Jul 28, 2006

Riding The Fader















On October 10th Matador will be releasing Better Days Will Haunt You, a two-CD/one-DVD compilation of everything recorded by criminally underrated '90's band Chavez. Led by Matt Sweeney (later of Zwan and Superwolf with Will Oldham), Chavez put out two fantastic albums in the last decade (Gone Glimmering and Ride The Fader) along with several singles and compilation tracks. All of this will be compiled on the new reissue, color me stoked.

Tracklist:
Disc 1:
1. Repeat the Ending
2. Hack the Sides Away
3. Nailed to the Blank Spot
4. Break Up Your Band
5. Laugh Track
6. The Ghost by the Sea
7. Pentagram Ring
8. Peeled Out Too Late
9. The Flaming Gong
10. Wakeman's Air
11. Relaxed Fit
12. The Nerve
13. You Faded
14. Little 12 Toes

Disc 2:
1. Top Pocket Man
2. The Guard Attacks
3. Unreal Is Here
4. New Room
5. Tight Around the Jaws
6. Lions
7. Our Boys Will Shine Tonight
8. Memorize This Face
9. Cold Joys
10. Flight '96
11. Ever Overpsyched
12. You Must Be Stopped
13. Theme From 'For Russ'
14. White Jeans

DVD
1. Break Up Your Band
2. Unreal Is Here
3. Boys Making Music... Music Making Men (Documentary)

If you've never heard this band, check back later and I'll toss up a couple tracks well worth the hard drive space.

1 comment:

Eric Grubbs said...

There is justice in this world. Chavez ruled.