Today's CDs (8/26)
 

Th Faith Healers -- Imaginary Friend
Palace -- Arise Therefore
Wedding Present -- BBC Sessions
Spoon -- Kill the Moonlight
Enon -- High Society
The Fall -- Hip Priest and Kamarads
Superdrag -- Last Call for Vitriol

So, I was asked by an editor that I frequently write for to write a piece criticizing the new Spoon album, since he knew that I didn't like it. Another writer was going to write a positive piece and they would run simultaneously. I agreed and worked on it this weekend, coming up with a nice clever lede and everything. Then a funny thing happened -- the record grew on me. And now I actually enjoy it. It's not a great album, but I can't write a negative piece on it any longer. Sucks, because I was looking forward to it.

Also, I'm not a power-pop fan by any means, but the new Superdrag album is excellent. Maybe it's just John's voice that I dig, but I've always had a soft spot in my heart for them. I dunno, but this record is feeling very right to me today.

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I love the new Superdrag album, but then again, I am a power pop fan. Anyway, today, I'm listening to...

Chuck Prophet - No Other Love
Desaparecidos - Read Music/Speak Spanish
The Roots - The Roots Come Alive
Jimmy Smith - Root Down Live!

For me it's....

Korn - Untouchables
Dark Lotus - Tales from the Lotus Pod
Murderdolls - Valley of the Murderdolls
U.P.O. - No Pleasantries

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The new Spoon album is slowly growing on me, too. It took a good 7-8 listens, but a few of the tracks have gone from boring to enjoyable. I still don't think it's nearly as good as "A Series of Sneaks" or even "Girls Can Tell," but it's not awful. I need to stop being so quick to form opinions regarding new albums.

Playlist:
Electric Birds - "Gradations"
Interpol - "Turn on the Bright Lights"
Spoon - "Kill the Moonlight"
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot demos
Neko Case - "Blacklisted"

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It's weird, because I didn't make a snap judgement on this one. I've had the record since... May or June, I think. And I've listened to it steadily. But as I tried to say exactly why the album failed, I realized that it didn't fail. That it, in fact, was quite good.

Tar Babies: No Contest
Lamb of God: New American Gospel
Sheavy: The Electric Sleep
Teenage Fan Club: Bandwagonesque

I forgot to mention earlier just how amazing the Doug Martsch solo record is, <i>Now You Know</i>. This will be very, very high on my year-end list. Straight country-blues. It's gorgeous. Much better than any Built to Spill record since Perfect From Now On.

A rather eclectic mix for me this week:

Porcupine Tree: Recordings
Paul Gilbert: Burning Organ
Henry Rollins: Live at the Westbeth Theater(spoken-word)
Dream Theater: Six Degrees...
Cult: Electric

ditto

Replacements "Let It Be" for me today.

Interpol- Turn on the Bright Lights
The Cult- Love
Guided by Voices- Isolation Drills
Beth Orton-Daybreaker