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Tuesday, December 08, 2009 
Massive thanks to music enthusiast extraordinaire JACK RABID for this wonderful review of Lost Patrol's Midnight Matinee! The review is in the print edition, Issue # 65 (p. 115), which you can obtain by going here: http://bigtakeover.stores.yahoo.net/bigt..aksub.html

I can’t stress enough how great and important this music magazine is. Issue 65 has Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth on the cover. Go buy it! Better yet, you should subscribe. For $20, you get 4 issues (2 per year).



THE LOST PATROL

Midnight Matinee

Not all bands influenced by The Chameleons (U.K.) are good, but many are. Case in point: this decade-old, prolific, greater New York trio, which spin off some of that Manchester group’s darker, gothier tones from Strange Times, adding darkwave guitar and goth-synth ambiance on Midnight. Even more, one can’t help but think of Hyaena Siouxsie and the Banshees and The Top Cure (both featuring Robert Smith) with a little of the earliest Cocteau Twins and X-Mal Deutschland (even Ocean Rain Bunnymen on “Blue Lullabies”), especially with new singer MOLLIE ISRAEL’S silky pipes. And it’s impressive that mastermind guitarist STEPHEN MASUCCI can’t resist liberal doses of terrific Dick Dale twang and shudder too. Does it matter that England has been transported wholesale to our shores? Not with a sound this cavernous; Midnight is an ambitious joy. (thelostpatrol.com)
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Thursday, September 10, 2009 
From Blank Point in Seattle, WA

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I can't believe that I've never heard of The Lost Patrol until they asked to send in a CD for possible review.

This band is so utterly up my alley.

This three piece mixes big echo-y/reverb-y guitars with haunting, epic (but not over-the-top-bombastic) vocals. Take a good look at the CD cover. The 60s meets the 80s design matches perfectly the music found inside.

Right from the first few notes of the album's kick off ("On the Run") and I was more than intrigued. I heard both surf music and Echo & the Bunnymen in the full bodied guitar. I wanted to hear more. Other 80s bands come to mind when listening to this collection: vocalist Mollie Israel evokes the Pet Shop Boys' Neil Tennant on "Colours Turn Grey", elements reminiscent of INXS appear here and there.

But "Midnight Matinee" has more up its sleeve than 80s nostalgia. There is a lushness found on these songs (especially "Blue Lullabies") that is tropical, Hawaiian. Mollie's vocals border on the ethereal but they're stronger and more human than that. Listening to "Distance" you can hear the ghosts of goth *AND* country.

I found this album more than addictive, it's ~seductive~. Every time I put it on I was lured to it, pulled from away from whatever I was doing to pay attention to the music. This may be rock on the quieter side but it holds my attention all the more for its restraint.

Mark be down as a fan of The Lost Patrol and their echo-drenched, haunted rock.



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Monday, August 03, 2009 
Advance tickets for Mark Burgess, The Lost Patrol and The Silence Kit in Philadelphia on August 11, 2009 can be purchased at TicketWeb through this link: http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEve..ntDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&even..tId=2409214

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TunesDay: The best CDs of 2008, pt. 1 - the Gold LPs


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Most years are pretty good for music if you know where to look, and 2008 was no exception. It’s a shame that you have to search so hard, of course - once upon a time all you needed to keep track of what was good in the world of music was a radio. These days it requires a little effort, though, and while I lost count a long time ago, I probably sampled a few hundred CDs in the last 365. Thank the gods for the Internet and a growing network of friends who make sure to let me know whenever they hear something worthy, huh?
This is part one of three. The Platinum LP Awards will be along soon, and that will be followed by the CD of the Year post. So here we go with last year’s Gold Awards for Very Good CDs. These are in alphabetical order, more or less. Band Web sites link to the band name, and if the CD is available via eMusic, that links to the CD title. If you want to purchase from eMusic, click on the link in the right column for a really good deal (as in lots of free downloads).


The 2008 Gold LPs


Big Head Todd & the Monsters - All the Love You Need
The hardest CDs to evaluate for me are the ones from bands that don’t have a lot of off days. Bands like BHT&tM, for instance - all they do is write good songs, play the hell out of them, put on great live shows, and in general set such a consistently high standard that all the excellence begins to run together. There aren’t nearly enough bands in the world like this to suit me, frankly.


All the Love You Need is more of the same, and I mean that as a compliment. It’s thoughtful, meticulously crafted, and executed with such professionalism that it’s easy, over time, to lose sight of just how much better they are than most other bands out there.


Dave Barnes - Me and You and the World
I discovered this one completely by accident one day, as I was surfing around eMusic looking for something new. Barnes has apparently been a pure blues guy in the past, but here he tips in the direction of more commercial-sounding fare, including my favorite track, “Brothers and Sisters,” a Lewis Taylor-esque Pop-R&B excursion that would have been right at home on any good FM station during the ‘70s.


The Chevelles - Barbarella Girl God
“Garage Pop” is the term being used to describe this incredibly fun band of Aussies, and that’s probably as good as any. The formula is simple: start with uncomplicated, hook-laden guitar-pop songs that recall everything from Cheap Trick to The Plimsouls to The Raspberries, then whang ‘em out like … well, like Cheap Trick, The Plimsouls and The Raspberries. The Chevelles don’t set out to do anything terribly groundbreaking, but if you’re looking to put the top down and drive around town with your friends enjoying a crystal-clear summer night, you can’t beat it.


The Del Bombers - vol. 2
Back in the ‘80s there was a remarkable run of roots-inflected bar-boogie bands that found interesting ways of extracting the essential character of their respective regional heritages and packing it into something that was extremely cool: Los Lobos and The BoDeans were the two that enjoyed the greatest success, but you also had Lone Justice, Jason & the Scorchers, The Right Profile and The Blasters, as well as a couple of bands with “Del” in their names: The Del Lords and The Del Fuegos.


So when I tripped across a new San Francisco band called The Del Bombers I couldn’t help recalling that fantastic moment from a couple decades back. Turns out, this new crowd fits right in - twangy, slightly countryish (a little Ryan Adams meets a heavy dose of Social Distortion, maybe) rock that’s about as unpretentious as it gets. If you like your rock & roll smart, engaging and honest, you’ll want to give them a listen.


Doco - The Fossil Record
Let me be up front here. I don’t much care for Doco’s style of music, which is a measure of blues, another measure of hip-hop, and way too much Sublime for my taste. But I’ve known Trevor and Josh Booth since … well, since they were born, pretty much, so I felt obliged to give them a listen. And here’s the truth. I may not be much enamored of their stylistic choices in places, but these boys can flat-out play.


Josh is better than a lot of the people we think of as great bassists and I haven’t heard more than a handful of guitarists in my life who are as good at the same age as Trevor. The band is at its best, I think, when they’re locked into the blues, and that seems to happen more live than on TFR. But this isn’t all about me. I have a feeling that a lot of folks reading this are going to love Doco. And my taste shouldn’t stand in the way of that, huh?


The Dreaming - Etched in Blood
Do you remember Stabbing Westward? If not, they were one of the most successful industrial rock bands of the ‘90s and early ‘00s. They called it quits after 2001’s s/t disc failed (I’m speculating here) to get the kind of commercial traction they’d hoped for. While that CD was still pretty noisy, they had taken a clear tack in the hard pop direction being mined more successfully by Fuel.
SW front man Christopher Hall is back with his new band, The Dreaming, and I think we can put it like this: if you liked the last Stabbing Westward record, there’s a good chance you’re going to like Etched in Blood. Extremely crunchy and hard, it’s also quite melodic - if you can make the phrase “bonecrushing beauty” work in your head, then this disc is for you.


The Foxboro Hot Tubs - Stop Drop & Roll
Let’s say you’ve just produced an instantly epic CD, a work that’s one of the two greatest punk records in history. A landmark political commentary that expressed the rage that millions of citizens felt but that most other bands were too afraid to take on.
Whatcha gonna do next? Well, if you’re smart, you’re going to do something a little different, because no way in hell you’re going to equal, let alone exceed, American Idiot.


