Archives

The Hype Machine


play this blog on Shuffler.fm


Send me your sounds

Beat Surrender on Hypem

Drive-By Truckers’ Greatest Hits 1998-2009

Reading the track listing for Ugly Buildings, Whores and Politicians, DBT’s Greatest Hits 1998 – 2009, no Goddamn Lonely Love, Puttin’ People On the Moon, Heathens, (Something’s Got To) Give Pretty Soon and as for missing of A Ghost to Most well that’s just on, what were ‘they’ thinking of – was this was a New West comp rather than the band picked collection?

It’s easy to moan about what’s missing and what’s there that shouldn’t have made the edit, in truth culling the tracks down is a no-brainer given the size and quality of the bands back catalogue even when you leave out the last two releases, the official track listing is now out, the albums released in August and on vinyl too, the urge to buy will no doubt get the better of me.

The Living Bubba Bulldozers and Dirt Ronnie and Neil Zip City Let There Be Rock Marry Me Sink . . . → Read More: Drive-By Truckers’ Greatest Hits 1998-2009

Share

Happy Anniversary Drive-by Truckers

Apparently fifteen years to the day that the mighty Drive-by Truckers got together. If you haven’t already you may want to consider buying this limited edition vinyl offering – whilst stocks last.

Classic DBT from 2003

Share

Drive-by Truckers “Go-Go Boots” (ATO 2011)

I wrote a few lines before about this album being one to “cause some ructions amongst long-time Trucker fans” with a caveat that it’s “sure to win them some news ones too” and after repeated listens over the last week or so I’ve no reason to change that, it’s an album with a wider appeal than The Big To-Do, it’s not affected by being over-long like Brighter Than Creations Dark and it the most accessible album the band have made,  it lacks the rawness of the early trio of albums and it lacks the rocking majesty of the holy trinity of Truckers albums but those comments are not criticisms because for me it’s a magnificent piece of work in it’s own right.

There’s being much written of the albums soulful turns and it’s these elements more than anything that have opened the door to a new raft of fans, but importantly they’ve . . . → Read More: Drive-by Truckers “Go-Go Boots” (ATO 2011)

Share

Go-Go Boots “country, soul, murder ballads”

Only a few short days until Go-Go Boots arrives, the price for shipping to UK on DBT’s pre-order made it very expensive to buy into, I opted for Amazon then a tweet from the band earlier this week led me to Facebook and news of a Bonus CD available with all CD and Vinyl pre-orders at Rough Trade so that’s me sorted – info and link here, only wish I could have got to the in-store show at Rough Trade East this week.

This album is bound to cause some ructions amongst long-time Trucker fans but is sure to win them some news ones too as it gathers some solid press in the UK including this from Uncut – click picture to go large.

. . . → Read More: Go-Go Boots “country, soul, murder ballads”

Related Posts with Thumbnails
Share