EOIN BUTLER's guide to downloads, singles and free audiostreams
JIMMY FALLON &BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
Sexy and I Know It ****
“When I walk on by/Girls be lookin’, like, damn he fly.”
Late Nighthost Fallon's pitch-perfect Neil Young impression is the comedy gift that keeps on giving. Here he wraps Young's weedy falsetto around LMFAO's bonehead party anthem Sexy and I Know It. When Bruce Springsteen weighs in (dressed as himself circa- Born in the USA) with a refrain of "I got passion in my pants and I ain't afraid to show it" the audience breaks up completely. youtube.com
SUPER MORRISSEY BROTHERS
This Charming Man **
Ever wondered what this classic Smiths track would sound like reworked in the style of the Super Mario Brothersvideogame theme music? No, of course you didn't. But on the internet, there's always someone. soundcloud.com
CASS McCOMBS
Love Thine Enemy
Domino**
The opening track from McCombs's Humour Riskalbum is a breezy throwaway that could easily have been lifted from Brendan Benson's Lapalcoalbum.
REGINA SPEKTOR
All the Rowboats
Sire***
Bah, I liked this song better when I thought it was about robots. Spektor's What We Saw from the Cheap Seatsalbum is out May 12th. (So there's still time to change it!)
PLAN B
Ill Manors
Atlantic ***
After the crossover success of The Defamation of Strictland Banks, Ben Drew has ditched the soul trappings and returns with a single that is grimier and more political than its predecessor. A film also titled Ill Manors, written and directed by Drew himself, is apparently due for release later this year.
TOM JONES
Evil
Third Man Records***
Veteran singer Tom Jones and producer Jack White team up for this hilariously camp take on the old Howlin’ Wolf number. The pair don’t play the song for laughs per se. But, certainly, this is a record that seems at ease with its own ridiculousness.