FISTFULAYENMusic Is The Best, Catch Up Edition
It’s Friday night, Julie’s in the desert, Lucinda is asleep, Zoe’s at her mom’s, and the Topspin team is in IRC building killer software (yes, on a Friday night — ever wonder why big companies can’t compete with startups? you’re getting warm), but I’ve been needing to write about a few albums I’ve been wearing out for a bit, so here goes. If you don’t own these, buy ‘em:
Imaad Wasif with Two Part Beast – Strange Hexes
If you were into Lowercase or Alaska! then you already know who Imaad Wasif is (I was an Alaska! fan thanks to Pat D) but if not this is a fine place to start. Dig melody + heavy a la Dinosaur Jr, Sebadoh, or Built to Spill? Well this doesn’t sound *like* any of those but it is melody + rock. Solid. The whole album is so good it was really hard to pick just one song to feature here. Just go buy the whole thing. Seriously. Oh btw, he’s opening the short-notice Raconteurs show on Sunday at the Henry Fonda Theatre here in LA. And Zoe and I missed seeing him in a jewelry store two weeks ago. We went but it was a school night and he went on later than we were hoping. Shucks.
Play Imaad Wasif with Two Part Beast – Seventh Sign
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Thao – We Brave Bee Stings and All
My friend Brendan told me about this one, said he had been listening to it all weekend and couldn’t stop. I get why. It’s addictive. You’ll definitely say it sounds like Cat Power on first listen but keep going, it has its own thing going on including genuinely great instrumentation and lyrics full of imagery.
Play Thao – Swimming Pools
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Neon Neon – Stainless Style
Gruff from Super Furry Animals and Boom Bip doing a concept album about John DeLorean? What more do you need to know? How about that it’s actually a great record covering pretty much every style of music from 80s dance pop to hip hop? Don’t delay, kids.
Play Neon Neon – Dream Cars
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I also dig the MGMT record a lot (and a lot more than I thought I would) and the new Sun Kil Moon, but I’m tired of making links and lots of other folks have already blogged those. Go buy them, and while you’re at it make like Rob Lord and pick up the great Mark Kozelek book of lyrics.
Music is the best,
ian
thao - we brave bee stings and all | pampelmoose Dave Allen of Gang of Four's Music and Media Blog on 21 May 2008 at 2:26 pm
[...] Stars, somehow I never got around to listening. And then in one of those 6ยบ of separation moments, Ian C Rogers posts a Thao song on his blog and raves about her. She’s really good, so here you [...]