Slang Editorial :: Never Underestimate The Value Of A Holla'

Monday, October 19, 2009
Going to the Badlands

Original here courtesy of Mike Blanchette.

These lovable bros never quite did the things I wanted them to do to get their career off the ground and out of the Albany Capital region (despite Ezra and Hannah's begging and pleading), but the now-defunct Kamikaze Hearts are one of the great bands that never were and I will live until I die sharing word about their impressive offerings to the world.

There are many many great Hearts tracks worth collecting, but "Badlands", one of their later songs that never appeared on any kind of official release, is definitely in my top 5. It seems likely or possible that I've posted this track already in the past, but I couldn't seem to find it, so here it is again if so.

I had a particular time with this in June 2006 when Doorknobs, Ice Princess and I were about to embark on an ill-fated trip to the Badlands that unfortunately was aborted and sent us to north peninsula Michigan (probably don't have to tell you that this wasn't quite a suitable replacement). At some point in my life I hope to travel there, playing this song along the way, and eventually find a nice patch of dirt and write the name "MATTHEW LOICANO" in the dirt while I fire up a cigarette and throw my fists into the sky in hopes I just might commune with the God I fear is permanently incommunicado.

LISTEN:

The Kamikaze Hearts - "Badlands", from WOXY session

Labels: Kamikaze Hearts, loved sounds, mp3, music, My Love Of The Imaginary West

posted by Nihilist Loves Hate, Hates Everything at 10/19/2009 06:24:00 PM 1 comments

1 Comments:

Matthew said...: :); 10/25/2009 10:00:00 PM