I don't know what's wrong with me, but I haven't been able to get it together for the contrast podcast lately. This week's theme was "Promises and Threats," but I couldn't find anything extra-special to share. Not that I'm making excuses, but I think I'm still tired from my trip. It takes longer to recuperate from these things the older you get! So I promise to try harder next week, w...
I've been waiting a really long time to make an announcement saying these words: Andrew Kenny, front-man of American Analog Set and one of the chillest dudes alive, has a new album - and you can hear some songs from it. The project is called The Wooden Birds and here's the rundown: Kenny sings and plays guitar, David Wingo (Ola Podrida) is in the band as well, as is AmAnSet collaborator Leslie ...
The American Analog Set is one of those indie bands that has been around for a long long time but has flown under the radar in the indie music scene for all those years, and gets hardly any recognition. Why this is happening is a mystery to me. AmAnSet have been longtime friends of Death Cab For Cutie, with Ben Gibbard and Andrew Kenny both doing "Home: Volume V" together. They are such an a...
I only have a couple of albums by American Analog Set. LOVE "Know By Heart", and I also have "Set Free" which I haven't listened to that much. Know By Heart always finds it's way back into my frequently-listened to albums. I'd even go out on a limb and say that this album is timeless. Mellow, poppy, a good morning album.Another surprise on my iPod this morning is a track from the second cd ...