#56 McCarthy Trenching: Oh Nancy from Love Drunk on Vimeo . Goed nieuws: McCarthy Trenching komt met een nieuwe CD. Fresh Blood heet het album. Al kun je misschien beter van een EP spreken, omdat er maar zeven songs op staan. Maar dat zijn wel zeven erg mooie songs. Dan McCarthy houdt het overwegend akoestisch op Fresh Blood. Zo komen de verhalen en die karakteristieke stem het beste tot hun recht. McCarthy vertelt prachtige verhalen over een verhuizing van de buurvrouw als gevolg van een scheiding, over een [...]

Long before the Beatles kicked off "She Loves You" with a now-famous count, Lawrence Welk was doing it with "a-one and a-two." A lot of musicians do a count at the beginning of a song, but that isn't necessarily the part of a song you recall. That made finding a contribution for this week's Contrast Podcast #184 theme a bit tricky, and it's bound to lead to a fine mix. The songs I considered were all so beautiful that choosing one was difficult, so I am posting them all here. My choice for [...]

Lackthereof - "Fake Empire" (The National) Listen: http://www.last.fm/music/Lackt hereof/_/Fake+Empire Mates Of State - "Starman" (David Bowie) Listen: http://www.lala.com/song/36056 9462355264284 McCarthy Trenching - "Single Ladies" (Beyonce) Download: http://www.team-love.com/the_l ibrary/lib/singleladies/McCart hy%20Trenching%20-%20Single%20 Ladies.mp3 Sign up for access to the Library at Team Love Records for more exclusive free downloads here: http://library.team-love.com/h ome/

Team Love, home of The Felice Brothers, Tilly & The Wall and Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins plus many others, frequently offers free music - some if it readily available elsewhere for your hard earned and some only available through The Team Love Love Library , which you can you join for the princely sum of zero dollars. The latest exclusive is from Nebraskan Dan McCarthy, the forlorn one-man band who mucks about as McCarthy Trenching , whose jaunty, acoustic take on Beyonce's # 1 smash hit "Single [...]
McCarthy Trenching - The Most Attractive Disguise from Team Love on Vimeo . Meet McCarthy Trenching. Meet McCarthy Trenching on a boat. We've recently been turned on to Omaha based songwriter McCarthy Trenching. We recommend you get turned on as well. He's had long touring stints with Bright Eyes and M. Ward and is a treasure trove of sardonic, boozy lyrics. At times his voice sounds freakishly like The Drive By Trucker's Mike Cooley but his songs feel much more spontaneous. His last two records [...]
ein paar team love nachzügler habe ich mal zusammengefasst, es lohnt immer, sich auf dem label der felice brothers und des simon joyner umzusehen: ende letzten jahres kam helena costas debut als 7" heraus, geht fein ins ohr: joker's daughter - Worm’s Head im september 08 erschien "calamity drenching", countryeske roller aus omaha: mccarthy trenching - cassette tape massacre [...]
What if there was a library where you never had to worry that somebody had already checked out what you wanted and there were no late fees? Now what if that library was filled with something like the catalog of indie label Team Love ? Sounds like a dream, but guess what?! It exists. Tuesday, Team Love Records launched their online library. Basically, they're letting you download artists for free and letting you keep them with no hidden deletion dates or anything sneaky like that. All you have to do to start [...]

Barry Graham Not a Speck of Light is Showing (Achilles Chapbook Series, Oct. 19th, 2008) " I'm outside my father's house, looking through the window, he won't let me in ." ~ from Parable of the Dead Rolling Snowball It's always fun to observe children this time of year. They are filled with joy and excitement, anticipation and wonder, and the hope is tangible. Yet, the reality is there are many children who are struggling to enjoy the holiday's much less life in general. In, Not a [...]

We, the Stark writers intrupt your regular coverage to encourage all of our US readers to vote. For Barack Obama. Especially our Pennsylvania readers, we need all of you Bethlehem, PA folks on our side here. For our UK friends, we know you're all on our team as well. When we return, look out for coverage from our recent trip to Levon Helm's Midnight Ramble, the amazing new record from Dent May, and an intimate show with McCarthy Trenching. We also weigh in on some larger records including the new Ryan Adams and Lucinda Williams releases. [...]
11/1 (TOMORROW) @ Mercury Lounge. Wanna attend with a guest? If so, then e-mail us ASAP! A winner will be randomly chosen on 11/1 @ 11AM. Visit McCarthy at his official site. Watch MT's latest video here. MP3: McCarthy Trenching - Mormon Girl Blues

By the feel of the temperatures outside, winter is coming fast. Supposed to be a great weekend. Halloween is upon us and that makes for some interesting shows. Not much going on as far a multiple city stops for bands, but there are a few highlights: The biggest band in the world, Coldplay is coming back through the area, playing DC Halloween night at the Verizon Center and Philly at Wachovia Center Saturday. Henry Rollins is out on a spoken word tour, sure to be [...]

The Everybodyfields are coming into the studio today for a live session before a show later tonight at The Double Door . They'll be sharing the stage with Katie Herzig, McCarthy Trenching and HearYa Live Session alum, Samantha Crain . Looks like tickets are $10 for a great night of folk music. Don't let the image above fool you. Everybodyfields shows aren't your typical stage-diving band. Here's what the night will sound like. The Everybodyfields - Aeroplane The Everybodyfields - Everything is Okay [...]
Enjoy 'The Most Attractive Disguise' below. Visit McCarthy Trenching on MySpace. MP3: McCarthy Trenching - Roasting Song

I'm a week late with this post. I get so absorbed with trying to listen to everything that's sent my way..... Noteworthy Albums Released on 9/23/08: Records I’ve Heard: Brightblack Morning Light : Motion to Rejoin (Matador) – They don’t seem to play LA ever since his meltdown at the Troubadour a couple of years ago. No loss, the music’s average, neo-hippie stuff that we have our fair share of. MP3: Oppressions Each [...]
The following are some really cool videos from some really cool artists that if you don't already know of, you should. TV on the Radio - "Dancing Choose" This is the second video for TVOTR's new album, Dear Science[comma]. The first to appear was for their lead single, "Golden Age". While the latter is a great song, [...]

PLAYLIST : Jenny Lewis - Acid Tongue Acide Tongue ( WEA - 2008) www.jennylewis.com Horse Feathers - Curs in the Weeds House With No Home ( Kill Rockstars - 2008) www.myspace.com/horsefeathersm usic McCarthy Trenching - Mormon Girl Blues Calamity Drenching ( Team Love - 2008) [...]

This month seems to just improve significantly from week to week in terms of new releases, as once again we're overwhelmed with some great albums. Many of which come from some well known names including TV on the Radio's latest, Dear Science ; Jenny Lewis' second solo effort, Acid Tongue ; Mogwai's The Hawk is Howling , and Blitzen Trapper's Furr . There are also a couple of albums from some lesser known bands that have piqued my interest after hearing a couple of songs [...]
It seems that the older I get, the more I appreciate country music, or at least elements of it. Five years ago I wouldn't have gone near anything with a twang in it, now I'm listening to singer-songwriters lamenting about lost love and never forming a bluegrass band. At this rate, I'll be [...]
A partial list, anyway. I forgot to do this last week. Shame on me. Shiny popsters All Girl Summer Fun Band finally follow up 2003's 2 with one called Looking Into It . The laid-back, jammy sounds of Brightblack Morning Light return on their third record, Motion to Rejoin . Low-fi pop dude Owen Ashworth, aka Casiotone for the Painfully Alone is putting out a mostly instrumental soundtrack entitled Town Topic . Badass strutters Cold War Kids come back for a second round on [...]