{"id":1182,"date":"2008-01-31T10:54:49","date_gmt":"2008-01-31T15:54:49","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2008-02-01T13:42:25","modified_gmt":"2008-02-01T13:42:25","slug":"the-turning-point-double-shots-on-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/the-turning-point-double-shots-on-me\/","title":{"rendered":"The Turning Point: Double Shots On Me!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Good times!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

To celebrate The Turning Point<\/strong> in this heretofore crappy week, I’m posting a gentle mix of recently acquired tunes, all of which are available on eMusic<\/strong> (see their introductory offer on the right column, if you’ve never tried this service). Consider this a round of double shots on me! I hope you dig it. I hope some of these tracks make you feel as good and optimistic as I do today. Enjoy!<\/p>\n

I knew Neil Finn<\/strong> had a son who’s been playing with him, but I didn’t know he released his own album, I’ll Be Lightning<\/em>. This stuff’s pretty good and not unlike Dad’s work. Don’t let comparisons to Elliott Smith<\/strong> scare you off!<\/p>\n

Liam Finn, “Better to Be”<\/a><\/strong>
\nLiam Finn, “Lead Balloon”<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

When the siblings of The Fiery Furnaces<\/strong> take their meds and can concentrate on producing concise, quirky, New Wave- and Bowie-style tuneage, I’m usually interested. Here are two tracks from their new, relatively concise album, Widow City<\/em>. Fans of their equally focused EP<\/em> from a few years ago take note!<\/p>\n

The Fiery Furnaces, “Duplexes of the Dead”<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe Fiery Furnaces, “Ex-Guru”<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Since I first saw them on a late-night show when their first album hit our shores, I’ve been thinking I’ll dig Gomez<\/strong>. Any time since then, when I’ve tried out a song or heard one on the radio, I wonder what I was thinking. I stumbled across this solo album by Gomez member Ian Ball<\/strong> last month and thought I’d check it out. I liked the album cover, what can I say? I also dig a number of the tunes. Maybe it’s time to check out Gomez again. Any suggestions of where to start?<\/p>\n

Ian Ball, “When We Were Cool”<\/a><\/strong>
\nIan Ball, “I Knew You Were Trouble”<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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