Polly Jean’s second album is actually performed by her self-titled band, Polly Jean Harvey, featuring PJ on guitar and vocals, Rob Ellis on drums and back ground vocals and Steve Vaughan on bass.
Released on May 4, 1983, it caused critics to gush and the album is now #406 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
I miss the innocence I’ve known
Heavy Metal Drummer, Wilco
Playing KISS covers, beautiful and stoned …
My favorite Wilco album is released on April 23, 2002.
It’s #493 on Rolling Stone’s Greatest 500 Albums of All Time.
ICYMI ~ Soccer Mommy on Kimmel Live …
Generally considered one of the best albums of the 2010’s, Vampire Weekend release their sophomore album on January 12 2010.
The title is a reference to the Nicaraguan counter-revolutionaries. And, there’s a whole story behind “the Contra Girl,” too …
The Scottish rock band is named after the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, whose assassination in 1914 precipitated the First World War.
It’s my favorite Polly Jean album. Released on October 23, 2000, it’s #431 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
I streamed the new album this morning and it’s their best yet …
September 1, 1987 ~ R.E.M release No. 5. It’s #470 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Death Cab For Cutie release their 5th album on August 30, 2005. It becomes what’s now known as an “instant indie classic.” It spawns 3 singles, a couple of Grammy nominations and a song that, though one of the darkest and most depressing songs around, shines like a literary classic. (I Will Follow You Into the Dark.)
