
This Week's Recommendation
Yim Yames- A Tribute To (EP)
Recorded right after George Harrison's death in 2001, My Morning Jacket's Jim James' Harrison tribute album finally sees a proper release. Here James phonetically spells his name as if he were French. The result is vintage "hard J" James all the way though. If you expect the more recent classic rock shades of James, you may want to wait till the next MMJ album. James' takes on Harrison classics such as "Long Long Long" and "My Sweet Lord" hearken back to the lo-fi Americana sounds of The Tennessee Fire. Highly recommended for anyone who likes soulful folk and/or The Beatles.
Yames will release A Tribute To on vinyl, DD and CD. If you purchase the vinyl from his website, you get a free CD, plus a special Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary T-Shirt.
Other Releases Of Interest
Indie fans out there may find these two releases thrilling. Early word is that they're both decent but unremarkable.
Modest Mouse - No One Fire and You're Next (EP) (CD, LP, DD)
Julian Plenti (aka Interpol's Paul Banks)- Skyscraper (CD, LP, DD)
Everything Else
Anchor & Braille - Felt
Bill Champlin - No Place Left To Fall
Gloriana - S/T
Japandroids - Post-Nothing [released digitally Apr 28]
K'Jon - I Get Around
Mac McAnally - Down By The River
Suicide City - Frenzy
Tantric - Mind Control