BULLSHIT DETECTOR: OPERATIONAL

I don't dawdle on new artists like I used to. I guess that comes with having having heard a lot of music over the years, and slowly leaving the "yeah, sure, you can sleep on my floor" loop. Not feeling the need to identify with, or hang with, bands that pass through town has it's advantages. You learn to appreciate good bands with the detached satisfaction that the true believers are still out there. And when someone comes along who's shown some consistency, it's nice to brush the rust off the old radar and pay attention. Dan Sartain is one guy who really hasn't made a misstep that I'm aware of. Enough so that when I saw that he did a song with ex-Go-Go, my reaction was something of the "well, I'm sure there's a good reason behind that one" variety.

He does seem to have a well functioning bullshit detector. To wit, on Jack White (whom he toured with), "He was a fucking dick. That man is uncool." (Here, here!) On touring as the Social Distortion opener, he described their crowd as "People with old-fashioned hairdos with a purple stripe and Frankenstein shoes. Wear earplugs and have a haircut like Elvis." (Tee hee.) And then, there's the taste makers ultimate challenge. Asked what his favorite Hasil Adkins song is, he again proves his mettle, "'No More Hot Dogs,' stupid! What the fuck else would I choose?"

Other than that, I don't know enough about him to provide a just bio. I do know that he has ties to Swami Records (a label with an equally keen bullshit detector in honcho John Reis). He's from Alabama but makes no claim to any sort of music lineage. He works in a record store. And he makes really good music.

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Listen:
Dan Sartain - Atheist Funeral mp3 at Brooklyn Vegan
Dan Sartain - Perverted Justice mp3 at Big Legal Mess
Dan Sartain - Flight of the Finch mp3 at Kolledge Daily
Dan Sartain - Boxcutter in My Boot mp3 at Xtrmntr
Dan Sartain - Who's Sorry Now mp3 at WBHM
Dan Sartain - Baby's Town mp3 at Swami Records
Dan Sartain - Telegram Sam mp3 at Xtrmntr
Dan Sartain - 19 more songs at Xtrmntr Click on the song titles to download
Bonus:
Hasil Adkins - No More Hot Dogs mp3 at DavidGarlitz.com
Video:
Dan Sartain - Flight of the Finch at YouTube
Dan Sartain - Walk Among the Cobras at YouTube
Dan Sartain - I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend at YouTube Live, at a German Ramones museum (?)
Visit:
Dan Sartain - Interview at Indie Rock Reviews In which today's featured artist rips Jack White a new one, and gives props to San Diego Mexican food ("anything that ends with "berto's") and the Swami Sound System.
Dan Sartain official site
Dan Sartain at Facebook
Dan Sartain at MySpace