I talk a lot about dying. Folks here at Third Man are damn near sick of hearing me say the phrase "If I get hit by a bus tomorrow..." before rattling off what I think the next four Vault packages should be.

Quarterly subscription planning aside, were I to die tomorrow, one of bigger frustrations would be knowing that the 5.6.7.8's will probably have a new single out soon that I'll never get to hear. As reliable as the sunrise (and also coming from the East) the 5.6.7.8's are comfortingly consistent and enjoyable. This most recent single, with Ludella Black from the Headcoatees on vocals, is such a no-brainer I'm damn near shocked it hadn't already happened in the previous three decades. Covers of songs by the Pretty Things, Ray Charles, John Barry and Chrissie Hynde are quite a disparate a coupling...until you hear them tackled by this group...where it instantly makes complete sense. Such is the magic of these ladies...while I can't fully explain it, I will always revel in its magic. 

Any 5.6.7.8's record is an instant buy for me, it's been that way for as long as I can remember and will continue to remain that way until I get hit by that proverbial bus. But if there's a record shop in heaven...I know what section I'm checking out first.