New Roky Erickson record soon + Youtube toy store weirdness

Self proclaimed alien Roky Erickson has a new album called “True Love Cast Out All Evil” coming out on Anti on April 20th 2010. Yeah, I don’t know how bad we need a new Roky Erickson album either but at least it’s coming out on 420… but the reason I have hope for this project is the producer dude (Will Sheff from Okkervil River, who I guess are the backing band on this record too) has gone and picked twelve rare songs from Roky’s back catalog for him to record for this record. So it’s not a bunch of 2010 penned Roky songs… if you’re not a poser you’ll know a few of these songs like “Please Judge” and “Johnny Lawman”! It just might be good, fingers crossed! That’s the cover above. The photo is by Todd Wolfson.

http://www.rokyerickson.net/
The track list for Love Cast Out All Evil:
1. Devotional Number One
2. Ain’t Blues Too Sad
3. Goodbye Sweet Dreams
4. Be and Bring Me Home
5. Bring Back the Past
6. Please Judge
7. John Lawman
8. True Love Cast Out All Evil
9. Forever
10. Think Of As One
11. Birds’d Crash
12. God Is Everywhere

Also check out this freakshow video of Will Sheff and Roky Erickson at the legendary Austin store Toy Joy. The best part is when the store clerk dude fully geeks out on Roky. That guy rules.

http://www.myspace.com/amberwantsheartbeatmusic Amber!!!

i would think we need it allot actually.
joel

man i hope that record’s not as overproduced as the “goodbye sweet dreams” is on this video. i wish i could get this dude into the studio and do those songs justice, bare boned and raw like they did with the johnny cash stuff on american .
Look2UrOrb

His voice still has that spark that shakes me right down.
rob

i will be seeing him in two weeks. and will sheff is badass even with all the pitchdork acclaim. go watch the “you’re gonna me miss me” documentary and check out the acl show in the extras. you can see me in several shots goin crazy in the front row. texas bitch.
robness

the black angels were at one point recording and touring with Roky, was looking forward to that album… seems to have disappeared into the ether.
Travis Keller

I really hope it’s a good one man.

I AM A DEMON, I LOVE ROCK N” ROLL!

I AM A DEMON AND I LOVE ROCK N” ROLl!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gqwnrn0iKCo
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