Steve Earle - Terraplane and You're the Best Lover That I Ever Had

Steve Earle has put out country records, rock, folk, bluegrass, flirted with hip-hop styled beats, and pretty much gone where he's wanted. Lately, he's wanted to mine a blues vein, so that's where his new one, Terraplane, is going. Not that he hasn't been there before (try Meet Me in the Alleyway below), but the whole of the new album (due Feb. 17) takes that route according to Rolling Stone Country. I am more than a little intrigued. And the album artwork is amazing as always, Tony Fitzpatrick is bloody brilliant.


You’re the Best Lover That I Ever Had


Terraplane Track Listing:

1. Baby Baby Baby (Baby)
2. You’re the Best Lover That I Ever Had
3. The Tennessee Kid
4. Ain't Nobody's Daddy Now
5. Better Off Alone
6. The Usual Time
7. Go Go Boots Are Back
8. Acquainted With the Wind
9. Baby's Just as Mean as Me
10. Gamblin' Blues
11. King of the Blues


Some older ones for ya:

City of Immigrants


Way Down in the Hole


Every Part Of Me


Meet Me in the Alleyway


The Low Highway


Invisible


I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive (Hank Williams cover)


Goodbye


State Trooper


Waitin' On the Sky


I try not to pass up an opportunity to share the song Steve Earle by Lydia Loveless. So here ya go.

Simple Minds - Big Music VS Old School Simple Minds

Interesting take on Early Simple Minds versus the latter-day band posted on the band's facebook page, not very flattering of the work done since 1982. But how many artists who made good records in the 80s have been able to do so continuously? We can't expect artists to be like they were 30 years ago. Anyway, fans like guys in Manic Street Preachers (read here or here) feel the band was exceptional in the late 70s and first years of the 80s, and some have said tracks from Simple Minds' new album Big Music contains hints of that greatness.


Honest Town



Blood Diamonds (Live)


Broken Glass Park


Blindfolded


Kill or Cure


Human


Compare to much older sounds:

New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) (7" Remix)


Changeling


I Travel


I Travel (John Leckie 2012 Mix)


Boys From Brazil


Chelsea Girl
The American


Theme For Great Cities (Moby Remix)


Homosapien (Vince Clarke Remix)


Sons And Fascination - Live 2009 -


Pleasantly Disturbed

Matt Epp - Promised Land

Winnipegger Matt Epp's Luma ep came out in October, but that's no reason you can't get into it today. Promised Land bristles with crackling energy, barely restrained.




Some older Matt Epp songs for ya.

War


When You Know (Featuring Serena Ryder)


They Won't Find the Bodies


Photo at top of post by Jen Squires