Green Day was, in fact, smart, so they decided to take a breather. Enter their alter-egos, The Foxboro Hot Tubs, and their decidedly non-political landmark, Stop Drop & Roll. In a nutshell, the boys decided to get back to what they once were - a fun-loving, melodic California pop band. Tremendous fun for the masses…


The Gaslight Anthem - The ‘59 Sound
In a way, this was the Marah CD I was hoping for in 2008. The Springsteen influence is unmistakable, but there’s a vitality that we haven’t heard from The Boss since the ‘80s. Bruce was always at his best when he echoed the melancholy of the no-place-to-go mid-Atlantic working class, and the same minor-chord ethos haunts The ‘59 Sound from one end to the other. TGA is still fairly early in their career - it will be interesting to see how their sound evolves as they grow.


Hooverphonic - The President of the LSD Golf Club
Trippy, downbeat, etherial, atmospheric - pretty much what you expect a Hooverphonic disc to be. Some listeners might find TPotLSDGC to be a little more accessible than some past efforts, though. It’s not as though the band is terribly alienating, of course, but in my experience music this cool - and that’s cool as in chilly, not cool as in hip - is hard for some people to hook into. Perhaps this is because it’s possible to be very pretty without being engaging for some. In any case, if this isn’t the band’s best effort ever, it’s close.


The Lost Patrol - Midnight Matinée
Imagine Duane Eddy teaming up with Hope Sandoval, Jon Crosby and The Church to do a soundtrack for a new David Lynch Western Gothic epic starring Johnny Depp and a wrung-out Elisabeth Shue, with powerful supporting turns from Zooey Deschanel and Javier Bardem, you’re probably more or less on the right track. Or this, from the blurb at CD Baby: “A sweeping, cinematic, wide-screen journey that combines ethereal soundscapes with surf-tinged guitar. Perfect for those late night rides across the desert with the top down…Uniquely original retro-futurism.” Marketing language, sure, but it sounds about right.


Genre? Good luck. Its aching beauty, bespeaking a loneliness bigger than the Wyoming sky at dusk, argues for a spot on the fringes of Goth. The reverberating twang of Steve Masucci’s guitars reminds me not of Country, but of traditional Western. While it’s not industrial by any stretch, it’s right at home on a playlist with bands like Fiction 8 and The Birthday Massacre. Fans of DreamPop and Shoegazer will have no problem slotting it alongside Lush, Catherine Wheel, Blonde Redhead or The Raveonettes. And I think somebody needs to put “Blue Lullabies” in the soundtrack of a surfing flick.
TLP was on my list last year, too, and if they keep this up they’ll be on it again in the future.


Marti Jones & Don Dixon - Lucky Stars: New Lullabies For Old Souls
I was a little taken aback by this one. I bring some expectations to the table where Don and Marti are concerned, so the folky moments were as anticipated. But there are places on the disc where the word “lullabies” is intended pretty literally and others where it’s almost like listening to Loreena McKennitt - these were less anticipated. Still, what a wonderful surprise. Marti is a gorgeous singer and songwriter, and this effort flows logically, I guess, from some experimentations Don was working on a couple of years back. All in all, a beautiful collaboration from two of our more talented and underappreciated artists.


The Long Blondes - Couples
I always loved Elastica, so when I run across a band that apparently shares the sentiment it’s great news. Enter The Long Blondes, whose catchy brand of neo-UK New Wave may also remind you of The Fall, Wire, Kaiser Chiefs and Franz Ferdinand - all good things. Unfortunately, while my discovery of TLB was very good news, in October we got some very bad news. From guitarist Dorian Cox on the band’s Web site:

“We have decided to call it a day.
The main reason for this is that I suffered from a stroke in June and unfortunately I do not know when / if I will be well enough to play guitar again.”


It’s bad enough when a band you like breaks up. But a stroke, at such a young age? Awful. So here’s to one of 2008’s best, and best wishes for a speedy recovery and return to the best of list.


Nine Inch Nails - The Slip
Three releases in two years. One thing’s for sure, Trent Reznor isn’t slowing down. Maybe he’s really found freedom in the brave new world of music downloading. Whatever the case, it’s good news.


If you read the pro critics on this one you’ll notice a lot of words like “focus,” “tight” and “lean,” and in truth, there isn’t a lot of fat on the bones here. As is always the case when Reznor is at his best, there’s a powerful sense of control about The Slip - whether he’s in laser drill mode or unwinding into the ambient, there’s never, ever a second where he isn’t doing precisely what he intends.


REM - Accelerate
In an interview preceding the release of Accelerate, Michael Stipe said he wants to do a truly epic American rock album, and that he doesn’t feel like REM has yet accomplished that. Which is ridiculous - they’ve done it at least three times (Murmur, Reckoning and Automatic for the People) and maybe more (Fables of the Reconstruction, Life’s Rich Pageant). But it’s been awhile since Automatic, and while REM has had some very good moments, they haven’t sustained greatness over the span of an entire CD since 1992.


And they don’t quite pull it off here, either, although they do manage their best effort since Automatic. The problem, I think, lies with their insistence on stripping down and rocking. Nothing wrong with this formula, in and of itself, except that all of REM’s greatest moments emerged from the moody, atmospheric, even muddy brand of Southern Gothic that established them early on. Sure, AftP was more polished sonically, but it was, in its way, as haunted as Reckoning.


Take away the haunt and you’ve neutered the band of what makes them truly great. By this standard, then, I believe Accelerate is as good a disc as they’re capable of crafting from their current mode of thinking. If they ever do produce another five-star masterpiece, I promise you it will sound more like Life’s Rich Pageant than Accelerate.


School of Seven Bells - Alpinisms
SVIIB is the new project from Ben Curtis, formerly of The Secret Machines, and you’ll hear a certain kinship right away. While the overall effect owes rather obviously to the legacy of My Bloody Valentine and Cocteau Twins, Alpinisms is also decidedly more global, with a variety of Eastern influences finding their way into the mix (the lead track, “Iamundernodisguise,” provides a meditative glimpse of things to come). If you come away reminded a bit of mid-period Delerium) think Semantic Spaces, just before they caught on with a broader audience) you won’t be alone.


Alpinisms is a little more challenging than most of what’s on this year’s list, but it rewards the effort handsomely.


She & Him - Volume One
There’s been a run of Hollywood types making records lately. A couple years ago we had a surprisingly good release from Juliette Lewis (Juliette & the Licks, Four on the Floor), for instance, and this year we had Scarlett Johansson’s thoroughly non-essential CD of Tom Waits covers. So when I heard that Zooey Deschanel (who was in Elf and who played the cool older sister in Almost Famous) had done a disc with alt-country artist M. Ward I had no idea what to expect. But I like Deschanel the actress, so what the heck.


Turns out the record is pretty damned good. The songs themselves run a stylistic gamut, including some very worthy Patsy Cline-ish C&W to neo-Supremes style ‘60s girl group throwbacks. (The Patsy-covers-The-Beatles take on “I Should Have Known Better” is pleasant enough, but I can’t say it made the CD any stronger, either.) The real revelation here is Deschanel’s voice - we knew from Elf that she could sing a little, but we didn’t fully understand just how talented she is until now.


The Stills - Oceans Will Rise
Fans who were hoping for more of the same neo-post-punk from The Stills probably came away from Oceans Will Rise a little disappointed. No, they haven’t abandoned their roots altogether - there’s plenty of continuity to be found in the technical execution of the new release (chord progressions, vocal phrasing, etc.) - but they appear to have made a deliberate decision to step out of the long and oppressive shadow of Joy Division so as to better establish their own identities. The result takes a little listening to get used to, simply because it refuses to play into an existing template. Once you get your ears and expectations adjusted, though, you may well come to appreciate the new diversity of a band that seems determined to keep growing.


The Well Wishers - Jigsaw Days
This was one of the year’s more eagerly awaited CDs among the power pop underground set, and it certainly didn’t disappoint. Here’s what I wrote when it was released: “This new release from Jeff Shelton (ex-Spinning Jennies) is among the top Power Pop discs of the year to date, and in addition to recalling artists like The Posies, Teenage Fanclub, Sloan, Supergrass and XTC, also has moments where it leans a bit heavier into the ‘Power’ than the ‘Pop.’ If you’re not familiar with contemporary underground pop, think Matthew Sweet meets Bob Mould (and if you don’t know them, just go to the darned site and click to sample). Like most bands working this genre, Shelton isn’t really looking to do anything new. But he’s doing a very good job cranking out earnest, tuneful guitar pop.”


