Wednesday Rewind

Finally Literature has a challenger for local music video of the year. Black Joe Lewis gets Scandalous in 2-D, visiting “Mustang Ranch” to get his ham glazed with his Honeybears. The brilliantly animated video even features a cartoon cameo from producer Jim Eno of Spoon. For more on the band’s red light special, check out “Come and Take It.”

Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears “Mustang Ranch”

Leatherbag “Sincerity”
As tackled last week in OTR, Leatherbag just released a double shot of new releases, Yellow Television, and Patience EP, the latter written and recording during in the two-week span between the mixing and mastering of Yellow Television. Randy Reynolds unplugs here with local ringer Jon Sanchez for Refueled magazine’s Acoustic Buzz series.

Erin Ivey & The Finest Kind "Chocolate"
Erin Ivey’s never one for subtlety. In this highlight from her new album, Broken Gold, Austin’s Golden Girl stretches chocolate metaphors across four minutes and two languages.

League of Extraordinary G’z “Yes He Is”
Austin’s round table hustlers dropped the third and best installment of its Concealed Weapons mixtape series earlier this summer, showcased here with the spitfire roulette of “Yes He Is.”

Explosions in the Sky “Postcard from 1952”
Who says Explosions in the Sky can’t be radio-friendly? The local instrumentalists made their Letterman debut last night, knocking out a condensed version of “Postcard from 1952” in under four minutes. Enjoy.