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TechnoratiIt's been a couple of months since I've posted one of these, so it'll have a few more entries than usual:
- ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead - The Century of Self
Easily their best album since Source Tags and Codes. - Asobi Seksu - Hush
Instead of drawing from the My Bloody Valentine chapter of the shoegazing bible, they've flipped the pages to the beginning of the book where the Cocteau Twins' chapter can be found. - Cymbals Eat Guitars - Why There Are Mountains
Equal parts Built To Spill, Modest Mouse, Pavement and Sonic Youth; these are good touchstones for this young band's first album. I'm looking forward to how they'll mature by taking these influences and turning them into something unique. - Dan Deacon - Bromst
This fun collage of sounds makes for great background music at work. - The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love
A grand, sweeping rock opera of epic proportion. - Marnie Stern - This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She Is It and It Is It and That Is That
Wow, can she play guitar. If any of these songs were included in Guitar Hero or Rock Band, your hands would explode trying to out-Fake Plastic Rock her. - Mastodon - Crack the Skye
For those unfamiliar with Mastodon, think of a more aggressive version of Yes! or Rush. Crack the Skye catch quite touch Leviathan but it comes close. And if Mastodon's loud 'n' heavy concept albums either frighten you or are beneath you, then Airhead's Joe Mantegna's character's quip about "if it's too loud, you're too old" holds true. - The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
Bubblegum pop run through a My Bloody Valentine filter.
1 response so far ↓
1 Dena // Apr 29, 2009 at 10:10 am
Marnie Stern in my opinion is something of an acquired taste. I don’t care for her voice but she does play a mean guitar.
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