What New Music Are You Listening To?

**kygirl** · Sep 15, 10, 12:07 PM

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**Colonels_Wear_Blue** · Sep 15, 10, 01:27 PM

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**Colonels_Wear_Blue** · Nov 8, 10, 10:44 AM

Picked up a vinyl copy of "Not Even In July": the debut album by JBM - moniker for singer-songwriter Jesse Merchant. I looked into it after reading a review about his album on one of the various music blogs that I frequent, and after finding a couple more reviews and seeing his name thrown around in comparison to artists Bon Iver, Tallest Man On Earth, Sufjan Stevens and Nick Drake, I decided this one would be worth a buy. It's a VERY well made album, and although I would have to admit it doesn't necessarily have the first-listen appeal that Bon Iver or Nick Drake do, it's most definitely growing on me, and I'd pretty definitely give it a thumbs up to anyone who's interested in getting it.

Vinyl comes with free digital download of the album when purchased from the Partisan Records website.

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**Hangman** · Nov 8, 10, 10:51 AM

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).

**Jim Schue** · Nov 10, 10, 09:46 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).

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.

**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.