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Stream a new song each from Joe McMahon and Brendan Kelly

Contributed by redscare. Posted by bryne on Monday, March 1, 2010 at 7:00 PM (EST)

A couple of songs from the upcoming Joe McMahon (Smoke Or Fire) / Brendan Kelly (The Lawrence Arms, The Falcon) split have been posted. The album, titled Wasted Potential, is slated for a March 16, 2010 release; Anchorless Records will handle the vinyl release and Red Scare will be releasing it on CD.

McMahon's song, "Beauty Fades", can be heard at the Anchorless MySpace page. Kelly's track, a porch-friendly take on the Lawrence Arms' staple "Quincentuple Your Money," can be heard at Red Scare's MySpace page.

Red Scare (62 comments)

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colin (March 1, 2010)

meh

redscare (March 1, 2010)

You can order the CD directly from us for a measly 8 bucks too: http://redscare.storenvy.com/

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bigp (March 1, 2010)

vinyl? Artwork is killer.

redscare (March 1, 2010)

Yes! The good people at Anchorless Records are doing the vinyl. They're giving away some neat shit with it too. Check the links and get crazy.

Blackjaw_ (March 1, 2010)

I was uber disappointed when I found out the Joe McMahon songs were just the ones he already released at shows a while ago, so I already have them. Won't be picking this up.

14theroad (March 1, 2010)

I thought this was going to be new material.

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thepopeofchili-town (March 1, 2010)

The tracklisting's been out for a while. Brendan's side is all Arms songs and a cover of "Kiss The Bottle".

cursingconcrete (March 1, 2010)

I'd be nervous to do a kiss the bottle cover just 'cause Ben Nichols already did it and fucking nailed it.

FranklinStein (March 2, 2010)

Ben Nichols' solo album is called "The Last Pale Light in the West," which is inspired by a book called "Blood Meridian". Is BK fucking Ben Nichols? Clearly. I've never heard of a Lawrence Arms song called "Blood Meridian," Pope...

TheNightMan (March 1, 2010)

aka all the songs he played in florida for his special acoustic show

telegraphrocks (March 1, 2010)

Nah, you mean the five fabulous shows he played in Chicago.

thepopeofchili-town (March 1, 2010)

Actually, no. Just three of those.

hey_ska (March 1, 2010)

I've always wanted to do an acoustic version of Quincentuple, glad to see 'm not alone.

thepopeofchili-town (March 1, 2010)

Quincentuple sounds amazing. Not a Smoke Or Fire fan.

Irish_Punk_Is_Gimmickry (March 1, 2010)

the kelly song sounds good.

insidejoke2 (March 1, 2010)

stoked for both sides.
though i have the SOF songs electric, Joe does such justice to his songs acoustic too.
awesome.

quickattack (March 1, 2010)

Even though its not new material, I'll be picking this up. I love Smoke or Fire.

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Cheesetits (March 1, 2010)

How could you not?

eazyd2 (March 1, 2010)

a cd from a guy who cant sing strumming acoustic guitar should cost $2

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dev (March 1, 2010)

Absolutely it should. Cheaper than that, even. However, I feel this particular cd is quite underpriced.

mattramone (March 1, 2010)

Only one side of this is getting any play.

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Blackjaw_ (March 1, 2010)

Which?

mattramone (March 1, 2010)

BK. Never got the hoopla over Smoke or Fire or even the Flatliners.

Blackjaw_ (March 1, 2010)

Did you hear the Worker's Union EP?

mattramone (March 1, 2010)

Nope.

Blackjaw_ (March 1, 2010)

You really should. I could understand not liking their two full-lengths (though I do), but I wouldn't believe anyone who said they didn't like that EP. It was from 2001, when they called themselves Jericho.

Go to some random m3d1af1re link and replace the end with this: ?m1zqximeg2y

eazyd2 (March 1, 2010)

do you say that about every CD you buy?

mattramone (March 1, 2010)

I only like one side of your mom - face down.

TheNightMan (March 1, 2010)

face down ass up thats the way I like to fuck

14theroad (March 1, 2010)

Generally cds only have one side.

eazyd2 (March 1, 2010)

thats what i meant in my comment

ramblinboyofpleasure (March 2, 2010)

Theb sat it more clearly, lose that shitty accent for a minute anddddd SHOUTTT!

scientistrock (March 1, 2010)

It's getting a vinyl release somewhere.

ffwoodycooks (March 1, 2010)

snore city.
tell me when Spencer Krug gets a side.

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mattramone (March 1, 2010)

Wolf Parade sucks balls.

ffwoodycooks (March 1, 2010)

i have taken your comment with the same amount of weight as i do with the comments of the bacteria on the undershoe of a charlatan.
you, sir, are a buffoon of the lowest order.

eazyd2 (March 1, 2010)

hahaha

FranklinStein (March 2, 2010)

LOFUCKINGL!!!!!

ramblinboyofpleasure (March 2, 2010)

What do you do when you're listening to Vampire Weekend, get your sister to stick her fingers up your ass to keep you awake??

runneruprecords (March 1, 2010)

yay! quincentuple is one of my favorite lawrence arms songs! as for this version, it's good, this is probably as good as an acoustic rendition could be.

theblock (March 1, 2010)

Anchorless Records is a great label run by one of the most legit dudes I've ever met. Big things coming from them. So excited for the vinyl. Some great shit coming with it. Preordered mine already. Anyone at that acoustic show knows this will be one of the best splits to come out in a while.stoked on red scare releases like The Menzingers as well. It's going to be a great year.

xshoutoutx (March 1, 2010)

Yep... Beex's rendition sounds like Falcon playing Larry Limbs... and I'm lovin the shit outta it!

FranklinStein (March 2, 2010)

The McMahon song is delicious! Beek's is delish too, but that's to be expected. MOTHERFUCKERS!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!

banal242 (March 2, 2010)

Stoked that I got one of the 160 yellow variations of this split.

ramblinboyofpleasure (March 2, 2010)

Love Joe's cover of Stay Together for the Kids here.

AllAgesPete (March 2, 2010)

this site has been the best to me.
its better to fade out than blah blah blah.
Listen to Winepress and the Mushuganas.
Chicago has always had and will always have the best scene.
im happy to die with the best.

boxcar (March 2, 2010)

Preordered the vinyl with that coffee mug at vinyl collective, haha!

The Joe McMahon intro is sick, then I was disappointed when he started singing, then I got used to him singing. Song's ok!

5 seconds into the BK song and love it. That song is one of my faves since I first heard it on some Asian Man Comp!

Salvador (March 2, 2010)

Not familiar with SOF, but will download Kelly's tracks
Quincentuple sounded wonderful.

10-4Eleanor (March 2, 2010)

This is awesome. I can't wait for this record.

littlemissnoname (March 2, 2010)

I'm kinda stoked on this. I'd be buying the vinyl if I weren't completely broke.

killdefenses (March 2, 2010)

i love brendans voice, i do, but when it comes to these acoustic songs i think he'd been better off singing in that lower style [like he uses in devil's taken names].

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