I’m fairly certain that Glenn Davis was the first Columbus musician I ever introduced myself to as a part of The Wounded Jukebox. It came after Davis and his buddies that comprise the up-and-coming band Way Yes performed in an opening slot for a show that included previous Inside The Jukebox featurees Jookabox. Way Yes’ brand of Afro-Caribbean infused quirkpop caught my ear and won me over in little more than 30 minutes, and so I figured I’d shake his hand. One couldn’t ask for a nicer dude, and it’s been good to see a Columbus-bred band generate a little buzz over the past year or so.
Davis stumbled upon a video of Indianapolis-based band Slothpop not too long ago, and was enamored enough to pick up the phone and put together a few dates with the Hoosier-state fivesome. He and his boys also took the excellent Slothpop track “Magenta” and remixed it quite nicely. You can grab the entire Slothpop album for just $10 on their Bandcamp page. Grab both “Magenta” and the excellent Way Yes remix for free, and please check out one of the shows (dates below).
If you’re not doing anything next weekend, go to all three!
Thursday, August 25th Columbus @ Carabar with Trains Across the Sea
Friday, August 26th Cincinnati @ Motrpub
Saturday, August 27th Indianapolis @ Big Car Gallery with AmoJoy
Slothpop – Magenta by The Wounded Jukebox
Slothpop – Magenta (Way Yes Remix) by The Wounded Jukebox
BONUS!!! Way Yes track “Walkability,” just cause we like it. And you.
Way Yes – Walkability by ourvinyl
Way Yes: [MySpace] [Official site]
Slothpop: [MySpace] [Facebook]
–Sean
