What New Music Are You Listening To?

**Jim Schue** · Nov 10, 10, 09:47 AM

Another one I've picked up on recently is Delta Spirit. I enjoyed the stuff I heard from their 2007 debut, and I'm liking what I'm hearing on their current release. I'll have to pick up their records as well.

**formerkywrestler** · Nov 10, 10, 09:51 AM

Originally Posted by Jim Schue

I've been meaning to dive into them, and finally did when I picked up a copy of their debut album, "Everything All The Time," on vinyl the other day. I'm going to need to be hunting down their other releases as well. Great band.

"Infinite Arms" is a very good album. I haven't listened to any of their old stuff but like you I plan on checking it out sometime.

Originally Posted by Jim Schue

Another one I've picked up on recently is Delta Spirit. I enjoyed the stuff I heard from their 2007 debut, and I'm liking what I'm hearing on their current release. I'll have to pick up their records as well.

I've never heard of them. More information please?

**Jim Schue** · Nov 10, 10, 09:57 AM

Originally Posted by formerkywrestler

"Infinite Arms" is a very good album. I haven't listened to any of their old stuff but like you I plan on checking it out sometime.

I've never heard of them. More information please?

Delta Spirit on AllMusic.com

Here's a performance from Live with Jools Holland. The first song is one you've probably heard; just didn't know the name of it (like me).

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**formerkywrestler** · Nov 10, 10, 09:59 AM

Been listening to Junky Star by Ryan Bingham. I loved his debut Mescalito and wasn't a huge fan of Roadhouse Sun, Junky Star brings him back into my good graces. Excellent album, and his songwriting really fits into the Steve Earle, Tom Waits, and Chris Knight (especially with his songs about murder and on the run) style of writing about hard and out characters. Plus that voice has the same raw qualities as Steve Earle.

For those of you who have seen Crazy Heart, Bingham penned "The Weary Kind" and also performed it on the soundtrack.

**Jim Schue** · Nov 10, 10, 10:01 AM

Originally Posted by formerkywrestler

Been listening to Junky Star by Ryan Bingham. I loved his debut Mescalito and wasn't a huge fan of Roadhouse Sun, Junky Star brings him back into my good graces. Excellent album, and his songwriting really fits into the Steve Earle, Tom Waits, and Chris Knight (especially with his songs about murder and on the run) style of writing about hard and out characters. Plus that voice has the same raw qualities as Steve Earle.

For those of you who have seen Crazy Heart, Bingham penned "The Weary Kind" and also performed it on the soundtrack.

I've thought about diving into his stuff as well.

**formerkywrestler** · Nov 10, 10, 10:03 AM

Originally Posted by Jim Schue

I've thought about diving into his stuff as well.

I highly recommend him. And honestly, I only gave Roadhouse Sun a few shakes...been thinking about bringing it back out.

**Jim Schue** · Nov 10, 10, 10:08 AM

Originally Posted by formerkywrestler

I highly recommend him. And honestly, I only gave Roadhouse Sun a few shakes...been thinking about bringing it back out.

I've had that happen before where an album just didn't jive with me the first few times, for whatever reason, and went back and revisited it and loved it. It seemed like I always had to let Jesus and Mary Chain albums breathe a while before I could appreciate them.

**Colonels_Wear_Blue** · Nov 10, 10, 10:09 AM

Originally Posted by Hangman

Finally picked up "Infinite Arms" by Band of Horses last week. Great listen, awesome to mellow out to (like pretty much all of their music).

Originally Posted by Jim Schue

Another one I've picked up on recently is Delta Spirit. I enjoyed the stuff I heard from their 2007 debut, and I'm liking what I'm hearing on their current release. I'll have to pick up their records as well.

Originally Posted by formerkywrestler

"Infinite Arms" is a very good album. I haven't listened to any of their old stuff but like you I plan on checking it out sometime.

