Catching Up: New Videos

Young Galaxy's excellent Ultramarine is out now.



The inimitable Jonny Fritz (formally Corndawg) is back w/ his new album Dad Country (out now on ATO) - enjoy the dust up above.

Friday Dose of Awesome: "Chevy Beretta"

[mp3] Jonny Corndawg: "Chevy Beretta"

Here's a little Jonny Corndawg / Caitlin Rose action coming at you on a Friday night. "What you’re seeing here is the culmination of literally tens of minutes of painstaking work. Enjoy."

Says director Sean Dunne:

“When Jonny and I first talked about making a video for Chevy Beretta we envisioned making the Citizen Kane of music videos. The kind of video that would inspire discussion and one day come to define our generation. Then I realized that Jonny had no money, so I went on the Internet and stole people’s old photos and videos. What you’re seeing here is the culmination of literally tens of minutes of painstaking work. Enjoy.”

VIA

Down On The Bikini Line

[mp3] Jonny Corndawg: "Chevy Beretta"

The world is a better place for having Jonny Corndawg in it. Before we even got a glimpse of his excellent new album Down on the Bikini Line (coming out 8/30 on Thirty Tigers) we heard tales of the wit, friendliness, humor and generosity that accompanied Corndawg's crisp songwriting style and homages to past country music greats. After purchasing some of his amazing hand-crafted leather products (BUY THEM) and hearing an advance of the record, we were full converts.

Corndawg, without lapsing into cheesy ironic tropes, manages to remind us all to not take ourselves so seriously all the time. Music can be quality, while still being fun an uplifting. Not everything needs to consist of found VHS analog footage spliced with arty black and white vignettes and dark minor key melodies. Moreover, Country music has a long history of humor in its catalog. While nodding to the likes of George Jones and Waylon Jennings, Jonny Corndawg keeps his sound current and relevant - writing tight tunes with lyrics like "when a Ford man turns to Chevy, an angel gets its wings." Special shout out to special Nashville friends like Caitlin Rose who make some awesome guest appearances here. Click here for national tour dates.