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Concert Mon Apr 21 2008
Joe Pug's New EP - "Nation Of Heat"
Bon Iver was the big, inexplicable blog success story of 2008. Inexplicable because his down tempo folk music is so low key as to be absolutely sleepy and that's typically not the music that rockets to the top of the blogosphere. And inexplicable to me because I actually like it. Who's next then? Could be Chicagoan Joe Pug.
Like Bon Iver, Joe's got someone in his corner helping to get the word out. And like Bon Iver, Joe's a singer-songwriter who wears his influences on his sleeve. It's too obvious to list those influences here. Just listen to "Hymn #101" below to figure it out for yourself. So is Joe Pug the next blog success story? I don't know; it's a mystery how these things happen. But with a brand new EP called Nation Of Heat, a record release show at Schubas on May 3rd, and a growing fanbase I wouldn't bet against him.
[mp3]: Joe Pug - "Hymn #101"