Some albums are great year-round: their timeless nature makes them a suitable play no matter what the weather is like outside. But other albums depend on the season as the mood of the music matches what it's like outside.
A good fall album is one that is filled with some twang but still enough energy to make you forget that winter is near.
When winter does come, the perfect album are those slower, more mellow efforts, with often somber lyrics to match. As the mercury starts to amp up, however, so too does the energy on a good summer album.
Summer music should be the kind that is fit for a long road trip or day at the beach: fast, loud and drenching with sweat. This year we're getting treated to maybe the ultimate summer album by the ultimate summer band: "Stay Positive" from the Hold Steady.
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008
NOW PLAYING with Scott Sowers: Try to 'Stay Positive'
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Hi Appen Newspapers,
On behalf of Rough Trade / Beggars Digital, Vagrant and The Hold Steady, many thanks for plugging "Stay Positive" (street date 14th July and advance, digital release date 9th June) ... .. thanks, also, on behalf of the label and the band for not posting any pirate links to unreleased (studio) material and, if your readers want good quality, non-pirated, preview tracks, “Sequestered in Memphis” is available for fans and bloggers to stream / link to / post etc on the band’s MySpace ... .. check-out http://www.myspace.com/theholdsteady and http://www.theholdsteady.com for details on “Stay Positive” and the band’s 2008 shows ... .. for a limited period a play-through of “Stay Positive” shall also be available on the band’s MySpace and on NME (http://www.nme.com), although these are for promotional purposes only and the artist and labels have kindly asked fans and bloggers not to host or link to pirate copies of the full album on-line – for which many thanks in advance.
Thanks again for your plug.
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