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Today's CDs (8/14)
Country Teasers -- Science Hat Artistic Cube Moral Nosebleed Empire
Country Teasers -- Destroy All Human Life The Fall -- This Nation's Saving Grace Hot Hot Heat -- Make Up the Breakdown So I saw the Country Teasers twice this weekend... and they were fantastic both times. Really sloppy, ugly, shrill music. It was beautiful. It felt like I was watching the Fall in the early 80s, but with a twinge of country. A really crazy show. They're touring now, catch them if you can before they had back to Scotland. |
Garbage - beautifulgarbage
World Party - Goodbye Jumbo Freedy Johnston - Can You Fly John Linnell - State Songs Andre Previn/PSO - Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, American in Paris, etc. |
Vida Blue: S/T
Slobberbone: Everything You Thought Was Right Was Wrong Today Old 97's: Hitchhike to Rhome Most likely picking up over lunch: Bright Eyes: Lifted (or, the Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground) |
Originally posted by Gdrlv Most likely picking up over lunch: Bright Eyes: Lifted (or, the Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground) Bright Eyes Lifted or the Story Is In the Soil Keep Your Ear to the Ground Saddle Creek Conor Oberst (a.k.a. Bright Eyes) doesn't know when to say when. On his new album, the 73-plus minute Lifted or the Story Is In the Soil Keep Your Ear to the Ground, Oberst isn't content to merely let us know how he feels. He pleads for us to align ourselves with his wholly subjective musings, which are, at times, impenetrable. The melodies that frame them, however, are easy to grasp and difficult to escape, partially due to familiarity. The album's opener, "The Big Picture," sounds like a lo-fi version of Springsteen's "Wild Billy's Circus Story," "You Will. You?. . ." could be a Wilco B-side and "Laura Laurent" riffs on Dylan's "I Shall Be Released." But a lack of restraint keeps Oberst's tunes from being as affecting. "It's the ones with the sorest throats, Laura/Who have done the most singing" he bellows at the end of "Laura Laurent," as if the quantity of his compositions makes them more meaningful. |
Originally posted by Yancey Are you a Bright Eyes fan? If not, you might want to pass. My review, for a NYC mag: |
Originally posted by Gdrlv Not a Bright Eyes fan. I know I've heard him before (or at least heard of him) but nothing really sticks out in my mind. I've read a few reviews of the disc, and all gushed over how great it was. Sounded like something I would like, so I was just going to make a blind buy. From your review, maybe I'll download a few tracks first. Thanks. |
Cake - Fashion Nugget
Beastie Boys - Paul's Botique The Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde Candy Butchers - Play With Your Head Pet Shop Boys - Discography Watsonville Patio - s/t v/a - Monster Breaks Van Halen mix I made And I just got shot down by a girl, so I'm wallowing in: Gerald Collier - I Had To Laugh Like Hell |
Sonic Youth - Murray Street (finally)
Aphex Twin - Richard D. James Album God Speed You Black Emperor - can't remember the title for some reason. |
Originally posted by Yancey It is good, it's just extraordinarily long and a little too precious. I think you might like it. I like him in small doses. The Everyday and Every Night EP is the best thing Conor has done, in my opinion. |
Wouldn't want to skip a "Today's CDs" thread:
Brian Jonestown Massacre - "Strung Out in Heaven" (bought for $.75...but it is one of their weakest efforts) Unwound - "Leaves Turn Inside You" Bark Psychosis - "Hex" Sparta - "Wiretap Scars" Neil Young - "On the Beach" |
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