Friday, January 18, 2008

Hot Chip - Made In the Dark

Release Date: February 6, 2008

Expected beats and thumps and beeps and actually a section where they stop and tell you that the song will sound better on headphones. It would sound better if they weren't overrated.

The Mountain Goats - Heretic Pride

February 19, 2008

Blah. It's good. I don't care about this guy anymore though.

Cat Power - Jukebox

Release Date: January 22, 2008

Really monotonous. More of a showcase of her voice more than anything else, though I can listen to that for hours. Only thing outstanding is the one original song.

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Black Mountain - In The Future

Release Date: January 22, 2008

Psychedelic prog rock to a tee. Lots of organ. Feels less ambitious than the s/t though. Still rockin.

Wednesday, January 09, 2008

The Raveonettes - Lust Lust Lust

Release Date: February 19, 2008

Sounds exactly like a Raveonettes album. I swear the melodies are even re-used. But it's still really good, like Chain Gang good and not that Pretty in Black shit.

Friday, December 14, 2007

Top Ten in 2007

1. Sunset Rubdown - Random Spirit Lover
2. Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam
3. Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?
4. Radiohead - In Rainbows
5. Frog Eyes - Tears of the Valedictorian
6. Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha
7. Daft Punk - Alive 2007
8. Miracle Fortress - Five Roses
9. Fiery Furnaces - Widow City
10. Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga

Wednesday, September 05, 2007

The Weakerthans - Reunion Tour

Release Date: September 25, 2007

Sounds a little recycled.

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Beirut - The Flying Club Cup

Release Date: October 9, 2007

More grand, majestic than Gulag, and pretty good. But by the end, it all kinda sounds the same. Needs a scenic world to mix it up a little.

Saturday, August 11, 2007

The Fiery Furnaces - Widow City

Release Date: October 9, 2007

Favourite Fiery Furnaces album since Blueberry Boat. They kinda let loose, just like Blueberry Boat, and that's what I like. And man, the melodies plus Elenor's voice is fantastic shit.

The Go! Team - Proof of Youth

Release Date: September 11, 2007

Not much different from Thunder, Lightning, Strike. But who cares, it's still awesome!