Boston's Mistle Thrush released "Drunk With You" in February 2002 on Ecstatic Records. It was their first full length release since 1997's "Super Refraction." I've lost track of the number of Mistle Thrush CDs I've bought for friends since I was introduced to the band's music in 1994; but what I always prefer is to make the musical introduction at a live show. They don't have any tour dates right now but their label Ecstatic Records posted a few live MP3s that are worth checking out. One added bonus to the live songs is that Valerie's lyrics are much easier to understand than on the albums. "I Scare Myself" is a haunting cover of a Dan Hicks tune. Mistle Thrush's version of the song features a rather gratuitous guitar solo(s) and Valerie on the theremin her dad made. If you like what you hear you can purchase "Drunk With You" at Darla.com.

Live MP3s @ Ecstatic Records.com:
(These links take you directly to the MP3 file posted on Ecstatic Records' website. To download the file, right click the link and chose "save link as" or "save target as".)

Fireball (live)
I Scare Myself (live)
Small : From the album "Drunk With You"

Gems from the past:
(These are links to each song's page at Mistle Thrush's area at MP3.com with additional links to click on for the MP3 file.)

Six Hour Sunday : From Mistle Thrush's first EP "Agus Amarach" released in 1994 on Bedazzled Records.

Moth Like : From Mistle Thrush's 1997 album "Super Refraction" released on Egg Records.

Photo credit: Lindsey Walker