The Ruby Suns

Go here, click “Listen”, then do just that for all the available songs. I have to buy this. It’s a couple bucks cheaper from Subpop (the source I guess).

The epic Sea Lion was intended to be a world music album, but reverb and psychedelic pop crept in to create a unique mixture of exotic sounds, accomplished with an impressive array of instruments—from steel-string ukulele to djembe drums to pots and pans, all set upon a cozy cushion of synths and cassette samples.

I can’t wait to listen to some of these songs with my daughter during the morning ride to school. Did you listen to “Tane Mahuta”?! How’s that for starting your day!

I just remembered how I found this, so for posterity:

Waxy Links for September 25, 2008 —> Shrub —> Shrub Example