‘Shampoo’ by Elvis Perkins
It’s not exactly Bach or whatever, but damn I love the music being made these days…
Erik Kain
Erik writes about video games at Forbes and politics at Mother Jones. He's the contributor of The League though he hasn't written much here lately. He can be found occasionally composing 140 character cultural analysis on Twitter.
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Terrific song.Report
Also, this is me ribbing Rufus a tiny bit. I honestly think that there has been good and bad music/film/art in every age. We just look back on the past as though it were special.Report
EDK, reading your posts lately is giving me mental whiplash.Report
Stillwater, why?Report
You realize the irony of illustrating this with a (yes, definitely very talented) band that plays in a few different traditionalist styles and whose name pays homage to two of the great rockabilly singers of the 1950s? I get the distinct feeling that they look on the past as though it were special.
But, yes, I’ll agree that there’s still some great music being made. I think everyone’s wondering right now how to get it out there in a way that sustains the musicians, since it’s pretty clear that the music industry is on its last legs.Report
Oh it’s intentional irony for sure.Report
A wonderful song, but two and a half years old now. What is Elvis Perkins up to, and will we hear new music from him any time soon?
Elvis Perkins is an appropriate artist to feature at this particular moment: he is the son of Anthony Perkins and Berry Berenson, and his mother was among those who died on American Airlines Flight 11 when it was flown into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. To some extent (not altogether), his first album “Ash Wednesday” is a response to that loss. Even without that connection, it would be a brilliant record. With that connection, just now, it is particularly poignant to listen to. Your readers should seek it out.Report
This is all really interesting. I will definitely seek it out through my usual record shops.Report