In belated-honor of St. Patrick's Day, here are some tunes related to all things liquor...

MP3 New Pornographers - "The Slow Descent Into Alcoholism"
From 2000's Mass Romantic, just another pop masterpiece from one of my favorite Canadian supergroups.

MP3 Earlimart - "We Drink On The Job"
JRDN and I caught these guys opening for The Decemberists last November at the Triple Rock & were plenty impressed. This track is off of last year's Everyone Down Here.

MP3 Tom Waits - "The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me)"
A boozy Waits classic from 1976's Small Change. Man alive, I love Tom Waits.

MP3 Corn Mo - "Busey Boy"
I first encountered the legend that is Corn Mo on March 22, 2002 @ The Knitting Factory in NYC, where he opened a historical RANA event. "Shock & awe" are the best terms I can use to describe his incredible set of accordian metal. This song, about being mistaken for sometimes drunken actor Gary Busey struck a chord with me in particular, since a couple of my good friends often had trouble distinguishing between Busey and Nick Nolte. Good times. From his 2003 album, The Magic Is You!

This entry was posted by mr gilbert at 3/18/2004 02:31:00 AM.