Ladyfinger seems to be Omaha's answer to Queens of the Stone Age and quite possibly the most rockingest outfit to emerge from the Saddle Creek Records imprint. The band, which often shows love to its home state by adding an (ne) to its title, is releasing its sophomore LP, Dusk, on February 3. From the one-sheet:
"Recorded once again with Matt Bayles (Mastodon, Minus the Bear, Isis), Dusk is Ladyfinger (ne) at the peak of their powers. Witness Chris Machmuller's confidence in his vocals grow
Dinosaur Jr's Farm is currently charting at #1 over at KJHK, Pitchfork gave it an 8.5, and it's on Jagjaguwar, home to such current indie rock faves as as Okkervil River and Sunset Rubdown. I haven't heard it, but considering those three facts, it's probably a safe bet to pick up Farm today and not worry about whether you're wasting your hard-earning scrilla. They're playing on Jimmy Fallon on Thursday, or you can just avoid the whole painfulness of watching an entire episode and check it out on
I might actually spend some money on records today. There's some good stuff hitting the shelves (or your iTunes account, depending on how you roll) today.
Today's biggest release is definitely The Dead Weather's Horehound. With Jack White of the White Stripes and Alison Mosshart of the Kills, to say nothing of members of the Raconteurs and Queens of the Stone Age, this is a band that is pretty much the epitome of "supergroup." And, as an added bonus, White's not the lead singer, so by trading o
