THANK YOU VANCOUVER, THANK YOU RAY DAVIES
We left our hearts and our Traynor amp at the Red Room last night… a wonderful show in Vancouver. Shawn, thank you for the beautiful flowers!
We read this piece in Time Out this morning, and can hardly believe our eyes:Â Ray Davies’ response to hearing Charmaine Champagne:
This is fascinating. It sounds like the music I was writing with the Kinks when we first started. I’d like to record with people like this. They’re the sort of band that you look to come on tour with you—it’s so fresh and energized.
The Fiery Furnaces star siblings, just like the Kinks. Do you have any advice for them?
Leave all your quarrels at home. Although inevitably, it’s going to come through in the music.
You famously quarreled with your brother, Dave. Do you regret forming the group with him?
Oh, no. I wanted to do well and let him do well. The best bands are like families—it’s always been that way.
November 22nd, 2009 at 4:28 am
Hey, I said IGA sounded “like a Ray Davies composition” even before I heard it — as part of my deaf description! Told ya! (And I was of course referring to Ms. Champagne.) And I’m not even a big Kinks fan. Just came to me.
Now if I could only use such powerful heuristics with the markets or even NFL picks, the world would be a better place.
See you at the Bowery Ballroom in December.
Love,
Jethro
November 30th, 2009 at 11:07 pm
aaaaaaawwww…. i was in classes this morning and something start to smell like flowers: the trees outside….
February 3rd, 2010 at 10:06 pm
I’m not flat a big Kinks fan. Just came to me.Now if I could exclusive use much superhuman heuristics with the markets or flat NFL picks, the man would be a alter locate.
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Jack Brosnan