So Cow is one of the many artists I found out about through the Somebody Come and Play podcast/blog, and when I stumbled upon the LP early in 2009 it instantly became one of my obsessions.  I got to see So Cow play many times while they were in NYC, and this first So Cow LP is by far one of my favorite things to be released in 2009.  If you haven’t already heard it go check it out at Tic Tac Totally!

Brian Kelly, the core of So Cow, was nice enough to contribute his best of 2009 list to the Great Pumpkin, and I am very excited to present it to you now:

So Cow’s Best of 2009

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Things I’ve most enjoyed listening to this year:

1. Christmas Island – Blackout Summer (In The Red) (website/ album info)
2. Various Artists – ‘Tom – A tribute to Paul McCartney’s ‘RAM” (WFMU Best Show Premium)
3. Nobunny – Raw Romance (Burger Records) (website/ album info)
4. Amature Amplifier – Soo Sung Land (Self-released) (website)
5. Pigibit5 – EP (Self-released) (website/ album info)

Bands I most enjoyed seeing live:

1. Box Elders (Twisted Pepper, Dublin) (website)
2. Christmas Island (Casbah, San Diego) (website)
3. Chiquita Y Chatarra (Sidecar, Barcelona) (website)
4. Deerhoof (Roisin Dubh, Galway) (website)
5. Outer Spacist (Carabar, Columbus) (website)

Best cities/towns I visited for the first time:

1. Catania, Sicily, Italy
2. Philadelphia, PA, USA
3. Anstruther, Fife, Scotland
4. Barcelona, Spain
5. San Diego, CA, USA

Things I’ve most enjoyed watching this year, though not necessarily from this year:

1. The Micallef Programme (more info)
2. QI (more info)
3. Charlie Brooker’s Screenwipe (more info)

Things I’ve most enjoyed listening to (that were not albums):

1. The Best Show on WFMU (more info)
2. Sunday Night Safran on Triple J (more info)
3. Guardian Football Podcast with James Richardson (more info)

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There hasn’t been much talk about So Cow on this side of the Atlantic since he was in the states back in June, but last month he released another amazing free EP of cover songs (more on that here), and I have recently been obsessed with is cover of Del Shannon‘s “Runaway”:

[mp3] So Cow- “Runaway (Del Shannon cover)”
download the whole EP here.

Hearing these new covers makes me excited to see what he does in 2010, and speaking of twenty ten…

So Cow’s 2010 (mostly) American Tour!!!

• 01.28.10- Dublin, Ireland @  Crawdaddy
• 02.11.10 -Thu Asbury Park, New Jersey @ Asbury Lanes
• 02.12.10 -Fri Philadelphia, Pennsylvania @ Kung Fu Necktie
• 02.13.10 -Sat Brooklyn, New York @  Monster Island Basement
• 02.14.10 -Sun Manhattan, New York @  Cake Shop
• 02.17.10 -Wed Boston, Massachusetts @ Obrien’s Pub
• 02.19.10 -Fri Providence, Rhode Island @ AS220
• 02.20.10 -Sat Montreal, Quebec @ Casa del Popolo
• 02.21.10 -Sun Austin, Texas @ Rancho Relaxo
• 02.22.10 -Mon W Hamilton, Ontario @ The Casbah Lounge (ontario)
• 02.23.10 -Tue Rochester, New York @ The Bug Jar
• 02.24.10 -Wed Cleveland, Ohio @ Beachland Ballroom
• 02.25.10 -Thu Columbus, Ohio @ Cafe Bourbon Street
• 02.26.10 -Fri Detroit, Michigan @ Lager House
• 02.28.10 -Sun Milwaukee, Wisconsin @ Eagle’s Nest
• 03.01.10 -Mon Minneapolis, Minnesota @ 7th St. Entry (first-avenue)
• 03.03.10 -Wed Missoula, Montana @ Badlander
• 03.05.10 -Fri Portland, Oregon @ East End
• 03.06.10 -Sat Seattle, Washington @ Comet Tavern
• 03.09.10 -Tue Santa Cruz, California @ Crepe Place
• 03.10.10 -Wed San Francisco, California @ Hemlock Tavern
• 03.11.10 -Thu Los Angeles, California @ The Smell
• 03.12.10 -Fri San Diego, California @ Bar Pink Elephant
• 03.13.10 -Sat Phoenix, Arizona @ Trunk Space w/ No Bunny
• 03.14.10 -Sun El Paso, Texas @ El Paso Block Party
• 03.16.10 -Tue Austin, Texas @ Mohawk
• 03.17.10 -Wed Austin, Texas @ SXSW
• 03.18.10 -Thu Austin, Texas @ SXSW
• 03.19.10 -Fri Austin, Texas @  SXSW
• 03.20.10 -Sat Austin, Texas @  SXSW
• 03.22.10 -Mon Oklahoma City, Oklahoma @ The Conservatory
• 03.23.10 -Tue Kansas City, Missouri @ Record Bar
• 03.25.10 -Thu Memphis, Tennessee @ Hi-Tone Cafe
• 03.26.10 -Fri Hattiesburg, Mississippi @ The Belafonte
• 03.30.10 -Tue Charlotte, North Carolina @ Snug Harbor
• 04.02.10 -Fri Grand Rapids, Michigan @ DAAC

Thanks again to Brian for contributing a best of 2009 list to the Great Pumpkin…I look forward to seeing you next month!

Links:

• So Cow’s website / myspace
• buy So Cow’s album from Tic Tac Totally here.
• more on So Cow (pictures, mp3s, reviews, ect) here.
• more best of 2009 guest contributions can be found here.
• Tay from Somebody Come and Play is now part of Outer Space.
  • if you are in a touring band, you should play Charleston, SC…contact Outer Space.

End Note: Hey Everyone….I know my best of lists are dragging out a bit, but I’m still letting 2009 settle in my head.  Mirror Universe Tapes have contributed a Best of List, and that will be up tomorrow…and I have a couple lists that will start either Friday or Monday.  Once those are done I’ll be back to my normal self with posts on music, beer, and what ever else I feel like writing about.  Here’s to twenty ten!