Day 130. Again a quiet weekend. Not much news on Cloudberry HQ.
Robotboy: behind the name of Robotboy is Petter Strömberg from Stockholm, Sweden. He makes superb bedroom-pop reminiscent of our hero Nixon. His latest track is among his best if I may say and is called “Our Time”
Carry On, Cupid: more lo-fi catchy music. This time from Houston, Texas. I am guessing it is a new-ish band as their first release on Bandcamp are three demos, “Ocelot”, “If I Should Die Tonight” and “Drive Home”. And all three are pretty enjoyable, though if I have to pick my favourite, I’d say the first one, “Ocelot”.
The Primitives: I missed this! So The Primitives covered the classic The Aislers Set song “Been Hiding” for a tape compilation called “Be Gay, Do Crime!”! Wow! And the cover is very good! So definitely check it out. It seems this cover dates from 2016 but I wasn’t aware of it. This tape is out on August 1st and the proceeds will go to Prism Health.
“Text Me When You Get Here”: this is the name of the latest compilation from the Toronto based indiepop label Fallen Love Records. There is no physical release it seems but we can for sure stream on Bandcamp the 18 songs that make up this pretty interesting release. There are many bands that are familiar to me and even more that aren’t. Time to listen!
Go Fever: Austin-based band with Australian songwriter Acey Monaro fronting it. That’s Go Fever. But it is also more. The band also has Benjamin Burdick, Keith Lough and Josh Merry in their ranks. And their latest song is a fun upbeat one called “Sound of Me Leaving”.
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“Cajun Moon” is a song written by Jim Rushing, and recorded by American country artist Ricky Skaggs. It was released in January 1986 as the second single from the album Live in London. “Cajun Moon” was Ricky Skaggs’ tenth number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent thirteen weeks on the country chart.
The Hull band Cajun Moon was a total new discovery of mine thanks to the ninth volume of “The Sound of Leamington Spa” that Firestation Records (FST 16) released in 2018. I had never heard of this band before.
And to this day I have only heard one song by them, “In the Waves”. Thankfully, the booklet of the compilation does give a little more information:
Cajun Moon were a Hull based band from 1989/90 which evolved from the band The Mirrors which was first established in 1987. The core of the band remained the same bu the name change made to highlight a shift in musical direction as well as a change in lineup. The songwriting duo of Heidi Kruger (vocals, guitar) and Paul Ford (guitar) remained as did The Mirrors drummer Stephen Hardaker. They were joined by a new bass player Jon Wynham and Sara Philips on backing vocals. The bands influenced ranged from R.E.M. and the 10,000 Maniacs to Leonard Cohen and JJ Cale. A JJ Cale song also providing the inspiration for the name of the band.
True, JJ Cale also played “Cajun Moon”. And I am now also very curious about The Mirrors. Did they leave any recordings?
And where does this song, “In The Waves”, come from? Most probably a demo tape. But there must have been other songs. Had the band members involved in any other bands? The information on the web is non-existant. I hope someone can shed some light about Cajun Moon!
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Listen
Cajun Moon – In the Waves
