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"Before you know it as the years go by, you're just like other people you have seen, with all those peculiar human ailments. Just another vehicle for temper and vanity and rashness and all the rest. Who wants it? Who needs it? These things occupy the place where a man's soul should be." -- Henderson the Rain King

Friday, March 18, 2005

Hittin' The Easy Street

Today I stopped by Easy Street Records in Queen Anne to cash in a couple of free CDs stamp cards I've been hanging on to for a while. The two CDs I selected were:

Tim Booth - Bone - This is the solo debut by Booth, the former lead singer of the British band James. I picked this one up after hearing 'Down To The Sea' which is a great track although 'Wave Hello' appears to be the first single.

Fruit Bats - Mouthfuls - The Fruit Bats are a Chicago based band on Sub Pop Records. This album came out in 2003 and flew under most people's radars (including mine). Mouthfuls is an indie-folk album which drew lots of comparsions to label mates Holopaw and Iron and Wine. I primarily picked this one up for the last track on the album 'When U Love Somebody'.

In addition to my two free CDs, I also picked up a copy of Death Cab For Cutie's new EP The John Byrd EP which features 7 live tracks from May 2004 including a cover of Sebadoh's "Brand New Love". Four of the songs were recorded at the Showbox on May 8th, the day after I saw them there...darn so close.

posted by Jamie at 11:48 PM