After helping form legendary punk outfit The Saints in his late teens and then breaking away to create avant-garde heroes The Laughing Clowns in his mid-twenties
Aaron Dessner sent Justin Vernon an instrumental sketch of a song called "Big Red Machine" for Dark Was The Night
Guided By Voices’ third album
Songs of our times continues with Messis' strength in writing strong 3 minute pop songs tinted with punk ideas and a sixties approach to sound and vibe
but this session from January 1958 is particularly inspired
LONG HOURS - Wayward Serenades LP t-shirt After helping form legendary punkHighly recommended. "The cover features a topless Julian Medor on his back on what looks like a garage floor covered in oil, eating his necklace, mic in hand and eyes shut. Shades of Darby Crash, and Iggy Pop. Which are pretty good introductory comparisons, though Long Hours don't sound much like Iggy (well, alright, maybe A Ghost To You), but perhaps a bit like The Germs. But that's where comparisons pretty much end. "Long Hours is a solo performance