It was true then and it’s true now.

And now, a few words about the year’s Honorable Mentions


Black Mountain - In the Future
These guys can’t make up their minds whether they’re Led Zeppelin or Deep Purple. I guess if you have to develop a serious retro-identity crisis, that’s not a bad one to have, though. The disc is noteworthy for its willingness to put the hammer down and rock, and it’s taking its cues from some worthy artists. For now it comes off as a tad derivative, but I’ll be interested to see where they go next as they seek their own voice.


Built by Snow - MEGA
For some reason I keep seeing that this is 2009 release, but I have the whole thing right now, so I’m not sure what the story is. Regardless, the Austin-based techno-geek rockers have an impeccable pop sensibility that echoes some of the niftiest UK New Wavers of the late ‘70s. And The Cars. Interesting enough to bear close scrutiny, and the sort of disc that you definitely want to spin at your next house party. You might have to spin it two or three times, though - the whole thing clocks in at a spare 21 minutes.


Goldfrapp - The Seventh Tree
Goldfrapp fans may have been taken aback by this one - I know I was. The band’s modus operandi has traditionally revolved around pulsating, electronic songs so ice cold they made your nipples stand on end. But here the crew has crawled off the sybian and commenced to hugging trees. The Seventh Tree is warm, sunny, lush, organic - in short, it’s the antithesis of everything they’ve ever been in the past.


At a purely critical level I can’t say that it’s a bad record. It isn’t - it’s full of well-crafted, well-performed songs. But I also can’t tell you that it connected with me, either. Which is odd - flesh should resonate in ways that a refrigerator can’t. My sense is that Alison and Co. had it right on Black Cherry and Supernature, and here’s hoping that their next outing will see the return of the ice cold sexuality that made us lust for them in the first place.


Marah - Angels of Destruction!
I’ve been a big Marah fan for the past few records, but the truth is that I’ve liked the last two the least of all. Critics are applauding them for their growth and for the fact that they’re really becoming their own band (as opposed to a band that hews too closely to their Springsteenish roots), and there’s no doubt that they’re a band in command of their sound. But I keep feeling like the more original they get, the less compelling their songs are.
This isn’t a diss, exactly, but for my money their newer efforts lack whatever it was that hooked me in the first place.

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 Shank Year End Wrap-Up (Listenings): Top Music of 2008




TOP MUSIC OF 2008 by William P. Tandy
William P. Tandy is the editor of the award-winning and acclaimed series of zines Smile, Hon, You're In Baltimore, and the publisher of Eight-Stone Press.
In no particular order.



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1. WARREN ZEVON (Rhino) by WARREN ZEVON
This long-overdue reissue of Zevon’s 1976 major-label debut features the remastered original album as well as a second disc of previously-unissued demos and alternate takes that provides an interesting glimpse into the evolution of such seminal Zevon works as “Carmelita”.  Solo versions of “The French Inhaler” and “Frank and Jesse James” presage Zevon’s later solo tours (as documented on 1993’s LEARNING TO FLINCH), underscoring his instrumental dexterity as well as the strength of his songwriting.  And while the existential opus “Desperados Under the Eaves” might decidedly chronicle mid-’70s L.A., for my money, its closing chorus (arranged by Beach Boy Carl Wilson) still provides the perfect aural accompaniment to traversing the Key Bridge at twilight. 
 
Choice tracks: “Frank and Jesse James”; “Carmelita”; “I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead”; “Desperados Under the Eaves”.



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2. JUST US KIDS (Lightning Rod Records) by JAMES MCMURTRY
If John Mellencamp is the American’ hinterland’s Don Henley, McMurtry is surely its Zevon.  Possessed of a similarly mordant wit, the son of novelist Larry McMurtry (LONESOME DOVE, TERMS OF ENDEARMENT) paints an incredibly nuanced (and unsentimental) portrait of an American heartland rife with speed-freaks and casual incest.  Like Algren, McMurtry recognizes that his subjects, haunted by the larger-than-life ghosts of Those Who Came Before and their attendant expectations, are nearly as often to blame for their own predicaments as any force beyond themselves.  McMurtry’s character development is, quite simply, amazing, delivered in a deadpan as flat and barren as the plains themselves.

Choice tracks: “Just Us Kids”; “Hurricane Party”; “Ruby and Carlos; “Fire Line Road”.

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3. MIDNIGHT MATINEE (self-released) by THE LOST PATROL
Were David Lynch to direct a spaghetti western featuring a climactic showdown between Carl Sagan and Carlos Castaneda, The Lost Patrol might provide the perfect soundtrack. Hailing from the greater New York City area, the band’s unique sound reflects a seemingly bottomless well of influences ranging from Morricone to Dick Dale to Joy Division. Guitarist Stephen Masucci’s reverb-drenched Mosrite along with the boundless desert skies of Michael Williams’ 12-string guitar provide a most complimentary backdrop for the otherwordly vocals of Mollie Israel (who replaces the band’s longtime lead singer, Danielle Kimak Stauss). While Israel’s voice occasionally belies her youth, her impressively solid debut nonetheless suggests the promise of even better things to come.



Choice tracks: “On the Run”; “Homecoming”; “Colors Turn Grey”; “Jukebox on the Moon”.
 
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4. VOLUME II: FOR A LIFE EVER BRIGHT (self-released) by THE NEW ORLEANS BINGO! SHOW
Back in the pre-Katrina years of the 21st century, the vaudevillian sounds of Bingo! were a weekly fixture at Fiorella’s in NOLA’s French Quarter. Sadly, my visits to the Big Easy never coincided with any of their gigs, but I did manage to score the next best thing: a copy of the band’s eponymous 2002 album. With the band’s decadent instrumentation and sideshow aesthetic laying the foundation for lead singer/songwriter Clint Maedgen’s snake-oil vocals, their sound hinted at what Tom Waits might have become had he spent his formative years sweltering below sea-level.  Since those early days, the band’s lineup has been overhauled, while Maedgen has pursued various side-projects, including his experimental-rock band, Liquidrone, as well as some stints as guest vox for one of the Crescent City’s most revered musical institutions, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band.  Rechristened The New Orleans Bingo! Show, the troupe released the impressive VOLUME I: SOFT EMERGENCIES in 2005.  They continue to develop their ever-evolving sound on this year’s VOLUME II: FOR A LIFE EVER BRIGHT.  Included among the new material are a handful of reinterpreted classics from the band’s early days, such as “In a Lounge with Broken Wings”, “Something in Her Shows” and “Pierre Pressure”; here, the wan violin of earlier versions is supplanted with the bolder strains of the tenor sax or Theremin, while barreling piano lines replace the pump organ of old.  Hands down, this band merits a broader audience.

Choice tracks: “In a Lounge with Broken Wings”; “Mid City Baby”; “Shoeshine Blues”; “Something in Her Shows”.



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5. JUST LOOK THEM STRAIGHT IN THE EYE AND SAY…POGUE MAHONE! (Rhino) by THE POGUES
In a world of overblown box sets that cull hours of music you likely already own elsewhere, the five-disc JUST LOOK THEM STRAIGHT IN THE EYE AND SAY…POGUE MAHONE! stands out, with roughly 75 percent of its content being previously unreleased.  Moreover, while the set indeed feature its share of alternate takes, demos and live versions of songs already in circulation, a substantial portion of the “new” material is not only unfamiliar to even the most pickled of Pogues fans, it’s actually quite good (for example, the album-worthy “Balinalee” – an outtake from the band’s arguable creative pinnacle, IF I SHOULD FALL FROM GRACE WITH GOD – might have at the time simply been too much of a good thing on a record already brimming with stomping barn-burners).  There are a few clinkers, of course, like the oft-covered “Eve of Destruction” (of which Shane MacGowan’s unintelligible, drug-garbled reading disappoints).  But the few low-points here hardly compromise the overall strength of the material, including collaborations with Steve Earle and the dearly-departed Joe Strummer and Kirsty MacColl, as well as Pogue Philip Chevron’s accompanying overview.



Choice tracks: “North Sea Holes”; “Garbo (aka In and Out)”; “Nicaragua Libré”; “The Balinalee”.  


