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Rock? Folk? Americana? Roots Rock? Something else entirely? Ashbrook Haynes floats in and around all of those, but that’s OK. We here at Radio Free David don’t care much about the label as we do about the tunes and if we like it, we’ll run it, plain and simple. And we like Ashbrook Haynes, so we’re running them, plain and simple.

We’ve added the tune Ignoring (Makes It Easy) from their new album One Long Chase into our rotation for you… we like this cut and think it makes a fine addition to our playlist. We’re sure you will too!

Ashbrook Haynes hails from Massachusett, and features Marc Rines and Karen Stanley on vocals, along with Paul Bradley, Shawn McCann, Bob Soar and Dan Stanley. They’ve got a nice tight, catchy sound and we’re pleased to be running them!

As always,
Enjoy!
david

Friday. More New Music. Does life get any better than this?

Today we’re running The Shys and a couple of cuts from the newest You’ll Never Understand This Band The Way That I Do (and we think that takes the prize for longest album title of 2008): She’s Already Gone and the rather funky The Hangman.

You’ve heard The Shys before, even if you didn’t know it. Their music is featured in the HBO series “The Entourage” and the Owen Wilson film “Drill Bit Taylor”, among other places. You would almost–almost–think we’re back in the early days of rock: their sound is classic and timeless. Yet, it’s also got some serious drive to it as well and one thing you can be completely sure of is that you’ll be turning up your volume, and getting up moving to the music. Oh yea, they’re that good.

Thanks to Notorious Liz and Aeronaut Records for making sure this music found us!

As always,
Enjoy!
david

There is nothing better than a debut album to make us happy and today we’re really happy.

We’re pleased to present Computer Vs. Banjo and their debut album titled, oddly enough, Computer. Vs. Banjo. This stellar album has been taking college radio (among other places) by storm and now it is taking Radio Free David, and thus, you by storm as well. These guys really get it, producing cool music, cool web sites, and just cool stuff in general. Be sure to check it out, and hey, when was the last time you played Pong?

We’re running Give Up On Ghosts, and think it works well with our rotation.

As always,
Enjoy!
david

Hot New Music! What better way to celebrate a Friday?

Today we’ve added in Chewy Marble and their third release: Modulations. Several years in the making, this is a wonderful album and an excellent listen. Chewy Marble was formed in 1995 by Brian Kassan and they have just kept on going. The tunes we have selected for you (Don’t Look At The Sun and Cross-Hatched World) even have Nelson Bragg on drums! All in all, this is a great listen and something worth checking out.

Thanks to Jerry of Side B Music for getting this gem into our hot little hands!

As always,
Enjoy!
david