and I have been, to be honest.
How on earth do you describe cLOUDDEAD?
Doseone says ‘just call it hiphop’ so I will.
Sounds pretty much like white rappers who sound white (who I would normally hate).
But weird samples (good weird, not mf doom weird) and hot beats make Ethan something something.
The Keen Teen Skip – cLOUDDEAD
I think we’re going to start selling shirts.
Jakob and I will wear them around and then people will see them and say hells yeah!
I guess.
Also.. Podcast?
Maybe.
I was a big fan of A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out and I have been eagerly awaiting the release of a new Panic at the Disco album. But Pretty. Odd. was not at all worth the lengthy wait. Their style has changed and not in a good way. I have listened to the album in its entirety about seven times and I already have grown weary of it. With their first album I was able to listen to it for months and months without getting sick of it, come to think of it I am still not sick of it. Pretty. Odd.,Panic at the Disco’s sophomoric offering pales in comparison to their debut. Steer clear if you are a “Panic! Purist” because it does not really sound like the Panic at the Disco we all know and love.
Mad As Rabbits – Panic At The Disco
Filed under: Coconut Records, Jason Schwartzman, Spencer Krug, Swan Lake, Wolf Parade
West Coast – Coconut Records
This Old Machine – Coconut Records
Nevermind the fact that it’s OC music.
And nevermind that it’s just Jason Schwartzman.
I decided that it would be best to do a couple reviews at random, in order to totally be unbiased. My original plan of attack was to put my iPod on shuffle as I rode public transit to and from work one day. I tried that yesterday. It was a failure! I brought along my composition notebook and a pen as well as my iPod and ears. I found it difficult to scrawl decent reviews on a moving bus while being bumped and jostled by fellow passengers, so I quit. Today I am confident I have taken the right approach. I am sitting at my computer and putting my iTunes library on shuffle and I plan to review the first couple songs I hear. So let the shuffling commence and enjoy!
First up is Crimewave by “noise rock” band Health. For me just the genre is enough to know that it will be a song that I would only listen to once all the way through. Perhaps even halfway through the novelty will wear off, and I will be left with nothing but tiresome racket! My prediction was quite accurate, the track is nothing but strange strands of words set to a somewhat obnoxious barrage of sound. If noise bands are your thing Health would seem lovely I am sure but I personally just do not understand.
Second in line is Traffic by Chad VanGaalen. I like all things about Chad VanGaalen including this song. His strange voice and bizarre, obviously drug induced song topics do it for me! This song may not be all that out there in comparison to his other work, but it still is a chip off the old Chad VanGaalen block. Also I am impressed by any artist who not only writes all the music for an album but also plays all the instruments on it. This may not be one of the catchier tracks on the album but it is definitely worth a listen!
Traffic – Chad VanGaalen
Third is none other than the acoustic “skin and bones” version of Everlong by the Foo Fighters. When I first received this album for Christmas last year I really, really liked it. Whats not to like about a live acoustic album featuring everyone’s Foo favorites: My hero, Times like these and Everlong as well as new previously unreleased tracks? Nothing! It is a very likable album. And this song has never sounded better or more mellow. It is Foo Fighters for the City and Colour fan.
No, it isn’t the lamest punk cover album you’ve ever heard.. It’s The Vitamin String Quartet covering popular Taking Back Sunday songs. A must for those who a)Love string quartets or b) Need a good laugh. I take pleasure from both A and B so I knew this album was for me.
One Eighty By Summer
You Know How I Do
You’re So Last Summer
Next Week…
Vitamin String Quartet Tribute To Kid A.
For Real.
Filed under: Death Cab For Cutie, Narrow Stairs, New Album, Posses Your Heart
At 7:32 I am beginning the latest release from Death Cab For Cutie titled “I Will Possess Your Heart” off the soon to be released album Narrow Stairs. At 7:41 I will be finished and I will have a little more to say about it. Two and a half minutes in to the song is the same repeating bass line and dissonant confused guitar. At three and a half minutes, things are picking up. Ambient washed out vocals are moving around behind everything else and the song is getting louder and more focused. At exactly 4:35 everything comes to a halt and the amazing Ben Gibbard has his way with you. Things are a bit different compared to Plans. It’s the kind of song your jock friends wouldn’t call you a pussy over when they caught you listening to it and it’s a bit more interesting than previous works. The beginning is repetitive but the payoff is excellent. I’ll write more about the rest of the album when I find it online or if a local record store sells it early.
Filed under: Uncategorized
I’ve written a tiny bit about The Eels in the past but there is so much about Mr. E and his beautiful blues that I have to say so here goes. The Eels, fronted by A Man Named E, Mr. E or The Elusive Mark Oliver Everett, formed in 1995 after the mildly successful solo project of Everett. The first full length record Beautiful Freak had two top-ten singles as well as a single in the top 50. Their albums have been cited by American congress, their songs have appeared in an uncountable number of films and television series (over 20, actually) including every Shrek movie and have 6 full length studio albums. They have been active for over 10 years, and you have never heard of them. In my 6 or 7 years of knowing them, only 2 or 3 people have ever known who I was talking about when they were brought up in conversation. Now don’t interpret this as a pretentious ‘I know a band you don’t know’ thing. Cause I bet you do know them. You just don’t realize it. But go out and buy the records so you can explain to me how such a thing can happen in the music industry. The invisible chart topping band.
Grace Kelly Blues
Souljacker Pt. II
Whatever Happened To Soybomb?