 


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Saturday, January 10, 2009 
We're screening Plan 9 From Syracuse for the first time in NJ at The Historic Blairstown Theatre in Blairstown, NJ (yes... the same town where they filmed the original Friday the 13th). After the film, The Lost Patrol will take the stage and will be performing tracks from the film as well as new songs from the latest CD, Midnight Matinee.

The flier below sets forth all the particulars. Also, you can advance purchase tickets here.

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The Lost Patrol – Midnight Matinée
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The evergreen Lost Patrol return with their sixth studio album proper and a new singer. Shocking isn’t it? At least it is if you know The Lost Patrol. The very idea of that band without Danielle might have some fans breathing into a bag. No need to panic. Read carefully. The Lost Patrol have a new singer. This isn’t like comparing Violet Indiana with Cocteau Twins. It’s still the same band. Pink Floyd, Genesis, Joy Division, Ultravox… all these bands can attest to the fact that losing a singer can be overcome. Setback, yes. Show stopper, never. These lucky patrollers have unearthed another jewel in Mollie Israel. How do they do it? Beats me. The other factor I’d venture to suggest here is that great bands are never about one single star element. Remember it was Morrissey AND Marr (and Joyce and Rourke). The Lost Patrol weren’t a great band because of Danielle. She was part of it, sure, but the whole band were special.



Enough of the biography update. To Midnight Matinee then and of course we needn’t have worried. All the trademark Lost Patrol elements are there – the soaring siren vocal, that delayed Mosrite twang, the dreamy, child-like imagery. Sugar and spice and all things nice. That could be TLPs motto. And yet it isn’t quite the same. There’s a paradigm shift in the way vocals interplay with band dynamic. Mad as it might sound, Mollies’ voice suits the music more. There’s less edginess. The ‘unsettled reverie’ vibe that they conjured in the past, (earning comparisons with David Lynch movies) is diluted. Our new-look New Jerseyers render a track like ‘Homecoming’ more pop, more accessible than it might have been in Danielle’s hands. This is the nuance that I believe separates todays Lost Patrol from the old. I mentioned Violet Indiana earlier but the comparison is more akin to ‘late versus early’ Cocteau Twins. In other words Midnight Matinée could sit on any coffee table alongside Four Calendar Café. Only the occasional time signature (‘Fades from view’) approximates the otherworldly howl of Head Over Heels.



Like all Lost Patrol records there are standouts. Personally I’m drawn like a moth to the light, warm melancholia at the heart of the album. ‘Colours turn grey’ and ‘Serenade’ are up there with the bands best work. The vocal and guitars during the chorus of ‘Serenade’ are beautifully strained. The less effective pieces are the ones which re-tread old ground. (‘Silver City Sunset’) It is the curse of all uniquely identifiable bands enjoying any sort of longevity (e.g. New Order) that they inevitably begin plagiarising themselves. But I don’t think TLP fell into this trap blindly. I have the nagging feeling Midnight Matinée was conceived almost as an introductory vehicle for Mollie. It may have been a statement of intent – ‘Look at us. We’re unaffected.’ – that kind of thing. The Lost Patrol are better than that. They’ve consolidated, played it safe and stuck to what they know. They’ve given us Buffy when we wanted Blade, sugar when we craved spice. I liked the risks and the edge. The best tracks show the way. More ‘Serenade’, less lemonade, please.



The lovely Miss Israel may well be their new gem. I just hope she has the imperfections to go along with her polish. Nice start though.

 

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Thursday, January 01 2009
Contributed by: Blond Adonis

Artist: The Lost Patrol (United States)
Title: Midnight Matinée
Label: Self Released
Genre: Shoegaze / Lounge



01 On The Run
02 Homecoming
03 Blue Lullabies
04 Fades From View
05 Colours Turn Grey
06 Serenade
07 Distance
08 Silver City Sunset
09 The Fallen
10 Jukebox On the Moon


The enterprising trio known as The Lost Patrol has just released Midnight Matinée, a self-produced and self-released CD. Consisting of newcomer, Mollie Israel, who came into the band earlier in 2008. She has taken over the singing and plays harp as well; there is also Stephen Masucci, on guitar, bass, omnichord and "programming" as well as Michael Williams who plays 12-string acoustic guitar. They are collectively a trio who have their own brand of sugary neo-psychedelia with a hint of surf guitar in there underneath layers of stuff. Being as independent as they are (you can't get more independent than putting out your own store-ready CD with no label support, I suppose the only drawback may be that it will probably be hard to find at your local record store, but thank gawd for the internet, because you can buy it by going to The Lost Patrol Website . Also, on their MySpace page you have the chance to hear the tracks from Midnight Matinée.


The album is a delightful piece of rich white cake, you know the kind: with the same texture as a chocolate cake, but white and fluffy and with a middle filled with a delicious creamy custard kind of filling. Their self-styled description read as being: "Surf/Shoegaze/Lounge"; you read that on their MySpace page as well, while the music queues up and the tracks begin to play, beginning with "On The Run" and continuing with "Homecoming" and "Blue Lullabies", the three tracks that are featured from the new album then, rounding out the sextet of songs are three other tracks, "Sirens". "Orbit" and "Shimmy". The latter three tracks run in the same vein as the new stuff. The track "Orbit" from 2007's Launch and Landing has a hint of the best of the 1990s noise-atmospheric bands Curve and My Bloody Valentine.


On the new album, Midnight Matinée, the band has evolved, especially with a new singer in Mollie Israel who plays a mean harp as well. [Editorial Note: "Harp" here is referring to the upright Concert Harp, not the harmonica.] The surf music sticks out a little but you can't label it "Surf Music", it's much more complex. If you do visit their MySpace page, you will also be able to read a LONG list of their influences, which include Echo & The Bunnymen, the aforementioned Curve, Gary Numan and The Catherine Wheel. That makes sense. One band they also put down as an influence was one which I thought they sounded like even before reading the list – that would be Mazzy Star. Especially Blue Lullabies; listening to that cut reminded me of Mazzy Star and I made a note of that so reading that on their "influences" list justified my thinking that.

As far as them being "Lounge" or "Shoegazer" - those are not inept descriptions either. I also heard a bit of Radiohead on Midnight Matinee. I wrote that down too – about them being sort of an "American Radiohead with a female voice". They also list Angelo Badalamenti, the brilliant scorer of David Lynch's film and the Twin Peaks TV series, as an influences and there is another synchronous moment as when listening to the new CD I thought some of it sounded like his work and the music one heard in general in a Lynch movie. Songs like "Serenade", "Colours Turn Grey" and "Homecoming" are indicative of their having merged a tiny piece of each of their influences in their music. This is an album worth getting. It has an alt-pop feel to it augmented by an atmosphere of light clouds.

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The Lost Patrol
Midnight Matinee
self-released
www.lunakafe.com
by Anna Maria Stjärnell - Sweden
The Lost patrol lost original singer Danielle Kimak Stauss since their last album. New singer Molly Israel takes over confidently here and is a good addition to the bands dreamy and strong sound.

"Homecoming" shows off Israel's rich voice against a sixties-influenced backdrop. The Lost Patrol are good at that sort of a thing. "Fades From View" is a dreamy and soft song that suits Israel's voice well. It has an eerie sound that unravels slowly. "Distance" is a stunning standout song, a melancholy ballad where the surf guitars really do the trick. Lost patrol reach a meeting point for shoegaze and sixties-influenced rock.

The closing "Jukebox On The Moon" very nicely ends this chapter in the band's history. Israel's dynamic vocal presence elevates an already great song into the stratosphere. The Lost Patrol deserve a large audience.

