“Catch a ride to the end of the highway,
And we’ll meet by the big red tree,
There’s a place up ahead and I’m
goin’,
Come along, come along with me…”,
“Up
Around The Bend” – John Fogerty (1970)
You never
have to look too hard for the highway in John Fogerty’s music. They’re
everywhere, always leading to someplace better than where you are now. Before
his band, Creedence Clearwater Revival dissolved in bitter acrimony, John
Fogerty was a formidable force in music. It’s well documented but worth noting,
that while his manager took the goldmine, Fogerty got the shaft. Good news is
that all those troubles are behind John Fogerty and now, he’s released the
album, ‘Wrote A Song For Everyone’ on which he (legally) revisits some of his
old songs with the help of a small galaxy of special guests. The album also
features a couple of new songs, including the minor epic, “Mystic Highway”,
which we feature in this edition of JR.
Vying for
position with Fogerty on the Comeback Trail this week are Alison Moyet with her
first album since 2007 and Empire Of The Sun, the Australian band which so
comprehensively dominated the 2009 ARIA Awards before taking a self-imposed
sabbatical.
American
R&B singer, Robin Thicke is back with a preview of his forthcoming album.
Featuring Rappers, T.I. and Pharrell Williams (of N.E.R.D.) Robin Thicke opts
to channel his inner Marvin Gaye, evoking the classic Dance anthem, “Got To
Give It Up”. (Okay, so we’re invoking our ‘Guilty Pleasure’ license. So what?)
Also
previewed in this edition are new albums from English contemporary Folk
stylist, Laura Marling (‘One I Was An Eagle’) and Australian experimental
surrealists, Steve Kilbey & Martin Kennedy (‘You Are Everything’). Both
albums are due next month.
Meanwhile,
back on Earth, the indefatigable, Willie Nelson celebrates his 80th
birthday this month with a new album of old standards on which he shows off his
guitar playing skills and shares (some of) the limelight with his piano-playing
sister, Bobbie. As well, we revisit the just released Iron & Wine album,
‘Ghost On Ghost’.
As light
from a distant star, some things take an inordinate time to reach us. Such was
the case with the music of Maggie and Tyler Heath, an American Indie duo known
as, The Oh Hellos. Their self-titled and independently released digital EP was
actually released a while back but in case you missed it (just as we had), we
thought we’d share it in this edition.
Robin
Thicke featuring
T.I. + Pharrell: “Blurred Lines” (new single)
Iron
& Wine: “The Desert Babbler” (from
the album, ‘Ghost On Ghost’)
Empire Of
The Sun: “Alive" (preview from
the album, ‘Ice On The Dune’)
Laura
Marling: “Where Can I Go” (preview
from the album, ‘Once I Was An Eagle’)
The Oh
Hello’s: “Hello, My Old Heart” (from
the digital EP, ‘The Oh Hello’s’)
Steve
Kilbey &
Martin Kennedy: “I
Find” (preview from the album, ‘You Are Everything’)
Alison
Moyet: “Horizon Flame"
(preview from the album, ‘The Minutes’)
Willie
Nelson And Family: “Matchbox”/”Nuages" (from the album, ‘Let’s Face The Music And
Dance’)
John
Fogerty: “Mystic Highway" (from
the album, ‘Wrote A Song For Everyone’)
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