brittish 7/10/09

In this week of great new (free!) music, I have another tip for you: Ida Maria recently did a Daytrotter session that kicks major ass. So go ahead and d/load it, and while you're at it, check out the latest Zane Lowe show to hear Ryan (chilling with his rabbit) introduce "Cheat On Me," the 1st single from the Cribs' forthcoming album Ignore the Ignorant, and to listen to Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner talk to Zane about the new album Humbug and recording in the desert.

If you're in NYC and need something to do on this fine summer evening, check out Adam Sullivan at Googie's (above The Living Room @ 154 Ludlow) for FREE tonight. Show starts at 7:30 and Adam goes on at 8:30. This is Adam's last show before he embarks on his US tour tomorrow.

brittish list for this week:

1. With Strangers- Little Joy

2. Evaporar- Little Joy

3. We Were Aborted- The Cribs

4. I Wanna Die- Adam Green

5. I'll Try Anything Once (You Only Live Once)- The Strokes

6. Short Fuse- Black Lips

7. Ghost In You- Counting Crows

8. The Breeze- Dr. Dog

9. Oh My God (Daytrotter Session)- Ida Maria

10. Near You Always- Jewel

11. Teeth (Daytrotter Session)- Bowerbirds

12. Everybody's Always Alone (Daytrotter Session)- Ida Maria

And the official song of the week is CRYING LIGHTNING by Arctic Monkeys.

Photo from here.

Adam Sullivan: Keyboard and Cognac Enthusiast

So my friend Adam Sullivan is about to embark on a cross-country tour to promote his new record I Have Never Been Fond of Falling From Heights (Swan Dive Into the Atlantic), but before he leaves NYC he's set to play a show at Googie's Lounge (above the Living Room: 154 Ludlow, 8:30 PM) on July 10. Everyone should head out for a relaxing night of music from the new CD, which you can buy at iTunes if you're so inclined.

I think one of the best qualities of Adam's music, as verified by Lox after Adam's National Undergound show last week, is that his songs are incredibly cinematic. So when you're listening to his set list, you feel like you're on a journey with a character straight out of a Nick Hornby novel. This guy likes music, girls, and enjoys feeling sad for the benefit of creativity. When Adam sings in "Quiet In The Cab" about wanting to either go to New York City with his new love or go with her to London, you really feel that sadness of separation in the pit of your stomach. Sometimes you meet someone and you like them a lot but physical circumstances make moving forward absolutely impossible. Or like in "Waitress," sometimes you meet a crazy girl at a diner that doesn't just want to serve you pie. Those are the moments that Adam writes about. Sometimes mundane and sometimes potentially life-changing, nothing escapes his pen or piano.

Adam also likes to drink cognac and enjoys pouring 4-finger-glasses of straight bourbon for his friends. So maybe if you go to a show you'll be lucky enough to get drunk with him later.

He's working on a new bunch of songs, as always, and you can always go to his website or Myspace to check out what he's up to.

And if Lox and I ever get around to writing our screenplay, you can probably bet that "I Don't Love You" will play over the broken-hearted/frustrated montage of the two main characters pouting in their separate beds. It just fits!