I was inspired by my own rant yesterday to pick up some new music last night. Admittedly, they’ve been on my “must buy” list for a month or so I just never seem to make the time. So mast night, while GF was having her hair done, I stopped by my local indy cd shop and picked up Fountains of Wayne – “Welcome Interstate Managers.” Brilliant is the word that comes to mind listening to them. Their sound is hard to describe – kinda’ like a modern British invasion, but that could come from their seemingly innate ability to write and record the quintessential pop music tune. And just to prove that they’re not taking themselves too seriously, their lyrics are hilarious (in a dry sense – Elvis Costello fans will appreciate). I’m going to have to check out their earlier CD’s now as this is their 3rd effort. (GF remembers a tune that got radio airplay on a pervious release.)
Another new band that I would highly recommend is the Los Lonely Boys. Imagine for a moment that Carlos Santana grew up in West Texas, next to Stevie Ray Vaughn’s house. And aside from their incredible sound, LLB has embraced the taper community and opening allows taping and trading. When I left home this morning, I was downloading the latest LLB show from the Fox Theater in Boulder, Colorado from this Monday night.