This "Cat Quartet" from James Gill and Frank Young is, well, to tell you anything more would spoil the dorky happiness of the piece, which is barely more than a minute long. Consider it your semi-annual LOLcat video here at Zooglobble.
James Gill and Frank Young - "Cat Quartet" [Vimeo]
Please Release Me: September 2011 Edition
Time once more for an updated list of new and upcoming releases, for the busiest time of year, release-wise. (Last month's list is here.) Additions to the list are noted with a "++"; changes to previously-mentioned items are indicated with italics.
As always, if I've listed you on here and gotten something wrong (or something not ready for primetime), let me know and I'll edit or delete it. And if you're not on here and think you should be, drop me a line, too, and I'll get you added for the next iteration.
The Mighty Buzzniks Bug Out (Sept. 11)
Papa Crow: Things That Roar (Sept. 11)
Rocknoceros: Colonel Purple Turtle (Sept. 13)
The Jimmies: Practically Ridiculous (Sept. 20)
Randy Kaplan: Mr. Diddie Wah Diddie (Sept. 20)
Ted Jacobs: Back to the Garden (Sept. 20)
Disney: Jake and the Never Land Pirates Soundtrack (Sept. 20) [features folks from Captain Bogg & Salty]
++ Todd McHatton: Galactic Champions of Joy (Sept. 21)
Dan Zanes and Friends: Little Nut Tree (Sept. 27)
Beethoven's Wig, feat. Richard Perlmutter: Sing Along Piano Classics (Sept. 27). [features piano works by Chopin, Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Schumann, Debussy, Stravinsky, Schoenberg, and Joplin]
Mr. Richard & the Pound Hounds: Backyard Astronauts (Sept. 27)
++ Yosi and the Superdads: Wake Up! EP (September)
Groove Kid Nation: Title TBA (September)
Roy Handy and the Moonshot: Title TBA (late September/early October)
Laura Doherty: Shining Like a Star (Oct. 1)
Alastair Moock: These Are My Friends (Oct. 4)
Chip Taylor & the Grandkids: Golden Kids Rules (Oct. 18) [next family release from Smithsonian Folkways]
++ Various Artists: All About Bullies Big and Small (Oct. 22)
Recess Music (Various Artists): U R Some 1 (mid-October)
The Deedle Deedle Dees: Strange Dees, Indeed (Oct. 31)
The Secret Mountain: Songs from the Baobob (October)
The Ohmies: Morning Wish Garden (October) [prodced by Tor Hyams]
Jim Gill: Music Play for Kids of All Stripes (October)
DidiPop: Everyday Adventures (Nov. 1)
Laura Veirs: Tumble Bee: Laura Veirs Sings Folk Songs for Children (Nov. 8)
++ Coal Train Railroad: Coal Train Railroad Swings! (late November 2011)
Central Services Board of Education: Title TBA (fall)
Chuck Cheesman: Title TBA (fall)
Suzi Shelton: Title TBA (fall)
Maestro Classics: The Soldier’s Tale (Dec. 1)
The Dirty Sock Funtime Band: Dirty Socks Come Clean (January 2012)
Riff Rockit: Title TBA (CD, DVD, January 2012)
Hope Harris: Picasso, That's Who (spring 2012)
Andy Z: The Grand Scream of Things (Halloween 2012) [produced by Tor Hyams]
Other 2011 albums: Ah-Choo, Peter Apel, Funky Mamas, Big Don, Ratboy, Jr. Also, Rockabye Baby for Van Halen, The Police, Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Video: "16 or 17 Hours of Sleep" - Trout Fishing in America
I like the art direction in the book/CD collection this new Trout Fishing in America song is found more than the (simple) art direction in this video. It's "16 or 17 Hours of Sleep" from the new book (out this week) Chicken Joe Forgets Something Important. It's an amusing song (which isn't too surprising given its source).
Trout Fishing in America - "16 or 17 Hours of Sleep" [Vimeo]
Two possible video responses after the jump...
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Video: "Baby Cloud" - Caspar Babypants (feat. Rachel Loshak)
This video for the closing track on the new Caspar Babypants album Sing Along! is every bit as beautiful as the song itself. The video is for "Baby Cloud," which primarily features the vocals of Rachel Loshak (aka Morgan Taylor's wife and a recording artist in her own right.) It's a modern folk classic, and now it has a video worthy of the song.
Caspar Babypants feat. Rachel Loshak - "Baby Cloud" [YouTube]
But wait, there's more at his YouTube page.