The Cocker Spaniels - "Nobody Wants to Play Last"
The Cocker Spaniels, aka Sean Padilla (our favorite booking agent, dad, and multi-instrument musician), has released a new single, and it may be the greatest song about booking agent problems ever recorded. "Nobody Wants to Play Last" is mostly about... nobody wants to play last at a gig. It brings in Padilla's trademark Prince meets Guided By Voices sound. This one leans a little bit more toward Prince in his more winking/humorous type of songs, but a lo-fi indie rock version. Which is just as bad ass at it sounds. In a press release, Sean Padilla says of the new song: "From the spring of 2014 to the beginning of the pandemic, I supplemented my household's income by working as a booking agent for touring artists of various genres. This song was directly inspired by my experiences as a booking agent, and the lyrics summarize most of my grievances about the live music industry. This was one of the last songs that I recorded for the album. The drums were recorded i...