February was mostly a slow month for new music (as usual), but in some ways it was a nice calm before the storm that the next few weeks and months will bring. It allowed me to fill in some back albums in catalogs that I had been missing (Eels, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club most notably).
All that being said, my favorite album of the month is probably going to turn out to be in the top three for the year...
Tony Sly - 12 Song Program
http://www.myspace.com/tonyslymusic
There has been a trend in the last couple years for front men of punk bands putting out solo material, often times acoustic. Trever Keith (face to face), Kevin Seconds (7 Seconds, etc.), Joey Cape (Lagwagon, Bad Astonaut), Matt Skiba (Alkaline Trio), Greg Graffin (Bad Religion), and Chuck Ragan (Hot Water Music) are among those that have gone this route. Now "No Use For A Name" leader Tony Sly throws his hat into the ring in a big way. It's probably not groundbreaking at all, but it is easy to listen to, lyrically great, and musically just difficult enough to be better than I could play it. Solid, solid album from start to finish.
Check out: Capo 4th Fret, The Shortest Pier, Toaster in the Bathtub
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