July 09, 2010 04:29 PM UTC

Friday Jams Fest

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• by: Middle of the Road

( – promoted by Colorado Pols)

Admiral Radley is coming out with their collaborative CD on I Heart California, July 13. All 11 tracks are currently available for your listening pleasure until the CD’s release.  

Grandaddy and Earlimart are two beautifully mopey bands that secretly just want to have fun. After years of releasing (usually) melancholy, inwardly looking albums, members of both groups recently decided to get together and record a whole new batch of songs that are surprisingly playful and full of hope. Sure, there are still moments of wistful heartache. But the new tracks … are relatively breezy with a healthy sense of humor.

There are several standout songs on this album. The Thread is one of them–a sweet, lovely little tune.

And for something completely different there’s I’m All F**ked on Beer. What more can you say when you see a title like that featured on NPR?