Now for the third and finally aspect of a great night cruise mix. This is the part i love the most. These are the songs i basically have planned out a year in advance. The songs for the quite ride home. When you've decided it's time to head back in and call it a night. Any conversations at this point will have meaning and depth...real. Never underestimate the importance of songs that you internalize immediately (see big red marbles' "make that call" from my This playlist is better than most relationships i\'ve been in post i put up back [...]
The boys of Ha Ha Tonka have been busy as usual, touring in support of their fine new album Death of a Decade , which was released in April. Check out their new video for "Usual Suspects." They toured through Boston a few weeks back, but shit happened and I missed the show. They are currently touring in their native Missouri, and other nearby states. Here's one of my favorites from their new album. Problem Solver.mp3 [...]
Missouri's Ha Ha Tonka may have a confounding name, but their can be no denying that this quartet has just about cornered the market on ramshackle Americana in 2011. Death Of A Decade is available now from Bloodshot, and it wouldn't be at all shocking to see it pop up on a couple year-end Best Of lists. Fans of the band will be pleased to learn that the boys have been given a coveted slot at this year's Austin City Limits Festival. And [...]
Another month, another mix. A collection of twenty or so of the best tunes we posted in April plus a couple of tasty new ones. Download, hit play, relax. Download Ha Ha Tonka – Usual Suspects mp3 (from Death Of A Decade) Soulful, catchy, country rock. Download Sweet Lights – The Shortest Man On Earth mp3 (from Digital Single) Beautifully judged excursion into the world of classic sunshine and psych rock. Download Races – Big Broom mp3 (from Big Broom 7″) Lush, [...]
Ha Ha Tonka and Bloodshot Records have teamed up again to release Ha Ha Tonka’s third album, Death Of A Decade . With Death Of A Decade , Ha Ha Tonka entered a 200 year old barn in New Paltz, NY with producer Kevin McMahon (Titus Andronicus, The Felice Brothers, The Walkmen) and emerged with something equally timeless. Death Of A Decade doesn’t stray too far from the band’s patented sound established on Buckle in the Bible Belt and Novel Sounds Of The Nouveau South . [...]
Death of a Decade is is the third release on Bloodshot from the Missouri indie quartet Ha Ha Tonka and for me their best work to date knocking their excellent Buckle in the Bible Belt and 2009 release Novel Sounds of the Nouveau South into second and third place respectively . The album was recorded in New Paltz NY in a 200-year-old barn in New Paltz, a wonderful fusion of indie rock and roots anchored with some anthemic harmonising, the organically tracked songs were mixed and mashed with electronic studio wizardly to [...]
This past Wednesday night, Ha Ha Tonka played a sold out show with the Spring Standards and our friends of the band Lucius (not Lücius!). It's been a few months since last seeing Lucius , and even in that short time, they've matured immensely. Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig took the lead as usual, but were joined on stage by an incredible ensemble that included Dan Molad on drums and Pete Lalish on guitar. Their songs were clean and spot [...]
Show-Me State quartet Ha Ha Tonka got their name from a state park close to their hometown. On their third full-length, Death of a Decade , the band's homage to their roots goes way beyond the superficiality of a name, as their southern/bluegrass infusion tackles encompassing the entirety of the region. The remnants of traditional southern rock amidst pastoral bluegrass, immense vocal harmonies, and the sparkling emphasis on the mandolin truly mirror the feel of central, rural Missouri - perfectly in sync with the old adage 'write what you know.' And if vocalist Brian Roberts and company [...]
HA HA TONKA | DEATH OF A DECADE BLOODSHOT Straight from the heartland is Springfield, MO based band Ha Ha Tonka with their third indie-rock/roots album, Death of a Decade . These eleven Ozark-inspired tracks are filled with sharp lyrics and polished storytelling, and plain out well crafted beautiful songs. Employing both acoustic and electric instrumentation, Ha Ha Tonka is an increasingly tight band, with coalescing four-part harmonies and enchanting melodies. Standout tracks [...]
The Hi-Dive | Denver, Colorado | 02 April 2011 | Full Set We had a bit of a Ha Ha Tonka celebration here last week (check out our interview with Brian Roberts and review of Death of a Decade ). To continue, here's the pictures from their gig at the Hi-Dive in Denver last weekend. I hope you had as good of a time as I did. The Hi-Dive was overflowing for a long night of very good [...]
