Album #16 (!) Witches! came out a few weeks ago. And I'm just getting around to the previous one.
― geoffreyess, Thursday, 30 August 2018 16:33 (five years ago) link
It's as good as indie rock gets. This time he adds psych touches which really work. John just keeps rolling...
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Thursday, 30 August 2018 18:28 (five years ago) link
Surprise! A promo copy of a new album showed up in the mail recently. It's called Magic Johnson and it already strikes me as one of their best (that I've heard), remarkably self-contained from such a prolific band. Nice cover art, too. It also appends a new EP and arrived with a best-of (different from the 2013 one) titled 31 Years of Obscurity. Maybe the level of obscurity is part of what keeps the new stuff from feeling like a GBV-style self-reflexive onslaught.
― geoffreyess, Monday, 13 May 2019 04:08 (four years ago) link
Heeeey, I was coming here to post something about that as well. It gets better with each listen. The "Paper Boats" EP that it adds is totally captivating, beautiful songs that combine nostalgia and hope.
Speaking of nostalgia, there's also another release "The Vinyl Years: 1988-1993" which collects the first "St. Valentine" album, the "Short Stories" EP as well as 7" b-sides (which I've never heard!). I'm still hoping for a tour on the east coast.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Monday, 13 May 2019 14:44 (four years ago) link
New album "Brilliant Failures" is brilliant and not a failure at all. Early favorites are the title track, "Mind You Now" and "Anywhere Everywhere". The backwards guitars are great fun.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Sunday, 5 April 2020 03:33 (four years ago) link
Ha, I was just playing this the other day (seems I'm still on the promo list). I shouldn't be surprised, but it's kind of incredible how good these last few albums are.
― geoffreyess, Monday, 6 April 2020 02:48 (four years ago) link