Fresh Track: Tumbleweed Wanderers “If Love’s Not Enough / Bring it on Home to Me”
If you can’t get down with this post, we probably couldn’t be friends. That’s not to say that we couldn’t hang out. Perhaps even develop a genuine amicability, agree on much and get along swimmingly. But I wouldn’t want to lean on you, mumble lipped and saggy eyed at 2:45 in the morning. I couldn’t have my arm around you as the barkeep cut the dimmer for the first time since dusk, and the sloppiness of the remaining drunks is placed in the spotlight.
Tumbleweed Wanderers are no strangers to Thought on Tracks. Most recently we featured a video for their song “Quiver in My Bones,” which you can download for free as part of The Library Sessions EP that the band dropped this week via Bandcamp. Below you can stream their track “If Love’s Not Enough.” As the song fades out, Tumbleweed Wanderers launches into a cover of Sam Cooke’s “Bring it on Home to Me” that sounds destined for the type of late-night debauchery detailed above. Enjoy.
Written by Rob Peoni
Fresh Track: Silver Server “Nobody”
Silver Server is the duo of hip-hop artist Jason Trefts & electronic jazz producer Jonah Dempcy who released the latest chillwave jam to catch our collective ears here on Thought on Tracks. “Nobody” is a synthed out 1980’s throwback space filler with only lyric being to title. But the beat supplies more than enough emotion and feeling that lets this track take on a life of its own. While there isn’t much info out there on the two as Silver Server, you can check out their other projects with Revolution Void (Dempcy) and Elemental Zazen (Trefts). If you like what you hear, head over to Bandcamp and purchase the track. We’ll be keeping our ears open to more material from the duo as the year moves on.
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“Nobody”
Written by Greg Dahman
Fresh Track: Dave Carter “Puppy Spirit”
This week, local musician and guitarist for Everything, Now! Dave Carter, dropped a solo release entitled Cave Darter EP. The acoustic driven release places a spotlight on the shy wit, cynicism and fascinating world view of a Hoosier artist worth loaning your ears to. However, nothing I write here will offer the kind of insight that Carter’s Everything, Now! bandmate and MFT curator Jon Rogers provides in his review. It’s an intimidating prospect to write honestly about one’s friends. The writer runs the risk of transforming into a biased cheerleader, but Rogers avoids this pitfall by providing readers with a unique perspective on the personality behind this project.
I chose “Puppy Spirit” for this post, not because I thought it was the best, but because the track is unlike anything else on the release from a musical standpoint. The string section that accompanies the intro and chorus is the most prominent production work on the EP. The addition brings Carter closer to Beck’s early material than the more traditional singer-songwriter sound that dominates the rest of the release. I would also argue that it underscores Carter’s fascination with grunge without allowing the influence to overtake the track in a way that would distract from the others. The genre’s presence is apparent more in the attitude of Carter’s delivery than any overt impact on the song’s structure. Download the Cave Darter EP for free from Musical Family Tree. What do you have to lose?
“Puppy Spirit”
Written by Rob Peoni
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