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THE LOST PATROL - Midnight Matinee

Written by Branimir Lokner, Belgrade, Serbia
Monday, 12 January 2009

THE LOST PATROL " Midnight Matinee "
( Self - released ) 2008.
CD - USA - Surf/shoegaze/psychedelic

The Lost Patrol is three piece band, and its activities dated back from the end of the 90's. They comes out from Piermont, New York, and its carrear is also discographically relevant. A band has released till now a 7 issues.A last one, "Midnight Matinee", band did with own forces, as a self-financed album. In formation, a group has a new singer, and this is charismatic Mollie Israel. She replaced a previous vocalist, after realization of "Launch And Landing" album.
The Lost Patrol is pretty original and unique act. Its stylish option comphrise many interesting variants as a : surf, 60's psychedelia, indie pop, 60's beat, and many interesting traces in-between. A songs posses dreamy/catchy atmosphere, where one specific so call retro approach is present here and there. Some associations leads to Morricone film music, 60's beat and psychedelia , but also some comparabilities cover legacies of acts as a :Echo & The Bunnymen , Lush, Ride, The Chameleons...There are 10 tracks on album, duration of little less then 37 minutes, but band payed attention on every possible detail/place on album.
"Midnight Matinee" is also very inspirative and in some way optimistic issue. I have to add that in nowadays scene The Lost Patrol takes a specific place and position.

Rating : 9/10


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THE LOST PATROL (USA)
“Midnight Matinee” Digipack 2008
(Self- Produced)
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by EDGAR MAURICIO RAMIREZ DIAZ from CALI, COLOMBIA

This excellent rock-pop act from USA comes with its 7th album, and this is just brilliant as the last one. so, this time with the inclusion of Mollie Israel on Vocals, who replaces to last vocalist Danielle K. who left the band for personal reasons. “Midnight Matinee” contains in its own essence the sonic musical nature developed by THE LOST PATROL on the album “Launch And Landing”. With its seductive expressionism in mostly of the tracks, but specially on “Blue Lullabies”, ”Colours turn grey”,floating into dense sad melodies and sutile,beautiful guitar arrangements, makes this album just perfect. Also it contains rhythmic elements and a gothic rockish essence in tracks as “Serenade” or the melancholic ballad called “Distance”.so, with a total of 10 compositions, all of them musically and lyrically well structured. with such incredible bass parts and guitar atmospheres creating such cinematic, dream pop with the necessary emotive and moody harmonies to put you in a melancholic state where converges the different feelings, and thoughts which floats according each composition.

In a word, I would say this album is perfect. And we are more than pleasure to review “Midnight Matinee”. This album comes in a six panel colorful digipack.we just hope to have the opportunity to review the 8th album somewhere in time, by this excellent American trio.
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Big thanks to the folks @ WRSU (Rutgers University) for spinning our music!! Midnight Matinee did not drop below the 8th slot over the course of 9 weeks. Two of those weeks were at the 1 slot.
 
CMJ Issue 1080  -  October 28, 2008

WRSU Radio 200 top 30 – This week's charts

1  -  LOST PATROL  -  Midnight Matinee  -  Self-Released
2  -  SHUGO TOKUMARU  -  Exit  -  P-Vine
3  -  THE CLASH  -  The Clash At Shea Stadium  -  Epic-Legacy
4  -  BRIAN WILSON  -  That Lucky Old Sun  -  Capitol
5  -  ROSEBUDS  -  Life Like  -  Merge
6  -  KINGS OF LEON  -  Only By The Night  -  RCA
7  -  OASIS  -  Dig Out Your Soul  -  Big Brother-Reprise
8  -  SOUNDTRACK  -  Nick And Norah's Infinite Playlist  -  Atlantic
9  -  LEGENDARY PINK DOTS  -  Plutonium Blonde  -  ROIR
10  -  DEERHUNTER  -  Microcastle  -  Kranky
11  -  VIVIAN GIRLS  -  Vivian Girls  -  In The Red
12  -  PRETENDERS  -  Break Up The Concrete  -  SHANGRI-LA
13  -  MAVIS STAPLES  -  Live: Hope At The Hideout  -  Anti
14  -  PLUSHGUN  -  Plushgun  -  Tommy Boy
15  -  PORTUGAL. THE MAN  -  Censored Colors  -  Equal Vision-Approaching AIRballoons
16  -  BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB  -  At Carnegie Hall  -  Nonesuch
17  -  THE CURE  -  Hypnagogic States [EP]  -  Suretone-Geffen
18  -  DEPARTMENT OF EAGLES  -  In Ear Park  -  4AD
19  -  HANK WILLIAMS III  -  Damn Right Rebel Proud  -  Sidewalk-Warner Bros.
20  -  JAY REATARD  -  Matador Singles '08  -  Matador
21  -  SECRET MACHINES  -  The Secret Machines  -  World's Fair
22  -  SAM CHAMPION  -  Heavenly Bender  -  North Street
23  -  RACHAEL YAMAGATA  -  Elephants... Teeth Sinking Into Heart  -  Warner Bros.
24  -  LOQUAT  -  Secrets Of The Sea  -  Talking House
25  -  JENNY LEWIS  -  Acid Tongue  -  Warner Bros.
26  -  BROKEN WEST  -  Now Or Heaven  -  Merge
27  -  PINK SPIDERS  -  Sweat It Out  -  Mean Buzz
28  -  ELECTRIC SIX  -  Flashy  -  Metropolis
29  -  FUJIYA AND MIYAGI  -  Lightbulbs  -  Deaf Dumb And Blind
30  -  OKKERVIL RIVER  -  The Stand Ins  -  Jagjaguwar
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CMJ Issue 1081  -  November 4, 2008

WRSU Radio 200 top 30 – This week's charts

1  -  KINGS OF LEON  -  Only By The Night  -  RCA
2  -  RYAN ADAMS AND THE CARDINALS  -  Cardinology  -  Lost Highway
3  -  LEGENDARY PINK DOTS  -  Plutonium Blonde  -  ROIR
4  -  THE CURE  -  4:13 Dream  -  Suretone-Interscope
5  -  LOST PATROL  -  Midnight Matinee  -  Self-Released
6  -  JOHNNY CASH  -  At Folsom Prison  -  Legacy-Columbia
7  -  DEERHUNTER  -  Microcastle  -  Kranky
8  -  JACKSON UNITED  -  Harmony And Dissidence  -  Magnificent
9  -  DEARS  -  Missiles  -  Dangerbird
10  -  THE CLASH  -  The Clash At Shea Stadium  -  Epic-Legacy
11  -  WE ARE SCIENTISTS  -  Chris And Keith's Ultimate Playlist*  - 
12  -  NIGHTWATCHMAN  -  The Fabled City  -  Epic
13  -  HANK WILLIAMS III  -  Damn Right Rebel Proud  -  Sidewalk-Warner Bros.
14  -  VIVIAN GIRLS  -  Vivian Girls  -  In The Red
15  -  PINK SPIDERS  -  Sweat It Out  -  Mean Buzz
16  -  DEPARTMENT OF EAGLES  -  In Ear Park  -  4AD
17  -  BROKEN WEST  -  Now Or Heaven  -  Merge
18  -  SOUNDS UNDER RADIO  -  Cinematica  -  Epic
19  -  SHUGO TOKUMARU  -  Exit  -  P-Vine
20  -  KOUSHIK  -  Out My Window  -  Stones Throw
21  -  PORTUGAL. THE MAN  -  Censored Colors  -  Equal Vision-Approaching AIRballoons
22  -  TOADIES  -  No Deliverance  -  Kirtland
23  -  THURSDAY/ENVY  -  Split [EP]  -  Temporary Residence Limited
24  -  PRETENDERS  -  Break Up The Concrete  -  SHANGRI-LA
25  -  COLD WAR KIDS  -  Loyalty To Loyalty  -  Downtown
26  -  GASLIGHT ANTHEM  -  The '59 Sound  -  Side One Dummy
27  -  COPELAND  -  You Are My Sunshine  -  Tooth And Nail
28  -  RISE AGAINST  -  Appeal To Reason  -  Interscope-Geffen
29  -  JOLIE HOLLAND  -  The Living And The Dead  -  Anti
30  -  DUNGEN  -  4  -  Kemado
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CMJ Issue 1082  -  November 11, 2008

