I’ve covered Slim Cessna’s Auto Club on ninebullets plenty, but I don’t think I’ve ever gotten into the sheer fanaticism I have for them. There are very few bands on this Earth whose songs I know every single word of. Slim Cessna’s Auto Club is one of them. There are very few bands I am willing to get on an airplane for the sole purpose of going to see live. Slim Cessna’s Auto Club is one of them. There are very few bands who’ve never disappointed me with an album. You guessed it, Slim Cessna’s Auto Club is one of them. So when I saw they had a new cd coming out, I immediately went into giddy freak-out mode, which was only slightly tempered when I read that it wasn’t actually an album of new material, but rather a reissue of a cd-r from the early 2000′s which features alternate versions of some SCAC familiars.
Look, SCAC could take all their released material and pick songs at random and put them on a cd called, “We’re Just Releasing This To See If You’ll Buy It“, and I would, so the new vs old material issue was of little consequence to me. That said, Buried Behind The Barn is fantastic. It’s pretty cool to hear some of my favorite SCAC tracks, like “Port Authority Band” and “Shady Lane”, done in a different way. Alternate versions or not, the album still possesses those harmonies, Slim/Munly vocal exchanges, and that signature gigantic sound that SCAC is known for, and that’s what makes this album Essential Listening.
If you’ve never heard SCAC before, I suggest you get familiar with a quickness. They’re one of the best bands in America. Believe that. Since the album is only 8 tracks long I am only gonna post one .mp3, but I am gonna couple it with its version from the album it originally appeared on.
Slim Cessna’s Auto Club – The Port Authority Band (from Buried Behind The Barn)
Slim Cessna’s Auto Club – The Port Authority Band (from The Bloody Tenant Truth & Peace)
Slim Cessna’s Auto Club’s Official Site, Slim Cessna’s Auto Club on myspace, Buy Buried Behind The Barn
Autopsy IV
Part time blogger. Full time hater.
Agreed, amazing group and well worth going out of one’s way to see them live. The good news I have heard through the rumor mill is that the band might be releasing an album of new material in the relatively near future, at least sooner than the general 4 year span they tend to have between new albums.
I know the “giddy-freak out” when a new record is being released.
A feeling only rivaled by the first sip of beer on Friday afternoon anticipation.
i am embarrassed to say i have never really listened to these guys, heard not listened mind you, but what album should i get to become a fan. basically 90% of music reviewed on this site i love. anyway which album would any nine bullets readers or writers recommend.
Start with “Cipher” or “The Bloody Tenant Truth & Peace” and work backwards from there…
Hopefully a new album won’t be too long, they played about 5 new songs at a recent show in Fort Collins, CO
Slim cessna’s auto club is the best stuff on earth. I have seen them 3 times and I will see em unitll I cannot afford tickets, they break up, quit touring, or I die. They are a beautiful band and capitavate their auidences and make the whole room dance. Its a amazing show.
Saw them at SXSW and they lived up to all expectations.
Would like to see someone rule for certain if some of the stage antics between Slim and Munly are homo-erotica or not.
I’d start with the live record Jesus Let Me Down. He, Roger Williams is unreal.
Probably my favorite band (well, maybe i like Munly and the Harlots even better). Would like to see them on stage but i doubt they will ever bore themselves to come here in France.