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AboutLongtime Mekons ringmaster Jon Langford doesn't fancy rest-cures. Close on the heels of that group's 100th record, OOOH! (or Out of Our Heads), Langford returns with new records from two of his extracurricular pursuits. The Mayors of the Moon, recorded with Toronto band the Sadies, is a winning collection of folk and galloping rockabilly. Langford's sawdust voice can make a word as awkward as "pedantic" fit snugly inside a pop song, and songs like the blistering "American Pageant" have all the sweat and swagger of the Clash. New Deal, Langford's sixth album with his group Waco Brothers, is even brasher--full of stomp, growl, square-dance violin and rodeo bass. Langford will be fronting both bands at a spectacular double-bill at the North Star, making for an evening that merges punk bravado with the grit of Americana. |
