Themed Post: The Ladybug Transistor, Finishing School, The Essex Green, Elliott Smith

Ooh, ooh, a couple of themes have emerged for this one, and my glee is immense. Brooklynite (lots of them here this week) Sasha Bell is the driving force behind Finishing School, as well as a member of The Ladybug Transistor and The Essex Green. Impressed? Sure, but wait, there's more. The late and ever-to-be-cherished Elliott Smith does the fourth and fifth songs below. "High Times" is from his recent, posthumously released album, New Moon, and "Between the Bars" happens to be my favorite song by him. Gee, those online "Blogging For Dummies" courses are giving me my money's worth.

The Ladybug Transistor - Three Days from Now mp3

Finishing School - Destination Girl mp3

The Essex Green - Don't Know Why (You Stay) mp3

Elliott Smith

High Times mp3 - Thanks, oh mighty Pitchfork.

Between the Bars mp3

The Essex Green

The Essex Green formed almost ten years ago after four Vermonters in Guppyboy moved to Brooklyn, recruited a drummer, and began touring the eastern seaboard of the USA. Sure, the first song’s a little long in tooth, (a whole two years old) but how much can that matter? The second is from their third and latest album, released this year.

The Essex Green
The Long Goodbye - The Late Great Cassiopia m3u
Cannibal Sea - Don't Know Why (You Stay) m3u

MySpace
Merge Records Summary