Another week of the Pampelmoose New Music Hour is in the books. Below, listen the show in it’s entirety or download any of the songs Dave played this week. And don’t forget, the show repeats every Sunday morning at 11am ET on WOXY.com!
Every now and then, I put on a new album and it takes me back. It takes me back to a different era of music, a sound that is familiar yet fresh at the same time. I get a taste of that when spinning the new album from Megafaun, the North Carolina trio who just released their second album Gather, Form & Fly.
Although Gather, Form & Fly is the second album from Megafaun, it is a bit of a coming out party for the guys, whose credits now include tours with fellow North Carolinians The Rosebuds and their long relationship with the mega-indie success story that is Bon Iver. The album is folk harmony at it’s best, imagine if Fleet Foxes were from the South and took more notes from America than from Jim James.
Gather, Form & Fly is not all back porch sing-alongs though, and when these guys get riled up, they can rip into a tune and make it more of an Akron/Family type of jam that hits like a bucking bronco.
The new record is out now on the always respected Home Tapes label.
Brooklyn-based Stellastarr* burst onto the national scene in 2003 with the release of their self-titled debut, which contained several songs that received significant airplay on the station: “Jenny”, “My Coco”, “In The Walls”, and “Homeland”. Harmonies For The Haunted followed two years later, and now they return with Civilized, issued on their own Bloated Wife label.
There have been countless examples of bands who’ve imploded after parting ways with a major label, such as Stellastarr* did with RCA. But these longtime friends rededicated themselves to carrying on and it was apparent that their strong bond played a major factor in doing so. For their first appearance in the Lounge, they played four songs from Civilized and an old favorite from their debut.
Track Listing:
Robot
The People
Graffiti Eyes - interview -
Warchild
Jenny
When we first got wind of Bad Veins back in 2006, we were pretty excited about the possibilities for these guys. After all, they were immediate standouts here in the Cincinnati area with their unique and polished sound. We had Ben and Sebastian into our studios that December and then again in 2007 as new material from the guys began to make its way into their repertoire.
Since then, the band have had a roller-coaster of ups and downs while trying to get their full length out to the masses. Early this year, Dangerbird Records stepped up to the plate and offered to put the bands debut album out, and the guys, and all of their fans were ecstatic.
So, in a way, things have come full circle now for Bad Veins. From relative obscurity during our first session together to our third session together the day before the release of their debut album to a national audience. Ben and Sebastian treated us to an acoustic set this time around, and I think you will find that the selected songs really shine as a result.
Track Listing: Gold And Warm
Falling Tide - interview - Crosseyed
The Lie
As some of you are well aware, WOXY has a pretty storied history spanning the past 26 years. We came across this short documentary put together by WOXY fan Zachary Herche about the station online last week and wanted to share it with all of you. The doc is about 10 minutes long and features some WOXY staffers, past and present. Enjoy!
Magnolia Electric Co. have been around for some time now, crooning heartfelt words in front of a wall of distinguished instrumentation. The band, which was formerly known as Songs : Ohia, but has always been the project of singer / songwriter Jason Molina, and for the most part has always called the midwest home.
Molina himself is a product of the midwest, spending formative years in our home state of Ohio but now resides in the UK, where he continues to be an incredibly prolific songwriter. In advance of the new album from Magnolia Electric Co., Josephine, the band stopped into the WOXY.com Lounge for a rare studio performance. In addition to the excellent tunes, Jason chats about recording the album with Steve Albini, the passing of former bass player Evan Farrell and his ability to schedule his songwriting opportunities, among other things.
Enjoy and share this beautiful performance from Magnolia Electric Co.
Track Listing: Trouble In Mind
Shenandoah -interview- Leave The City
Down The Wrong Road, Both Ways
Over our 26 year history, 97X / WOXY.com has spun literally thousands of bands and songs that you simply wouldn’t hear anywhere else. Many, in fact, broke through to listeners and became hits that were truly unique to the station. I mean, where else were you going to hear “The Sweater”, “Rebirth Of The Cool”, “Sci-Fi Wasabi”, “Get On The Bus”? Exactly!
So, we put together this special edition of the WOXY Vintage program to feature a sampling of those special songs & bands that can only be associated with the FM days of The Future of Rock & Roll. They may not have been hits anywhere else but sure rocked our world at 97.7 FM. We also tossed some old commercials from longtime 97X advertisers Jungle Jim’s, Everybody’s Records, Scentiments/Rock City, Oxford Kroger, and the Rock & Roll Grocery himself, Frank Eavey, into the mix. We’ll also put the ‘”GEE!” in Ecology’ and hear Bake “save, save, save, save, save, save” with 97Xtra Cash Coupons. These audio extras haven’t been heard anywhere in years.
In all, That’s Soooo 97X is a love letter to longtime listeners. Listen & enjoy a stroll down 5120 College Corner Pike. BAM!
This weekend in Chicago, the 4th annual Pitchfork Music Festival took over the Windy City’s Union Park for three days of great music. WOXY was on hand and chatted with a few bands we love. Have a look at this WOXY Wants To Know with The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart.
In addition, the band have a brand new EP that was just announced. The Higher Than The Stars EP will be getting a release September 22nd from Slumberland Records. And actually, one of the new songs on the EP was a tune the band played for us in Austin during SXSW earlier this year. You can download that below.
Sadly, I was unable to stick around Chicago for Day 3 of the Pitchfork Music Festival. I had to get back home and to the friendly confines of WOXY.com for my air shift on Monday. On the positive side though, our photographer for the weekend, Dave Evans, was able to stick around. He took another batch of great pictures that you can see in this post, or just hit up the entire photoset here.
