The Lacking Permanence

The Jesus and Mary Chain continue to produce their signature hydrochloric treacle.

Royel Otis would like to work you over with chocolate-covered brass knuckles.

Tonight, we start with a special presentation of My Favorite Lies, a one-hour collection of songs about untruths, deception, fakery, and more. Moving on, we filled the rest of the evening with the usual variety of genres, mostly from the last few months. Of particular note are new releases from Holiday Ghosts, Adrienne Lenker, and Alejandro Escovedo.

Welcome to Kim Gordon’s angular world, equal parts plush down and sharp razor.

Ghost Funk Orchestra provides the soundtrack for all your paranormal festivities.

On this, Hurray for The Riff Raff and I agree: don’t mess with bison.

“Is this the music, is this the music you like?” yell The Bug Club above a robotic repetitive riff. Yes, this is the music I like. Tonight’s special seems to be bands with names too sensitive to read over the air in Rural Colorado, like Pissed Jeans, Mannequin Pussy, and STRFKR. No matter, we’ll turn it into a game for the listeners.

If you’re looking for subtlety and innuendo, keep looking because Mannequin Pussy is out of stock.

Mall Girl is not what you would typically encounter at the mall around these parts.

A flamboyant tip of the hat to Charley, who shared Being Dead with me only recently. I am smitten and kicking myself for missing their debut album’s release last summer, but I am fiercely making up for lost time. This evening’s Velvet Potty Mouth award goes to STRFKR, whose distinctive FUCK sat like a rock in a river of glitter and was carefully edited out for the Grand Valley’s sensitive ears.