We've got a groove-heavy mixtape for y'all this week, thanks to new ones from Gang Gang Dance and Cold Cave. But of course, that's not all - Jackson Heights lo-fi jokesters The Beets have a new track, as does Flavorwire favorite songstress Paloma Faith. Step on in, enjoy the ride, and remember to right click + "Save As" to download each track. Or if you want a lump sum (of songs), scroll to the bottom and get the whole mix. 1. "Weights" by Nat Baldwin [...]
While this time of year brings warmer temperatures and more hours of daylight, this week's new releases are thematically more fitting for the dead of winter - with its cold, wickedness, grit and grime, absence of leaves, grass and flowers, and long hours of darkness. For lovers of garage rock, there's much to offer this [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe
Enjoy this list, it is one of the best lists I have ever made... today. I am not going to say it's my BEST list but definitely top 7. Acid Mothers Temple: Pink Lady Lemonade: You're From Inner Space Alela Diane: Alela Diane and Wild Divine Amores Vigilantes: You Can't Live Forever in Paradise on Earth (Without Me) Bill Evans: Definitive Bill Evans on Riverside & Fantasy [...]
Here are The Wheel’s Still In Spin’s suggested new releases for this week. Andy Friedman – Laserbeams and Dreams. Download “Coming Home (Drifter’s Blessing)” (mp3). This singer-songwriter’s influences can be recognized from the blues-styled lyrics to the Leonard Cohen delivery of his deep voice. This album was supposedly recorded within 24 hours, which gives the songs an immediately tangible feeling. Maritime – Human Hearts. Download “Paraphernalia” (mp3). This four-piece band gets closer to the sound that made We, The Vehicles one of my favorite albums of 2006. Human Hearts has a dizzying [...]
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Ha Ha Tonka's latest effort, Death of a Decade , is another stunner from a band that routinely pushes all the right sonic buttons. The new album finds the boys summoning all the floorboard-rattling power of a backwoods church to impart a sense of urgency to every track. And still the songs manage to have a familiar, timeless quality to them, perhaps due to the 200 year old barn the album was recorded in. Death of a Decade plays like the work of a more united, more mature cast of characters. Contributions from each member seem more [...]
Soulful, country rockers Ha Ha Tonka release their new album Death Of A Decade on 5th April via Bloodshot Records . To be honest, we'd never really clicked with the band before now. However, lead track Usual Suspects has changed all that! So much so, that while we look forward to the new record, we're going to be going back to the old stuff and listening again. This time properly. Order Death Of A Decade here . Download Ha Ha Tonka - Usual [...]
On Tuesday, Ha Ha Tonka returns with third album Death Of A Decade (Bloodshot). The 11-track LP is the follow-up to 20072s Buckle In The Bible Belt and 2009’s Novel Sounds Of The Nouveau South, and while both those records were stellar, Death Of A Decade is even better. The quartet hails from West Plains, Mo., [...]
Last time we did a concert poll it was a really close race and a lot of fun to be a part of. April 12th brings three excellent headlining acts to Boston, all of which I’d be happy to see, so please help me decide. Below are links to all of the bands’ websites and samples of their music, as much as I’d like to tell you about these bands, I don’t want to influence your decision. Don’t forget to take into account the opening acts as well. Thanks in advance for your participation and I’m looking forward to the [...]
We heart Ha Ha Tonka here big time. The band ran away with Melanie's and my hearts last year while touring with Murder By Death. Now they're on the verge of coming out with another album that we cannot wait for: Death of a Decade (in stores April 5th). To get you amped up for this album and a tour with fellow awesome indie rockers Hoots and Hellmouth and The Spring Standards , Ha Ha Tonka are giving away a brand new track along with a whole compilation of what [...]
Fueron los protagonistas del primer post de este blog , allá por Febrero del 2008, después de enamorarnos con su "Buckle In The Bible Belt" (2007). Posteriormente, nuestro amor por estos chicos se consolidaría con el excelente "Novel Sounds Of The Noveau South" (2009) que les confirmaba como una de las mejores bandas de rock con inspiración sureña del momento. Quizás su mayor virtud radique en que a pesar de que el toque de la tradición del sur siempre está presente en sus canciones, saben añadir las dosis justas de pop e indie-rock para que [...]
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