Oh, I have those two. I also have "Chicago" and "Come On! Feel the Illinoise!" which are totally and completely awesome. "Chicago" is utterly gorgeous.

The Knitters are releasing another album, and going back out on the road!!!

Very droll artist bio here: [link]

“Some folks might say our music has always been what you call ‘eclectic,’” says John Doe of the Knitters. “Well, OK. As A.P. Carter used to say to me when we’d go song-hunting in the Clinch Mountains, ‘Buddy, it’s all music, y’know.’”

The Knitters — Doe, co-lead vocalist Exene Cervenka, guitarist Dave Alvin, bassist Jonny Ray Bartel, and drummer D.J. Bonebrake — have been rambling a tangled map of American musical highways since way back in the 20th century. Now, with their first album in 20 years, The Modern Sounds of the Knitters, the revered American band is bringing their traditional sound to a new generation of listeners.

Taking a long, thoughtful draw on her corncob pipe, Exene says, “We figured that some people knew our music — from our Folkways and Vanguard albums, or those compilations the Smithsonian put out in the ‘90s, or maybe even from some of our early 78s. We decided to call our new one The Modern Sounds of the Knitters to show that our sound is always up-to-date, no matter how far back it reaches.”

The Knitters’ sound stretches back quite a ways, and it wasn’t always the electrified style heard on the group’s new Zoë/Rounder album. “When we played for Ralph Peer in Bristol, Tennessee back in ’27,” Alvin recalls with a nostalgic chuckle, “there wasn’t what you’d call ‘electric’ music. It was just us, Jimmie Rodgers, and the Carter Family with our acoustic guitars, singing into one microphone. Too bad our master from that session fell off the back of a Model A. Our career might have gotten started sooner.” ....

The Knitters are releasing another album, and going back out on the road!!!

OH YAY!

So, I wasn't able to find Illinois at any CD stores over lunch, I couldn't figure out if it didn't arrive because of the holiday or what. Apparently it is being held by retailers because Stevens tried to put Supes on the cover without getting DC's approval. Oops.

D'oh! Here's the offending cover.

Lots of Gotha Nova: "Love Will Tear Us Apart," "A Forest," "Marian")

Sooo, what sort of bribe do I need to offer up to get those tracks?

Sooo, what sort of bribe do I need to offer up to get those tracks?

Hmm, I really shouldn't waste an opportunity like this. Are your bangs due to be cut this week? Pictures of you with your hair in a severe French twist? Have you sing Prince's "Erotic City" accompanied only by cello and harmonium?

No, just your usual daily commitment to full on Jilli-style will suffice.

Should I post them at Buffistawrawk, or email them to you?

Here's the AMG review (with most tracks mentioned):

The best compliment that can be paid to Nouvelle Vague's self-titled debut album: it isn't as arch and smirking as a collection of bossa nova versions of new wave classics by fetching French and Brazilian chanteuses would suggest. Based on the concept alone, Nouvelle Vague seems similar to the work of jokesters like the Mike Flowers Pops or Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine, but though the album is definitely playful, it works on a sincere level enough of the time to be more than just a goof. In fact, Nouvelle Vague's best moments are a tribute to how well written the words and melodies of these songs are; that they can withstand, and even thrive in, such different arrangements is no small feat. Smooth, smoky ballads, such as the opening track, "Love Will Tear Us Apart," provide many of the album's highlights. The Cure's "A Forest" gets a tropical twist, complete with jungle sound effects, while the Cult's "Marian" remains as dark as ever but is now much more delicate — call it gotha nova. On the other hand, the cover of the Dead Kennedys' "Too Drunk to Fuck" is a giggly, sassy, mischievous standout that bears virtually no resemblance to the original. Likewise, the serpentine version of Killing Joke's "Psyche" is radically different from the original, nor does it quite fit in with the rest of Nouvelle Vague's bright, breezy feeling, but its spooky vibe makes it one of the album's most interesting tracks. Two of the best covers come from a couple of the least well-known bands on the collection: Tuxedomoon's "In a Manner of Speaking" is transformed into a gorgeous, completely convincing torch song, and Josef K's "Sorry for Laughing" closes the album on a sweetly languid note. Not all of Nouvelle Vague is this inspired — the version of Depeche Mode's "Just Can't Get Enough" is overly fussy, and while the covers of songs like "I Melt With You" and "Making Plans for Nigel" are nice enough, they don't have the spark of the album's best moments. But even at its worst, Nouvelle Vague is still pleasantly witty background music. This unlikely, but mostly happy, marriage of new wave and bossa nova will probably disappoint or displease purists who believe that every version of "Love Will Tear Us Apart" should have the brooding intensity of the original, but everyone else can enjoy the album's playful elegance. - by Heather Phares

Are your bangs due to be cut this week?

They are, actually. But you wouldn't get pictures at the moment, as the power cord for the digital camera has vanished, and the camera battery is dead, dead, dead.

Should I post them at Buffistawrawk, or email them to you

Buffistarawk, please! That way I can just sign in and download them when I get home tonight.

the Cult's "Marian" remains as dark as ever but is now much more delicate

Way to fact-check, silly people.

But you wouldn't get pictures at the moment

But...but...I want new Jilli pictures all the time!

::eyes well up with tears::