WRSU Radio 200 top 30 – This week's charts

1  -  JOHNNY CASH  -  Johnny Cash's America  -  Legacy
2  -  THE CLASH  -  The Clash At Shea Stadium  -  Epic-Legacy
3  -  LOST PATROL  -  Midnight Matinee  -  Self-Released
4  -  KINGS OF LEON  -  Only By The Night  -  RCA
5  -  BRIAN WILSON  -  That Lucky Old Sun  -  Capitol
6  -  SHUGO TOKUMARU  -  Exit  -  P-Vine
7  -  DEERHUNTER  -  Microcastle  -  Kranky
8  -  MOGWAI  -  The Hawk Is Howling  -  Matador
9  -  THE CURE  -  4:13 Dream  -  Suretone-Interscope
10  -  THURSDAY/ENVY  -  Split [EP]  -  Temporary Residence Limited
11  -  SOUNDTRACK  -  Nick And Norah's Infinite Playlist  -  Atlantic
12  -  VARIOUS ARTISTS  -  Perfect As Cats: A Tribute To The Cure  -  Manimal Vinyl
13  -  VIVIAN GIRLS  -  Vivian Girls  -  In The Red
14  -  LEGENDARY PINK DOTS  -  Plutonium Blonde  -  ROIR
15  -  SOUNDS UNDER RADIO  -  Cinematica  -  Epic
16  -  RYAN ADAMS AND THE CARDINALS  -  Cardinology  -  Lost Highway
17  -  OF MONTREAL  -  Skeletal Lamping  -  Polyvinyl
18  -  PINK SPIDERS  -  Sweat It Out  -  Mean Buzz
19  -  WE ARE SCIENTISTS  -  Chris And Keith's Ultimate Playlist*  - 
20  -  MENAHAN STREET BAND  -  Make The Road By Walking  -  Daptone-Dunham
21  -  VARIOUS ARTISTS  -  Putumayo Presents: Women Of Jazz  -  Putumayo
22  -  VAL EMMICH  -  Little Daggers  -  Bluhammock
23  -  LOU REED  -  Berlin: Live At St. Ann's Warehouse  -  Matador
24  -  FRIENDLY FIRES  -  Friendly Fires  -  XL
25  -  DEPARTMENT OF EAGLES  -  In Ear Park  -  4AD
26  -  BLITZEN TRAPPER  -  Furr  -  SUB POP
27  -  ALL GIRL SUMMER FUN BAND  -  Looking Into It  -  AGSFB
28  -  PASSION PIT  -  Chunk Of Change  -  Frenchkiss
29  -  SNOW PATROL  -  A Hundred Million Suns  -  Polydor-Fiction
30  -  ROSEBUDS  -  Life Like  -  Merge

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CMJ Issue 1083  -  November 18, 2008

WRSU Radio 200 top 30 – This week's charts

1  -  RYAN ADAMS AND THE CARDINALS  -  Cardinology  -  Lost Highway
2  -  LOST PATROL  -  Midnight Matinee  -  Self-Released
3  -  THE CLASH  -  The Clash At Shea Stadium  -  Epic-Legacy
4  -  OASIS  -  Dig Out Your Soul  -  Big Brother-Reprise
5  -  CHEMTRAIL  -  Terminals  - 
6  -  SOUNDTRACK  -  Nick And Norah's Infinite Playlist  -  Atlantic
7  -  DAVID BYRNE AND BRIAN ENO  -  Everything That Happens Will Happen Today  -  Todo Mundo - Todomundo
8  -  BRIAN WILSON  -  That Lucky Old Sun  -  Capitol
9  -  WE ARE SCIENTISTS  -  Chris And Keith's Ultimate Playlist*  - 
10  -  JOHNNY CASH  -  Johnny Cash's America  -  Legacy
11  -  SOUNDS UNDER RADIO  -  Cinematica  -  Epic
12  -  NIGHTWATCHMAN  -  The Fabled City  -  Epic
13  -  LEGENDARY PINK DOTS  -  Plutonium Blonde  -  ROIR
14  -  TRUE WIDOW  -  True Widow  -  End Sounds
15  -  VARIOUS ARTISTS  -  Perfect As Cats: A Tribute To The Cure  -  Manimal Vinyl
16  -  PASSION PIT  -  Chunk Of Change  -  Frenchkiss
17  -  DEERHUNTER  -  Microcastle  -  Kranky
18  -  OF MONTREAL  -  Skeletal Lamping  -  Polyvinyl
19  -  TV ON THE RADIO  -  Dear Science  -  Interscope
20  -  SNOW PATROL  -  A Hundred Million Suns  -  Polydor-Fiction
21  -  JACKSON UNITED  -  Harmony And Dissidence  -  Magnificent
22  -  HANK WILLIAMS III  -  Damn Right Rebel Proud  -  Sidewalk-Warner Bros.
23  -  THE CURE  -  4:13 Dream  -  Suretone-Interscope
24  -  THURSDAY/ENVY  -  Split [EP]  -  Temporary Residence Limited
25  -  JUAN TRIP  -  Fireplace  -  Citizen
26  -  SAM CHAMPION  -  Heavenly Bender  -  North Street
27  -  ARIZONA  -  Glowing Bird  -  Echo Mountain
28  -  GAY BLADES  -  Ghosts  -  Triple Crown-4 Never
29  -  OHGR  -  Devils In My Details  -  Musebox
30  -  JOLIE HOLLAND  -  The Living And The Dead  -  Anti
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CMJ Issue 1084  -  November 25, 2008

WRSU Radio 200 top 30 – This week's charts

1  -  DECEMBERISTS  -  Always The Bridesmaid: A Singles Series  -  Capitol
2  -  KINGS OF LEON  -  Only By The Night  -  RCA
3  -  THE CLASH  -  The Clash At Shea Stadium  -  Epic-Legacy
4  -  LOST PATROL  -  Midnight Matinee  -  Self-Released
5  -  SNOW PATROL  -  A Hundred Million Suns  -  Polydor-Fiction
6  -  WE ARE SCIENTISTS  -  Chris And Keith's Ultimate Playlist*  - 
7  -  JOHNNY CASH  -  Johnny Cash's America  -  Legacy
8  -  OASIS  -  Dig Out Your Soul  -  Big Brother-Reprise
9  -  PLUSHGUN  -  Dancing In A Minefield [EP]  -  Tommy Boy
10  -  RYAN ADAMS AND THE CARDINALS  -  Cardinology  -  Lost Highway
11  -  PINK SPIDERS  -  Sweat It Out  -  Mean Buzz
12  -  SOUNDTRACK  -  Nick And Norah's Infinite Playlist  -  Atlantic
13  -  VARIOUS ARTISTS  -  Nigeria Rock Special: Psychedelic Afro-Rock And Fuzz Funk In 1970's Nigeria  -  Soundway
14  -  BRIAN WILSON  -  That Lucky Old Sun  -  Capitol
15  -  DAVID BYRNE & BRIAN ENO - Everything That Happens Will Happen Today - Todo Mundo - Todomundo
16  -  JESU  -  Why Are We Not Perfect  -  Hydra Head
17  -  REEFER  -  Reefer  -  Alphapup
18  -  LEGENDARY PINK DOTS  -  Plutonium Blonde  -  ROIR
19  -  THURSDAY/ENVY  -  Split [EP]  -  Temporary Residence Limited
20  -  TV ON THE RADIO  -  Dear Science  -  Interscope
21  -  ABIGAIL WILLIAMS  -  In The Shadow Of A Thousand Suns  -  Candlelight
22  -  BELLE AND SEBASTIAN  -  The BBC Sessions  -  Matador
23  -  DEERHUNTER  -  Microcastle  -  Kranky
24  -  FRIENDLY FIRES  -  Friendly Fires  -  XL
25  -  FLETCHERS  -  Bright Blue Lights  - 
26  -  VARIOUS ARTISTS  -  Perfect As Cats: A Tribute To The Cure  -  Manimal Vinyl
27  -  VIVIAN GIRLS  -  Vivian Girls  -  In The Red
28  -  ANATHALLO  -  Canopy Glow  -  Anticon
29  -  BLACK MOTH SUPER RAINBOW  -  Bonus Drippers [EP]  -  Self-Released
30  -  CHEMTRAIL  -  Terminals
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CMJ Issue 1085  -  December 02, 2008

