Today's Quick Mention: Did any of you happen to see the Star
Wars-inspired April's Fool joke
(it involved a
Tauntaun sleeping
bag)
that Think Geek pulled on their customers this year? Well, apparently
everyone wanted one so bad that the company is trying to put them into
production. Geeks are powerful.
The first time that I received word of a new These United States record it
hadn't exactly been very long since their debut had graced my ears. To
their credit, they waited a bit longer this time, but Everything Touches
Everything is still their third full length in 18 months, and that's
just crazy. Way to overachieve, guys. Look for the LP on
September 1. Enjoy.
:These
United States - I Want You To Keep Everything:
I don't know of many artists that could put out so much
material in such a short amount of time and still sound
fresh, but somehow These United States are able to get it
done. Seriously, it's as if they sit down and
willingly agree that one part to the formula will be Jesse
Elliot's all-American voice, another will be an appreciation
for alt-country and then the rest will just consist of
whatever they happen to be feeling that day. So, what
you get is familiar and inspired, and that's just
snazzy.
These United States - Honor Amongst Thieves (Official Video)
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