I like all three of their albums, and Hangman, your right about "Infinite Arms" being more along the lines of a mellow out album, which is why I'd have to say that I prefer the first album to it. They seem to have more of a tendency to rock it out on more of the songs. Actually, I'd say that they've progressed from a tendency for louder songs to a more "airy" ballad-type sound with each album. Not to say that that's bad, but I liked the "I'm gonna stomp on this distortion pedal and rock out" sound that they had in a lot of the songs on "Everything All The Time".

By chance do any of you listen to Built To Spill or The National? I think Band Of Horses could be likened to both of those bands for different reasons, and I'm a big fan of both of them.

**redsfan** · Nov 10, 10, 10:09 AM

Jamey Johnson- The Guitar Song

**Jim Schue** · Nov 10, 10, 10:12 AM

Originally Posted by Colonels_Wear_Blue

I like all three of their albums, and Hangman, your right about "Infinite Arms" being more along the lines of a mellow out album, which is why I'd have to say that I prefer the first album to it. They seem to have more of a tendency to rock it out on more of the songs. Actually, I'd say that they've progressed from a tendency for louder songs to a more "airy" ballad-type sound with each album. Not to say that that's bad, but I liked the "I'm gonna stomp on this distortion pedal and rock out" sound that they had in a lot of the songs on "Everything All The Time".

By chance do any of you listen to Built To Spill or The National? I think Band Of Horses could be likened to both of those bands for different reasons, and I'm a big fan of both of them.

I haven't really warmed up to Built To Spill yet, for whatever reason, but have enjoyed what I've heard from the current National release. If I could have found a copy of it the other day while at ear X-tacy, I would've bought it.

**Colonels_Wear_Blue** · Nov 10, 10, 10:26 AM

Originally Posted by Jim Schue

I haven't really warmed up to Built To Spill yet, for whatever reason, but have enjoyed what I've heard from the current National release. If I could have found a copy of it the other day while at ear X-tacy, I would've bought it.

The I like High Violet and Alligator the best as far as The National's albums go...although they're all pretty good as far as I'm concerned. And I'd say that Keep It Like A Secret is probably the easiest of the Built To Spill albums to get into.

**CatsCatsCats** · Nov 10, 10, 11:10 AM

It's not brand new but Lil Wayne's stuff off of "I am not a Human Being".

**formerkywrestler** · Nov 10, 10, 11:59 AM

Originally Posted by Jim Schue

I've had that happen before where an album just didn't jive with me the first few times, for whatever reason, and went back and revisited it and loved it. It seemed like I always had to let Jesus and Mary Chain albums breathe a while before I could appreciate them.

Oh yea, I've experienced it a couple of times before...actually I think the first time I heard Neko Case I didn't really appreciate it. But that has drastically changed.

**Jim Schue** · Nov 14, 10, 10:47 AM

Finally picked up all the Band of Horses albums, and I'm loving them. Got a copy of the Delta Spirit debut on order, and am looking for a copy of their new one.

**formerkywrestler** · Nov 14, 10, 08:21 PM

Love this song off of Junky Star:

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**formerkywrestler** · Nov 14, 10, 09:22 PM

Been listening to a lot of Joe Pug stuff I got off of hearya.com, it's very good stuff. Going to try and pick up his latest release this week.

**Hangman** · Nov 15, 10, 12:16 PM

Originally Posted by Jim Schue

Finally picked up all the Band of Horses albums, and I'm loving them.

Awesome... I've got all three and love them all.

"St. Augustine" is one of my favorite songs to listen to after a long day.

**Colonels_Wear_Blue** · Nov 18, 10, 08:53 AM

Menahan Street Band - Make the Road by Walking

I've been listening to this album for about 3 days straight. I'd actually say it's probably the best album of instrumental music I've ever gotten...seriously. It's great Afrobeat funk. One of my buddies came over to my place last night, and I had the record spinning when he got there. He said it sounded like John Shaft and Jackie Brown should be walking around in my living room

For what it's worth, they're on one of the Daptone sub-labels, and literally everything I've hear on Daptone has been pretty fantastic. It's an independent funk/soul label based out of Brooklyn.