>2. Winterpills - "The Light Divides"

Thanks for the info on this one Art. They really are very good. Definitely something of my beloved Go-Betweens in there.

Mike.




> From: gaspar17@comcast.net
> To: audities@smoe.org
> Subject: 2007 faves
> Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 14:21:00 -0500
> 
> FAVORITE ALBUMS
> 
> 1. Fountains of Wayne - "Traffic and Weather"
> 
> 2. Winterpills - "The Light Divides"
> 
> ** This band's male/female vocal blend is hypnotic, and their lead vocalist 
> and sole-songwriter, Phillip Price, is a genius.
> 
> http://www.myspace.com/winterpills
> 
> ** The Winterpills lead guitarist, Dennis Crommett, released a really nice 
> solo album (The Evening Sorrow) at the end of 2006.  He's got some of its 
> gentle songs streaming at:
> 
> http://denniscrommett.com/listen.html
> 
> ** Important trivia:  Phillip Price has been in a Northampton-based band 
> (the Gay Potatoes) with FOW's Chris Collingwood.  There are some 
> recorded-at-a-show MP3s at:
> 
> http://www.philipprice.com/gaypotatoes/
> 
> 3. The Red Button - "She's About to Cross My Mind"
> 
> 4. Ryan Adams - "Easy Tiger"
> 
> 5. The Bird and the Bee - "The Bird and the Bee"
> 
> 6. Mika - "Life in Cartoon Motion"
> 
> 7. America - "Here and Now"
> 
> 8. Fionn Regan - "The End of History"
> 
> 9. The Strangelings - "Season of the Witch"
> 
> ** Very cool Pete and Maura Kennedy side-project: three female voices 
> fronting a sixtiesish band featuring electric sitar.
> 
> http://www.myspace.com/TheStrangelings
> 
> 10. Trolleyvox - "Your Secret Safe / Luzerne"
> 
> 11. Neil Young - "Chrome Dreams II"
> 
> 12. The Pierces - "Thirteen Tales of Love and Revenge"
> 
> ** Two sisters whose folk-rooted pop is heading to a TV or movie soundtrack 
> near you.
> 
> http://www.myspace.com/thepierces
> 
> 13. The Orion Experience - "Cosmicandy"
> 
> ** On the list just in case it's determined to be a 2007 release.
> 
> http://myspace.com/theorionexperience
> 
> 14. The Well Wishers - "How I Won the War"
> 
> 15. Maple Mars - "Beautiful Mess"
> 
> 16. The Postmarks - "The Postmarks"
> 
> ** Ivy-ish soft-pop mixed by Ivy's Andy Chase
> 
> http://www.myspace.com/thepostmarks
> 
> 17. The Green Pajamas - "Box of Secrets (Northern Gothic, Season Two)"
> 
> 18. The Broken West - "I Can't Go On, I'll Go On"
> 
> 19. Iron and Wine - "The Shepherd's Dog"
> 
> 20. Kim Richey - "Chinese Boxes"
> 
> 
> FAVORITE COMPILATION
> 
> "Cinnamon Girl: Women Artists Cover Neil Young for Charity"
> 
> ** Street date for this two-CD set is Valentine's Day 2008, but it's been 
> available for paid download for months now.  Nice mix of well-known and 
> new-to-most indie performers.
> 
> http://www.myspace.com/cinnamongirltribute
> 
> 
> FAVORITE SONGS
> 
> 1. The Hiders - "Hesitation Wounds"
> 
> ** Previously unreleased, this nicely-arranged (and fully-produced) ballad 
> is available as a free download at Billy Alletzhauser's Myspace page -- but 
> you've gotta scroll down the player a bit to see it:
> 
> http://myspace.com/billyalletzhauser
> 
> 2. Fountains of Wayne - "Michael and Heather at the Baggage Claim"
> 
> 3. The Bird and the Bee - "Fucking Boyfriend"
> 
> 4. The Red Button - "Can't Stop Thinking About Her"
> 
> 5. Jeremy Fisher - "Lay Down (The Ballad of Rigoberto Alpizar)"
> 
> ** The "this is freedom" refrain in this song sticks in my head for hours 
> every time I hear it.  Streaming at:
> 
> http://www.myspace.com/jeremyfisher
> 
> 6. Winterpills - "Broken Arm"
> 
> 7. Britney Spears - "Gimme More"
> 
> ** Actually, I only like the edit I made of this one, eliminating the "It's 
> Britney, bitch" intro and the MC voice-over that touts Britney's 
> magnificence.  Without those parts, this is one super-catchy record.
> 
> 8. Colin Blunstone (as Neil MacArthur) - "Hung Upside Down"
> 
> ** I think I hear Steve Stills in the background of this Springfield cover; 
> unreleased until Alec Palao's recent post-Zombies compilation ("Into the 
> Afterlife").
> 
> 9. Jill Sobule (with John Doe) - "Down by the River"
> 
> ** from the "Cinnamon Girl" compilation
> 
> 10. Georgie James - "Cake Parade"
> 
> 
> Art Carey
> 
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