By Henry Lipput
I have a bunch of new albums on my list to review but I thought I'd start things a bit slower this year with a look at three recent singles that have caught my ears.
"Lookin'", The Needmores (Bandcamp)
Michigan's The Needmores released "Lookin," their debut single, last month (it's a free download on Bandcamp). In an email announcing the song's release Lenny Grassa (guitar and vocals) said "I’m not going to bore you who we kinda sound like or who we were influenced by. I’m sure that can be figured out by listening to the song." But don't bother just listen to this really cool track. (P.S. The Needmores are touring as the support act for Jeremy Porter and the Tucos so catch them live if you can.)
"She Looks Good In Black," Chris Church (Big Stir Records)
Chris Church's "She Looks Good In Black" is the first single from his new album Obsolete Path (out on March 28th also from Big Stir and when you get it -- and you really should -- you'll also get to hear 11 other terrific tracks including "I Don't Want To Be There"). The song has a melancholy country rock feel as Church's narrator gets his heart broken by a real-life goth girl who goes off to see a Satanic band. It's not just the music but the whole life style she's bought into and when he says "she's never coming back again" it may not be the girl he fell in love with that shows up.
"The Whole Endeavor," Push Puppets (Bandcamp)
"The Whole Endeavor" is the second single from the Chicago five-piece Push Puppets. Their new album Tethered Together is going to be released on May 16th and will also feature their first single "All Together On 3." Both singles are sad pop gems and "The Whole Endeavor" (the great leap forward in beginning a relationship) seems to be a combination of "Some Enchanted Evening" and/or a tale of two ships that pass in the night (and the line "Stray dog lying in a dumpster fire in an apartment" deserves some Walrus-like strings although there's a neat synth run right before it).
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