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Back in the late ’70s, the legend goes that Police founder (and initially their primary songwriter before Sting quickly took over that position) and drummer extraordinaire Stewart Copeland bet his bandmate Sting that he could write and record an album all by himself, not credit himself and go by an alias, and it would still become a hit.
Touring in support of the June 14 release of their latest album Broken Hearted Blue, the lauded Americana and outlaw-country ensemble Jenny Don't & the Spurs headlines a May 29 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, their 2021 recording Fire on the Ridge praised by Glide magazine for the way the musicians "spin classic country, honky tonk, rockabilly, surf rock, and cowpunk
Here we are in the end zone of 2023 and keeping with UTR tradition, we've invited this year's
Wet Leg, seemingly out of nowhere, gatecrashed 2021 when their hypnotic debut single, “Chaise Longue” (which at the time of writing has over 13 million streams on Spotify, with its video logging over three-and-a-half million YouTube views), became a cult underground smash. The follow-up, the equally enigmatic “Wet Dream,” consolidated Wet Leg’s position as one of the most exciting new bands to emerge from the UK in recent years.
The anticipated item this week for new vinyl is the new Beatles song Now and Then, plus a list of other new LPs worth noting.