WHEN WERE YOU GONNA TELL ME?

Have you ever kept running across a band that seems to pop up everywhere? Every time you hear something that they've done, you move them up on the "check out these guys when you get a chance" list? You know the type; they haven't really made a misstep, and collaborate with a bunch of people that you already have a favorable impression of? The Sadies are one of those bands. Let's start at one of most interesting things about them. They've backed both Neil Young and Andre Williams. I mean, c'mon, how many bands would even have the opportunity, let alone lap it up? That right there is pretty impressive. (Any other band would consider it enough to back up John Doe and Neko Case.) A spot check of their discography reveals a band who can do "Search and Destroy," surf music, and the Bakersfield sound justice. Not many bands can play that tiny middle slice, between country pickin' and surf music. Could they be too well versed? It would be unfortunate if they went down as a five star house band. But, when you add it all up, you know why I'm paying attention? Because, my brother would have loved these guys. They're tight, and I bet they have awesome record collections.

Just watch it. This is top shelf stuff.

~ NOTE: ALL MEDIA IS HOSTED BY THE BLOGS & SITES NAMED BELOW ~

Individual songs:
Neko Case with Sadies - Home mp3 (via Box.net) at The Adios Lounge
Neil Young with the Sadies - This Wheels on Fire mp3 (via Box.net) at the Adios Lounge
Gord Downie with the Sadies - Search and Destroy mp3 at Chromewaves
Andre Williams with the Sadies - Hey Truckers mp3 at Ricotta Park
Andre Williams with the Sadies - Shake A Tail Feather mp3 at Bloodshot Records
John Doe with the Sadies - It Just Dawned On Me mp3 (via Box.net) at The Adios Lounge
The Sadies - The Horshoe-Mossback mp3 (and four more) at Beat Surrender
The Sadies - I Wasn't Born To Follow mp3 (via Box.net) at Big Rock Candy Mountain
The Sadies - What's Left Behind mp3 (via Box.net) at The Adios Lounge
The Sadies - The Double Wide mp3 (via Box.net) at Groover's Paradise
Random oddball LP:
Andre Williams with the Sadies - Red Dirt LP download at Revenant Glint
Read:
The Notorious Good Brothers at The Adios Lounge (More mp3s!)
The Sadies at Wikipedia
The Sadies official site