Not that this has anything to do with the record, but Aaron Kyle, lead singer of Le Switch, is intense and maybe one of the funnier lead singers I’ve ever hung out with. In a drunken, bonding, bromance session over four White Castle sliders and two WC chicken sandwiches, I probably told the guy things my wife doesn’t even know about me. The next night, this time over Mrs. Winter’s chicken strips (we had to walk through the drive-thru btw), the sharefest continued. Kyle explained the birdman club, his half-Mexican belly and confided intimate stories of redneckism from his now defunct marriage. We hit it off is what I’m saying. We both have powerful, somewhat obnoxious, laughs and the uncanny ability to embarrass ourselves and others within seconds of entering a public place. You put us together and it was a look-at-me-dogfight-to-the-death.

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Le Switch’s upcoming record And Now…Le Switch is being released September 30th, 2008 on Autumn Tone Records – the label of our friend and SIRIUS colleague, the Aquarium Drunkard. I haven’t really written about any of Justin’s bands because of that relationship/friendship, but after a weekend in Nashville with this band, there is no way I could ignore them any further.

The record has already often been compared to Paul and Linda McCartney’s 1971 album Ram so it is even more fitting that the band will be covering McCartney’s Monkberry Moon Delight for an upcoming cover compilation. At times, the intensity of Kyle’s vocals lend a modern Man Man/Dr. Dog vibe to the whole deal as well – but this is more prevalent in their live show versus the record. Having seen them both live and having listened to the record now more than a few times, they definitely need to find a way to capture a little more of the live show on record, but until then, this is a really enjoyable effort.

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