Best Album of the Year (So Far)?

[t.d.]

I just wanted to know what you guys thought the best album released this year has been so far.

My vote goes to Nada Surf's "Let Go", I know its not cool to like it but I think that it is great.

The runners up would have to be: Ted Leo/Px- Hearts of Oak, Jicks-Pig Lib. Holopaw-Holopaw

[Paul]

I'm glad you started this thread, because I'll be able to come back to it at different points through the year and gauge my changing tastes.

As of March 23rd, the best album I've heard this year (so far) would be Fever to Tell by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Sort of silly to say that, since I've only had a week to spend with it...but as soon as I heard it, I was struck senseless. No other new record has done that to me this year.

[johansen smith]

no contest: Songs: Ohia's "the Magnolia Electric Co."

[dthomas]

... 'a love supreme - deluxe edition' - john coltrane. just the french guy introducing them live on the 2nd disc gets me excited, and I have no idea what he's saying!

[Ladt]

Tobin Sprout - Lost Planets...... Superb. The Jicks are gonna have to come up with something pretty special to knock it off it's top spot.

[Miss Tasty Princess]

Solbakken Klonapet: fourth album from a seemingly unknown (outside The Netherlands) but amazing Dutch band formed from the remains of another amazing Dutch band, Lul (who I discovered thanks to Gerard). The third Solbakken album, Zure Botoa, was my absolute favorite album of 2000. Check 'em out here (http://www.solbakken.nl) (new site, no sound samples at the moment, unfortunately). If I may be so bold: it'd be great if Matador signed 'em. They have an 80's indie rock feel, sort of, without sounding derivative or dated.

[RockAction]

i'll second the Nada Surf "Let Go" vote

[tinobeat]

Ted Leo + Rx/Pharmacists - Hearts of Oak
Yo La Tengo - Summer Sun

I guess those are the two I can think of that I can't imagine being challenged by 10 better albums this year...

[Squall91]

Radiohead - Hail To The Thief
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Pig Lib
Yo La Tengo - Summer Sun
The White Stripes - Elephant

[D.A.R.Y.L.]

wrens(!) > meadowlands
joe pisapia > daydreams
aesop rock > daylight
tomahawk > mit gas

[Alex]

Arab Strap - Monday at the Hug and Pint.

D.A.R.Y.L.:
As a U of Florida alum, I now have no comment on the tournament. Still trying to figure out what the heck happened!

[pabost]

Pig Lib - Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks

[swingsetmag]

2003 SO FAR

LIGHTNING BOLT-WONDERFUL RAINBOW
THE LOCUST- PLAGUE SOUNDSCAPES


REISSUES
GOGOGO AIRHEART-LOVE MY LIFE, HATE MY FRIENDS
SONIC YOUTH-DIRTY

[interrust]

nada surf - let go
blur - think tank
sm & jicks - pig lib

-- rust

[Brad Delp]

Pig Lib is just growing and growing and growing...brilliant and perfect for the spring.

"Yes, it's all over your head
so enjoy the dim vacation"

[Salman]

I don't think its the best album of the year so far but The New Folk Implosion album is pretty decent. Definetely not up there with Lou Barlow's other albums but still enjoyable.

Also, the debut from Halopaw is pretty rad.

Oh, and, I think "Failer" by Kathleen Edwards was released in the States in 2003 (released in Canada in 2002). Thats a brilliant album. My favourite so far....

[chabysinisterra]

i like 'televise' by calla. new sea & cake is quite good & laid back groovy. the books' 'thought for food'--though technically a 2002 platter--is pretty unbelievable; i just got around to it last weekend.

[einzack]

well my album of the year (so far) is Kristin Hersh - the grotto.
it's fucking great.
up there with "hips + makers"
and a step ahead of u r free.

[puppysqueezer]

Probably 'Pig Lib'. Its a pretty good album. Don't know if its brilliant yet.

[threelobed]

the upcoming bardo pond LP, "on the ellipse", is one of their best. good good stuff.
YLT's "summer sun" and the coltrane deluxe "a love supreme" both are awesome as well. i also expect good things from the upcoming mogwai and jack rose LPs due out later this year.

[Lo-ResRococo]

Like many on this board, I'm really enjoying the hell out of YLT's "Summer Sun".
The Angels of Light new album, "Everything Is Good Here...Please Come Home" might be the best thing M. Gira has ever recorded.
Califone's "Quicksand/Cradlesnakes" is mighty good. I've only had it for a little over a week, but it's probably going to still be spinning in my house at the end of the year. Maybe not quite as good as their "Roomsound" lp from 2001. Still really nice, though.
Someone already mentioned Calla's "Televised". I am in complete agreement. To that person (and others), if you haven't already checked out their previous record "Scavengers" (on Young God Records), that is the bomb! My favorite record of 2001. And, I still listen to it a couple times a week.

[jef]

My favorites so far:

SM & the Jicks - Pig Lib

Exploding Hearts - Guitar Romantic

Nick Cave - Nocturama

the Thermals - More Parts Per Million

Cat Power - You are Free

Just heard the Kills new one, and it's really good too.

[munco]

off of the top of my head i'm going with:

Cat Power - You Are Free

Cursive - The Ugly Organ

[delgado]

califone-quicksand/cradlesnakes (thrill jockey)

[Ryan]

Scene Creamers- I Suck On That Emotion
Status Quo- Singles 68-73
The White Stripes- Elephant
New Pornographers- Electric Version
Cobra Verde- Easy Listening
Deadly Snakes- Ode To Joy
Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Fever To Tell
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks- Pig Lib
Tommy Guerrero- Soul Food Taqueria
Aphex Twins
Jerry Reed- The Best Of

[Miss Tasty Princess]

The more I listen to the new Solbakken album the more I love it. Not that I'm surprised or anything.

[pizzarockstar]

rogers sister i am not sure about the year that has been released but it's fucking great!! and erase errata "other animals"

[mr. chips]

At this point, I'm going to have to say Manitoba's "Up In Flames". Close behind are Dump, M. Ward, Supersilent, Loose Fur and Calexico.

But there are so many things I'm still looking forward to this year: Prefuse 73, Broadcast, Four Tet, New Pornographers, Enon, and the truckload of albums that Madlib is involved with.

