Blog: I Rock Cleveland

A Fist Full of Rock: New Jams by Ted Leo, Japandroids, and The Library is on Fire

Ted Leo and The Pharmacists' latest full length, The Brutalist Bricks isn't due out on Matador Records for another three weeks, but the promos are out, and all early listening indicates this album may be Leo's best since his landmark release, Hearts of Oak. It's got the stories and travels, and the expressive songwriting you've come to expect from Leo.  It also has a serious rhythmic kick.  A kick which begins in earnest with side one, track one, "The Might Sparrow," and rarely relents throughout the course of 13 numbers. MP3: Ted Leo and The [...]
Link Text:The Library is on Fire - Vanessas Theater of Peace
File Name:Vanessas.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Japandroids
Title:01 art czars
Link Text:Japandroids - Art Czars
File Name:ArtCzars.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Artist:Ted Leo & The Pharmacists
Title:The Mighty Sparrow
Link Text:Ted Leo and The Pharmacists - The Mighty Sparrow
File Name:ted_leo_the_mighty_sparrow.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Location: Cleveland, Ohio