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The Meters - Ain't No Use

Friday dirt:

The Meters — It Ain't No Use

Starlight Mints, Bishop Allen; New Breakestra

Two new obsessions this week thanks to Last.fm's recommendation algorithms. Not sure why I wasn't already hip to Starlight Mints or Bishop Allen, but both have quickly made the jump to my varsity squad. We'll see about their stamina. 

Starlight Mints — Zoomba

Bishop Allen — The Ancient Commonsense of Things

(hearing some heavy Andrew Bird nods in the chorus)

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New Breakestra is out. More appropriately, the new Miles Tackett is out. The mind and muscle behind the L.A. funk outfit is a one-man rhythm section when the band takes to the studio, handling bass, guitars, keys, drums and vocals. And so it goes with Dusk Till Dawn (Strut Records), the band's second full-length of original material. 

Not to say Tackett doesn't keep good company. Mixmaster Wolf still figures heavily in the vocals, the horn section is back and a handful of sit-ins and cameos ice the cake. But Dusk, for better or worse, is a pretty meat-and-potatoes Breakestra record with standout moments where guests crash Tackett's studio space.

Breakestra — Posed To Be (feat Chali 2na, Mixmaster Wolf & DJ Dusk)

Breakestra — You'll Never Know (feat Jeremy Ruzumna)

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This is just awesome