[philipmarlowe]

White Stripes "Elephant"
Cat Power "You Are Free"
The Blood Brothers "Burn, Piano Island, Burn"
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists "Hearts of Oak"
Xiu Xiu "A Promise"
Johnny Cash "The Man Comes Around"
Cave In "Antenna"
Busdriver and Radioinactive "Weather"
System of a Down "Steal This Album"
Lucinda Williams "A World Without Tears"
Zwan "Mary, Star of the Sea"

[ryannumbertwo]

nick cave "nocturama"
deadly snakes "ode to joy"
fischerspooner "1"
the ryan hamilton fresh flash five "the fresh flash get down!"

[DefenderOfPants]

Pig Lib

anyone who says otherwise is just trying to be "different".

:P



i imagine the Tobin Sprout album is pretty good. i like Tobin Sprout.

[Ladt]

Buy it! It's his second best behind Moonflower Plastic in my opinion.

[Miles and Miles]

I just picked up my album of the year and after 5 consecutive listens it's hard to imagine anything else topping this one in the next eight months... the deadly snakes' "ode to joy". I caught them opening for jon spencer last year and they were pretty damn good, but nothing prepared me for this. this is like "blonde on blonde" meets the saints' "know your product". this is what rock & roll is all about.

[Longsleeve]

Pig Lib is in my top 10, no question, but Summer Sun is my pick. For now.

[kevchino]

I think it will go to . . . .
Radiohead "Hail To the Thief"
Granddaddy "Sumday"
A Band of Bees "Sunshine Hit Me"
THe Mars Volta
Cat Power "FREE YOURSELF"
Yo La Tengo " Summer Sun"

[mac]

hey, Mr.HCI ??


so----where does a mook like me lay hands on that Solbakken rekkid?

direct style...from the band?

I live in the Hinterland, of course. ...


cheers!
mac

[Miss Tasty Princess]

There's an e-mail contact at www.solbakken.nl. I've bought all four of their albums direct from the band for $US cash with no problems.

[mac]

excellent!

I'll send off an email missive for information, pronto.

I think I remember a review of a Lul record in an old issue of Conflict many, many years ago. and I love me some Dutch rock.

...recently been staggering around the apartment to a copy of De Artsen's Out Of The Sack . a woozy.





kudos! Mr. HCI

-mac

[Miss Tasty Princess]

There were, indeed, glowing reviews of both Inside Little Oral Annie and Autolocation (the first two Lul albums) in Conflict all those years ago. Of course, I had to go to Europe to find copies!

[mac]

...that Solbakken website is tantilizingly murky. very little explication. but somehow in the best possible way.
i'm licking my chops....



i do wonder: where is Joost Visser?

[jabber_meow]

kaki king "everybody loves you"


her debut CD was just released on 4.22.03
(those of us lucky enough got the same pre-record-label release from cdbaby last year...this release is the same record)

an amazing instrumental guitar player
23 years old; she will definitely have a long career
if you like michael hedges, preston reed, billy mclaughlin

check her out:

www.kakiking.com

[anagrama]

Radiohead - Hail to the Theif
Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It In People

.............

that is all.

[Paul]

Broken Social Scene = 2002. Sorry, please choose another.

[anagrama]

dammit.

wait, its only being released in the US in June.

So technically it could be a 2003 release!

*smacks paul in the face....does indie twat victory dance*

[johansen smith]

Originally posted by Paul
Broken Social Scene = 2002. Sorry, please choose another.

well, really, when an album didn't get any attention til the next year, I say it's okay to include it. like the Avalanches album, which was like #3 on Pitchfork's list, even though it had come out the year before. so, I say Broken Social Scene is a fine choice for this year's list.

[T BONE]

The kills, The white stripes, Cat power, The blood brothers, Bonnie prince billy, Too lazy to type album titles.

[Dayne1234]

Hands down, "You Are Free" by Cat Power. Nothing else this year touches its pure beauty. Yo La Tengo has its moments on its new album "Summer Sun"...but it is few and far between.

Disappointments: Pig Lib...The worse effort out of Malkmus I have ever heard. Wouldn't it be nice if Malkmus would get serious just for one album...oh well. When is the new Modest Mouse album going to come out? To bad Mr. Green got the boot.

Oh yeah, you have to admit the White Stripes live up to all the hype and attention. Pure rock and roll!

[Longsleeve]

New Pornographers - Electric Version will be high up there.

[Futureman]

Glad to see I'm not alone in my assessment of Malkmus's recent efforts.

[jabber_meow]

Thanks for the Malkmus reviews...I was wavering on the purchase.

[beekeeper]

someone mentioned the upcoming Bardo Pond record is really good. When is this coming out??

[saved]

The Wrens - The Meadowlands

it's not even a close contest

[Funk]

Originally posted by beekeeper
someone mentioned the upcoming Bardo Pond record is really good. When is this coming out??

July 8? Something like that. It's on the All Tomorrow's Parties label.

RE: Malkmus. I don't much like the first song, but I really like the new album, and haven't really enjoyed anything he's done since Wowwee Zowee, so I must say I was pleasantly surprised by it.

[yovan]

Yeah Yeah Yeahs "Fever to Tell"

My vote so far.....

[jabber_meow]

Garage A Trois - "Emphasizer"

www.garageatrois.com

if you're a Charlie Hunter fan, you probably already own this.
released late april 2003.

[sharpsponge]

McLusky -- McLusky Do Dalls

Cat Power -- You Are Free

[sharpsponge]

dangit,

the album is called McLusky Do Dallas

[scurvy=rad]

Pig Lib
Pig Lib
Pig Lib
Pig Lib
Pig Lib
Pig Lib
Pig Lib
Pig Lib
Pig Lib
Pig Lib

[Dayne1234]

Cat Power
Cat Power
Cat Power
Cat Power
Cat Power
Cat Power

[Futureman]

No way on Pig Lib. It may be a good album, but surely not the best of the year. I would like to know if there is anyone who is *not* a crazed Malkmus fan who would argue that Pig Lib is the best release of the year thus far.

I like Cat Power, but again: best album? Would you put either of these two albums above Micrphones, Broken Social Scene, Sunburned Hand of the Man, Songs: Ohia, etc.?

[saved]

that McLusky was last year, eh?

[sharpsponge]

yes I guess it was ... I just discovered it a couple months ago ... my apologies for blemishing the board

[saved]

yeah, it is a great album. i think it was about my #6 of last year.

hey, it wouldn't be a music bb if someone wasn't coming along behind you making corrections. :D

You should check out Giddy Motors if you like McLusky that much.

[sharpsponge]

nah, I was just trying to make you look good

thanks for the giddy tip

[Paul]

I second that Giddy Motors recommendation. Punchy stuff...

