She & Him - Volume Two
Indie folkie M. Ward on his second team-up with indie hottie Zooey Deschanel.
Where the magic happened: “The Village in L.A., Jackpot! and Blue Rooms in Portland.”
Three things we can’t record without: “A good song, a good room, and good coffee. Portland is home to the best coffee in the world—that’s the reason people record here.”
The money spent making this album could buy: “An incredible-sounding record player.”
The haters will say: “Anything. So it’s a good thing they don’t matter.
Drive-By Truckers - The Big To-Do
Singer Patterson Hood on the Southern-guitar heroes’ ninth disc.
Three things we can’t record without: “The band, some instruments, and our producer, David Barbe. We also have a BB gun that we shoot out back.”
Studio drugs of choice: “Beer, wine, whiskey, coffee, and cigarettes. Doing blow off of hookers is so 2002.”
This album sounds like a cross between: “I wish I had a smart-ass answer for this. It sounds like Drive-By Truckers, only maybe a little better.”
The Whigs - In The Dark
The Georgia garage rockers’ drummer, Julian Dorio, on their riff-tastic opus.
Three things we can’t record without: “A poster of former Atlanta Braves outfielder Otis Nixon, an aquarium with red-white-and-blue-striped fish, and very tiny phones.”
This album sounds like a cross between: “An insane clown and a posse.”
The money spent making this record could buy: “Braves tickets for Opening Day 2010 for everyone in our hometown of Athens, Georgia (pop. 113,398).”