Lutz Kokott's Blog

Have you read the new Wire? Loose Fur have an album you’re not going to be able to get until 2009! Well, you’ll be able to get it on March 21st, 2006, but if you work for The Wire, you won’t “get” it until a couple years from now. Apparently they’re just “getting” the first Loose Fur album now! Guys, guys…it’s just music. Come on, give yourselves a break, loosen up, have a beer and get down. It’s only music. And protest. And spiteful joy. It’s called Born Again in the USA and it’s an all-new, all-great album from Loose Fur that’s set to take the known world by storm. With a combination of classic rock and roll, progressive improvisation techniques, world music and a twist of musical theater, Loose Fur have created one of the best albums in the last year or five. It’s up front and in your face! It’s downcast and introspective! It’s pop! It’s rock! It’s everything you want it to be! Except what you want it to be! What else could you possibly expect from the combined iconoclastic forces of Jeff Tweedy, Jim O’Rourke and Glenn Kotche? These guys have been following their own muse for years now and now we’ve got two Loose Fur records to prove how great following your own muse sounds. And then there’s the social commentary angle, that should have people rioting in the streets. It’s only right for a populist statement in this fucked-up day and age. Don’t take our word for it, get the album! Or check out the free Loose Fur video sample.

Born Again in the USA is coming get down!

by Rian Murphy, Drag City Inc.

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