[sharpsponge]

I'm trying to download their "cranium crux" right now to see what they sound like but it's taking forever ... I think I'm maxing out at 1.11 kps

[jef]

Tall Dwarfs - The Sky Above the Mud Below is quite good

[scurvy=rad]

My earlier post was extremely biased, but actually true in that Pig Lib was the only album I've bought this year, and thus, the best album I've heard so far (and, I suppose, also the worst). Have been content with The 'Mats, Pixies, Pavement, and The Beatles for so long that I've shunned anything new. I think it's time I joined the New Century because my Slow Century is just about played out. If any of you have any suggestions, my narrow mind is willing to expand. For starters, been listenting to Electric Version for two days now and I can't get the melodies out of my head. Outstanding!!! So Pig Lib is now 2nd on my list. (Irving Plaza show still outstanding, though). B

[Paul]

Keep your eyes peeled for the new Mink Lungs album, due in June.

[vesper]

I'm tipping my hat toward:
Out Hud - S.T.R.E.E.T. D.A.D.
The Microphones - Mt. Eerie
New Pornographers - Electric Version (but is still questionable - I finally got the money to purchase it a couple days ago, but it hasn't left my cd player since)
Xiu Xiu - A Promise
[technically] Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It In People

-edit to add in response to Paul-

Thanks for the tip on Out Hud, I hadn't realized that it was released in '02. I know that BSS was released in Canada during 2002, but I'm going by the stateside June date.

[Paul]

Out Hud - S.T.R.E.E.T. D.A.D. <-- 11/2002
Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It In People <-- 10/2002

I guess I have no room to talk, though, since the Kaada album is one of my picks and it was originally released in '01.

[saved]

Guess what, scurvy=rad. Whatever you buy next will push Malkmus to 3rd.

As I stated earlier, The Wrens - The Meadowlands is golden, as is their entire output. Other things I've liked this year:

Ted Leo/Pharmacists - Hearts of Oak
The Postal Service - Give Up
Wire - Send

And if you really haven't bought anything in a few years, go buy The Shins - Oh, Inverted World right this second.

[t.d.]

Pre June 2003:

1.Blur- Think Tank
2.Broken Social Scene- You Forgot It In People (US Release)
3.Stephen Malkmus- Pig Lib
4.Nada Surf- Let Go
5.Ted Leo and Px- Hearts of Oak
6.New Pornographers- Electric Version
7.Holopaw- S/T

Second Teamers:
Cat Power- You Are Free, Manitoba- Up In Flames, Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Fever To Tell, Supergrass- Life On Other Planets, Liam Lynch- Fake Songs (I think it is a hoot), and the Spacetwins- The End of Imagining.

Avoid at all costs:
Rooney- S/T: Blueside is really mega-catchy but the rest of the album is total rubbish.

Looking Forward To:
Radiohead, Dead Meadow, Modest Mouse, GBV, and the Eels.

[scurvy=rad]

Thanks for caring, saved. What's everyone's problem w/ Malkmus around here, anyway?
BTW, The Shins are stellar.

[Paul]

"What's everyone's problem w/ Malkmus around here, anyway?"

I won't speak for everyone, but no Pavement = no interest.

[jabber_meow]

The John Scofield Band - "Up All Night"

just released 5.20.03
this is the source of most that follows; don't try to dispute this with me, John's the real innovator

www.johnscofield.com

[drGlück]

M83 - Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts

[scurvy=rad]

Since you're from Tennessee, was just wondering your opinion of Superdrag?

[Futureman]

Has the Wrens CD been released yet?

[Paul]

Originally posted by scurvy=rad
Since you're from Tennessee, was just wondering your opinion of Superdrag?

I can take or leave them. "Sucked Out" was a great single as far as mid-90's rock radio fodder goes, but I saw them live last summer and was less than moved.

[saved]

Has the Wrens CD been released yet?

The release of the regular edition is not until September, but there is a limited edition available from www.absolutelykosher.com with four bonus tracks and hand silkscreened covers done by the band. There are only 1000 of these. I know I posted this in the "new music" thread, but I wanted to make sure Futureman saw this.

[t.d.]

Come on now Superdrag is great live. I've seen them twice and have been impressed each time. Album wise, they did take a step back with 'Last Call' but they are pure power pop in the same vein as Big Star and Teenage Fanclub.

On a side not Superdrag is playing potentially their final shows this June in Knoxville and Nashville (on the 20th and 21st). If you are in town you should definatelly check it out. I respect any band that can smoke and sing at the same time.

[scurvy=rad]

Originally posted by Paul
"What's everyone's problem w/ Malkmus around here, anyway?"

I won't speak for everyone, but no Pavement = no interest.

Hey Paul, do you remember saying that Witch Mountain Bridge grabbed you in a way no other Malkmus track has since you heard Pavement for the first time about 9 years ago. Just wondering.

[Paul]

Yeah, I do remember saying that. But in the time since, I wore it out and couldn't tell you the last time I listened to it. I may have overemphasized its greatness a wee bit.

[tazer floyd]

So far for me, it's between 3 albums:

Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It In People
The Delgados - Hate
The New Pornographers - Electric Version

[interrust]

i second the fact about the people who name the broken social scene record as album of the year, for it just being released for the first time in the states this week.

i named 'let go' my import of the year last year, and its definitely a top contender for album of the year this year, battling along side [at the moment] blur's 'think tank,' radiohead's 'hail to the thief' and sm and the jicks 'pig lib.'

besides, i am good friends with the boys of the surf, actually. before a show in february we dined over sushi at a nearby sushi bar in baltimore and had a great time during soundcheck. i love them to death.

-- rusty

[t.d.]

Interrust, you my friend have some good taste. Good picks.

[anagrama]

Whoohoo...

seeing Broken Social Scene next Saturday and Sunday!

[Joseph]

....when this many people say that Pig Lib, Summer Sun and You Are Free are as good as it gets...don't kid yourselves: all the artists in question are runnin' on empty, especially Malkmus (but then he's been runnin' on fumes for years now). I dunno...the Cat Power CD had a few good songs but so what?

The only record I've given a damn about this year has been R.I.P. by the Murder City Devils.

[johansen smith]

wrong: 2003 is maybe the best year for music in a looooooong time.

[Joseph]

wrong: 2003 is maybe the best year for music in a looooooong time.

That's just, like, your opinion, man.

2002 buried 2003 in the dirt, if ya ask me. And 2010 will be the best year for music EVER!!!

