Wet and Rusting

I'm officially digging the new Menomena album. Here's a video for "Wet and Rusting" one of the strongest tracks.

Speaking of Booms

Yesterday's trip to the Ballard Boom resulted in a large outflow of cash and a large influx of aural goodness. This should tide me over nicely until my new Shins and CYHSY albums arrive:

Frank Black - Christmass - Ugly name for a disc with such beautiful tunes. I believe this is available only in Indie music stores at the moment. It's a two-disc set, one a CD of live & studio acoustic tracks and one a DVD of a performance in Sacramento.

Damien Jurado - Gathered In Song - Fact: according to Last.FM Jurado is my second favorite artist. I'll buy pretty much anything the man puts out, but that especially holds true when he's re-releasing a tough to find EP and throwing on some demos + bonus tracks. Don't confuse this one with his backing band Gathered In Song which played on 2002's I Break Chairs.

Damien Jurado - This Fabulous Century - Limited to 600 copies, this vinyl-only release is exactly the reason I own a turntable. Features 13 demo tracks recorded in 1998. Drool.

Menomena - Friend and Foe - More Pacific Northwest goodness from the boys at Barsuk. This one is either really great or terrible. Three listens in I'm leaning towards great. Think A.D.D. indie rock a la Fiery Furnaces. Special bonus props for choosing Craig Thompson to do the arse-kickin' art work. Interview with Stereogum and Wet and Rusting [MP3].

The Broken West - I Can't Go On, I'll Go On - Haven't had a chance to dig to deep into this one yet, but it comes highly recommended. MP3's and more at IAF,YAF.