February: a Good Month for Music
Some good things happened in music this month.
The Black Keys won Grammy awards for Best Alternative Album, (Brothers) Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals, Best Recording Package and Producer of the Year, Non Classical. Arcade Fire won a Grammy for Album of the Year, The Suburbs.
Here are The Black Keys in Howlin’ for You from Brothers:
Lady Gaga should have won the WTF award for this:
In other news, North Mississippi Allstars have a new album out, Keys to the Kingdom, February 1. Less blues, more gospel and folk. Probably their most main-streamish album to date. Here’s The Meeting:
Drive By Truckers have been extremely prolific lately. Less than a year after their latest album, they came out with Go-Go Boots two days ago. The tradition of stories of hardhsip in small southern towns continues. Go Go Boots is quite dark, even for DBT who are not known for a cheerful demeanor. Used to be a Cop:
Finally, a new video from The New Pornographers. Nice take on the “Rise and Fall of a Rock Band” genre, posted last week on YouTube:
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