Ah I see what you're saying. I just think OK hit, Kid A missed.

Personally, I'm with bigkg. Kid A is my favorite Radiohead album. OK Computer is also amazing, though. Both are quite possibly in my all-time top 10.

Pretty girls make graves - The New Romance
Murder By Death - In Bocca Al Lupo
mewithoutYou - Brother, Sister

Rage - Killing In The Name Of

I'm watching this new music video by Weird Al right now. It's pretty good.

http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/video/whitenerdy

My buddy just called me, and I got a free ticket to go see Ben Kweller this evening. Most excellent.

Brian Eno- Here Come the Warm Jets

Man, your smugitude is mind-blowing. Off the charts. Really.

I can just picture you wearing, like, a tweed jacket with leather elbow-patches, smoking a pipe, wearing a monocle and a beard, and carrying around a ridiculous cane. Oh, and you may or may not wear a cape.

I kinda have to side with BigKg here... The album to album sound-overhaul in their Bends-OK Computer-Kid A trilogy was pretty doggone original for a band of their popularity and stature. They followed up what lots of people were hailing as "The best album of all time" with an album designed to be nearly-unmarketable to, and unapproachable for, the casual fan. And you know how that went.

Wang

Oh how great it is to see you in the music thread again.

The Decemberists - Picaresque


annddd...tomorrow I'll be listening to
The Decemberists - The Crane Wife
He is Legend - Suck out the poison

tomorrow is a good day for new releases.

Has anybody heard the new "The Hold Steady" album yet?

I loved Separation Sunday, so I'm drooling for the upcoming one.

Wang

Oh, I agree that they transisitioned to new sounds better than anyone else ever has. So I agree with you and kg on that. But I think teavis was trying to say that they're doing things musically that have never been done before, which is pretty silly.

so what we're saying then, is that if the music of radiohead were a mathematical function, the function itself isn't terribly groundbreaking, but the first derivative is pretty unique and groundbreaking.

and a new level of music geekery is achieved.

I suppose my claim would be that the unique FUSION of sounds has never been done before as well as they've done it. I suppose much of this comes from the ever-increasing technology available to musicians and produces. Radiohead couldn't be Radiohead without Niles Godrich and Johnny's ProTools.

Wang

I've been in a pretty big music rut lately, for some reason. I decided I needed a massive infusion of new sound in my life, so last week I went on a downloading spree and just started packing my iPod with bands I'd never heard before but came highly-reccomended.

I'm currently enjoying:

Professor Murder- Rides the Subway (EP) (love it; can't stop listening to "Free Stress Test")

Tapes 'n Tapes- The Loon (I'd heard most of this before, but decided that I'd give them a legit shot, and I'm not disappointed)

TV on the Radio- Return to Cookie Mountain (eh...)

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy- The Letting Go (Good. Very good. Very Will Oldham. Which is good.)

The Roots- Game Theory (Don't know how I missed this for so long. Roots have always been one of my favorites. Likey.)


I'm going to tackle some Man Man, Belong, and some other stuff later. But now I gotta go out and get the new The Hold Steady. I'm going to get all drunk, put on the new The Hold Steady, turn the volume up, watch the Tigers game, and pretend I'm in a bar. Holy fuck, I'm excited!

Wang

That surprises me that you gave it an "eh" because this is one of my favorite albums of the year so far.

Also if you haven't yet, check out Junior Boys- So This Is Goodbye

Yeah, I just didn't love it, and I don't know why because everybody like me (18-25, lame indierocker) thinks it's great. I'll try it again. I generally trust your tastes, so I might just have to take a little more time.

Yeah, I think I'll download that Junior Boys album tonight. Anything else I need to get my hands on?

Wang

Uhhhh, I don't really know. I too have been slacking in the downloading new music department. I randomly download music, but it's mostly just completing my collections of certain bands.

Just downloaded the new Beck album, about to give it a good run through.

You know what's sad? I fell out of this category last week. Old balls.



I've had a leaked version for a while, but I still went out and picked it up last night. He's my man lover.

I still got a good 6 1/2 years in that category.

I gave it a quick listen last night, and I dig what I heard. I have to listen to it again to get a better feel for it.

