The song’s new, but the band sure isn’t. In fact, when R.E.M. called it a day a few weeks ago, it was really just the beginning of the end, and in between those comes the release of “Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage: 1982 - 2011,” a career-spanning, 40-song retrospective.
“We All Go Back to Where We Belong” is one of the album’s three new songs, and it’s so important that it gets two (!) weird, arty, overexposed, but nonetheless charming videos to go along with it. First up is my personally preferred version, which features Mary Jane Watson Kirsten Dunst who does about 98 percent of the acting here with her lips.
Next is acclaimed poet and activist John Giorno, who appears to suffer
separate occurrences of minor brain damage throughout the video, which
is lit and arranged exactly the same as Dunst’s. Weird. Good thing the
song’s as pretty as anything the band’s ever recorded. The line about
“tasting the ocean on your skin” really gets me. Watch both below:
When half the crew abandoned ship, The Rocketboys had a problem. With its alt-rock mission looking doomed, the Texas band fought to get back on track.
Music Joshua Boydston The Rocketboys with Bearcat, Boxing the Stars, Greater Estates and Young Readers 6 p.m. Friday The Conservatory 8911 N. Western conservatoryokc.com 607-4805 $8-$10
As Okie-friendly as its cowpunk tunes are, Slim Cessna’s Auto Club never has motored into these parts before. It’s about to bust that cherry.
Music Gazette staff Slim Cessna’s Auto Club with East Dallas Shufflers and Dark Valley Harvesters 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12 The Conservatory 8911 N. Western conservatoryokc.com 607-4805 $10