Of course he does! Long a favorite of Bruce Springsteen, Milan readies Mercury Retrograde for a June 3rd release on Adeline Records. Spanning 16 tracks and including favorites like “Cigarettes & Violets,” “Wendy” and “Hotel Columbia” this is a release that is certainly on our radar and should be on yours as well.

“These recordings were made over 2 nights at the Mercury in New York City a week before Christmas 2007. I figured I should return to one of the spots I played when I was starting out. Talking between songs or doing “bits” as I call them, is something I did early on to kill time while I was tuning my guitar as I toured solo. These true stories evolved into a spoken word aspect of my live shows that hasn’t been represented on any of my studio releases. Yackety yack.”

- Jesse Malin

Muzzle of Bees is proud to present Jesse Malin at the Majestic Theatre in Madison on Friday, April 11th. Tickets are $12 and available here, MoB favorites and the recently lauded SXSW performers Freshwater Collins will open up the evening.

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