Video: Yoni Wolf- Eskimo Snow (Live)

FRIDAY, APRIL 15 Many of The Mountain Goats ' 13 studio albums have specific themes—like The Life Of The World To Come , in which every song is named for a bible verse, and We Shall All Be Healed , which details the lives of meth addicts. Singer-songwriter John Darnielle's most recent record, All Eternals Deck (released last month), has no obvious theme (though there are songs about Judy Garland, Neanderthals, and Goya paintings), but Darnielle has said that the album is tied together by the theme of survival. That would [...]

Why? Eskimo Snow (Anticon) Releasing: 22 September Bay Area art-poppers Why? release Eskimo Snow today on Anticon. This time around, their music has a more folksy panache littered with lyrical introversion, a break away from the primal rap and angst-ridden beats of Alopecia. Watch Why? perform "Eskimo Snow", a somber synth-ballad whose quiet reflections viscerally ring true. SONG LIST 01 These Hands 02 January Twenty Something 03 Against Me 04 Even the Good Wood Gone 05 Into the Shadows of My Embrace 06 One Rose 07 On Rose Walk, Insomniac 08 Berkeley by Hearseback 09 This Blackest Purse 10 Eskimo...

Title track off of the new album played during a Yoni Wolf solo set, everything he plays on a Rhodes is just captivating. There's also a great takeaway session and more on Youtube and live tapes here and there if you don't feel like waiting around until September. Why? - Simeons Dilemma (Almost Live From Eli's)

• Why? - Simeon's Dilemma (Almost Live)

Just got back from a Yoni Wolf solo show in Echo Park, and it was wonderful. More videos and pictures on that later. Anyways, I had a nice chat with Yoni and he revealed some details about the new album. It's coming out in September, and Eskimo Song is going to be the title track. You can find it on the Tiny Mix Tapes Darfur Compilation, which you can buy here . The song is great, and Yoni's live version is really pleasant as well.