This week we have some contemplative acoustic stuff before the commercial, leading off with my newest discovery, the kickoff track from an apparently-unnamed EP by The Haxan Cloak. Deep stuff, slow and moody with gorgeous cello work, a nice compliment to David Tibet's cover of the ever-loved Blue Oyster Cult's 'This Ain't The Summer of Love' from his sort of bizarre remake album Crooked Crosses For the Nodding God, which contains redone versions of the entire tracklisting of the uncomfortably-close-to-being-racist Swastikas For Noddy. On the other side it's all poppy punk, ending with an amazing rendition of The Dream Syndicate's 'Tell Me When It's Over'. My uncle used to drum for a lot of LA punk bands, and when I was a kid I would see fliers from shows his groups played with the Syndicate, but it wasn't until the last few years that I realized how absolutely amazing they were. Check it out!
1. The Haxan Cloak - Horses Hung
2. Current 93 - The Summer Past
3. David Sandström - The Colour of His Shoes
-Commercial: Plymouth Barracuda-
4. Cardiacs - As Cold As Can Be In An English Sea
5. Fingerprintz - Yes Eyes
6. The Dream Syndicate - Tell Me When It's Over (live)
Sway this way right here!
The Haxan Cloak's tumblr is full of creepy stuff for the whole deranged family.
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