This band started back in 2007 as a solo project when John Michael Rouchell
decided to release a song every week for the entire year of 2008. Since then the music has caught many fans ears, including mine. Of course you don't have to just take my advice on that, just listen to the first 10 seconds of this song. Pure ear candy. Check out the site to find a download of all the 52 songs created and more.
MyNameIsJohnMichael - Misery Runs
I'm a sucker for a song that tells a story of shady doings, run-ins with the law, and the feel of the road. This one has all of that, with a gritty rock backdrop that sure to make you feel the dirt under your fingernails. You can stream their newest album Placed by the Gideons on their site before you buy it. Which is something I will for sure be doing.
Wormburner - Interstate
I LOVE this band. I was introduced to them through a mix CD a friends had made me a while ago. The Dirty Projectors have crazy time changes, amazing vocal harmonies, and the songs do not get boring upon multiple listens due to the very experimental nature of the songs. That might put some people off, but I implore you, give it a few listens before completely writing it off. It took me a bit to warm up to this song and now I can't stop wanting to hear it. On a side note, put it on in the morning.
The Dirty Projectors - Temecula Sunrise
Chances are you have seen or heard of American Actor Burgess Meredith before. He was best known for his role as Rocky Balboa's trainer Mickey Goldmill in the Rocky films and the Penguin in the 1960's television series Batman. This is a song as sung from The Penguins point of view, after being put in jail by Batman and Robin. Just by the tile alone you can tell what the song is about. When will the villains ever learn that you don't talk about you're plans. There is also another song with the same song backdrop called The Capture.
Burgess Meredith - The Escape
Do you remember the movie There's Something About Mary? Do you remember the duo who randomly showed up in the movie and sang about the plot of the movie? One for those guys was singer/songwriter Jonathan Richman. Richman has been around the music since the early seventies first forming punk/garage band the Modern Lovers which also featured future members of The Talking Heads and The Cars. The band are held high on the list as being godfathers of the punk scene. Sadly the band didn't last that long only staying together until about 1975, but Richman went on to have a very successful solo career that even branched into country and Spanish music. His music has influenced many alternative and indie rock bands. Listen to this song and you will understand exactly why that is. Dum-ddum-dum-da-duma-dum-de.
Jonathan Richman - New England
