Christine Fellows

I've been holding on to this song for a long time, at least a year or two, unsure whether or not I'd post it. Obviously, here it is... The album on which "Advice" appears, 2 little birds, is out of print; Fellows asks on her website that it not be purchased digitally, if available, as she has not consented to it sale in this manner. That said, I can certainly pitch her latest work, Nevertheless, released last November, which features the same cellist heard here, Leanne Zacharias, plus Weakerthan (and husband) John K. Samson.

Advice [MP3, 2.4MB, 96kbps]

www.christinefellows.com
www.sixshooterrecords.com
www.endearing.com

Justin Rutledge

I was listening to the always excellent CBC Radio 3 podcast a few weeks back while flying cross-country. Maybe it was the altitude or lack of non-peanut sustenance but Justin Rutledge's live, sing-along rendition of "Don't Be So Mean, Jellybean" made me bust up a cryin'. Here's hoping it makes the cut for his new album due out in the fall.

Don't Be So Mean, Jellybean (Live)

from No Never Alone (2003):
The Suffering of Pepe O'Malley (Pt. III)
Special
Too Sober to Sleep

www.sixshooterrecords.com
www.myspace.com/justinrutledge
www.justinrutledge.com

Elliott Brood

Neal's been suggesting the self-described "death country" of Elliott Brood for awhile now (TT seconded the idea — thanks folks), and finally the Toronto trio has a free & legal MP3 available. "Second Son," off the recently released LP Ambassador, pretty much encapsulates the band's roots in an old fashioned, sepia-toned, violent world; it was recorded in an abandoned slaughterhouse, after all. Also worth a look and a listen is Elliott Brood's debut EP Tin Type, with brown paper bag packaging and a replica handmade photo album. Kinda makes you wonder if they'll use a Victrola for the remixes...

Second Son [MP3, 3.8MB, 160kbps]

www.sixshooterrecords.com
www.weewerk.com
www.elliottbrood.ca