USA, Today
I’ve been back more than a week from my 3-week drive from Dallas → New York and my jets are still lagging! Had an amazing time and visited some astonishing cities, some less great than others. We drove from Dallas to Hot Springs to Memphis to Nashville to Newport to Roanoke to Washington D.C. to Philadelphia to New York City. When I get my film developed (oh that’s right, I took 3 cameras and about 20 rolls of film!) I’m sure there’ll be a few corkers I can put up on the blog. In the meantime, here’s 3 shots of my travel buds taken on Rob’s digital SLR. Oh, and I was gonna do a post about the new Deerhunter album (which has a few stunners on it) but I’ll leave that for another day. First off then, great new track from Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs which was played by Annie Mac on her Friday show.
Centennial Park, Nashville, Tennessee (Rob)
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs – Household Goods (Radio Rip) by Scottish Friction
Next, a gorgeous track that kicks off Sufjan Stevens‘ new album ‘The Age of Adz’ (pronounced ‘odds’ apparently).
Fort Worth Stockyards, Fort Worth, Texas (Eva)
Sufjan Stevens – Futile Devices by Scottish Friction
Finally, a track that was played to us when we went on the Sun Studios tour in Memphis. By the Prisonaires, the track ‘Just Walkin’ In The Rain’ was written by inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary and this song was eventually released on Sun Records. The record became so successful that they were allowed day-passes out to tour! Ah the power of music…
City Hall Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York (Chris)
Listen ♫: The Prisonaires – Just Walkin’ In The Rain ←♥♥♥
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Tags: Futile Devices, Household Goods (Radio Rip), Just Walkin' In The Rain, Sufjan Stevens, The Prisonaires, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
