Yeah, you may have heard, but that new Oneida album, Happy New Year, is really good. It reminds me a little more of Secret Wars than it does The Wedding (and it’s definitely not in the vein of “Sheets Of Easter”). It’s that Oneida-y krautrockipscychadrone-ica. The opener, “Distress,” to my ears, sounds like an acid-infused, satanic ritual version of “Scarborough Fair,” and I can honestly say that I’ve never said that about any other song in my life. My current favorite, though, is this one, track 3:

::: Oneida - The Adversary :::

On a different note, seems like everyone in the known universe got their M Ward Post War promo disc this week. I won’t get into the reasons why, but I will say that I wasn’t expecting to like this one, but was totally surprised. It’s good. Damn good, as a matter-of-fact, and rock-solid front-to-back. It’s out 8/22 on Merge.

::: M Ward - To Go Home :::

Probably seems like I’m harping on it, but (especially since Oh My Rockness just couldn’t be bothered to even list it) I’ve just got to give one last reminder about the Maestro Echoplex CBR 006 quasi-release show this Sunday night at Pete’s Candy Store in Brooklyn. 8:30pm. Free show.