BUY THIS ALBUM:
If this band and this release has not shown up on your radar, it is time that you take a minute and experience their new album. Yesterday’s Ring features the members of Fat Wreck recording artist, The Sainte Catherines, and some might call Yesterday’s Ring their Americana alter-ego. That in and of itself sells what YR does short. I would not call this Alt-Country, as I think the songwriting was inspired by so many different styles and songwriters. When I listen to the album, I hear Murder City Devils, I hear Rancid, I hear the Sainte Catherines, I hear Two Cow Garage, and sure there are elements inspired by roots music, but calling it Americana doesn’t tell the full story.
Here is what Alternative Press had to say (4 out of 5 stars), “Diamonds in the Ditch plays out like a whiskey-soaked screenplay, introducing a character who is getting getting the hell out of his Montreal suburb in “Moving Out (to Florida)”. The story unfolds with the simple guitar melodies of sad songs about regret and friends in bad situations before the disc gets to “Moving Back (To Montreal)”. When you take the timeless songs about drinking and life on the road and couple them with the banjos and rollicking guitar squalls, it becomes very clear yesterday’s Ring haven’t become such sad bastards that they’d abandon the punk rock idea completely”.
You can purchase the album (with a bonus track) on Itunes. You can also purchase from Amazon, Emusic, Interpunk, and your favorite independent retailers. If you go to a mom and pop store and they don’t have it, please tell them to pick up a copy.
Vinyl Track Listing:
1. Fairytale of Hochelaga (Intro)
2. Moving Out (To Florida)
3. Saved By the Belle
4. Sad Songs
5. They Oughta Name a Drink After Me
6. Scrabble Strip Club
7. Quebec City Blues
8. Roses
9. What Happens on the Road Stays in the Van
10. Email From Lucie
11. Truckstop in Charlotte, NC
12. Moving Back (To Montreal)
13. Ste-Catch Family
14. Who I Wanted To Be (Pretty Baby)
15. Punx Not Dead…It’s Just Sleeping
16. Fairytale of Montreal III
CD Track Listing:
1. Moving Out (To Florida)
2. Saved By The Belle
3. Sad Songs
4. They Oughta Name A Drink After Me
5. Scrabble Strip Club
6. Quebec City Blues
7. Roses
8. What Happens on the Road Stay in the Van
9. Email From Lucie
10. Truckstop in Charlotte, NC
11. Moving Back (To Montreal)
12. Ste-Cath Family
13. Who I Wanted To Be (Pretty Baby)
14. Punx Not Dead…It’s Just Sleeping
15. Fairytale of Montreal III
when you create a playlist in itunes – select all the tracks and under the “sorting” tab, title the “sort album” as the name of the playlist, and under the “options” tab, click the “part of a complilation” check box and select “yes”. easy peasy. that way it doesn’t change the name of the artists or albums, but the playlist stays organized.
oh – i missed a step… after you’ve selected all the tracks, right click and choose “get info”. it’ll ask you if you want to edit multiple artist info… just say yes.
i make a lot of playlists…
I CAN’T F&%#ING BELIEVE IT! This news is better than Christmas!
That’s exactly what I was looking for! Thank you!
hey buddies i love the new site and as you know ive been missing the fairlanes welcome to nowhere and it makes my year that you have that and drive to nowhere! as i listen to them i just miss when i could go see them play it was a different world then! and we all wish the best for you guys in the new one!
the lack of any MD dates makes me sad.
i so wish i could make this. gonna be a great time.
Should play the Dover Brick House in Dover, NH. Two Cow Garage gets a lot of play in the bar and they have a great set up for live shows.
I am pretty thrilled about tonights St Pete show. I have not seen Drag/Jon in over a year. Even though they’ve been back to FL several times since. That article by Scott on Nine Bullets pretty much sums up my thoughts on DTR and music in general.
So excited for this