WRSU Radio 200 top 30 – This week's charts

1  -  LOST PATROL  -  Midnight Matinee  -  Self-Released
2  -  DECEMBERISTS  -  Always The Bridesmaid: A Singles Series  -  Capitol
3  -  DAVID BYRNE AND BRIAN ENO  -  Everything That Happens Will Happen Today  -  Todo Mundo - Todomundo
4  -  RYAN ADAMS AND THE CARDINALS  -  Cardinology  -  Lost Highway
5  -  THE CLASH  -  The Clash At Shea Stadium  -  Epic-Legacy
6  -  SNOW PATROL  -  A Hundred Million Suns  -  Polydor-Fiction
7  -  JOHNNY CASH  -  Johnny Cash's America  -  Legacy
8  -  KINGS OF LEON  -  Only By The Night  -  RCA
9  -  EAGLES OF DEATH METAL  -  Heart On  -  Downtown
10  -  SOUNDTRACK  -  Nick And Norah's Infinite Playlist  -  Atlantic
11  -  STREETS  -  Everything Is Borrowed  -  Vice
12  -  STEREOPHONICS  -  Decade In The Sun  -  Fontana
13  -  JOHNNY CASH  -  Live At Folsom Prison  -  Legacy-Columbia/Legacy
14  -  JAPANESE MOTORS  -  Japanese Motors  -  Vice
15  -  DOUBLE BREASTED  -  Who Will Love You?  - 
16  -  WE ARE SCIENTISTS  -  Chris And Keith's Ultimate Playlist*  - 
17  -  THURSDAY/ENVY  -  Split [EP]  -  Temporary Residence Limited
18  -  THE CURE  -  4:13 Dream  -  Suretone-Interscope
19  -  DAVID BOWIE  -  Live Santa Monica '72  -  Virgin
20  -  CHEMTRAIL  -  Terminals  - 
21  -  LOU REED  -  Berlin: Live At St. Ann's Warehouse  -  Matador
22  -  LEGENDARY PINK DOTS  -  Plutonium Blonde  -  ROIR
23  -  BUTTLESS CHAPS  -  Cartography  -  MINT RECORDS
24  -  VIVIAN GIRLS  -  Vivian Girls  -  In The Red
25  -  PINK SPIDERS  -  Sweat It Out  -  Mean Buzz
26  -  OF MONTREAL  -  Skeletal Lamping  -  Polyvinyl
27  -  DEERHUNTER  -  Microcastle  -  Kranky
28  -  DEPARTMENT OF EAGLES  -  In Ear Park  -  4AD
29  -  REEFER  -  Reefer  -  Alphapup
30  -  88  -  Not Only... But Also  -  Def Jam-Island
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CMJ Issue 1086  -  December 09, 2008

WRSU Radio 200 top 30 – This week's charts

1  -  KINGS OF LEON  -  Only By The Night  -  RCA
2  -  LOST PATROL  -  Midnight Matinee  -  Self-Released
3  -  KILLERS  -  Day And Age  -  Island
4  -  OASIS  -  Dig Out Your Soul  -  Big Brother-Reprise
5  -  EAGLES OF DEATH METAL  -  Heart On  -  Downtown
6  -  DAVID BYRNE AND BRIAN ENO  -  Everything That Happens Will Happen Today  -  Todo Mundo - Todomundo
7  -  SNOW PATROL  -  A Hundred Million Suns  -  Polydor-Fiction
8  -  VIVIAN GIRLS  -  Vivian Girls  -  In The Red
9  -  THE CLASH  -  The Clash At Shea Stadium  -  Epic-Legacy
10  -  REPLACEMENTS  -  Pleased To Meet Me  -  Sire
11  -  TV ON THE RADIO  -  Dear Science  -  Interscope
12  -  CRYSTAL STILTS  -  Alight Of Night  -  Slumberland
13  -  CHEMTRAIL  -  Terminals  - 
14  -  DECEMBERISTS  -  Always The Bridesmaid: A Singles Series  -  Capitol
15  -  LEGENDARY PINK DOTS  -  Plutonium Blonde  -  ROIR
16  -  OF MONTREAL  -  Skeletal Lamping  -  Polyvinyl
17  -  LOQUAT  -  Secrets Of The Sea  -  Talking House
18  -  JOHNNY CASH  -  Johnny Cash's America  -  Legacy
19  -  THURSDAY/ENVY  -  Split [EP]  -  Temporary Residence Limited
20  -  PLUSHGUN  -  Dancing In A Minefield [EP]  -  Tommy Boy
21  -  PINK SPIDERS  -  Sweat It Out  -  Mean Buzz
22  -  RISE AGAINST  -  Appeal To Reason  -  Interscope-Geffen
23  -  STEREOPHONICS  -  Decade In The Sun  -  Fontana
24  -  CRYSTAL ANTLERS  -  Crystal Antlers [EP]  -  Touch And Go
25  -  BELLE AND SEBASTIAN  -  The BBC Sessions  -  Matador
26  -  KANYE WEST  -  808s And Heartbreak  -  Def Jam
27  -  SOUNDTRACK  -  Nick And Norah's Infinite Playlist  -  Atlantic
28  -  ZYDEPUNKS  -  Finisterre  -  Nine Mile
29  -  BOO AND BOO TOO  -  No Tempo  -  Ironpaw 
30  -  SANKT OTTEN  -  Eine Kleine Traurigkeit  -  Hidden Shoal

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CMJ Issue 1087  -  January 13, 2009

WRSU Radio 200 top 30 – This week’s charts

1  -  DAVID BYRNE & BRIAN ENO  -  Everything That Happens Will Happen Today  -  Todo Mundo - Todomundo
2  -  THE LOST PATROL  -  Midnight Matinee  -  Self-Released
3  -  VARIOUS ARTISTS  -  Some Bizzare Album  -  Some Bizzare
4  -  RYAN ADAMS AND THE CARDINALS  -  Cardinology  -  Lost Highway
5  -  EAGLES OF DEATH METAL  -  Heart On  -  Downtown
6  -  KILLERS  -  Day And Age  -  Island
7  -  DOUBLE BREASTED  -  Who Will Love You?  - 
8  -  DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE  -  Something About Airplanes  -  Barsuk
9  -  DECEMBERISTS  -  Always The Bridesmaid: A Singles Series  -  Capitol
10  -  THE 88  -  Not Only... But Also  -  Def Jam-Island
11  -  FIREMAN  -  Electric Arguments  -  One Little Indian-MPL-ATO
12  -  GAY BLADES  -  Ghosts  -  Triple Crown-4 Never
13  -  VIVIAN GIRLS  -  Vivian Girls  -  In The Red
14  -  REPLACEMENTS  -  TIM  -  Sire
15  -  SNOW PATROL  -  A Hundred Million Suns  -  Polydor-Fiction
16  -  KANYE WEST  -  808's And Heartbreak  -  Def Jam
17  -  OASIS  -  Dig Out Your Soul  -  Big Brother-Reprise
18  -  OHGR  -  Devils In My Details  -  Musebox
19  -  KLAUS NOMI  -  Za Bakdaz  -  HELIOCENTRIC
20  -  CRYSTAL STILTS  -  Alight Of Night  -  Slumberland
21  -  CHEMTRAIL  -  Terminals  -  Self-Released
22  -  STEREOFIX  -  The Warning Sign [EP]  -  Self-Released
23  -  ARIZONA  -  Glowing Bird  -  Echo Mountain
24  -  BLOC PARTY  -  Intimacy  -  Atlantic
25  -  JUAN TRIP’  -  Fireplace  -  Citizen
26  -  TEARWAVE  -  Different Shade Of Beauty  - 
27  -  THE HUMAN LEAGUE AND THE FUTURE  -  The Golden Hour Of The Future  -  Black Melody
28  -  TRUE WIDOW  -  True Widow  -  End Sounds
29  -  RIGIL  -  Concertina Heart  -  Dynamophone
30  -  OF MONTREAL  -  Skeletal Lamping  -  Polyvinyl
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CMJ Issue 1088  -  January 20, 2009

