On March 25, Harper Simon is releasing Division Street (Play It Again Sam). The LP was produced by Tom Rothrock (Elliott Smith, Beck) and features members of Elvis Costello’s Attractions, the Strokes, Bright Eyes and Wilco. Says Simon of Division Street, “I felt challenged and inspired by the idea of making a modern psychedelic folk-rock album, a Tom Rothrock production like (Smith’s) XO, but then the Velvet Underground and the Stones kept entering in. Elliott Smith was very influenced by the Beatles, but my guitar playing is more influenced by Keith Richards. And I kept wanting to emphasize more lo-fi elements.” Download Division Street track “Bonnie Brae” below.
“Bonnie Brae” (download):
