Texas Music Matters » Song of the DayEvery weekday, Texas Music Matters chooses a song of the day to share.The Astronaut Suit: Rolling Thunder- September 17, 2008 The Astronaut Suit is a four-piece from right here in Austin. Their sound hearkens back to the citys psychedelic past. And theyre just one of the many bands were featuring on our Texas Music Mixtape which you can stream anytime here. This is a tune called &8220;Rolling Thunder.&8221;http://texasmusicmatters.kut.org/2008/09/17/the-astronaut-suit-rolling-thunder/ Ocote Soul Sounds: La Reja- September 16, 2008 Adrian Quesada and Martin Perna, founding members of Grupo Fantasma and Antibalas, have joined forces, calling their new project Ocote Soul Sounds. The duo have a new album out, called The Alchemist Manifesto, and they dropped by KUTs studio 1A to perform their trademark afro-beat, Latin and funk-infused tunes just a few weeks back. This ...http://texasmusicmatters.kut.org/2008/09/16/ocote-soul-sounds-la-reja/ Matt Keating: Saint Cloud- September 15, 2008 NYC-based Matt Keating has been writing and performing songs since the early nineties. Hes got a brand new, double album out right now called Quixotic and he dropped by KUTs studio 1A last week to perform some of those new tunes. This is a tune from that session. Its called &8220;Saint Cloud.&8221;http://texasmusicmatters.kut.org/2008/09/15/matt-keating-saint-cloud/ Silver Jews: Strange Victory, Strange Defeat- September 12, 2008 The vocals of David Berman, lead singer and songwriter for the Silver Jews, kind of sound like a really lazy, tone-deaf Bill Callahan. But, at the same time, theres something infectious about the cadence. This is a tune from the Silver Jews new album. Its a song called &8220;Strange Victory, Strange Defeat.&8221; You ...http://texasmusicmatters.kut.org/2008/09/12/silver-jews-strange-victory-strange-defeat/ The Lovely Sparrows: Department of Foreseeable Outcomes- September 11, 2008 Shawn Jones, the lead singer and songwriter of the Austin indie-rock group, The Lovely Sparrows, started out as a jazz musician. But after about a year of formally studying the craft, he put down his saxophone and started writing songs. The latest from The &8216;Sparrows is an album that just came out on ...http://texasmusicmatters.kut.org/2008/09/11/the-lovely-sparrows-department-of-foreseeable-... The Lemurs: Nina- September 10, 2008 Austin 5-piece, The Lemurs, had a largely successful 2007 licensing tunes to television shows and touring with the Canadian power-pop group, Stars as well as opening shows for Spoon front man Britt Daniel. And now the band is back with another EP, Million Little Bits. This is a tune The Lemurs performed here at KUT ...http://texasmusicmatters.kut.org/2008/09/10/the-lemurs-nina/ Drew Smiths Lonely Choir: Nilsson Sings Newman- September 9, 2008 Drew Smiths Lonely Choir is a band spearheaded by local indie songwriter Drew Smith. Smith admits he&8217;s heavily influenced by artists like Randy Newman, Harry Nilsson and Paul Simon. Todays song of the day is a testament to that influence. Its a tune Smith and his Lonely Choir performed live here at KUT last ...http://texasmusicmatters.kut.org/2008/09/09/drew-smiths-lonely-choir-nilsson-sings-newman/ Michael Franti and Spearhead: Remote Control- September 8, 2008 Michael Franti and Spearhead are one of the latest in a line of bands fusing hip hop with a variety of other styles including funk, reggae, jazz, folk, and rock. The band gained massive critical acclaim with their 2006 release, Yell Fire!; an album inspired by a trip Franti took to Israel and the ...http://texasmusicmatters.kut.org/2008/09/08/michael-franti-and-spearhead-remote-control/ The Broken West: Perfect Games- September 5, 2008 Ross Flournoy, lead singer and songwriter for the LA-based band, The Broken West, spent some time here in Austin, writing music and gigging around town. But eventually, he followed his muse to LA, started up a band and got signed to Merge Records. The Broken West is set to release their sophomore LP, ...http://texasmusicmatters.kut.org/2008/09/05/the-broken-west-perfect-games/ The Hot Club of Cowtown: Sleep- September 4, 2008 At the end of 2004, the members of The Hot Club of Cowtown decided that they just didnt want to play music together anymore. But, lucky for us, the hiatus only lasted a couple of years. The modern Western Swing band is back with a collection of hits called The Best of The ...http://texasmusicmatters.kut.org/2008/09/04/the-hot-club-of-cowtown-sleep/ |