If I happened to be in the military and a Christian hip-hop outfit showed up to entertain me and my brethren during wartime, I would be listed as AWOL before the show was over.
I can only imagine what their lyrics might be…
Religion and popular music just don’t mix well in my opinion.
Guardian Unlimited | The [...]
Iron And Wine | Calexico - In The Reins
:: I can’t believe I didn’t focus in on this when it originally came out, but I love it.
Princess Superstar - My Machine
:: Is this some sort of massively planned joke because I couldn’t continue listening because I was too busy laughing at some point.
Fembots [...]
Friday evening was spent at the Iron & Wine slash Calexico slash Salvador Durain event. It was indeed more than just a show. It was a long one, but it didn’t drag or begin to strain one’s patience likely due to diverse line-up.
I certainly gained a greater appreciation for Calexico and “In The [...]
Destroyer - Rubies
:: Besides being the best Dan Bejar slash Destroyer related stuff since This Night, my favorite song is “Painter In Your Pocket.”
Times New Viking - Dig Yourself
:: It’s a stunned feeling when you may have found your new lo-fi friends by complete accident.
Delaware - Lost In The Beauty Of Innocence
:: This [...]
I included the iTunes exclusive, live version of Belle & Sebastian’s “If You’re Feeling Sinister” recently on the “One Sentence..”thingy hoping that it would be released in time to include a quick blurb about it.
iTunes released the record a day late, but it was well worth the short delay. I have listened to it [...]
A little late considering I was out of town all last week and am in Kansas City, MO tomorrow.
The Strokes - First Impressions Of Earth
:: It has become all too popular to talk shit about the Strokes, probably because of their success considering their backgrounds, but half of this record is reason [...]
I just realized that I have been confusing two bands that deserve no confusion at all. The Magic Numbers are NOT The Magic Markers. The Magic Numbers I can listen to and really enjoy.
The Happy Bullets - The Vice And Virtue Ministry
:: The lead track can be misleading (imagine that!) so do yourself a favor and start with the second track and enjoy the occassional falsetto combined with the semi-predictable vocal and percussion stops and starts.
Jenny Lewis With The Watson Twins - Rabbit Furcoat
:: Insanity I [...]
Davenport - The Hands Of Worm Heaven
:: With one minute left of a nearly fifteen minute song consisting of isolation torture drums, I was forced to write this band off forever before caving to the demands of my captors and revealing the name of Bob Woodward’s source’s source.
Cars Can Be Blue - [...]
Writing from San Francisco tonight…
Clearlake - Amber
:: “No Kind Of Life” is a great opener to what sounds like a good record.
The Mendoza Line - Full of Light and Full of Fire
:: Note to self: remember to let David Beisel know that he’ll enjoy the hell out of this record since it’s [...]
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I’ve been trying to consistently write a single sentence on 10 New records every week, typically either late Sunday or sometime on Monday. It’s a challenge to find and listen to that many records a week though the sheer quantity of music available these days suggests otherwise. I find time to listen on [...]
Cat Power - The Greatest
:: Cat Power fans are borderline insane and OCD —- that’s what makes them sincere in my opinion, but “The Greatest” is sure to drive them closer to their Chan as this a record that they’ll eat up from start to finish.
Volcano! - Beautiful Seizure
:: If the first track [...]
As if installing a rootkit wasn’t bad enough, Sony tracks your usage of music CDs and send this information back to their website. Unbelievable!
Test Icicles - For Screening Purposes Only
:: I like the “Circle Square Triangle” single better than I do the FSPO full-length.
Arctic Monkeys - Beneath The Boardwalk
:: I can see how these demos got them signed to Domino, but I hear more Mersey Beat than I do Buzzcocks which is not what I’ve read [...]