I'm replying in this thread so it won't fall off the first page. It's my favorite thread on this whole fucking board, and I never bump stuff, but I feel compelled...

Anyway, I'm liking that TV on the Radio disck more and more after every listen. I still don't have a great ear for it yet, but I'm pretty certain I'll like it a lot more in a few weeks.

The Professor Murder stuff is still blowing my mind though, as well as the Tapes 'N Tapes album.

Rock

Wang

Yeah, I really like The Loon too.

But gd, Dark Star is such a hot track. I've been listening to new beck nonstop.

mk, quick question. Would you go gay for Beck?

Cookie mountain is both a great CD and a great level in Super Mario World for the SNES.

Has anyone listened to any of the following enough to have opinions/reviews. I'm going to go shopping for CD's at some point:

The new Decemberists Album
The new Beck
The new Hold Steady


Or any other suggestions for new music.

I think it is their best album so far, and I loved Separation Sunday.

Wang

I think the new Beck is very good, but I can't be of a lot of help here. I would like anything Beck made.

Eh, who am I kidding. Nothing's going to stop me from buying them all, I just wanted to hear your opinions.

Who can reccomend the best Death Cab album for me? Not the most popular, but your favorite. I have "We have the facts and we're voting yes" plus "summer skin" and "I will follow you into the dark" and "crooked teeth" from plans, but that is the extent of my death cab library.

My favorite is probably The Photo Album, but Transatlanticism and Plans are winners as well.

Actually, I love the entire catalog. I wouldn't start with "You Can Play These Songs With Chords" though. Go with The Photo Album, Transatlanticism, Plans, and then if you're feeling saucy, throw in Something About Airplanes.

So if I'm looking to buy only one of those tonight, which should I get?

That's tough. Transatlanticism is probably their best album, so I'd say start there.

Truth.
that album is soooooooooooooooooooooo good. It's in my top 10 for sure.

The Breeders - Pod

good stuff

I just wanted to say that the new "The Hold Steady" album "Boys and Girls in America" is one of the- if not the- best album of the year.

I've always been a big fan, and "Separation Sunday" was one of my favorite albums of the last few years. "Boys and Girls..." Might be even better.

If you haven't listened to them before, give them a shot. It's probably cliche to describe them as such, but they're like a sweet Bar Band. Great hooks, Great riffs, lots of drum fills and big guitar up front. Sweet band. I'd either start with this album, or "Separation Sunday." Crain Finn writes some pretty cool/fun lyrics.

Wang

his lyrics are cool, but i can't take his voice. unlistenable to these ears.

Yeah, I love it. Sounds perfect to me. Goes with everything else. He sounds drunk while he's singing about how blotto he is.

Wang

joy division

Say Anything ...Is a real boy

Started last night:"

Yo La Tengo- "I am am not afraid of you and I will beat your ass."

I might suddenly like this more than the new The Hold Steady. It's been a great week for Wangman's music collection.

Wang

the new Decemberists album is freakin' fantastic.

It's the cat's pajamas, freel.

Wang

Stuff I need to hear:

New Decemberists
New Beck
New Killers

I'm also gonna check out The Hold Steady because of your recommendation, Wang.

I'd listen to "Separation Sunday" first... and listen to it all the way though. Barroom up-rock with recurring characters.

Wang

Sounds like a winner. I look forward to hearing it.

Right now I'm listening to a little "Ella at Duke's Place" by Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington.

i have a show on college radio now so ive been getting leaks which is pretty sweet. like yall, the new beck, decemberists, and hold steady have been on play for about a week, with a little other stuff thrown in, including:

of montreal (saw them live at duke a week or so ago. off the charts hilarious and amazing)
neon blonde
elliott smith
air
clipse
art brut (whose live show is also kickass, saw them with we are scientists a bit ago)

and right now the promo (leak) of the DFA Remixes Vol.2, reviewing it for the station. its really good.

i feel bombarded with tv on the radio hype. anyone into them?

No lie, of montreal is pretty much amazing. I can't wait for their new album, and it doesn't come out till next year

Very much so.

Beirut- Gulag Orkestar

The song "Canals of our City" is pretty.

I am pretty gay.

Wang