[johansen smith]

no, it's fact, Tom Browkaw told me.

[Joseph]

I stand (well, sit) corrected.

[tinobeat]

Originally posted by johansen smith
wrong: 2003 is maybe the best year for music in a looooooong time.

I dunno man, it hasn't really inspired me that much in the 6 months its been around.

here's my three right now:
Ted Leo - Hearts of Oak
Lilys - Precollection
Neil Michael Hagerty The Howling Hex

there's been other great stuff, but really, its been just as good or bad as any other year, but maybe not as good...

[anagrama]

Originally posted by Joseph
....when this many people say that Pig Lib, Summer Sun and You Are Free are as good as it gets...don't kid yourselves: all the artists in question are runnin' on empty, especially Malkmus (but then he's been runnin' on fumes for years now). I dunno...the Cat Power CD had a few good songs but so what?



I can't believe Im saying this but...

I agree with you Larkin.

[Joseph]

Originally posted by anagrama
I can't believe Im saying this but...

I agree with you Larkin.

Uh oh, I bet they're wearing jackets in hell tonight, brother...

[jabber_meow]

"Wig In A Box"
Songs From Hedwig & The Angry Inch

The uncontested (yes, UNCONTESTED....did I stutter??) best release of the year... This ROCKS! If you're lucky, you might find a promo for yourselves.

Check out the lineup:

www.offrecords.com/wig.html


P.S. There is life after Malkmus, Tengo, and Cat Power.

[johansen smith]

an album with Cyndi Lauper on it can not be "uncontested."

[lester1/2jr]

Mobb Deep/ 1st infantry mixtape 2cd

[Jason]

Is Frank Black still on the Hedwig album?

[evil_speakers]

Future best album of the year choice:

Frank Black and the Catholics - Show Me Your Tears
the songs I've heard live so far are choice. You can hear a preview of "Nadine" on www.cookingvinyl.com

Current picks:

New Pornographers - Electric Version
Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It in People
Sleater-Kinney - One Beat (I know, I know... but I just bought it)

[Joseph]

Originally posted by johansen smith
an album with Cyndi Lauper on it can not be "uncontested."

Did Tom Brokaw tell you that too?

P.S. There is life after Malkmus, Tengo, and Cat Power.

You lie! But, if you are indeed telling the truth, is this life worth living...?

[t.d.]

This is probably the final list for me until Modest Mouse and GBV come out.

1. Radiohead- Hail To The Thief
2. Blur- Think Tank
3. Stephen Malkmus- Pig Lib
4. Ted Leo and the Px- Hearts of Oak
5. Nada Surf- Let Go
6. New Pornographers- Electric Version
7. Broken Social Scene- You Forgot It In People
8. Dead Meadow- Shivering King
9. Holopaw- s/t
10. Spacetwins- The End of Imagining

Others recieving votes:
Eels- Shootenanny, Ceasars- 39 Minutes of Bliss, Grandaddy- Sumday

Overrated:
Cat Power- You Are Free, Manitoba- Up In Flames, Rooney-s/t

[evil_speakers]

You're all forgetting:

Frank Black and the Catholics - Show Me Your Tears

just wait 'til September.....

[CFL]

The Mars Volta "De-Loused In The Comatorium.

Heehee

Sole "Selling Live Water" and Aphex's "26 Mixes For Cash" sniffing thier ass.

Piece.

[Miss Tasty Princess]

Originally posted by evil_speakers
You're all forgetting:

Frank Black and the Catholics - Show Me Your Tears

just wait 'til September..... Are you saying that an album not due to be released for another two or three months is the best of the year, so far? OK . . .

BTW, I still have yet to hear anything that tops Klonapet by Solbakken.

[newspearmint]

summer of the shark - portastatic.

[music dude]

neil michael hagerty-the howling hexx
radiohead- hail to the thief
nina nastasia-run to ruin
yeah yeah yeahs- fever to tell
scene creamers- i suck on that emotion
loose fur- s/t
calexico- feast of wire

[mac]

speaking of Solbakken


hey Mr. HCI :

I managed to locate a copy of 'Pinanti', their '99 release. And it's great !
will avail to get the other CD's direct from the band.

thanks again for the excellent recommendation. .


mac

[Miss Tasty Princess]

Pinanti is good but they really put it all together with Zure Botoa (i.e., Pinanti made my honorable mention list for for 1999 (http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/MrHCIHF/fave1999.htm) whereas Zure Botoa earned the number one spot for 2000 (http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/MrHCIHF/fave2000.htm) and every time I pull it out it still is).

Anyhow, glad you liked it! Now get the rest!

[vesper]

I'd make some drastic changes to my list now, but Lightning Bolt's latest is spectacular. Not my favorite of the year, but a great disc nonetheless.

[bmmello]

Guided by Voices - Earthquake Glue or Spiritualized - Amazing Grace take the spot.

[evil_speakers]

Originally posted by Mr.HCI
[B]Are you saying that an album not due to be released for another two or three months is the best of the year, so far? OK . . .




Hmm... it appears that way. There are many records released this year I love (Electric Version, You Forgot It In People, Hail to the Theif, etc), but Show Me Your Tears is pure brilliance. I may be biased being the Frankophile that I am, but it truly is a great record which will certainly rank atop my list come year end.

[wut wut]

***TED LEO AND THE PHARMACISTS- HEARTS OF OAK!!!***

runner ups:

blur- think tank

radiohead- hail to the thief

sm jicks- dark wave ep ; )

[spacechurro]

Im tryin to get a site goin where people throw down what they're listening to this hour, day week, etc, although Im still working out a couple of kinks

check it out if you get a chance, post what you like, stick around for tea and crumpets:
http://www.noesbueno.com

[wut wut]

i forgot mogwai- happy songs for happy people

[ZoomZip]

Cyann & Ben - Spring
Radiohead - Hail to the thief
Grandaddy - Sumday
Cat Power - You're free
Mogwai - Happy Songs for happy people

[george]

death cab for cutie "transatlanticism"

i know i have a tendency towards hyperbole, but seriously you guys, PLEASE check this album out. i did not go into it a big death cab fan (though i will say i was anticipating it in a big way, based on new songs i saw them play at sxsw this year), but it is absolutely phenomenol. it is honestly NOT an album just for death cab fans or just for indie rock fans... it's for anyone who loves music. i'm so grateful that this album exists.

