She Tells Them To Fuck Off

Last night I decided to take the shrinkwrap off some of the 2008 releases that've been sitting here for the past month or so, with Cobra Verde's "Haven't Slept All Year" being one of them, and goddamn if the first song, "World Can't Have Her", didn't nearly rip my head off. It starts off all MC5 and Mitch Ryder and then around the 1:30 mark goes all ZoSo and shit, or maybe one of those better Blues Explosion songs (right down to the Jon Spencer-like "Yea-uh!" right in the middle of it). Friggin' great song.

I started Googling around this morning to see what kind of reviews this thing's been getting, and not only did Dusted already post this song barely a few days earlier, but the lame-ass Hartford Advocate posted a review of the CD only hours ago-- which goes to show what a dope I am, when even the clueless twits at the Advocate are spreading the word on something good before I've even bothered to listen to it. I thought about scrapping my post but then figured I'd go ahead and finish it anyway, for the maybe 1% of you who aren't already making ca-ca like Dusted and the Advocate a major part of your daily reading schedule. (Thanks for stopping by here, though, I really really appreciate it.)

I'm going to make "World Can't Have Her" a listen-only file, since you should really think about heading on over to Scat Records to buy this thing, especially since Scat is one of thee finest record labels in the world (1. Scat, 2. Wäntage, 3. Douchemaster, and yes, I did just make that up five seconds ago). "Riot in the Foodcourt" you can have, since that's available as a free download from the Scat website anyway.




Cobra Verde -

"World Can't Have Her"

"Riot in the Foodcourt"

(both of these files are now listen-only)

Help Me Load My Last Round And Steady The Trigger

The cover artwork for the new Cobra Verde LP was just posted a couple of days ago on the Scat website (www.scatrecords.com-- see below), and I gotta say that it looks pretty awesome... unlike the Gary Panter cover artwork for this Cobra Verde 45, which looks like absolute shit.

I sorta slagged this single when I reviewed it in Brushback #5 ("goes nowhere not quite fast enough"), only I was probably just annoyed by the typo on the label, because I think it's a great record now. I mean, at the time Cobra Verde were pretty much the primary line-up of Death of Samantha moved forward a few years, and since Death of Samantha stand as one of the finest American rock outfits ever, how could you go wrong? Manly rock is manly rock, after all, and if Cobra Verde aren't full-on manly then nothing is. Well, while just about every record Doug Gillard plays on is worth a listen or two (the guy's a friggin' amazing guitar player and writer), I'll cop to not liking parts of Cobra Verde's output all that much. If that doesn't make me look stupid then owning a Hold Steady CD certainly does. Jeez, what the fuck was I thinking?




Cobra Verde -

"One Step Away From Myself"

"Everything To You"

(these files are now listen-only)