WRSU Radio 200 top 30 – This week’s charts

1  -  KILLERS  -  Day And Age  -  Island
2  -  MORRISSEY  -  "I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris" [Single]  -  Lost Highway
3  -  CRYSTAL STILTS  -  Alight Of Night  -  Slumberland
4  -  DECEMBERISTS  -  Always The Bridesmaid: A Singles Series  -  Capitol
5  -  RYAN ADAMS AND THE CARDINALS  -  Cardinology  -  Lost Highway
6  -  BLOC PARTY  -  Intimacy  -  Atlantic
7  -  HUMAN LEAGUE AND THE FUTURE  -  The Golden Hour Of The Future  -  Black Melody
8  -  LOST PATROL  -  Midnight Matinee  -  Self-Released
9  -  FIREMAN  -  Electric Arguments  -  One Little Indian-MPL-ATO
10  -  DEERHUNTER  -  Weird Era Cont.  -  Kranky
11  -  EAGLES OF DEATH METAL  -  Heart On  -  Downtown
12  -  DAVID BYRNE AND BRIAN ENO  -  Everything That Happens Will Happen Today  -  Todo Mundo - Todomundo
13  -  SNOW PATROL  -  A Hundred Million Suns  -  Polydor-Fiction
14  -  KLAUS NOMI  -  Za Bakdaz  -  HELIOCENTRIC
15  -  THE CURE  -  4:13 Dream  -  Suretone-Interscope
16  -  MAGNIFICENTS  -  Year Of Explorers  -  Mush
17  -  VARIOUS ARTISTS  -  Some Bizzare Album  -  Some Bizzare
18  -  OHGR  -  Devils In My Details  -  Musebox
19  -  GAY BLADES  -  Ghosts  -  Triple Crown-4 Never
20  -  FIRES OF ROME  -  You Kingdom You  -  The Hours
21  -  RACHAEL YAMAGATA  -  Elephants... Teeth Sinking Into Heart  -  Warner Bros.
22  -  SUPERSUCKERS  -  Get It Together  -  Mid-Fi
23  -  THE 88  -  Not Only... But Also  -  Def Jam-Island
24  -  POSTMARKS  -  By The Numbers  -  Unfiltered
25  -  STREETS  -  Everything Is Borrowed  -  Vice
26  -  TRUE WIDOW  -  True Widow  -  End Sounds
27  -  TOUGH ALLIANCE  -  A New Chance  -  Modular
28  -  OF MONTREAL  -  Skeletal Lamping  -  Polyvinyl
29  -  BOB DYLAN  -  Tell Tale Signs: The Bootleg Series Vol. 8  -  Legacy-Columbia/Legacy-Columbia
30  -  DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE  -  Something About Airplanes  -  Barsuk


 
 



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Wednesday, October 22, 2008 

TunesDay: The Lost Patrol's epic retro-futurism

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Dr. Slammy under entertainment, music [ Comments: none ]

Here's how the blurb at CD Baby puts it:

Cinematic ethereal, spaghetti western flavored retro-futuristic music with powerful female vocals. // A sweeping, cinematic, wide-screen journey that combines ethereal sound scapes with surf-tinged guitar. Perfect for those late night rides across the desert with the top down.
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Uniquely original retro-futurism.

Yeah, that's fair. But there's a lot more to say about The Lost Patrol and their new CD, Midnight Matinee, which has quickly vaulted onto my list of likely 2008 platinum awards.

In this past week's ArtSunday, I noted the TLP's vast array of influences. Today I'd like to talk a little more about the music and the band, and in the process, hopefully I can convince you to wander over to their MySpace page and give them a listen.

I think I'm taken with TLP because I'm always looking for the next great new sound. Of course, there probably aren't any truly new sounds to be had, and if there were it might not be something that would actually bear listening. So what I mean is that I'm always listening for people who have found ways of taking the sounds that have gone before, assimilating and synthesizing them, and producing something that recalls the influence without imitating it. This is what all great art does, ultimately - it stands on the shoulders of the giants who came before.

Steve Masucci, the genius behind it all, has clearly internalized the essence of a legion of great artists: Ennio Morricone, John Barry, Johnny Cash, The Cramps, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Ventures, The Stranglers, Phil Spector, Julee Cruise, Cocteau Twins, Jesus and Mary Chain, Gary Numan, The Church, The Damned, The Chameleons, Dusty Springfield, The Cure, V.A.S.T., The Nightblooms, The Cult, The Beach Boys, Jerry Murad's Harmonicats, A Flock of Seagulls, Dead Can Dance, Smashing Pumpkins, Sisters of Mercy, The Shadows, Al Caiola, Jack Nitzsche, Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, The Verve, Jean Michel Jarre, Duane Eddy, Andy Williams, Angelo Badalamenti, Allison Krause & Union Station, Mazzy Star, Tarnation, The Catherine Wheel, The Sundays, Sigur Rós, Echo and The Bunnymen, Medieval Baebes, Aimee Mann, Miranda Sex Garden, The Shaggs, Joanna Newsom, Goldfrapp, X, Kate Bush, Lovespirals, Abby Travis, Curve.

And while their listed influences don't include U2, I can't help thinking I hear echoes of The Edge's Achtung, Baby guitar sound in there, as well. Also, as noted in that Sunday column, Masucci's songs pay homage to auteurs like David Lynch, Hal Hartley, Jim Jarmusch, Wes Andersen, Sergio Leone and John Waters.

So if you imagine Midnight Matinee as Duane Eddy teaming up with Hope Sandoval, Jon Crosby and The Church to do a soundtrack for a new David Lynch Western Gothic epic starring Johnny Depp and a wrung-out Elisabeth Shue, with powerful supporting turns from Zooey Deschanel and Javier Bardem, you're probably more or less on the right track.

Still, being able to imagine this in my head doesn't help me label it for you. In truth, I have a hard time pegging what genre, exactly, the band is working. Its aching, cinematic beauty, bespeaking a loneliness bigger than the Wyoming sky at dusk, argues for a spot on the fringes of Goth. The reverberating twang of Masucci's guitars reminds me not of Country, but of traditonal Western (and here feel free to think about a more lyrically melodic counterpoint to Munly or Slim Cessna). While it's not industrial by any stretch, it's right at home on a playlist with bands like Fiction 8 and The Birthday Massacre. Fans of DreamPop and Shoegazer bands will have no problem at all slotting it alongside Lush, Catherine Wheel, the late great Space Team Electra, early Verve, or even Asobi Seksu, Blonde Redhead, Jets Overhead, LoveLikeFire, The Raveonettes and Slowdive. And I think somebody needs to put "Blue Lullabies" in the soundtrack of a surfing flick.

All of which, I guess, makes it "indie."

The accomplishment of Midnight Matinee is even greater when we realize that shortly after last year's spectacular Launch and Landing was released, singer Danielle Kimak Strauss left the band. Danielle was born to sing Masucci's songs, and I wasn't terribly optimistic about their ability to replace her. But Mollie Israel has stepped in nicely, to say the least. The two women are similar vocalists in a lot of ways, but I've decided that Israel projects a slightly airier quality than did Strauss, whose approach was perhaps a tad more … resonant? It took me a couple of spins to adjust, but in the end I think they've replaced a fantastic singer without missing a beat.

Which makes me wonder how incredible Israel will be once she's had a couple years to really own her new place at the mic.

You've probably figured out by now that Midnight Matinee comes with a big thumbs up. You can sample (and buy) the entire CD at CD Baby.

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Tuesday, October 21, 2008 

Cheers to Matt Rowe of Music Tap for another fine review!

The Lost Patrol has created a lot of buzz with each release and performance. As they mature, their music becomes so much more defined and distinctive. With their new album, Midnight Matinee, The Lost Patrol ups the ante of indie Rock and Roll.

Psychedelia is alive and well in the music found on Midnight Matinee by The Lost Patrol.  The three-piece band is on the coattails of Gothic music incorporating shoegazing vocals by sweet-voiced Mollie Israel, and shimmering guitars by both Stephen Massucci, who also contributes bass, omnichord, and programming, and the 12-string acoustic guitar of Michael Williams.

Interestingly, their music has a timeless feel to it in that, you can hear snatches of previous eras of music.  You'll recognize '70s influence as well as lots of familiarity from the solid '80s, where much of this music have strong roots.

At times, the music can be cinematic and theatrical, as heard on "Fades from View" and at times very cowboy/punk-billy, like on "Blue Lullabies," and "Silver City Sunset."  I've a feeling that Quentin Tarantino would LOVE this band.  They soundtrack his films well with the songs of aptly named Midnight Matinee (you heard it here first).

However you perceive The Lost Patrol, you will be entertained by the psychedelic feel to many of their songs.  But you'll also enjoy the quality of a band that enjoys their music well enough to give it that genuine feel extending from the history of Rock.  It may bend toward the darker shades, but its hybrid sense wins the day.

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