One listen down and yep this is perfect I highly encourage everyone to dance around to Mexican Coke while drinking Corona its very fun I relate to Can We Just Not Talk About Last Night? way too much but it's so great Record Store is gut-wrenching in the best way
Less a specific album and more a vibe. The guitar sound, the vocal inflection, etc. It made me think of Costello immediately the first time I heard it.
Decade-plus long lurker from AP.net and then here who has never jumped in to any discussion before now.... I had to sign up just to say how good this album is. It is damn good.
I assumed he did it because he wanted to play those songs live. But then he premiered the album the day after he started the tour. Very odd indeed.
Saw Butch in Athens last night, second night of the tour. Holy. Shit. So damn good. If you guys are seeing this tour you are in for a treat, and if you aren't seeing it you might want to reconsider your life. He played all the songs released off Stay Gold so far plus Record Store. As well as a collection of songs from the rest of his career. I'd never seen him live before, and it was truly an experience. He is such a true rock n' roll dude, through and through.
It is definitely odd, but I think it shows confidence in the back half of the album being just as good, if not better, than the front half.
Yesterday woke up thinking the release was today. Then was disappointed to realize that my mind was not matching up with the calendar. Then this shows up. One listen in and it sounds pretty great to my ears