Back to it, now. Another update, and lots of fabulous new albums to rub all over my body.
Amanda Palmer - Fake Plastic Trees (Radiohead cover)
Amanda Palmer - No Surprises (Radiohead cover): These are from the new single "Amanda Palmer Performs The Popular Hits Of Radiohead On Her Magical Ukulele". Which pretty much sums it up nicely.
Belle and Sebastian - I Can See Your Future
Belle and Sebastian - Little Lou, Ugly Jack, Prophet John
Belle and Sebastian - Write About Love: These romantic troubadours are back with "Write About Love" and I'm a bit meh about the whole thing, but have fallen for a few songs on it. I love love love their first 4 or 5 albums, but kind of drifted away from B&S for a while. This is mostly a return to their most charming forms, and highly recommended for any fans of yore. Def give it a chance.
Delphic - Counterpoint: Total indie electro pop fun.
Gtronic - Iron Man: Been a long time sing I posted some banging hard electro around here! Reminds me of the joys of Stereoheroes.
Hop Along, Queen Ansleis - Bay Area Baby: OK OK, you guys win for having the bestest band name ever. And I love the exasperation in this woman's voice.
Jasper TX - Sleeping Rivers: Last year's "Singing Stones" contains fabulous slabs of shimmering warm ambient blankets. mmmmmmm
MF Doom - Bing Bong Bing: It might be juvenile of me, but I'm oh so delighted to have that Borat sample flipped in to such a fun song.
Modern Superstitions - Visions of You: Love the riotgrrrl tones with that barroom pop swagger.
Mowgli & Minimow - Bollyhouse: Chunky yummy house!
Retribution Gospel Choir - Hide It Away: Shades of Pearl Jam perhaps?
Rusko - Feels So Real (Savage Skulls & Douster Remix): I just can't stay away from Rusko for long. So good.
The Gaslight Anthem - American Slang
The Gaslight Anthem - Orphans
The Gaslight Anthem - The Queen of Lower Chelsea: Who likes Bruce Springteen? Have you EVER liked Bruce Springsteen? If you answered YES, then you will love American Slang, the latest Gaslight Anthem album.
It fucking bleeds New Jersey expectations. It rocks consistently, like an even poppier take on The Hold Steady, but consistently routed in the foundation of rockgod Bruce Springsteen.
The Boss is in control. Even Titus Andronicus know this. Best get on board. This won't blow your world wide open, but it's still a damn good party.
Zola Jesus - I Can't Stand
Zola Jesus - Lightsick: Stridulum II collects most of 2 earlier EPs, Stridulum and Valusia, for some reason dropping a single track off of Valusia. Why not just combine the two? They're BOTH GOLDEN.
And when they come together here, they work brilliantly as a full album effort. If I didn't mention the EPs, you'd be none the wiser.
As far as the sound goes, imagine Bat For Lashes meets The Swans. Mythic, ecstatic, dark and brooding. I already posted my favourite track back in installment blog20101020, but I just had an EP then, and now that I have this full length, I am overflow with the giddy.
Highly recommended.
THIS WEEK'S TRACKS
Amanda Palmer - Fake Plastic Trees (Radiohead cover)
Amanda Palmer - No Surprises (Radiohead cover)
Belle and Sebastian - I Can See Your Future
Belle and Sebastian - Little Lou, Ugly Jack, Prophet John
Belle and Sebastian - Write About Love
Delphic - Counterpoint
Gtronic - Iron Man
Hop Along, Queen Ansleis - Bay Area Baby
Jasper TX - Sleeping Rivers
MF Doom - Bing Bong Bing
Modern Superstitions - Visions of You
Mowgli & Minimow - Bollyhouse
Retribution Gospel Choir - Hide It Away
Rusko - Feels So Real (Savage Skulls & Douster Remix)
The Gaslight Anthem - American Slang
The Gaslight Anthem - Orphans
The Gaslight Anthem - The Queen of Lower Chelsea
Zola Jesus - I Can't Stand
Zola Jesus - Lightsick
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~CPI
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