The Recoup

SINCE 2013: Books and books and books and books and occasionally other things

Joseph Kyle

  • 3AM Eternal: Sister Rosetta Tharpe “Down By The Riverside”

          Mark 1:1-11 1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 2 As it is written in Isaias the prophet: Behold I send my angel before thy face, who shall prepare the way before thee. 3 A voice of one crying in the desert: Prepare ye the way of the Lord,… Read more

  • RIP Phil Everly

    Woke up this morning to the sad news about the passing of legendary musician Phil Everly. Given his age and his recent health battles, the news is not particularly surprising, but his passing is sad nonetheless. One consolation, though, is knowing that 2013 was the year that the musical world seemingly rediscovered the brothers, with… Read more

  • 3AM Eternal: J.J. Cale “Unemployment” (1983)

    This one’s pretty much self-explanatory. Taken from the 1983 Mercury Records release #8 Read more

  • Monk Montgomery: Reality (Big Break Records)

    Bassist Monk Montgomery came from a family of four talented brothers; the four would make up a hot jazz combo called, rightly, The Montgomery Brothers. The most famous of the four was brother Wes; a successful guitarist, he helped to redefine the role of guitar as a featured instrument. His career was short-lived, as he… Read more

  • 3AM Eternal: Cupol “Kluba Cupol) (1980)

      I’ve been reading Facing The Other Way, Martin Aston‘s excellent biography of the esteemed 4AD label, and in so doing I’ve been going back and exploring the label’s early records, ones that don’t necessarily have much in common with what the label would become. One such case is Cupol, who released one twelve-inch record,… Read more

  • Soundgarden: Screaming Life/FOPP (Sub Pop)

    It’s easy to forget just how powerful a role Soundgarden played within the Seattle scene;  with Badmotorfinger, they would eclipse their hometown and become a heavy, hard rock band that transcended the grunge tag. It also isn’t surprising that success would come, thanks in part to the powerhouse singing of Chris Cornell. This collection–released in… Read more

  • 3AM Eternal: Tom Troccoli’s Dog “Girl From The North Country” (1985)

    A curious moment, this. Tom Troccoli was a roadie for Black Flag, and member of Nig Heist and October Faction, all loud, noisy rock. Tom Troccoli’s sole album as Tom Troccoli’s Dog, however, was something completely different. The self-titled debut, released in 1985, was raw and rough, and yet oddly mellow and delicate, recalling the vibe… Read more

  • Tom McDermott: Bambolua (Minky)

      Tom McDermott is a New Orleans-based pianist who has a penchant for a sound that comes straight from the beginning of the century–the Twentieth century, that is. This collection is a sampler of the man’s varied and interesting back catalog, compiled lovingly by Van Dyke Parks, himself a respected master of such unique, vintage… Read more

  • 3AM Eternal: U2 “New Year’s Day” (1983)

    Like ’em or hate ’em, one cannot deny the power of the early songs of U2. Fame was ascending–as was Bono‘s hubris as a frontman–but one cannot deny the power of this song. Taken from the 1983 album War. Read more

  • R.I.P Benjamin Curtis

    This is one post that I hate to write. On Sunday, our friend, super-talented multi-instrumentalist and all around awesome fellow Ben Curtis, succumbed to cancer on Sunday, too damn young, at the age of 35. I appreciated the music he made over the years, first with his punk band, UFOFU, then with Tripping Daisy, and… Read more