagjaguwar and Handsome Furs are set to release their second album Face Control on March 10th via Sub Pop. Both of these tracks have been whoring around the internet and we’re no less slutty – just late to the game in posting them. Enjoy.
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Blitzen Trapper – Furr: The Best Album of 2008?
Are you wondering why the cover art for Blitzen Trapper’s latest release, Furr, is made of wood? Maybe it’s because that’s exactly what this album will give you. It should include a disclaimer to help you avoid any potentially awkward public situations.
Blitzen Trapper are a potpourri of all things good in music. Furr is like a big bowl of The Beatles, Pavement, Dylan, Waylon Jennings, Uncle Tupelo, Wilco, and The Grateful Dead all mixed together for an end result that smells magnificent. The album kicks off with “Sleepytime In The Western World,” a song that’s impossible not to compare to Wilco. From there Furr takes a 12 song rock and roll, space-country journey that’s damn near perfection.
If you had trouble falling in love with Blitzen Trapper’s last album, then Furr might exactly what you’re looking for. They’ve abandoned much of the noise and distortion that was front and center on Wild Mountain Nation and now let the purity of the songs take center stage. The title track, “Not Your Lover” and “Lady On The Water” are well-penned folk songs with phrases that cling in your head. “Not Your Lover” is a heartbreaker that starts off with the lines:
In my sleep I’m not your lover anymore. When I wake I have to remind myself that I’m lying on your shore. Cuz I’m a moon-walking cowboy, dusty ridin’ and I don’t know what’s in store.
While those songs are a few of my favorites, there are others that pop out at me each time I listen. “Black River Killer” is a dark story about a brutal murder and “God + Suicide” is an upbeat pop song masked with a contradictory title. Then “Saturday Nite” comes out of the blue and drops some disco beats with its misspelling.
It’s not worth writing much more about the album, to be honest. Furr cannot be listened to just once because new songs will continue to sneak up on you after your third, fourth and fifth spins. I don’t have enough good things to say. Furr is my favorite album of 2008.
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New mp3: Blitzen Trapper – Furr
Aw, snap. Sub Pop just posted the title track from Blitzen Trapper’s upcoming release, Furr. Take a listen below. I love it and I promise you will too. The album is set to drop on September 23, their first record on the Sub Pop label (which can only mean great things). Mark your calendars and be careful not to put “Furr” on continuous repeat until then.
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