Only a confident artist, or perhaps a fishmonger, would title their album after a mollusk appetizer. Brian Dunne is one such artist. The New York singer-songwriter will release Clams Casino — an indie-rock, Paul Simon-evoking gem of a record — on Sept. 5 via Missing Piece Records. Over 10 tracks, …
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Fantastic Cat must have kompromat over Adam Duritz and DMC. For some reason, the Counting Crows frontman and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame rapper appear in the music video for the band’s video for “So Glad You Made It.” The end result is, in typical Fantastic Cat fashion, …
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If you grew up anywhere within the New York TV viewing radius in the Eighties, you probably remember the commercials advertising the Poconos’ “beautiful Mount Airy Lodge.” Fantastic Cat sure do. The band’s new video for “All My Fault” is rich in shameless cheese — and gloriously fun. Structured around …
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Fantastic Cat make their case as the Harlem Globetrotters of Americana music with a head-spinning, instrument-trading, vocal-swapping rendition of Wings’ “Band on the Run.” The note-perfect but still ramshackle cover arrives on the 50th anniversary of the release of Paul McCartney and Wings’ 1973 album, Band on the Run, and …
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Brian Dunne’s Loser on the Ropes is one of the sleeper albums of the year, a collection of melodic yet punky dissertations on finding the perseverance to grow old — if not up. “The Kids Are All Grown,” about facing your inner child, is a standout, but its sharp arrangement …
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