Yorn says, “I’ve been in this lonesome cowboy phase for a while. “ The Man” – Pete Yorn with Natalie Maines It has the sweet nostalgic feel of summers to me, with a nicely syncopated beat that Pete slips into his songs like a gift. How many times in a row can I listen to it? That remains to be seen. ”) which combine flawlessly with Natalie’s bittersweet & evocative harmonies. “The Man” has some lovely lyrics ( “Walk me out by the water’s edge, oh my brother I’m comin’ down. “The Golden Road” (recorded in rami jaffee’s trailer in malibu…a vibe so strong i cant even explain) “The Good Advice” (a ripper featuring leon russell on piano)Ħ. “Don’t Mean Nothing” (written for nancy sinatra, and recorded by her for her own record…had to do it myself.love the song too much….also featuring natalie from dixiechicks.)Ĥ. “Never My Love” (studio version of association classic featuring FARMER DAVE scher of beachwood sparks fame on pedal steel)ģ. The six-song limited edition EP is available only at shows on his current acoustic tour, and I highly recommend getting your hands on it however possible.įrom an earlier post, here is what Yorn says about the songs on the Westerns EP (c rappy picture, I know, but it is the ONLY one I could find of the cover art):Ģ. New Pete Yorn with Natalie Maines: “The Man” (suuuperb!!)Įasily one of the best songs so far this year for me, ranking up there with my favorite Pete Yorn songs ever, “The Man” is the title track off Pete’s appropriately titled “twang-rock” Westerns EP. It hits stores in September and is the brainchild of Jason Rekulak.

* Hours of endless summer fun: Let’s Paint the ’90s – a coloring book which includes a set of watercolors and hilarious drawings of Billy Ray Cyrus, Tonya Harding and Elian Gonzalez that beg for color. I used to deliver the smackdown on that game. * YOU KNOW that you need a Donkey Kong polo shirt.

Check it out in the Tour section of his website if you couldn’t get tickets to the largely sold-out acoustic shows.

* And I know I just posted about Pete Yorn, but I got this email shortly after announcing a bunch of in-stores which have been added. * I recommend reading this interesting article about SF-Bay Area musician/independent filmmaker Chris Brown (not the rapper guy), whose Now That You’re Fed CD is one of my top sublime power pop efforts for the year. Three more new streaming songs on Leona Naess’ profile * Contest Alert: If you are into the Tapes ‘N Tapes business, Joe from Stage Hymns blog is giving away a signed copy of Tapes ‘N Tapes limited edition 7″ vinyl single “Insistor.” The contest runs til tomorrow, Friday.

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