[spurious_dander]

the Returnables: Unrequited Hits
Tangiers: Hot New Spirits
Bettie Serveert: Log 22
Pernice Bros.: Overcome by Happiness

[ZoomZip]

Oops! talking about Death Cab for Cutie, I totally forgot that Postal Service's Give Up is one of the best albums of the year too!

[redheaven]

Throwing Muses - Throwing Muses
Kristin Hersh - The Grotto
Portastatic - Summer Of The Shark
Constantines - Shine A Light
The Hidden Cameras - The Smell Of Our Own

I don't get why people are wetting themselves over Broken Social Scene...

[tinobeat]

Originally posted by george
death cab for cutie "transatlanticism"

I used to brush DCFC off for being the epitome of typical boring indie rock, but lately, we have the facts... has slowly become one of my favorite albums. the photo album is kind of a snore though. I'm really excited to hear the new one. do you know when its coming out?

off the top of my head some of my current picks for best o' the year (so far):

Ted Leo/Pharmacists - Hearts of Oak
I say this is easily better than the stunning Tyrranny of Distance, which is saying a lot.

Scene Creamers - I Suck On That Emotion
Its no Make Up, but then again, its not supposed to be. Killer record.

Neil Michael Hagerty - The Howling Hex
holy Crap Holy crap! this one might be the top of the tops

Arab Strap - Monday at the Hug & Pint
I was wary, as I loooved the older stuff and Red Thread left me so cold, but this is amazing.

Saturday Looks Good To Me - All Your Summer Songs
sleeper record of the year! like the 6ths, in that one guy wrote the songs and got a cast of friends to sing 'em, but that's where the similarity ends. wonderful reverbed-out pop gems. The title isn't wrong, this is THE summer record.

Star Star Quarterback - Spacious Phrasing
home recorded, heartwarming weirdness. like beck if he gave a shit anymore but without as much pot, and tremendously awesome.

Lilys - Precollection
Bring it on, Funky! Kurt leaves the world of directly aping the productions styles of other eras and lets his amazing songs stand alone. I always thought it was a shame that the Kinks-sounding records were dismissed as copycats, because though he went to great lengths to nail the *sound,* the *songs* are distinctly his. well, now nobody can accuse him of copying any more than they can accuse any rock musician of copying anyone else... and man, the songs!

Deerhoof - Apple O'
I wish more bands played with this much abandon and love of playing. I thought Reveille was incredible, but this is just as badass, and so much more cohesive!

[george]

Originally posted by tinobeat
I used to brush DCFC off for being the epitome of typical boring indie rock, but lately, we have the facts... has slowly become one of my favorite albums. the photo album is kind of a snore though. I'm really excited to hear the new one. do you know when its coming out?


i was the EXACT same way with death cab for cutie. it's uncanny really, your wording. i still don't like their other albums (or the postal service), except for a few songs here and there, and that dntel song the death cab singer sang on. i've TRIED to like their other albums though, so i know their sound, and i would say that the new one is definitely for those who liked "we have the facts" but not "the photo album". it's more moody and less rock. and the production? awesome. defintely a headphones album. there are some painful lyrics, but let's be mature enough to realize that good lyrics are not a necessity for good melody-centric music. they're icing on the cake.

anyways, it comes out the first tuesday in october, whatever that date is.

[pony]

you are free
nocturama
summer sun

I know I'm boring, sticking with the majority

but what about worst yet most publicized (or anxiously awaited)?

or is that too depressing?

[Futureman]

Some months ago, I picked up Blur's Think Tank. I'm not really familiar with the Blur catalogue. Some years ago a friend lent me the self-titled album, and I was not impressed.

Anyway, I gave TT a quick listen--not really paying attention--and shelved it. Months later (last night in fact) I gave it a careful listen. I love the album. One of the more enjoyable finds for me. Of course, I really have nothing to compare the album to.

I'm not recommending it for album of the year, but it will be on my top ten list, along with Austin, TX's Single Frame's Wetheads Come Running, which I'm grooving to as I write.

[Funk]

Originally posted by tinobeat

Bring it on, Funky!

I can't help but notice one of yr "Year's Best" you own solely because I told you to buy it. Calling me out on that same list is not a becoming trait, Martin.

[tinobeat]

Originally posted by Funk
I can't help but notice one of yr "Year's Best" you own solely because I told you to buy it. Calling me out on that same list is not a becoming trait, Martin.

wel, I've never made it a point to be becoming around you, baby. besides, f we didn't argue, what would we have? awkward, stilted silence! Our love lives in the tension, didn't you kow that?

anyway, yes, I did buy Arab Strap entirely, 100%, completely, solely because of your glowing remarks, and for that I thank you. I also am glad i dodged the bullet of not doing the same after your high praise of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs... every album is its own case, praise for one choice isnt' blanket praise for your tastes..

I'm willing to bet you haven't even listened to the new Lilys, and have already deemed it garbage, but then again, you probably wouldn't like it even if you did listen to it...

let's agree to disagree, my friend, and may the calling out never stop.

[bitterfruit]

Do you guys know each other or something? Ex-lovers? Competition for the same girl? What up?

[tinobeat]

well, we "know each other" in that we've been frequenting the same message boards for something like 6 years now. except unlike most people I've know that same period of time via message boards (Paul's another), I know absolutely zero about Dr. Funk outside of the online spectrum. but he's one funny *and* informative motherfucker online, so what else does one need?

competition for the same girl, without the girl, ex-lovers without the prior love. or something witty like that.. but not as dark maybe...

[Funk]

Originally posted by tinobeat

anyway, yes, I did buy Arab Strap entirely, 100%, completely, solely because of your glowing remarks, and for that I thank you. I also am glad i dodged the bullet of not doing the same after your high praise of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs... every album is its own case, praise for one choice isnt' blanket praise for your tastes..

I'm willing to bet you haven't even listened to the new Lilys, and have already deemed it garbage, but then again, you probably wouldn't like it even if you did listen to it...


I don't think I ever reached paul levels of high praise on the YYYs. That's not to say I don't really like the album. (Dodged a bullet? The YYYs CD is what? $8?)

I didn't like the Lilys when they were aping MBV or the Kinks, despite not hating either of those bands (you ever notice how Loveless's cover sorta looks like The Kink Kontroversy's cover?), why would I like them when their trying to be a band I loathe like Guided By Voices?

[tinobeat]

Originally posted by Funk
I don't think I ever reached paul levels of high praise on the YYYs. That's not to say I don't really like the album. (Dodged a bullet? The YYYs CD is what? $8?)

