Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Music news Gentleman Jesse NPR shout-out
Posted by Ben Westhoff on Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 9:29 PM
NPR.org's "Song of the Day" today comes courtesty of hometown heroes Gentleman Jesse and His Men. The track, "All I Need Tonight," is described by the blurb's author (that is, me) as:
...mostly just an excuse for frontman Jesse Smith and his background singers to belt out the track's euphoric chorus — "All I need tonight is youuuuuu" — again and again. Sure, there's a marginal backstory involving a girl who isn't taking the narrator's calls, but it doesn't make a lot of sense, considering how quickly he decides to find a new woman to float his boat. Turns out you aren't the only thing he needs tonight, after all. But who cares? Young love never makes sense, so why should sublime pop?
You can catch up onCreative Loafing's coverage of the band here and here. Also check out my recent feature on Jesse's label Douchemaster Records in Crawdaddy.
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