2006 August | Puddlegum

Page France: Hello, Dear Wind re-release...

Posted by Flick in Uncategorized on 08 29th, 2006 | No Comments

Suicide Squeeze is set to rerelease Page France’s second full-length re-release, Hello, Dear Wind, on September 12. Originally out November 1st of 2005 on Fall Records, the album garnered a stack of praise. Among them, Paste Magazine listed Hello, Dear Wind as #45 in their top 50 albums of 2005....

Jeremy Enigk: World Waits...

Posted by Flick in Uncategorized on 08 28th, 2006 | No Comments

October 17 is the day that brings the new Jeremy Enigk solo album. Aptly named, World Waits is being released on Jeremy's indie label, Lewis Hollow Records, 10 years after his first solo album. Fans of Enigk recognize the label name as one of the songs from his first solo album, Return Of The Frog...

Posted by Flick in Uncategorized on 08 27th, 2006 | No Comments

Domino Records has signed Cass McCombs and sent him to the studio where he is currently emersed. McCombs was signed to 4AD Records, which released PREfection and sent him opening for Modest Mouse’s US tour. Wikipedia describes his sound as “anxious dronals of the Velvet Underground to lonesome...

Posted by Flick in Uncategorized on 08 26th, 2006 | No Comments

Boris Rogowski hails from Cologne, Germany, and is releasing his debut album under the guise of The Society Islands. The album is titled Kiss and Tell, and arrives October 20. The Society Islands offered Puddlegum a sneak at the album, and my initial thoughts while listening were "this will do...

Posted by Flick in Uncategorized on 08 25th, 2006 | No Comments

Aberdeen City will be hitting the road for eight weeks with Electric Six and The Blue Van. They’ll be supporting the release of The Freezing Atlantic, released on August 8th. Steve Lillywhite (U2, Morrissey, Talking Heads) and Nic Hard (The Bravery) produced the album. This is Aberdeen City’s...

Rogue Wave Tour and benefit shows...

Posted by Flick in Uncategorized on 08 25th, 2006 | No Comments

It’s cool to see bands get involved in benefits. According to the Rogue Wave website: Zach will be playing a couple of solo acoustic shows to benefit the 826 Valencia and 826 Seattle Organizations, which help young people improve their writing and communication skills. The events will take place...

The Raconteurs and Bob Dylan Tour...

Posted by Flick in Uncategorized on 08 24th, 2006 | No Comments

On August 31st, Jack White’s The Raconteurs will be performing several times during the MTV Video Awards. You’ll be able to watch some of the performances streamed at vma.mtv.com. Two weeks later they’re touring in the UK: 10/14 Academy/Glasgow 10/15 Apollo/Manchester 10/18 Academy/Newcastle 10/19...

Leigh Nash’s story...

Posted by Flick in Puddlegum Archives on 08 24th, 2006 | No Comments

Former Sixpence None The Richer vocalist, Leigh Nash, has a solo album out called Blue on Blue. She is touring with Jars of Clay in October to suppport the new release. The album first hit the stores August 15 with a music video for My Idea of Heaven. Leigh (Bingham) Nash first joined Sixpence at the...

Leigh Nash’s story...

Posted by Flick in Artist Review on 08 24th, 2006 | No Comments

Former Sixpence None The Richer vocalist, Leigh Nash, has a solo album out called Blue on Blue. She is touring with Jars of Clay in October to suppport the new release. The album first hit the stores August 15 with a music video for My Idea of Heaven. Leigh (Bingham) Nash first joined Sixpence at the...

Posted by Flick in Uncategorized on 08 23rd, 2006 | No Comments

While the major label will remain nameless, I received an album that had a disconcerting warning. I’m grateful to receive pre-release copies, and I understand the desire to prevent an entire album hitting peer-to-peer networks before they hit the shelves. I agree that music should be attained...

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