New Fresh & Onlys - "Dude's Got A Tender Heart" (Stereogum Premiere)

Despite the colorful palm trees on the cover, San Francisco lo-fi psych-garage crew the Fresh & Onlys' Grey-Eyed Girls is proving to be a great soundtrack for the shift from summer to fall. After seeing the quintet -- who reference the Buzzcocks, Mekons, and Country Joe & the Fish as influences -- at Todd P's Woodsist-curated SXSW '09 event I described them as "an autumnal Sticks & Stones." Now that it's actually colder out, it's good to see an off-the-cuff remark made in 90-something degree weather sticks. You definitely got a sense of the chill via "Invisible Forces." It continues in the icily lilting, totally vintage "Dude's Got A Tender Heart."

The Fresh & Onlys - "Dude's Got A Tender Heart" (MP3)

Grey-Eyed Girls is out via Woodsist. They recently did shows with Steve Malkmus. Starting today you can catch them with other folks.

09/21 - Provo, UT @ House Show #
09/22 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge #
09/23 - Lawrence, KS @ Jack Pot Saloon #
09/24 - Memphis, TN @ Goner Fest #
09/26 - Bloomington, IN @ Uncle Fester's #
09/27 - Chicago, IL @ Schubas #
09/29 - Fort Wayne, IN @ Brass Rail #
09/30 - Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick #
10/01 - Toronto, ON @ Wrong Bar #
10/02 - Ottawa, ON @ Babylon #
10/03 - Montreal, QC @ Pop Montreal #%
10/05 - Providence, RI @ The Dark Lady #
10/06 - Allston, MA @ Great Scotts #
10/07 - Middletown, CT @ Wesleyan #
10/08 - New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge #
10/09 - Brooklyn, NY @ The Bell House #%
10/10 - Pittsburgh, PA @ 31st St. $
10/11 - Chicago, IL @ Hideout $
10/12 - Omaha, NE @ Brothers $
10/13 - Denver, CO @ Bender's $
10/17 - Portland, OR @ Scion/Vice Event
10/18 - Seattle, WA @ Funhouse &
10/20 - Oakland, CA @ Stork Club &
10/21 - San Diego, CA @ Bar Pink Elephant &#
10/22 - Los Angeles, CA @ Echo &#
10/24 - Merced, CA @ The Partisan &
10/25 - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill [Budget Rock]

# w/ The Oh Sees
% w/ Golden Triangle
$ w/ Box Elders
& w/ Dan Melchoir

Posted at 11:24 AM by brandon in MP3, Tour Dates
Tags: The Fresh And Onlys

3 Comments

I'd like to nominate "Dude's Got a Tender Heart" for sweetest song title of the year

Posted by: Nick Rock at 09/21/09 3:25 PM  | Reply
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The title sounds like the next Judd Apatow production.

Posted by: Rob S. at 09/21/09 9:04 PM  | Reply
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Pretty good! (check out the new Dum Dum Girls - cover the Rolling Stones "Play with Fire")

Posted by: Gorillan at 09/22/09 12:52 AM  | Reply
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