On May 11th, ANTI- will drop the new album by the super earnest rapper/poet Sage Francis. What makes Francis’ new album, entitled Li(f)e, slightly out of the ordinary is that it will comprise entirely of collaborations with indie-rock bands or singers, and will tackle everyone’s favorite party ice breaker: organized religion. OK, so the concept sounds a little suspect, but the personnel recruited to join the Rhode Island native on his fourth album are drawn straight from the upper echelons of indie-rockdom; including Califone’s Tim Rutili, Death Cab For Cutie’s Chris Walla, ex-Grandaddy frontman Jason Lytle, Sparklehorse’s Mark Linkous, Tim Fite, and members of Califone and DeVotchKa, which promises for a pretty interesting mix, especially if Francis’ 2005 collaboration with Will Oldham is anything to go by.
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Modest Mouse @ Metropolis – 08.19.09
08.25.09
The issue with having a signature sound is that it’s hard to make it sound, well, different. However it seems Modest Mouse may just have a few aces up there sleeve when it comes to combating such concerns. Simply add an extra drummer, a wooden magical music box, oh, and if you can’t find Johnny Marr, just employ Grandaddy’s Jim Fairchild. But most importantly, whatever you do, DO NOT play the single that made you famous and is probably the reason that 95% of the Metropolis audience paid for the show. Isaac Brock, how very modest of you. (more…)
