Well, some people read this for random info about me. Some people read this for info about music, and since I have acquired a lot of music recently, I figured I'd share. Rather than writing long reviews about just a couple of albums, I'm gonna try to give a quick overview of what I'm really liking lately.
First, Islands - Vapours. I know, I know. This came out last year. One of the tracks was on my Best of 2009 list. But I am just now really listening to the album as a whole, and man, I love it. I am not sure why I wasn't obsessed with it last fall. Maybe because I was instead obsessed with Fanfarlo and then with the new Yeasayer. Regardless, I'm making up for lost time. Some favorite tracks are obviously the one I put on my Best of list, but also: "Vapours," "Shining," "On Foreigner."
I'm going to see the Morning Benders and Broken Bells play a show together on Wednesday, which I'm pretty excited about. Stay tuned for a review of the show maybe next weekend if you're interested. I loved the last Morning Benders concert I went to, so I'm expecting good things.
Broken Social Scene - Forgiveness Rock Record. This brings me back to my favorite BSS album, You Forgot it in People. Lots of good meshing of melodies.
Gayngs - Relayted. This is a "super group" of sorts, with people from Bon Iver, Megafaun, the Rosebuds, Solid Gold, POS, and more. The album kind of has an old R&B feel to me, but I mean that in a good way... Different members take bigger roles in various songs, so it's a little varied overall as an album. I like: "Ride" and "No Sweat" the best, but "The Gaudy Side of Town" and "The Last Prom on Earth" are also worth a listen.
Hot Chip - One Life Stand. This is another one that I had sitting around for a bit before I really listened. Also, like Islands, I loved their first album and felt "eh" about their second. (ok, technically I'm referring to the 2nd and 3rd albums for Hot Chip, not the 1st and 2nd, but did anyone listen to Coming on Strong, Hot Chip's debut album?) But this one is great. The video for "I Feel Better" is amazingly weird. There's no song quite like "And I Was a Boy from School" or "The Warning," but it's good in a new and different way.
LCD Soundsystem - This is Happening. Pitchfork just put this on their Best New Music list. It's pretty great. A little inconsistent overall, but "Dance Yrself Clean" and "I Can Change" are a good place to start. "Drunk Girls" is the one that got all the hype early on via the internets, but it's actually one of my least favorites on the album.
The National - High Violet. This also made Pitchfork's Best list. It's classic music from The National, but a little more consistent as a whole, I think.
The Rest - Everyone All at Once. So I actually wrote about this last November. But apparently I loved it then and promptly stopped listening to it. I rediscovered it this week - and my thoughts have not changed.
Wow, scrolling through my iTunes list, I am finding a ton of music that I haven't mentioned. I'm not going to get into it tonight, but if you've come across something and aren't sure if it's worth your time, I might have an opinion. So let me know if you have review requests.
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