Continuing my Posh Boy kick because why not! Glad to see their stuff on IODA, such a great label. Here’s Chronic Disorder from Tacoma, Washington with an epic wail about a classic old theme: old men sending young men to war. Sounding like a collision of U2 and The Doors on this track, these disorderly lads have serious musical and vocal talent, and they play together seamlessly like veterans. Such a hardcore sounding name – Chronic Disorder – but their sound is actually very accessible and even a bit power-pop. I like, I like.

Chronic Disorder
“The Drums of War” (download mp3)
from “The Drums of War”
(Posh Boy Music)
“The Drums Of War” (play)
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Enter the seethingly sexy and calamitously cool dreamworld of Gram Rabbit. They are great in every little way, and she wears bunny ears well. A friend turned me on to this band a coupla years ago, and this just came up in random play on the old iThingy, inspiring this fawning post. Fawn. Post.

Gram Rabbit – “Dirty Horse” mp3 (play/download)

From their “Music To Start a Cult To” album, available from Amazon.

Here’s a fine track from Nashville’s Silver Jews. “Only you can make my lies come true.” I don’t think it gets more honest than that. “We’re gonna die til it doesn’t hurt.” This is just full of lyrical gems, the vocal is sweet and funny, and the accompaniment is superb. A love song, with actual love in it. Who woulda thunkit.

Room Games and Diamond Rain