– We’ve been following the work of Anderson East for a little while now, particularly as he gears up to release his upcoming record Flowers of the Broken Hearted – which you can pre-order via PledgeMusic. Today, we’ve been watching his newly released video for the song “English Major” and it’s our favorite so far: all stripped-down, soulful songwriting and sweet performance. Watch it after the jump.
– Ranch Ghost‘s debut 7″ is now available on iTunes – listen to the crunchy-surfy “The Water” here and buy here.
– Brendan Benson has a new video for the song “Pretty Baby,” and you can watch it here. It was directed by Young Hines, the subject of our very first LS feature who recently put out the record Give Me My Change on Benson’s Readymade Records.
– Jonny Corndawg, who comes back to town on 7.20 at Mercy, is working on a film score with John McCauley for a documentary in progress titled Oxyana. There’s a Kickstarter campaign for the film, which you can donate to here.
– Those Darlins are playing 6.6 at The End.
– Here’s an RS.com writeup on last night’s Black Keys “show,” and the Nashville Cream’s.Watch “English Major” by Anderson East:
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