A young band from Chicago led by 20 year-old Kai Slater. His other band Sharp Pins might be even better.

Water From Your Eyes - Playing Classics
Lifeguard - It Will Get Worse
Horsegirl - Switch Over
Sorry - Echoes
The Telephone Numbers - Be Right Down
Wednesday - Elderberry Wine
The Cords - Fabulist
The Laughing Chimes - Atrophy
The Tubs - Narcissist
Wet Leg - CPR

Discovered this pub on my last visit, and practically lived there for a week!

I agree that sacking him would be a mistake, but I don't think anyone knows how to fix what's wrong. Might be better to just focus on this as a rebuilding year and stop worrying about the results for now.

Maybe they'll bring in Big Sam to turn things around! ;)

Join me to hear this and many other great tunes at Houndstooth this Friday night. Starts at 10, ends after 2. No cover!

A sample of the lyrics finds our poet is not a big fan of the city:

"Outside the cancerous city spreads
Like an illness
Its symptoms
In cars that cruise to inevitable destinations
Tailed by the silent spotlights
Of society-created paranoia."

The Lost City of Z (anything by David Grann or Erik Larson makes me happy)

I can still remember the very distinctive smell of this record sleeve, and the "human soul trapped in a robot body" themes really spoke to me as a shy kid going through puberty. I hope you'll come out to hear them with me in the friendly space at Houndstooth. And hey, they've got drinks, too!

And here's one by Sharp Pins (though the sound mix isn't as good): www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMWo...