What happens when two great songwriters decide to focus their talents upon their favourite sport? Nope not that Wilco tribute to synchronized swimming you’ve been waiting for. Rather, you get the highly entertaining debut disc from The Baseball Project, Volume One: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails. The album is the brainchild of Steve Wynn (Dream Syndicate, Steve Wynn and the Miracle 3) and Scott McCaughey (Young Fresh Fellows, Minus 5, and R.E.M) whose unhealthy love for music is undermined only by an even more unhealthy love of baseball. They'll be joined on stage by drummer Linda Pitmon (Miracle 3, Golden Smog) and R.E.M.'s Peter Buck.
It was just that lineup too that were the featured musical guest on the Late Show with David Letterman last Friday night. Have a look at the video below.
This is a great recording and certainly a lot of fun for the summer of ‘08. (Ted Fucking Williams might just be the song title of the year.) The album is due July 8th on Yep Roc Records where they are currently streaming it in its entirety.
Stream the album here.
It was just that lineup too that were the featured musical guest on the Late Show with David Letterman last Friday night. Have a look at the video below.
This is a great recording and certainly a lot of fun for the summer of ‘08. (Ted Fucking Williams might just be the song title of the year.) The album is due July 8th on Yep Roc Records where they are currently streaming it in its entirety.
Stream the album here.
2 comments:
What an amazing lineup! I am going to listen now, as this has the makings of something really interesting.
I knew nothing about this and I am a huge REM fan.
Thanks for the heads up.
Binky
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