[narlus]

Joe Pernice has become the next Mark Eitzel, a songwriter capable of grafting heartbreakingly beautiful melodies w/ startingly depressing lyrics. although not quite as bleak as Mark's work w/ American Music Club. Joe's been working the trade since the 90s w/ the western MA Scud Mountain Boys, surprisingly on Sub Pop of all labels as the low-key country styled strums were seemingly out of place w/ the seattle collective's roster. after SMB broke up, Joe's been doing things mainly own his own under a variety of names, most notably The Pernice Brothers, but this song (a New Order cover) is taken from his Chappaquiddick Skyline record.

Joe's also a pretty decent writer, and did a nicely turned out essay on The Smiths Meat is Murder in the continuing 33 and a third series of books.

Leave Me Alone

 

[stevew]

Ha...I never knew that was a New Order song.

Hundred Dollar Pocket is my favorite song off that CD, and probably one of my favorite songs he has written.

 

[spincrazy]

You send it down or something? Looking forward to this. A new Mark Eitzel fan am I.

 

[narlus]

Ha...I never knew that was a New Order song.

yeah, it's off _Power, Corruption and Lies_. <evil idea> this could be the start of a new theme.

spincrazy, not sure if YSI is down or not; i can't check it at work due to the filter.

 

[spincrazy]

just got it. sounds better when i turn the volume on... good so far.

 

[stevew]

Narlus, if you are interested, Joe Pernice will be on the May 9th episode of the Gilmore Girls....

 

[narlus]

i heard sonic youth would be on the show too...what is it? i kept thinking 'golden girls' when i heard the title.

 

[binary visions]

I just got a chance to listen to this and I liked it quite a bit. Very nice

 

[stevew]

i heard sonic youth would be on the show too...what is it? i kept thinking 'golden girls' when i heard the title.

I have no idea.

 

[stevew]

Sonic youth was on, as was Grant Lee Phillips, according to the TV listing. I forgot about it until now.

 

[Toshi]

F maj: IV9 - I(65), etc. something sounds restless about this track despite it trying to be laid back. as if the band members were tired at the end of a recording session? maybe that's the point given the title... hmm. or maybe it's the semi-relentless slapping sound coming from the drum player.

in any case, one to keep but not to cherish imo.