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<\/a><\/p>\nThis week in New Music: ahead of the Twin Peaks<\/strong><\/a> hysteria, Julee Cruise<\/strong><\/a> joins forces for a single release with King Dude<\/strong>, Sonic Youth<\/strong>‘s Kim Gordon<\/strong> releases her first track under her own name, a live<\/a> collection restores missing Led Zeppelin<\/strong> tracks and an unfortunately named minimalist post punk collaboration from Nice As F**k<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Julee Cruise & King Dude – Sing Each Other’s Songs For You<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Cruise’s contribution is a cover of King Dude’s “Animal” which basically gives the track the ethereal, fuzzy loveliness we have come to expect while Dude provides a cover of Twin Peaks classic “Rockin’ Back Inside My Heart.”<\/p>\n The 7″ limited edition release is available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Kim Gordon – “Murdered Out”<\/b><\/p>\n Apparently inspired by the Los Angeles practice of blacking out identifying marks on cars (really?), “Murdered Out” isn’t too different from Gordon’s massive output over the decades. <\/span><\/p>\n “I was interested in how [black matte spray],” Gordon told Rolling Stone<\/a>, “is a subliminal way of X-ing yourself out of the culture. It’s intentionally restrictive; it reclaims something that’s shiny, fetishistic, what was once a driving force of American production and part of L.A. culture – the car. [Black matte spray] is away saying that there’s nothing in mainstream culture for you.” Fair enough.<\/p>\n “Murdered Out” opens with a massive ripper sound that gives way to her guttural rasp. Probably a bit heavier than a lot of Sonic Youth’s work, it’s a banger.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Led Zeppelin – The Complete BBC Sessions<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n Of most interest to fans will be three tracks (the 1969 <\/span>Rhythm and Blues Session<\/span><\/i>) including the only known recording of “Sunshine Woman.”<\/span><\/p>\n A collection documenting the early days of a work in progress, this is a must for all fans.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Nice As F**k – Nice As F**k<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n That’s a crying shame because this collaboration between Jenny Lewis<\/strong> (Rilo Kiley), Erika Forster<\/strong> (Au Revoir Simone) and Tennessee Thomas<\/strong> (The Like) is one of my favorite releases of the year so far.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n An entirely press- and promotion-free zone, the album comes in at 26 minutes over nine songs, each song featuring Lewis singing over post punk beats almost entirely without guitar or keyboards.<\/p>\n It’s hard to imagine there will be a follow up album. This is three friends with a lifetime of music between them trying something new and clearly loving it.<\/p>\n Love it or hate it, they leave you with a 40-second “Nice as F**k” theme, “We’re nice as f**k, wish you good luck.”<\/p>\n They really are though.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The post NEW MUSIC: Julee Cruise, Kim Gordon, Led Zeppelin, Nice As F**k<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>With anticipation for series (perhaps) three of Twin Peaks<\/strong> building, it’s a wonderful thing to see Julee Cruise<\/strong> return with a 2-track release with King Dude<\/strong> on which they – as the title might suggest – sing each other’s songs.<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>Although recording for more than 35 years now, <\/span>Sonic Youth<\/b><\/a> legend <\/span>Kim Gordon<\/b> has never issued anything under her own name until now.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/a>This remastered reissue of five <\/span>Led Zeppelin<\/b> sessions recorded for the BBC in 1969 – along with a live<\/a> performance recorded in 1971 – includes a number of tracks that weren’t included in the 1997 release. <\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/a>I’m leaving this one until last because the band\/album name is unfortunate, screaming as it does hipster bullshit.<\/p>\n