I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Michael Nau is rapidly becoming one of today’s most prolific songwriters. As if he weren’t content to record and release an album’s worth of Page France material every year, he’s also doing solo work as Cotton Jones.

MP3: Cotton Jones – Miracle Bound
Cotton Jones is almost like the older brother of Page France. His life wasn’t as easy, and that comes out in his songs. With his band, Michael sings about windy days and springtime. With Cotton, his songs are still mostly optimistic, but with an unusual backing. “Miracle Bound” wouldn’t be out of place sitting next to Nau’s other work, but it’s far more junkyard than “Junkyard.”

Cotton Jones on Myspace

Other Matt has a new Thunderbirds Are Now! song for download. On a related note, I could disagree more with Pfork’s assessment of “Panthers in Crime.”

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