A ROUTES & BRANCHES GUiDE to FEEDiNG YOUR MONSTER (November 14, 2024)

A ROUTES & BRANCHES GUiDE to FEEDiNG YOUR MONSTER

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November 14, 2024

Scott Foley, purveyor of dust

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Might as well start with more Wussy, as we await the release of their Cincinnati Ohio LP and two EPs on Friday. Wait: Stereogum is actually streaming the full-length, talking to the band, and watching 70s TV with the sound off. We'll understand if you need to leave our page momentarily.

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Also out Friday, Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms will be sharing Gold In Your Pocket (which we think we initially announced as God In Your Pocket, which is also a neat title). Join No Depression as they spotlight the duo. 

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We've featured a couple pieces recently from Paradise Of Bachelors founder Brendan Greaves. He recently published an appreciation of Lavender Country's late Patrick Haggerty at Southern Cultures.   

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Been years and years since T Bone Burnett performed his own music on stage. In light of his April Other Side record, CBS Sunday Morning speaks to the producer/songwriter about his current tour.    

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Hopefully you're aware that singer-songwriter Otis Gibbs hosts a terrific interview series. You can find out more, and watch his piece on the amazing Rosie Flores, who has apparently been everywhere and met everyone, and who is much cooler than any of us. 

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Christian Science Monitor catches up with Fantastic Negrito, who tells the story behind his recent LP, Son Of a Broken Man. 

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Just yesterday we published a Lookback Machine segment highlighting our thirty (30) favorite REM songs. We also mentioned we were working through a new book about the band. New York Times adds their 10 cents about Peter Ames Carlin's The Name Of This Band Is REM. 

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Cass McCombs recently released new, remastered editions of a couple early albums. We only mention this in order to send you to the wonderfully named  Last Donut Of the Night blog, where you can also read more about those records. 

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Father John Misty will release his new Mahashmashana record on Friday, November 22. But you can hear it first, joining Mr Tillman at a streaming listening party convening online this Saturday November 16. 

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We're fast approaching the year's end, so most of what we're adding to A Routes & Branches Guide To Feeding Your Monster is set for release during the dawning days of 2025. Our British pal Ags Connolly has announced something on this side of the New Year. A tribute record, Your Pal Slim: Songs Of James Hand will arrive on November 22 (James Hand). For next year, we've added the first Jim White album in quite awhile. From Fluff & Gravy, Precious Bane is a collaboration with England's Trey Blake (January 31). After a couple studio projects, Third Mind have readied their first live collection. Featuring Jesse Sykes, Dave Alvin, Victor Krummenacher and more, the group has planned Live Mind for a Valentines Day release (Yep Roc). Sunny War has announced a follow-up to 2023's excellent Anarchist Gospel. She has set February 21 as the street date for Armageddon In a Summer Dress, courtesy of New West. Finally, singer-songwriter David Ramirez brings us to late March with his new LP. All the Not So Gentle Reminders will land on virtual shelves March 21 via the Blue Corn label. 

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