Prick Tunes: Punch Brothers "Reptilia" and "Rye Whiskey"

Another day [starting with a 't'], another cover. This time we've got the Chris Thile fronted Punch Brothers in studio at WNRN in Charlottesville, VA, taking a run at The Strokes' single "Reptilia" from their 2003 sophomore release Room on Fire. Call me crazy, but I'd have to say I prefer this to the original.

Rather than leave it at that, I'm electing to throw in another performance from the same session (that or these boys need to get themselves a change of clothes). This is "Rye Whiskey," the studio release being found on their 2010 release Antifogmatic.

It should be noted that Punch Brothers' third album comes out in less than three weeks on February 14th.

Prick Tunes: Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, and Chris Thile The Goat Rodeo Sessions

John Oates gave me a free iTunes download of a song off of this album. True story.

I sort of chuckled. Then I saw them on The Colbert Report the next day, and my interests were piqued. Well, the Musicians@Google series featured the quartet on their series, and the result is this 33 minute video that is roughly half performance and half panel interview. The perfect recipe for relaxation at work. Put this on in the background, and let it ride.

Strings!