It’s been rough going back to the office. We did not have a full length review for you today, principally because the majority of us were slogging through meetings, fine-tuning lesson plans, photo-copying syllabi and, in general, greasing the wheels of the educational process. Thank god Bob Geldof knows how we feel. (To get all you youngsters out there up to speed: Pink from The Wall was in a band, doesn’t pay his taxes, invented Live Aid (I guess) and allegedly may (or may not) have had something to do with the dude from INXS.)
Happily for you, (if classic Boomtown Rats aren’t your thing, that is) we’ve got a new track from the inimitable Daniel Johnston, the lead single from his upcoming record Is and Always Wlll Be, out on October 6. The record is the fruit of a collaboration with Jason Falkner and is Johnston’s first release in six years. I’ve not yet heard the rest of it, but “Freedom” is, I’d argue, divergent from Johnston’s previous output for its level of production and instrumentation; more succinctly, “Freedom” isn’t stripped down. It does bear Johnston’s characteristc brilliant lyricism and is completely top notch. As the release date approaches, we’re going to have more coverage on this record, but, for the meantime, enjoy this one.
We’re back on the map tomorrow and Wednesday with our regular coverage and have a killer interview in the works for Thursday. Thanks for putting up with us as our jobs kick back in; America’s youth thank you.
