The Decemberists—whose show this Friday I’m ultra-psyched for—are on All Things Considered this afternoon; check it out.
In a related vein: I note that both they and the Dresden Dolls have a certain self-conscious Brecht/Weill feel to their music. One more and I’ve got the requisite journalist’s three for a full-blown trend. Nominees?
5 responses so far ↓
1 PJ Doland // May 4, 2005 at 3:59 pm
Nellie McKay is doing the Threepenny Opera on Broadway, does that complete your Brecht / Weill trifecta? Or does actual Brecht / Weill not count?
2 Julian Sanchez // May 6, 2005 at 5:16 pm
Hmm, not sure… McKay’s list of influences reads like a party shuffle, so it seems like cheating to cite her.
3 Anon // May 8, 2005 at 3:09 am
I’m not really sure I agree with your thesis, but if you were really clever I think you could make an argument for the Fiery Furnaces.
In a related vein, listening to anything interesting these days (Decembrists’ aside)?…
Anon
4 marc w. // May 9, 2005 at 5:31 pm
This might get me drawn and quartered in certain circles, but I nominate the Arcade Fire.
5 GH // May 14, 2005 at 3:12 pm
Marc, they’ll have to octave both of us, not just quarter you. Arcade Fire it is.