Mastered By Guy at The Exchange is a perfect summer album. I've been recommending it to friends every summer since its release in 2002, and I'm still constantly listening to the album, which is a bit surprising seeing as though I'm a pretentious snob. Example: My mom asked me the other day if I wanted to do some karaoke and sing "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" by Bryan Adams. I was, like, "What are you dumb or something?? Bryan Adams sucks ass. His shit's so contrived!! Can't you see through the transparency of that innocuous buildup before the outro? USE YOUR EARS, MOM."
Anyway, Max Tundra (a.k.a. Ben Jacobs) has been hunkered away, working on his third album for years now. Back in 2006, he said that a new LP "might happen as early as this year," but added: "then again, what's the rush?" His MySpace's mini-biography makes another ridiculously false claim: "Max Tundra has been working on his third album for Domino. The work continues to this day, with a possible release date of spring 2008." But, of course, spring has passed and guest what? No new album.
But fuck it, I'm going to go out on a limb here and say the new album is done and it's being released October 7. I have nothing (really, nothing) but my gut instincts to go off from, but October 7 would be a great date, as it would coincide nicely with his upcoming UK tour with Hot Chip. So, while there's no solid release date (aside from the one I made up), at least he's getting out there!
Meanwhile, you can listen to Max Tundra's Rotogravure, his weekly radio show on Resonance FM. But why listen when you can check out his playlists here?
& Wiley
^ Hot Chip
$ Juana Molina
