stream: The Henry Clay People - This Is A Desert EP

listen to the whole shebang at SPINNER.com
THCP will play Coachella this year. check them out if you're going.

The Henry Clay People - California Wildfire [mp3]

new music: The Henry Clay People - California Wildfire

sometimes I forget that THCP are from California. they're so uncool and they embrace it and rock your socks off. kinda like Pavement, who are also from California.
anyways, this song is from their forthcoming This Is a Desert EP, and it's awesome.

The Henry Clay People - California Wildfire [mp3]

new song: The Henry Clay People - Switch Kid

now THIS is what I call anthemic music. bless these boys and their Pavement love.



The Henry Clay People - Switch Kid [mp3]

The Henry Clay People on MYSPACE

The Henry Clay People featured in SPIN

The Henry Clay People - Slow Burn [mp3]

the band is currently on tour with Silversun Pickups and Against Me!

new tracks from The Henry Clay People

the LA band continues in their HEY-MAYBE-I-LIKE-SLEEPING-ON-A-COUCH journey to sound like Pavement via the Replacements. bless them. I need to review this album.

The Henry Clay People - Slow Burn [mp3]
The Henry Clay People - Glory [mp3]
I like this one so much.

hear more HERE

Henry Clay People's record release party is on 8 June in LA

via AD

The Henry Clay People on Daytrotter!

I love it when Daytrotter catches onto my favourite bands

HEAD ON OVER to read the article and download the tracks

The Henry Clay People - End of an Empire (daytrotter) [mp3]

The Henry Clay People sign to In Rainbows label

does this put them at the same level as Radiohead? yes, I believe it does. kudos to them for getting on TBD.

very stoked about new music from these guys, due out this summer

they are currently on tour with Drive By Truckers. check out the dates below:

Mar 24 2010 9:00P
Bootleg Theatre w/ Admiral Radley Los Angeles, California
May 5 2010 8:00P
Rialto Theatre w/ Drive-By Truckers Tucson, Arizona
May 6 2010 8:00P
House of Blues w/ Drive-By Truckers San Diego, California
May 7 2010 8:00P
Avalon Ballroom w/Drive-By Truckers Hollywood, California
May 8 2010 8:00P
The Fillmore w/Drive-By Truckers San Francisco, California
May 12 2010 8:00P
In The Venue w/ Drive-By Truckers Salt Lake City, Utah
May 13 2010 8:00P
Boulder Theater w/ Drive-By Truckers Boulder, Colorado
May 14 2010 8:00P
Aggie Theater w/ Drive-By Truckers Ft. Collins
May 15 2010 8:00P
Belly Up Aspen w/ Drive-By Truckers Aspen, Colorado

The Henry Clay People - Fine Print [mp3]

spectacular, eh?

must watch videos: Henry Clay People on LaundroMatinee

you may or may not remember my ramble about this band, they are positively spectacular and fun.

this session was recorded via MOKB. it's really cool. well worth checking out.

Craig "Dodge" Lile from MyOldKentuckyBlog.com, with help from the incredibly talented Jeff DuPont (audio) , Doug Fellegy (video), Tim Wilsbach (video) and Nate Karamanski (video), has created laundromatinee.com - a site that features the in-studio sessions MOKB records for its SIRIUS XM Blog Radio show (Tuesdays at Noon EST on SIRIUS 26/XM 43.

Band of the Week: The Henry Clay People

Why is it the bands that sound like they don't give a fuck always impress you the most?

last week I saw a really great band open for The Airborne Toxic Event, and they were called The Henry Clay People. Like TATE, THCP also hail from LA, but unlike TATE, they are unpretentious and unconcerned with anything but good ol' rock n roll.

Both their live sets and their albums are multi-dimensional, layering fun guitar riffs, exasperated lyrics that were probably written on someone's couch and an unusually slow and deliberate singing cadence that you wouldn't expect from a band like this. Finally, a good band that emulates The Replacements.

I was really impressed with them so I bought both of their albums, a 7" and a t-shirt even though I own absolutely no Airborne Toxic Event merch. I'm quite happy with my purchases, both albums are lighthearted and marked with their refusal to work full time. They are hard to classify, because if I call them punk-ish, I'll probably get pummeled, and if I call them pop-punk-ish I feel like I'm doing them a disfavour. How about I compromise and call them awesome?

give them a listen and decide for yourself

The Henry Clay People - Children of the Chin [mp3, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!]
from Blacklist the Kid with the Red Moustache

The Henry Clay People - Living in Debt [mp3]
from For Cheap or For Free

The Henry Clay People - Fine Print [mp3]
from For Cheap or For Free

visit them on MYSPACE