Beulah - A Good Man Is Easy To Kill
30th June, 2007 by Chewbacca
Described as alternative indie, it doesn’t get much more alternative or indie than today’s track. Beulah began in a mailroom in 1994, when the founders Miles and Bill began writing and recording - releasing their first EP, “A Small Cattle Drive In A Snow Storm” two years later. Later, they would be joined by Pat Noels and various others along the journey. Unfortunately they parted ways in 2004, but their music lives on! This track was recommended to me by my friend Matt (who’s previously provided me with some excellent music choices) who described their music as “upbeat and summery” - We may be dealing with torrential downpour as of late, but at least today it’s nice and “summery!” So here’s “A Good Man Is Easy To Kill”:
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