I didn't like the Lilys when they were aping MBV or the Kinks, despite not hating either of those bands (you ever notice how Loveless's cover sorta looks like The Kink Kontroversy's cover?), why would I like them when their trying to be a band I loathe like Guided By Voices?

it was a joke, silly. YYYs is one of the few things you like that I actually quite dislike, so it provides me with paltry ammunition...

as far as lilys go, that's why I said "you probably wouldn't like it even if you did listen to it... " Its not really trying to be GbV at all though. It just ends up with a similar vibe, and I think fans of GbV would go crazy over the album. There's a difference between that and imitating them...

one of these days, maybe, just maybe, I might be able to change your mind about something, but I'm not holding my breath :)

[Funk]

Originally posted by tinobeat
one of these days, maybe, just maybe, I might be able to change your mind about something, but I'm not holding my breath :)

I used to like reading stuff you wrote, if that helps.

[bitterfruit]

Ex-lovers. No doubt.

[vesper]

I suppose that I might as well post my pretty altered list now that everyone else is getting into the swing of it.

1. Xiu Xiu - A Promise
2. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever to Tell
3. Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - Hearts of Oak
4. Ex Models - Zoo Psychology
5. Lightning Bolt - Wonderful Rainbow

...but I'm still holding out on The Rapture. I have an aching suspicion that it will knock the living shit out of everything on this list. And for those that would like to flame me about it, my friend had an advanced copy that we spun at a dance party after exams. Everything was top-notch, but I can't really say I LISTENED to it as much as grooved to it - being that it was a party and all. I was too busy shaking my boot-ay.

[earl grey]

the rapture album rocks - i really dig it. i hadn't heard much of them before i heard the album ... just "house of jealous lovers" a couple times ... but i'd heard all the hype. so much hype that i was doubting it.

but it fucking rules. i really like how they sequenced it ... the more electronic tracks are spread out amongst the rockier songs, and the mellow ones split them up. i didn't realize how diverse their sound could be. and it definitely makes you want to move.

it's on my list of favorites for the year, along with:

SM + the jicks - pig lib
four tet - rounds
blur - think tank
dead meadow - shivering king and others
prefuse 73 - one word extinguisher

and i guess reissues don't really count, but spiritualized - the complete works vol 1 has been a mainstay for me since it came out. one of those discs that i take with me everywhere.

[spurious_dander]

*yawn* all of the above.

Originally posted by spurious_dander
the Returnables: Unrequited Hits
Tangiers: Hot New Spirits
Bettie Serveert: Log 22
Pernice Bros.: Overcome by Happiness

[Joseph]

Best Album of the Year? I said it before and I'll say it again: You Come Before You by Poison the Well. A monster of an album.

[Funk]

I'm listening to "Lightness" by Death Cab for Cutie right now, and you people should be ashamed of yourself! 15 years ago, this woulda been a Richard Marx song!

[tinobeat]

I'll guess that's a song on the forthcoming album, which I haven't heard one note of...

they have "soft-rock" tendencies, and lord knows Ben Gibbard is sort of a hammy lyricist, but that one album I love (we have the facts and we're voting yes) is incredible. Mind you, it took me about a year and a half of on and off listening for it to hit me, but my assesment remains. I've got no shame for liking dippy indie pop.

[Funk]

Originally posted by tinobeat
I'll guess that's a song on the forthcoming album, which I haven't heard one note of...


It's from Transatlanticism, which I thought was the album you and George ("Modest Mouse is the best band ever, better than any band you can think of") were just drooling over. It would be "Track 2". The first and third ones are also available to me, but I much prefer the sound of the cement mixer outside my window right now.

[tinobeat]

nope, I was gushing over their album from 2000, and george was agreeing that its a good record. like I said, I love that album, and really thought the one after it was a complete bore, and will reserve judgement on the new one until it comes out.

[george]

Originally posted by Funk
George ("Modest Mouse is the best band ever, better than any band you can think of")

man-o-man. did me saying that THREE YEARS ago have the effect of biting your ear off or something? cause you do tend to bring it up at least bi-annually. all the more perplexing is that what i actually said was nothing so damming as that. anyways... better to be remembered hatefully than forgotten i guess.

and for what it's worth, i wouldn't disagree with the richard marx comparison. never in a million years would i expect you to appreciate the new death cab album though. i think you're a little too sophisticated for it. i really do mean that sincerely, but i certainly don't envy you. i've decided that when it comes to music, ignorance is bliss.

edit: oh, funk... your post made me laugh cause honest to god, i prefaced my "transatlanticism" post with a "i know i'm prone to hyperbole" warning cause i KNEW i could count on you chiming in with your requisite "yeah... this from the guy who said modest mouse is blah blah blah..." jab. you bastard.

[Funk]

Originally posted by george
man-o-man. did me saying that THREE YEARS ago have the effect of biting your ear off or something? cause you do tend to bring it up at least bi-annually. all the more perplexing is that what i actually said was nothing so damming as that. anyways... better to be remembered hatefully than forgotten i guess.

and for what it's worth, i wouldn't disagree with the richard marx comparison. never in a million years would i expect you to appreciate the new death cab album though. i think you're a little too sophisticated for it. i really do mean that sincerely, but i certainly don't envy you. i've decided that when it comes to music, ignorance is bliss.

edit: oh, funk... your post made me laugh cause honest to god, i prefaced my "transatlanticism" post with a "i know i'm prone to hyperbole" warning cause i KNEW i could count on you chiming in with your requisite "yeah... this from the guy who said modest mouse is blah blah blah..." jab. you bastard.

1) More like it has always been the thing to remember whenever reading anything you have to say (although it's almost been completely usurped by yr comments aboot wanting to rape paul's mom, Mr Class) and how much of a grain of salt should be taken. Concurrently, it's because yr so dull, it's the only thing of any substance you've come up with in the last three years. If that's what you want to be remembered for, well, good on ya!

2) Musical sophistication at Pure Rock Fury (http://purerockfury.pitas.com), my July 17 update. 40 year old footage of Otis Redding gives chills, an album of middle of the road indie pop due out in a few months inspires cringing.

3) I brought it up because you seemingly wanted it brought up in yr preface. As I wrote in the first paragraph, it's the only memorable thing aboot you.

