There’s a few big albums dropping today, amongst other significant events today, too. Lest we forget, though, that the prolific MV & EE with The Golden Road drop a new one as well. Drone Trailer is great. The last record with The Golden Road, Gettin’ Gone, was decent enough, though spent more time exploring swampy blues and Neil Young riffs than the free flowing shattered acid folk that Matt Valentine and Erika Elder perfected with The Bummer Road’s 2007 Green Blues. “Anyway,” the opener and included below for your consideration, offers a nice throwback to Tower Recordings, albeit with a more electrified timbre.
As for other MV & EE goings on, they’ve packed the camper, the bong, and everything else to hit the road and party moderately. When going to see them, please note that their recognizable canine friend Zuma, pictured left, is cute, BUT NOT FRIENDLY. Do not approach. I learned this when I went to a show in support of Green Blues. Before show time, I approached the merch table, where both Matt and Erika were present, and reach down to give Zuma a lil’ rub on the dome. Matt was looking right at us for quite a while, though I don’t think it registered immediately, at which point he said “ahhh… oh, hey man… I wouldn’t… I wouldn’t pet the dog, man. She’s kinda weird around people.” So, moral of the story: don’t pet the dog, man. That’s my public service announcement for the day. Grip Drone Trailer here.
