Downright Dynamite Downloads Of The Week: The Kingsbury Manx, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Lou Rawls…

The heavens have parted and a warm light shines down upon you. When you regain consciousness you see several shiny new MP3s floating in front of you, and they all want to be crammed deep into your iPod - it’s hecklerspray’s weekly recommended musical downloads.

We tell you what to find & you track ‘em down. Find them now - coolness-unending won’t wait forever. This week: tracks by The Kingsbury Manx, Shout Out Louds, Blue Oyster Cult, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Hooverphonic, Lou Rawls and Manu Chao, all after the jump…

The Kingsbury Manx: Animations - from The Fast Rise And Fall Of The South (The Manx are quite possibly the most important widely unknown band in the world. You’ll thank us for this introduction.)

Shout Out Louds: Please Please Please - from Howl Howl Gaff Gaff (Their crazy cool debut album came out in ‘05 - this is one of the many bright spots.)

Blue Oyster Cult: Don’t fear The Reaper - from Agents of Fortune (It’s a great song, and it was referenced in Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey - that’s two very strong proponents.)

The Brian Jonestown Massacre: Super-Sonic - from Give It back! (A great track from the super cool tour buddies of The Dandy Warhols - ’nuff said.)

Hooverphonic: 2wicky - from A New Sterophonic Sound
(We
missed our Grandma’s funeral back in the day because this came on the
radio right as the car pulled in for the burial. Her spectre later
told us she’d have done the same.)

Lou Rawls: Dead End Street Monologue/Dead End Street - from Lou Rawls - Anthology (This is old school R&B - it gives explicit reasons to not wear goulashes in bed. If only we’d heard it a month ago.)

Manu Chao: Bongo Bong - from Clandestino - Esperando La Uti (An Hispanic superstar with an English song. Esta extremely catchy)

[story by Shawn Lindseth]