The Greatest Man That Ever Lived?

I just downloaded the I-tunes single of the new Weezer track "The Greatest Man that Ever Lived". It's like Weezer mixed with Queen and I hate to say it but...It's epic. You should totally check it out. It's totally ridiculous and fun complete with choir arrangements and T.I. styled rap. Download and enjoy here.

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Now playing: Weezer - The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations On a Shaker Hymn)
via FoxyTunes

Demo Collection Released...

I put together a collection of demos and covers and scraps like that which can be downloaded for free here. There is a little bit of everything on it and might be interesting if you don't mind lo-fi tracks and lots of mistakes. I plan on properly recording a lot of this stuff at some point and have already re-recorded some of it, but in case that never happens you can hear it here. There are certainly some bizarre tracks and some stuff that's just downright bad, but at least you can see how far I've come (or how little; you decide). I started off with a cover of "Behind Blue Eyes" I did with Daniel McIlvain a long time ago. It pretty much speaks for itself. I ended with a demo of, "I Cried Unto the Lord (and he heard me)", which will definitely be on the album whenever I get it out. In between are all kinds of songs, some full demos, others snippets which I've done over the past few years. Enjoy.

New Website...

It's finally finals week. With all of my final papers turned in, I can do some things I've been putting off. I just re-designed my website and it looks pretty cool. Also, I'm planning on putting out a digital EP which I'll be releasing for free. I'll hook you up with the link when I get it put together.

www.micahmccoy.com

Pork and Beans...

Today was really a pretty awful day but when I got home I found that a 30 second clip of the new Weezer single, Pork and Beans, had surfaced on Amazon. Although Weezer's last three albums were good fun records, none of them reached the majesty of their first two, Blue and Pinkerton. From the sound of this single Weezer is back, and I couldn't be more excited. The single comes out April 22. If it leaks before then you'll be able to find it here.

Dig!!!, Lazarus, Dig!!!

I had mentioned in a previous post, purchasing the new Nick Cave album, Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! I've only been able to listen to it three or four times, but so far I'm totally blown away. Nick's lyrics have always been bizarre but this album takes the absurdity and shoots it full of speed and hallucinates. The result is pure joyous ecstasy. The humor is witty and graphic as ever, and the album has a vitality you'd expect from an artists third or fourth release. Nick Cave may be well in to his career, but he's still going very strong.