Programme Six
Screening Saturday October 16
1.
Elvis Costello - Monkey To Man
(from "The Delivery Man") (CD) (Universal)
Elvis Costello has two new discs this month - but the other one is a ballet recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra and it's a bit outside our sphere of expertise.
"The Delivery Man" is more like the Costello of old if you've got a bit lost trying to keep up with the his crooning, string quartets and Burt Bacharach. The duet with Lucinda Williams ("There's A Story In Your Voice") is great and Emmylou Harris also puts in an appearance ("The Scarlet Tide").
"Monkey to Man" was recorded at Delta Recording in Clarksdale, Mississippi. According to his website - "It's an answer song, only 50 years late, to Dave Bartholomew's `The Monkey." It's a rock 'n' roll song about a monkey sitting in a cage saying `Well look, this is the supposedly superior being" when you see everything that man's achieved and squandered."
Chapter and verse on "The Delivery Man" can be found at
http://www.elviscostello.com/bio_delivery.asp
2.
Evermore - It's Too Late
(from "Dreams") (CD) (Warner Music)
Evermore mightn't come from one of New Zealand's rock'n'roll capitals but they've charted a very sure course over the last five years culminating in the release of a very accomplished debut album this month. Brothers Dann, Peter and Jon Hume won the secondary schools Rockquest in 2000 and were the standout act at the World Series held to showcase New Zealand acts for the international music industry in November 2002. They've since relocated to Sydney where they're picking up extensive radio airplay on the Triple J stations.
Their
website is at -
http://www.evermore.co.nz/frame.html
and they recently graced the cover of NZ Musician. Read the interview here -
http://www.nzmusician.co.nz/index.php/ps_pagename/articledetail/pi_articleid/439
3.
Le Tigre - New Kicks
(from "This Island") (CD) (Universal)
http://www.letigreworld.com/sweepstakes/index.html
4.
Tourist - Do You Feel The Cold (NZ)
(from "Do You Feel The Cold" EP) (CD)
5.
Mint Chicks - Opium of the People (NZ)
(from "Anti Tiger" EP) (CD/10" vinyl?) (Flying
Nun/FMR)
"Anti Tiger" is the second Mint Chicks EP. The first was "Octagon, Octagon, Octagon" - and there have been some 7" singles as well.
Their
website is at
http://www.themintchicks.com
and there's also a page for them at the Flying Nun website -
http://www.flyingnun.co.nz/viewartist.cfm?artistID=490
Also worth noting that the band's distinctive art work is by guitarist Ruban Nielson. He also did the design for Flying Nun's "Very Short Films" DVD.
6.
Broken Heartbreakers - The Angels Are Callin' On High (NZ)
(unreleased - a special Hum studio recording).
The Broken Heartbreakers are Rachel Bailey and John Guy Howell (vocals/guitar), Ben "Rodeo" Furniss (bass), Rick McShane (drums) and John Segovia (pedal steel). Formed in the winter of 2002, the Heatbreakers came together to share their love of country music. While they have their own story to tell, the themes of love, loss and lonesome nights are universal.
The Broken Heartbreakers have performed at Auckland's Dogs Bollix, The Kings Arms Tavern and the Pinnacle Club. Their music was used in the Silo Theatre Production, "Boney" and last year they completed a monthly winter residency at Raglan's legendary Aqua Velvet Ballroom. This year they have organised a series of highly successful gigs at The Dog's Bollix featuring local original country music under the show name "When Country Came To Town". More gigs with changing band line-ups will continue through the year.
The Broken Heartbreakers have just released their debut album, "Everyone's Waiting For Their Darling". It can be purchased by contacting the band directly at -
thebrokenheartbreakers@hotmail.com
7.
Gillian Welch - Elvis Presley Blues
(from "Time The Revelator") (CD) (Shock)
Gillian Welch plays at the Studio in Auckland on November 18th and at the Paramount in Wellington on November 21st, 22nd and 23rd. The first two Wellington dates are already sold out
Gillian
Welch's website is at
http://www.gillianwelch.com
If you're interested in her music then don't just stop with the four very fine albums she has recorded with David Rawlings. She has also contributed tracks to a bewildering array of compilation albums (all listed in the Discography on her website).
There's a lengthy interview with Gillian and David on the New Yorker's site -
http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/?040920fa_fact3
8.
Minuit - Except You (NZ)
(from "The 88") (CD) (Tardus)
Minuit had two entries on Independent Music New Zealand's September sales chart. Their debut album The 88" was 6th and their EP from earlier this year "Guns" was 5th. "Guns" is a limited edition featuring new songs, remixes, live tracks and videos and it won't be around forever.
Minuit's
website is -
http://www.minuit.co.nz
There's an interview that covers their origins at -
http://www.nzmusician.co.nz/index.php/ps_pagename/articledetail/pi_articleid/279
and the Independent Chart can be found at
http://www.indies.co.nz/chart.html
9.
Bebel Gilberto - All Around
(from "Bebel Gilberto") (CD) (Shock)
Her father was father was bossa nova pioneer Jao Gilberto - and her stepmother, Astrud Gilberto, sang "The Girl From Ipanema".
This is Bebel Gilberto's second album. Her website is at -
10. Fang - I Just Can't Help It (NZ)
(from "Swim Upstream") (CD) (Arch Hill/FMR)
"Swim Upstream" is Fang's third album. Bu for the Fang story in their own words -
http://www.fang.co.nz/text.php?id_num=50
11. REM - Electrolite
(from "New Adventures In Hi Fi) (CD) (Warner Music)
REM's 13th studio album, "Around The Sun", is due out on Monday (Oct 18th) and the band has announced shows in Christchurch on March 24th and New Plymouth on March 26th, 2005. If they're not playing in your city and you want to why then this NZ Herald article might provide some of the answers -
REM have a very active website and it can be found at -
http://www.remhq.com/flash/index.html
