(Note: Kelli "Heartily Approves" of this episode of TSiMH.) First up, Brooklyn's unique
One Ring Zero did a fairly non-representative track called "This Ain't No Love Song" from their brand new record
Wake Them Up (
Amazon,
iTunes). Then
SiMH favorite Norway's
Erlend Øye has a new release, the band this time round is
The Whitest Boy Alive, we heard "Fireworks" from the new record
Dreams (
iTunes,
Amazon). Next Sweden's
Teddybears have reinvented themselves with a new record coming out in a couple of weeks called
Soft Machine (
Amazon) which features guest appearances by a wide variety of peeps, including
Iggy Pop who performs the song "Punkrocker" which is one of two tracks available now in
iTunes. Then France's
Nouvelle Vague did a great cover of
Echo and the Bunnymen's "The Killing Moon" from their brand new, purchase-worthy album
Bande a Part (
iTunes,
Amazon). And finally, another song from the new
One Ring Zero album, this one more representative of their sound, and also very good: "Here Come the Mannequins."
This week's episode features a clip from Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, about Bush's summer (watch the whole un-edited clip at One Good Move), as well as a clip from the August 22nd episode of The Rachel Maddow Show on Air America Radio about the firing of an 81 year old Sunday School teacher.