SONG OF THE DAY (#181)

'cheap champagne,' by georgie james

here's a cool new band (well, new to me. surely some of you hipsters already know about them). if you're like me and don't know much about them, here's the deal: after q and not for you went splitsville, drummer john davis called up his friend laura berhann (she released several of her own solo albums) and discussed writing some music together over drinks. they clicked and before you can say 'faster than you can say,' they christened their budding project georgie james--a name the band says was a bit glam, a bit androgynous. i say it's a whole lot of awesome.

it was fortuitous for us, the music listening public, that the two of them did get together and started cranking tunes. and what marvelous tunes they are! spotless harmonies and memorable melodies, clever arrangements and solid musicianship. this record is an absolute gem (seriously, i've listened to it three or four times and now it's solid top to bottom. no duds. anywhere. a top 10 fav contender for sure.). 'places' drops 9/25. buy it.

for those of you in the greater salt lake city area, georie james will be @ kilby court november 6. $7 clams in advance, $8 clams day of show. that's cheaper than a movie. be there. at least i hope there are more than 12 people like high violets show. come on, slc, don't let 'em down. let's show up in droves.

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