Bedhead Cat's Cradle
02 Burned Out
Chelsea
Carrboro, N.C.
Jan. 20, 1996
(opening for Luna)
soundboard recording (quality: Ex-)
01 Powder
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| Bedhead: pondering oblivion, again |
03 Smoke
04 The Unpredictable Landlord
05 Left Behind
06 The Dark Ages
07 Golden Brown
(Stranglers cover)
08 Bedside Table
09 The Rest of the Day
Bedhead:
Matt Kadane - guitar, vocals
Bubba Kadane - guitar, vocals
Tench Coxe - guitar
Kris Wheat - bass
Trini Martinez - drums
-sample Bedhead's seductive sound here-
ROB SEZ: Since music discovery is a major goal of the blog, it's time for another helping of bands you probably haven't heard of, but might want to know about. Brothers Matt and Bubba Kadane first founded Bedhead in the 1990s, then The New Year in the 2000s, then Overseas — the latter with David Bazan of Pedro the Lion. Bedhead got tagged as a pioneer of the "slowcore" sound, but in my mind, that's just another instance of lazy music journalism. Bedhead has a slower pace and a guitar-centric style that lends itself to the slowcore label, but the group easily transcends it with inventive song structures, great arrangements, and thoughtful lyrics. AllMusic says The New Year is "more accessible" than Bedhead, but all I hear is yet more absorbing music that rewards repeated listenings. Highly recommended. Check out Numero Group's reissue of all of Bedhead's studio recordings, plus a live album from 1998 (all available in lossless digital for a bargain price.). BIG THANKS to romme and especially to mrpember for going the extra mile to share these recordings with me.
The New Year
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| Kadane brothers & co.: The New Year (below: Matt K. onstage in 2008) |
Vienna, Austria
Nov. 18, 2008
audience recording (sound quality: VG+, from master tape source)
01 The Company I Can Get
02 Reconstruction
03 Chinese Handcuffs
04 The Door Opens
05 Wages of Sleep
06 The End's Not Near
07 X Off Days
08 Gasoline
09 MMV
10 Plan B
11 The Block That Doesn't Exist
12 Disease
13 Newness Ends
14 Stranger to Kindness
The New Year:
Matt Kadane - guitar, vocals
Bubba Kadane - guitar, vocals
Peter Schmidt - rhythm guitar
Mike Donofrio - bass
Chris Brokaw - drums
