Joe Lally has a new solo album out. Yes, the bassist from Fugazi.

Now I don't want people to think I'm pimping Dischord or anything, but I found this little gem while I was buying the new Evens record. You wouldn't think a bassist could break away from a band like Fugazi and have a successful solo career (and no, Sting doesn't count), but here is Joe Lally doing exactly that. The celebrity guestlist is stong on this one, with DC 1980s yearbook signers Ian MacKaye, Guy Picciotto, Ed Janney and Amy Farina doing their thing, but Joe stands out over them all.

I took the title of this entry from a Dead Vice Prez lyric. Well whether he heard the DVP song and took it as a challenge or not, never let it be said the Joe Lally is a "background" member of anything again. Recorded at Inner Ear, this record is filled with the blunt musical and lyrical content you'd expect from someone associated with Fugazi, but delivered in an almost folky vein. A solo debut is hard to execute, and he's done a damn good job this time out.

download There to Here (song)
buy There to Here (album)