[tinobeat]

just because...

all the more perplexing is that what i actually said was nothing so damming as that

well, to be fair, what you said was that no other genre of music has anything on indie rock, the greatest form of music ever. it was some pretty intense hyperbole...

but also, to be fair, there's plenty of other things memorable about george, especially now that he's not trying to start fights with every post (and hasn't really, in many many months). and anagrama has easily eclipsed anything george has done to draw ire in the past. now he's just a kid talkin 'bout stuff he likes.. what's the problem?

[george]

edit: nevermind.

[tinobeat]

actually, that was Funk quoting anagrama's livejournal, not Joseph or Funk's own confession.

just to clarify... carry on!

[impossible]

Gosh.

I feel I may be sticking my neck out by posting ANYTHING at this point, but here goes...

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists .:. Hearts of Oak

You know that one album that you take a shot on that turns out to be exactly what you needed to hear that particular day? Because of one recommendation, you are almost willing to check out any other recommendation by the person who hipped you to it? This was that album. Tinobeat was the person.

Now I really want to check out Hagerty. If that works out, I am putty in your hands. (Just wanted to add to lovefest)



Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks .:. Pig Lib

I don't quite understand the controversy. This is good rock and roll. I see a trend developing. "Bobby St. New Mexico and the Brass Tacks."


Blur .:. Think Tank

My first Blur album. Some tracks far outweigh others. Overall a decent balance though. Good musicians.


Dead Meadow .:. Shivering King and Others

Heavy and psychadelic. Mm Hmm. Simple. Mm Hmm. Well done boys. Well done.

Reissues:

If anyone pays any attention to my posts, they probably realize that most of the music I buy is a reissue of some sort. I'm always decades behind.

Led Zeppelin .:. How the West Was Won

Awesome. Totally. Chock full, all unreleased and CHEAP! Thank you!

Roscoe Mitchell and the Sound Ensemble .:. Snurdy McGurdy and Her Dancin' Shoes

Any AEC is welcome in my house. Before there was indie rock, there was indie jazz.







Keep the recommendations coming please! I have come onto some great music through this board!

[tinobeat]

glad you like the Ted Leo... I think its one very special record. your assessment of SM+Jicks is dead on. Its a solid rock record. I don't think its the most tremendous thing to come out this year, but arguments I've seen about it! one would think it was a lot more difficult and/or different.

I still need to hit the dead meadow and the led zep live 3CD.

[impossible]

seriously. i just don't understand what the controversy is all about. it is a solid effort. some of it even stabs you when you aren't paying attention.


definitely check out the zeppelin set. for that price, NO ONE has an excuse! this is the most fairly priced set of music i have purchased since s+e luxe and reduxe. the dvd is worth the $ too!

keep those recommendations coming tino. i like your style.

[anagrama]

Originally posted by Joseph
Best Album of the Year? I said it before and I'll say it again: You Come Before You by Poison the Well. A monster of an album.

I dont think you would go over with most the Poison the Well fans I know. The PTW fans are pretty much the Slipknot fans, the Disturbed fans.

I just find it amusing yr a PTW fan.

[Funk]

Originally posted by impossible

definitely check out the zeppelin set. for that price, NO ONE has an excuse! this is the most fairly priced set of music i have purchased since s+e luxe and reduxe. the dvd is worth the $ too!


How much is the Zeppelin set? I haven't seen it for less than $34 Canadian (which, according to today's exchange rate is aboot $24.36 US). That's hardly the cheapest price I've ever seen.

[dekone]

Elefant's Sunlight Makes Me Feel Paranoid is easily my fave of the year so far. A super collection of catchy songs, sharp guitars and all the right new wave moves, right down to the occasional Ric Ocasek inspired uh-oh-uh-oh...can't stop playing it!


silence is a rhythm too (http://www.geocities.com/mss_35/TheRezidence.html)

[tinobeat]

Originally posted by Funk
How much is the Zeppelin set? I haven't seen it for less than $34 Canadian (which, according to today's exchange rate is aboot $24.36 US). That's hardly the cheapest price I've ever seen.

I've seen it here for like $18-20 when its on sale. That's not much for a boatload of live Zeppelin...

[swingsetmag]

best albums of the year

locust-plague soundscapes
erase errata- at crystal palace
animal collective- campfire songs
lightning bolt-wonderful rainbow
LA Drugs-s/t
Cass McCombs- A
Dan Melchoir- This is not the Medway Sound

best reissues

gogogo airheart-love my life hate my friends
swamp rats- disco sucks
bert jansch-s/t

best rap song

freeway featuring peedi crack- flipsides

[tinobeat]

yeah!

fuck me on the dancefloor!

[swingsetmag]

I heard Matador and Sub Pop are in the midst of a bidding war for the next LA Drugs record, that is if they don't sign to Dreamworks which is also a serious possibility.

[earthdog70]

Here's my 50 cents...

The Forms-Threespheres

Down By Law-Windward Tides + Wayward Sails-Union Group

Pseudo Heroes-Prison Of Small Perception-Go Kart Records

Dropkick Murphys-Blackout-Epitaph

Caustic Resin-Keep On Truckin'-Up Records

Pelican-EP-HydraHead Records

French Toast-Bugman EP-Arrest Records

Tomahawk-Mit Gas-Ipecac Recordings

Cardia-S/T-Silver Three Recordings

[pabost]

I finally got the Dump album, and I'm still waiting for that spark of brilliance that you've been gushing about. Still, I must admit that the Gerard Levert cover is off the chain.

[Paul]

On the first page of this thread, I said Fever to Tell was my favorite album of the year up to that point. Well, I still stand by that statement...but I've heard plenty of other cds since then:

Here are some great ones--

British Sea Power / The Decline of British Sea Power
Sukilove / self-titled
M83 / Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts
Ulrich Schnauss / A Strangely Isolated Place
Chromatics / Chrome Rats vs. Basement Rutz
Guided By Voices / Earthquake Glue
The White Stripes / Elephant
Jimi Tenor / Higher Planes
Kaada / Thank You For Giving Me Your Valuable Time
Cat Power / You Are Free
Blur / Think Tank
Cat On Form / Structure and Fear
Deerhoof / Apple O
Ween / Quebec

[vesper]

What is that British Sea Power cd like, Paul?

[Paul]

People try to tag them as Joy Division revisionists (much like they did with Interpol), but it's actually pretty straight ahead brooding indie guitar rock. They have a tendency to write in minor keys, so the music could easily be a downer if it wasn't so, for lack of a better word, sparkling.

