Starbody

I’m conflicted. I’m ready to be rid of frozen temperatures, ice and snow. That’s right, I live in Seattle. But at the same time, I’m really not itching for the next months to pass to quickly. Then again, March is a month that promises to be a fantastic month for music. Oh the huge manatee.

Low releases Guns And Drums on Sub Pop and while I’ll miss Zack, I’m looking forward to another consistently good/great album from my favorite Minnesota trio.

Released in the mid 90’s, Gentle Creatures still tops the list of albums I’ll always come back to. The mix of the twangy, eerie and dark sounds and lyrics snagged me right from the start. Fast forward to Paula Frazer and her unique voice reuniting with Tarnation to release Now It’s Time on Birdman Records. Funny enough the album is properly under Paula Frazer and Tarnation. You can hear the title track at her MySpace page.

The Arcade Fire’s highly anticipated follow up release Neon Bible. KEXP’s been playing the single Black Mirror pretty regularly and it’s gooooood!

There’s a little rumor going around that BRMC should be releasing a new album in the Feb./Mar. It can’t come soon enough. If you’ve never seen this band live, YOU’RE MISSING OUT!

Other random March release bits: Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - Living With The Living, LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver, The Ponys - Turn The Lights Out, The Stooges - The Weirdness (what?), Air - Pocket Symphony. Oh and let’s cheat a little into April with Blonde Redhead releasing 23, Angels of Light (you know, Michael Gira’s latest band) with We Are Him and Nick Cave’s latest collaboration with Warren Ellis and co. called Grinderman. I haven’t been all that thrilled about what I’ve heard so far (plus it gives Nick another reason to keep that cheesy giant moustache) but how can you go wrong with songs like No Pussy Blues? Who can’t relate to that?