SBMNA 6.0: "Secretary" by Pizazz

From 2003's The Declining Years comes "Secretary". This was Pizazz' swan song. Actually, the swan sang it's last song in the 90s, but the members of Pizazz tried to squeeze out a few more notes. I listened to this album again the other day, and it's pretty good. The new band on the Sleeping Brothers block is The Pink Lights and "Secretary" is on the short list for inclusion on their debut album (as soon as hey practice it). I wrote it in '03 and I remember having half the first verse in my head before I wrote it down. I'm sure it was inspired by my grandfather's secretary (the piece of furniture, not an actual human secretary).

Download The Declining Years here.

Secretary

SBMNA 5.0: "Charity" by The Feebs

In 1995, The Feebs (aka Jim O'Shaughnessy) recorded an e.p. in (or maybe near) Raleigh, North Carolina. It sounds like 1995. It rocks like 1995. Jim and Dave (former drummer with Jack's Basement) rented out a practice room where they banged out these four tracks. A bit straightforward sound-wise for The Feebs (lacking the clicks and whirrs of his other recordings), Forage captured that particular mid-90s zeitgeist in which we were all enmeshed.

The Feebs would go on the release a number of other significant LPs throughout the 90s and beyond.

Featured today is the lead track, "Charity." If we are indeed our own favorite charities, make a donation of this song in your name to yourself. And turn it up! Yeah, it's 1995, but it ain't the Goo Goo Dolls!

Download a .zip file of Forage.

Charity

SBMNA 4.0: "Bubblegum Hit" by The Feebs

In our circle, The Feebs' The Lawn I Left Behind (2002) is an acclaimed triumph. I've declared it so, which should suffice, but others agree. A suburban masterpiece, I've always called it. But what Feebs release isn't? We're slowly opening the archives of the Feebs catalog.

Download a .zip file of The Lawn I Left Behind. Make room for it in your library and your life!

Bubblegum Hit

SBMNA 3.0: "King Kimono" by Pizazz

From Pizazz' singles collection springs forth this anthem of narcissism, "King Kimono." Vocals by Jim of The Feebs (for indeed, was not Pizazz a supergroup of the 90s? Uh, kinda...)

Recorded during either the legendary Snow Day or April Fools sessions. I'd have to check the cassette.

Pizazz did not fare the move from the basement well. Nor did they weather the new millenium. But those 90s! 4-track gold!

King Kimono

You want the rest? Download a zip file of the album "Zingles" here!

SBMNA 1.0: "Doomsday Weather" by The Throats

Welcome to our first offering from the Sleeping Brothers Music & Noise Archive, launched on this Black Friday.

The song is "Doomsday Weather" from the Throats' final album (also released today), Return of the Mountain Lion.

Doomsday Weather

You can download the full album here at the Throats' homepage. Or this one song might be enough for you. Fair enough.

Check back often (but not too often) for many more singles from SBMNA! How's that for an acronym that rolls right off yr tongue?