For the Record
Season 4: The Forty Five - September 2021 Records of the Month
On this episode of both the Blind Tiger Record Club Podcast and "On Air" on Lightning 100 (100.1 FM WRLT, Nashville, TN), David W. Williams, Rudy Newman, and Kevin Lee discuss the B.T.R.C. September Records of the Month. There are four styles represented; Singer Songwriter, Rock & Alternative, Jazz Soul & Blues, and Classics. Four records will be introduced - one from each style. Each album is discussed and clips of songs from the album are played. It is a great introduction to the artists and albums. All of these albums have been released or reissued recently or will be releasing this month.
Who, The - Who's Next
Who's Next is the fifth studio album by English rock band the Who. It developed from the aborted Lifehouse project, a multi-media rock opera written by the group's Pete Townshend as a follow-up to the band's 1969 album Tommy. The project was cancelled due to it's complexity and conflicts with Kit Lambert, the band's manager, but Townshend was persuaded to record the songs as a straightforward studio album. The Who recorded Who's Next with assistance from recording engineer Glyn Johns. After producing the song "Won't Get Fooled Again" in the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio, they relocated to Olympic Studios to record and mix most of the album's remaining songs. They made prominent use of the synthesizer on the album, particularly on "Won't Get Fooled Again" and "Baba O'Riley", which were both released as singles. The cover photo was shot by Ethan Russell and made reference to the monolith in the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Morcheeba - Blackest Blue
Pioneers of the British music scene, 'Blackest Blue' will be the band's 10th studio album in a discography that spans three decades. 2020 saw Morcheeba unable to tour or perform live, which gave Skye Edwards & Ross Godfrey "time to write songs and really get to hone them," as Godfrey puts it. "There weren't so many pressures so we could really take our time getting the songs right," adds Edwards.
Manchester Orchestra - The Million Masks of God
Manchester Orchestra "The Million Masks Of God" The Million Masks Of God showcases the strength and boundary-pushing invention of Manchester Orchestra's catalog and is a testament to the kinship of it's songwriting duo-the bond that enables them to take something so tragically personal and turn it into limitless, compassionate, communal, revelatory art.
Bastards of Soul - Spinnin'
Eastwood Music Group proudly presents the debut full-length LP release Spinnin' from the east Dallas classic R&B disciples Bastards of Soul. Recorded at Niles City Sound in Fort Worth, the ten cuts on Spinnin' represent the perfect way to get indoctrinated into the sound that BoS is putting down. Engineered and co-produced by the esteemed Josh Block (who was part of same team that shaped the sound of Leon Bridges' debut), the album resonates with the pulse of the southern R&B of the past and creates a joyous vibe with original soul joints rooted in a vintage sound.
