Judging from the singles that have already been made available, Elvis Costello’s new (and 32nd) album The Boy Named If will be another splendid effort from the multi-faceted entertainer. “Magnificent Hurt” has the raw energy of his earliest work, while mean sentiments of “Farewell, OK” are ironically set to an arrangement reminiscent of The Swinging Blue Jeans’ “Hippy Hippy Shake.” The album, which comes out tomorrow, will be available on CD, vinyl, cassette, and as a special hardcover storybook version. Costello will share stories and play a few The Boy Named If songs live from the basement of the Defend Vinyl record store in Liverpool at 1800 (6:00 pm) GMT tomorrow.
I only recently discovered that Goldmine Magazine has an online store that sells t-shirts, books, mini guitars, and action figures. The publication has long been known as a vast marketplace for recorded music in various forms, and you’ll definitely find CDs and vinyl on its website. One of the latest additions is a 51st Anniversary 45 rpm single of “Purple Haze” by Jimi Hendrix on the Legacy/Experience Hendrix/Sundazed label. The purple vinyl seven-inch record comes in a full-color picture sleeve, making it a definite collector’s item.
Chicago-based singer-songwriter Peter Joly will showcase songs from his recently released second album Easy Has Never Been The Way at FitzGerald’s in Berwyn on Saturday, January 22. Joly’s 2016 self-titled debut met with favorable reviews and this follow-up is likely to do the same. The acoustic-based ballads “Little Stars” and “Umbrellas And Overcoats” have an amiable John Prine feel, and he creates well-crafted duets with vocalist Rachel Drew on several songs. The clever observations on “It Will Never Get Better” are backed by an energetic Americana arrangement.
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