All right, all right, all right. The Friday Five is back, just in time to kick off your weekend. Enjoy!
THE CAVE SINGERS:
I wrote about this Seattle band after seeing them open up for Fleet Foxes a few years back. Really enjoy them a lot but haven't had a chance to catch them live since then. When I last saw them they were a three piece but I see they have since added a fourth member, oddly enough a member of Fleet Foxes. I shazamed a few of their songs this week that are all from their recent album Naomi, which was released in the spring. I couldn't seem to pick just one of their songs so I figured I would post their whole 25 minute performance from KEXP earlier this year. Just for the record, should they ever do a movie on Joe Cocker, I nominate lead singer Pete Quirk to play him.
BARRENCE WHITFIELD & THE SAVAGES-Corner Man:
Caught these guys on an episode of Jools Holland from a couple weeks ago. I knew nothing about this guy and his band but the performance was awesome. Turns out Barrence was rockin' out all the way back in the 80's and is now signed to one of my favorite labels, Bloodshot Records, who recently released Dig Thy Savage Soul, their first album since 1995. This is a splendid punk-soul and R&B smoothie. Drink it down.
KINGS OF LEON-Temple:
They lost me with their last album but from everything I have heard from their new cd Mechanical Bull, I'm interested again.
PHOSPHORESCENT-Ride On/Right On:
I shazamed this tune a few weeks ago and every time I hear it, I want to shazam it again. For some reason, it's just so damn catchy. The beat reminds of of another song but I can't seem to put my finger on it. Fleetwood Mac maybe? Anyway, I've seen this Brooklyn based band on a number of occasions opening for other bands. Always thought they were interesting. This song is off their awesomely named album Muchacho, which came out earlier this year. Be prepared to be hooked.
JOHN PRINE-Spanish Pipedream:
John is a legendary country folk singer dating way back to the early 70's. I read yesterday that he has to undergo surgery for lung cancer, which is unrelated to the cancer that he beat back in the late 90's. Keep this beautiful man in your prayers.
