Ha Ha Tonka released its second album,
Novel Sounds of the Nouveau South, a couple of months ago. It's fetching. I am digesting it slowly after downloading it from
eMusic, and I like its initial impact. The real test will be whether my oldest son sinks his teeth into it. Ha Ha Tonka's Brett Anderson has a unique alternative to a Southern drawl and the band's songs capture an O'Connoresque failed and beautiful landscape. I grabbed their first album last year on the strength of the title alone:
Buckle in the Bible Belt.
From the
Spin magazine review:
What do Sherman, Thoreau, Dostoevsky, and the Holy Ghost have in common? All pop up on Ha Ha Tonka's second album and, in large part, define its contours. Novel Sounds is violent, literate, unapologetic Southern rock.
HearYa's high praise and live session for Ha Ha Tonka
available here.
Special note: tonight is Thao in Atlanta. Maybe Music Monday will spill over to tomorrow with pictures.
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