One of my favourite finds so far this year/summer are the Broken West? (Is the Broken West?). I love Down in the Valley, and I love So It Goes. (I also love Kurt Vonnegut)
The Broken West was formed in 2004 as "The Brokedown", but then were forced to change their name because of a punk band out of Chicago with the same name that sued them. Recently the band signed the Merge Records, which is super exciting, because Merge is also home to popular bands like Spoon, The Arcade Fire, and last (and certainly least) Dinosaur Jr. With the contract with Merge, The Broken West released "I Can't Go On, I'll Go On" which is definitely one of my favourite albums so far this year (behind Ga^5, New Moon, etc.)
If you're lucky enough to live in Los Angeles (which I do, thankfully), they're playing at the Roxy on September 7, and they're also playing at the Sunset Junction Street Festival on August 18th. They'll be on the Bates Stage (4200 Sunset) at 4:10 pm. Also playing that day are SeaWolf (at 5:05), Autolux (at 6:05) and Ben Harper (at 9:20). Tickets are $12, and $15 the day of, but it'll be worth it for one day to see those three (or four if you stay until 10) bands.
[mp3] The Broken West - My Love Is True
[mp3] The Broken West - Sparks
2 comments:
Nice. By the way, that pic is from KEXP's live broadcast at CMJ.
LOVE Broken West. Good call.
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