Elvis Costello plays Amoeba records Monday at Now Hear This

And it’s free! The big question then is which Amoeba store. Well he’s playing two actually, and we’re not talkin’ both Bay Area stores either. EC will do a set at the SF store at noon as well as signing copies of his new record, Secret, Profane & Sugarcane. After that he hops on a flight to LA and plays Amoeba Hollywood at 8 PM (his LA set will be streamed live on amoeba.com and the store’s A.V. team will follow him around to document the Amoeba California tour, with both performances posted for viewing after the in-stores).

Secret, Profane & Sugarcane, Elvis’ first platter of acoustic music since 1986’s King Of America, features dobro master Jerry Douglas and impeccable close harmony vocals from Jim Lauderdale.

I’m particularly stoked that he’s rewarding folks who still own turntables by including a pair of bonus tracks on the double LP version: a cover of Lou Reed’s “Femme Fatale” and Costello’s sequel to the old Appalachian murder ballad, “Omie Wise”, entitled, “What Lewis Did Last”.

Check out a couple of my favorite tracks:

I Felt The Chill – Costello’s second recorded co-write with Loretta Lynn

Hidden Shame – A nice chugging rocker with great dobro work.

Click on the cover to access a strem of the entire record. Buy the CD version of Secret, Profane & Sugarcane from Hear Music here. You can get the digital version below.

Quick note about the tunes

The mp3s on this blog are to give folks a little taste. Imagine they're those little pouches on the bag your Sunday paper comes in. You know, the one's with a packet containing just enough toothpaste to brush your teeth once or twice. They are left up for a limited time. If you find something you like support the artists by dragging your friends to their shows and/or buying their CDs/records/schwag. If you are the artist (or their label/representative) and don't want an mp3 on here, please email me (mike@nowhearthismusic.com) and I'll remove it posthaste.

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