Absence Makes the Heart Grow...

Before i get too far into this recollection of the last few weeks, possibly month, of my life and the resulting neglect of the Swords, I want to post up this list (with linked Swords articles in the artist name that include DL sources, and youtube vids for the tracks) which i feel are my top 5 songs for the start of the summer, a summation of my favorite snippits of albums i have dug deeply since this Swords bizness came up. And the list:

1.Wallpaper- Gettin' Drip
2.Organ Beats- Sleep When We Are Dead
(Also: their cover of Heaven is a Place on Earth)
3.The Pharcyde- Soul Flower
4.Ra Ra Riot- Shadowcasting (nice live acoustic version here)
5.Toe- Kodoku No Hatsumei

As a runner up who i have yet to post about, Sam Cookes Wonderful World deserves some recognition, not only because of his nostalgic and timeless perfect pop sound, but also because its use in Animal House makes such a great soundtrack for my favorite John Belushi scene.

The Organ Beats- Cruise Show June 3rd

Ok, this is just a reminder to all you boston fools who may have forgotten that the FUCKING organ beats are playing a GODDAMNED show on a FUCKING BOAT on JUNE FUCKING 3RD with MELLOW BRAVO and VIVA VIVA, so go fuck yourselves and get some tickets.

Also, they are playing a show on friday may 27th at ralphs diner in worcester. Should be awesome; i posted about the Beats a month ago in a more in-depth article here, but just as a current reminder of how sweet they are, heres another video of theirs, the title track from their 2009 album Sleep When We Are Dead:



boat show ticket info
sleep when we are dead

Tenacious D- Owen O'learys WEDNESDAY!

So this wednesday, my pal Shaun (baking the cake in that Organ Beats video) and i will be going down to our neighborhood Owen O'Learys in southboro to play a set of our badass Tenacious D covers. We've been playing them forever; its been a few months since we've preformed them as a set, but its going to be fun. Keith, Vince and Ananda have been kind enough to let us cut in on some of their acoustic gig, and sometime between 9 and 10 pm we should be getting our D on. Heres one of my favorites, from their HBO show:



owen o'learys

The Organ Beats-Sleep When We Are Dead

Heres some friendly promotion i would like to share with you folks, and this concerns you Boston area people especially. Today i got an invite from mr. Danny, drummer of the Organ Beats and brother of their singer, Noelle, saying that on June 3rd they will be playing a sick ass show on a goddamned boat with Mellow Bravo and Viva Viva. Aw shit yes! Nighttime music cruise with a band im friends with? Damn right.

I met Danny through a mutual friend, Shaun C, and we grabbed some dinner before heading to Noelles apartment to watch the Star Wars Holiday Special. That shit was outrageous; it seriously began with a 15 minute scene at the household of Chewbaccas family, and the entire thing was Wookie-talk with no subtitles. It was buggin'. Shaun and our group of friends are close with the Beats, and a while back together they filmed a sick video for Happy Birthday, off Sleep When We Are Dead. Shaun is featured as the boy baking a cake waiting for someone to come home for their birthday party. Its awesome:


They play such great catchy rock, with Noelles awesome voice kicking out great melodies. That girl can hold a tune. Ive only seen them live once; a few years ago, Shaun hosted a Halloween/ Music party at his house where he got a bunch of his and his friends bands to put together a bill. It was a great night, and the Beats headlined. At that point in the night i had had a few beers, but i distinctly remember when they busted out Never Gonna Make it Outta Here Alive. I LOVE those Oohs that start the track. Everyone at the party knew these songs well, so the entire crowd was Oohing along with Noelle; it was a fucking great show.
The Organ Beats - Never Gonna Make It Outta Here Alive by ninko

So heres the info for that show, and below that a link to their free-or-pay-what-you-feel download for Sleep When We Are Dead. Support these guys fools!