[johansen smith]

Originally posted by pabost
I finally got the Dump album, and I'm still waiting for that spark of brilliance that you've been gushing about. Still, I must admit that the Gerard Levert cover is off the chain.

wow, really? I think it's by far the best thing he's released under the Dump moniker, and is still somewhere in my top ten for the year.

other great releases thus far this year:

Cody ChesnuTT the Headphone Masterpiece
Songs: Ohia Magnolia Electric Co.
SM + the Jicks Pig Lib
Absinthe Blind Rings
Pernice Brothers Yours Mine and Ours
M. Ward Transfiguration of Vincent
the Folk Implosion the New Folk Implosion

[bitterfruit]

I bought "Magnolia Electric Co." after your continued reaffirmation of this record and am sorry to say that I can't stand to listen to it. I've tried on several sincere occassions. I'll put it away and try again later.

[Paul]

I'm with you. I definitely prefer older, sparser Songs:Ohia albums over the new one.

[johansen smith]

I should have prefaced my admiration for the new album by saying if you weren't raised on CSNY, I don't know how great you'll think it is.

I love the old Songs: Ohia sound and the new sound equally. I've heard a bunch of new songs he's playing live from what will be the next album, and they are by far the best thing he's ever done.

[pabost]

Songs:Ohia's newest is my favorite album of the year. I don't know who produced it, but whoever did did a great job. It just sounds wonderful.

[johansen smith]

Originally posted by pabost
Songs:Ohia's newest is my favorite album of the year. I don't know who produced it, but whoever did did a great job. It just sounds wonderful.

the legendary Steve Albini.

[bitterfruit]

He did some great work----and then there was the work he did for Bush.

[Paul]

Albini's a strange cat. He refuses to be called a producer, yet every album he "records" sounds like an official Steve Albini product. He's worked with Bush and Nirvana, but he's also worked with no-name bands who scraped up a couple thousand bucks to record at EAR. He's got strong opinions on the music industry, but has no qualms with involving himself to the fullest.

If there's one thing I'll always remember him for, it's that sheet-metal guitar tone he got in Big Black. How the fuck do you make a guitar sound like that?

[johansen smith]

a couple more:

the Microphones Mt. Eerie
Alasdair Roberts Farewell Sorrow
Damien Jurado Where Shall You Take Me?

and from what I've heard of the new White Hassle record, it could very easily make the list as well.

[tinobeat]

but didn't Mount Eerie come out right at the very last gasping moments of 2002? I seem to remember that it did, because I thought it was odd timing, maybe to purposely come too late to make the best of lists of '02 and have nitpickers like me say "*actually* it came out in '02, so its not valid in '03."

like I said though, I'm not positive, and not feeling like doing the extra few clicks to check...

[Paul]

Nah, I think it actually came out in January of '03.

But I enjoy nitpicking as much as you do, sir tino.

[johansen smith]

it came out in late January, but K was selling the album a month early, like they do with pretty much all their releases, so technically, everyone's right.

[tinobeat]

that's what it is.. I remember seeing it on sale on kpunk.com in December, but didn't see it in stores til a bunch later...

so who's buying the next round?

[bitterfruit]

Has anyone heard "Little Bird Flies into a Big Black Cloud (St. Ives)" by The Microphones?

[johansen smith]

Originally posted by bitterfruit
Has anyone heard "Little Bird Flies into a Big Black Cloud (St. Ives)" by The Microphones?

I have it, it's mostly spoken word. the Blood vinyl-only LP is far superior.

[tinobeat]

I wouldn't call it spoken word, because the organ is pretty omnipresent and the vocals are his sort of standard sung/spoken (sunken?) style. either way, its veeeeery intimate, kind of creepy.

Its OK. I'd love to get my hands on Blood but its pretty hard to do that these days...

[bitterfruit]

How does it compare to Mt. Eerie or The Glow, Pt. 2?

[tinobeat]

Little Bird... reminds me a bunch of the "Singing From Mount Eerie" disc, but without the choir. its super super stripped down, just Phil and an organ recorded live-to-tape, him playing sparse chords and tremblingly singing over it. Its hard to compare to those two albums because the production values are so different (or non-existent, as the case may be). I guess he wrote the whole thing while on tour in Scandinavia, came home and recorded it in one take.

I would say its a record for Microphones completists. I'm not really one of those, and I rarely listen to it, but its nice sometimes when sitting at home alone reading or something like that.

[pabost]

I knew that actually. Well, he did do a really good job.

For the record, the only Microphones record I have is "Song Islands," which I believe is a b-side collection. If you've never heard that record, it's worth it solely for "The Moon." I have heard fewer songs that are that entrancing. I do believe I'll be picking up so more Phil Elvrum stuff in the near future.

Morning consitutional.

[Futureman]

pabost,

"The Moon" is indeed a gem. But you must pick up "Glow, Pt. 2." It's stunning. I love "Mount Eerie" as well, but the former has the edge. I'm waiting by the mail for my copy of "It was Hot, We Stayed in the Water" to arrive.

The v/a compilation from K Records ("Invisible Shield") should be accompanying it.

[mancalledb]

has anyone heard the "Black Mountain Music Project," because i think its the best album of '03. Puerto Muerto's "Bloated Corpses etc etc" and SM's "Pig Lib" hit my top three.

[johansen smith]

Originally posted by mancalledb
has anyone heard the "Black Mountain Music Project," because i think its the best album of '03.

I reallly, really like the song "Oh! September" from the album, but I really wish the album had more songs and less filler noise tracks.

[bitterfruit]

Originally posted by Futureman
pabost,

"The Moon" is indeed a gem. But you must pick up "Glow, Pt. 2." It's stunning. I love "Mount Eerie" as well, but the former has the edge. I'm waiting by the mail for my copy of "It was Hot, We Stayed in the Water" to arrive.

The v/a compilation from K Records ("Invisible Shield") should be accompanying it.

Might be another thread entirely, but "The Glow, Pt. 2" is a good album to do the nasty to. Now that's what I call a doppelganger.

That's the only time that I'll end a sentence with a preposition. Sorry.

[mancalledb]

"I really wish the album had more songs and less filler noise tracks." Indeed. But maybe not less filler. Just more songs.

[johansen smith]

I think there's a new proper Mirah album coming out soon on K, so she probably saved her best stuff for that anyways.

[mancalledb]

true.

[jabber_meow]

cibelle



she's tops in Brazil

and though half of the album is in portuguese, half in english, it is beautiful music. it took awhile for it to grow on me; now it is malignant.

check samples at www.crammed.be/sounds/index.htm