1. “Only If You Run” – 9.8 2. “Fun That We Have” – 9.5 3. “Skyscraper” – 9.5 4. “Games For Days” – 9.8 5. “Madrid Song” – 9.1 6. “No Chance Survival” – 9.3 7. “Unwind” – 9.5
8. “Girl on the Sporting News” – 9.3 9. “On the Esplanade” – 9.6 10. “Fly As You Might” – 9.7
11. “H” – 9.0
Comments: Paul Banks is down to serious business with this, which is seriously amazing. The critics hit the mark when they categorize this as part folk, part pounding art rock. A lot of it is better than Interpol — and that’s saying a lot.
1. “People Say” – 8.3
2. “Work All Day” – 8.9
3. “Lovers In Love” – 8.6 4. “The Sun” – 8.8 5. “The Home” – 9.3
6. “The Woods” – 8.8
7. “Guns and Dogs” – 9.1
8. “Do You” – 9.3
9. “Everyone Is Golden” – 9.4
10. “Let You Down” – 8.6 11. “Mornings” – 9.6
Comments: What’s going on in this album is essentially marginalized pop music. It’s the kind of music that could easily become “big,” but as a whole is a bit too obscure for that level. I sense a variety of reggae and R&B influence. For its genre(s), it’s no doubt top-tier. The latter half of the album consists of some of the best pop-rock this year has seen.
So yeah no doubt “Black Lips Girl” looks like she can really go nuts during a show, but as one commenter pointed out…look at Descendents girl. “Black Lips Girl” is stealing Descendents girl’s spotlight. I vote Descendents girl.
Speaking of the world’s greatest band…check out this “Drop I Hold” remix:
The King Khan & BBQ Show, wacky motherfuckers that they are, don’t announce new albums via press release, the way sane people do. Instead, the dynamic garage rock duo jump on their MySpace page and post an alternately informative and annoying “KKBBQ Infomercial” featuring tons of song clips and goofy voices. (Whoever does the Snaggletooth impression should really consider never doing a Snaggletooth impression again.)
So here’s the pertinent information: The new album will be called Invisible Girl. It’s out on November 3. The infomercial promises “12 songs loaded with kicks”, and someone describes it as “a love story of hate.”
And just apparently the Almighty Defenders/King Khan & BBQ Show tour will kick off in late October.
1. “Red Camera” – 9.2
2. “The Midnight Sun” – 9.4
3. “Slowly Disappearing” – 9.1
4. “There is a Formula to Your Despair” – 9.7
5. “Standing Between the Lovers of Hell” – 9.6
6. “You Make Me Wait” – 8.8 7. “Frequency Meltdown” – 9.4 8. “Static Eyes” – 9.5
Grade: 9.3
The Warlocks play at Great Scott on August 12 with The Morning After Girls.
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The Black Lips delivered a raucous performance Sunday at New York’s Williamsburg Waterfront that was greeted by an equally disorderly audience. During the outdoor showcase, Brooklyn concertgoers charged the stage, crashing through the venue’s photo pit barricade. At one point, a member from the audience tossed a ukulele to bassist Jared Swilley, who proceeded to smash the instrument onstage and throw the remains back into the throng…The four-piece has been on a grueling tour schedule this year, which included getting kicked out of India, yet the summer heat and months on the road in support of their 2009 release ‘200 Million Thousand’ did not diminish the Lips’ spirit. Security officers at the state park picked off stage-crashers one by one as they leapt between Swilley, singer Cole Alexander, guitarist Ian Saint Pé and drummer Joe Bradley. Swilley returned the favor by stepping into the mob of fans and was supported by a mass of tattooed arms as he strummed along to such hits as ‘Bad Kids,’ ‘Sea of Blasphemy’ and ‘Drugs.’
As audience members continued to jump onstage and flail violently, concert organizers threatened to pull the plug on the impromptu dance party. However, the group demanded that they be allowed to play one more song, hinting they wouldn’t be able to contain the crowd if their request was denied. The chaotic set proved to be the relative calm before the storm. After they packed up, a massive thunderstorm erupted, forcing headlining act …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead to cancel their performance.
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