Carl Sandburg Visits Me In A Dream

The Rosebuds are a husband-and-wife duo out of North Carolina that have just released their third LP (their first record with Merge). According to them, they wanted to make a “dark, sexy, danceable, nuanced, and sublime record,” and I would be a fool to say that they didn’t succeed. Night of the Furies is an adorable collection of song, that ranges from moody, melodic tracks to somewhat more voluminous songs that really expand your ears. It is almost as if there’s a constant soft synth in the background, that just lies there until it explodes into a chorus of ‘Oh’s’ (see Silja Line) or it may break out into a string-filled delight. Indeed, this record might be considered lighter and fluffier than the norm, but don’t take that to mean that it’s got no substance. Night of the Furies is an excellent effort that is sure to lead to some more fantastic records from The Rosebuds.

Want to purchase Night of the Furies?
Listen to “Night of the Furies” (4.9/5)
Listen to “Get Up Get Out” (4.4/5)

There’s no better way to spend a summer than by watching live music. And with all the summer festivals, the opening of outdoor venues, and the free concerts, there is just no excuse for not going to shows. For my money it just doesn’t get better than sitting on the lawn, drinking a Natural Light, while watching the Police try to remember how “Message in a Bottle” goes.

In the spirit of summer shows, CSV will be posting one live mp3 each weekday during the month of June. We will draw songs from live albums, bootlegs, and some we have recorded ourselves. Be sure to check back each day!

We start the month of live gifts off with a happy-go-lucky reminder of Ben Kweller’s performance at Lollapalooza 2006. Listen to his opener, “Run.”