If it were just the new Cowboy Junkies, it would be a happy day; likewise a new Sonic Youth. But a new Cowboy Junkies, Sonic Youth, AND PJ Harvey???? Bliss.
Maybe detailed reviews will come later. In the meantime, let me note that “Mariah Carey and the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream” would make a great band name.
—And one other note. Of the two friends and bloggers that I met this weekend who gave me mix CDs, one made a mix containing the original version of Snoop Dogg’s “Gin and Juice” and the other one had a 6:20 bluegrass hoedown cover of “Gin and Juice.” Who gave me the original? If you’re guessing Greg, you’re wrong. That would be my beloved one-quarter-preacher sister, keeping her mind on her money and her money on her mind…