Band: Beach House
Label: Sub Pop
Genre: Dream Pop
Release: January 26, 2010
1. “Zebra” – 9 +8+8 = 8.3
2. “Silver Soul” – 9+8+9 = 8.7
3. “Norway” – 8+7+7 = 7.3
4. “Walk in the Park” – 9+7+8 = 8.0
5. “Used To Be” – 9+9+9 = 9.0
6. “Lover of Mine” – 8+7+9 = 8.0
7. “Better Times” – 8+7+6 = 7.0
8. “10 Mile Stereo” – 8+8+9 =8.3
9. “Real Love” – 9+7+8 = 8.0
10. “Take Care” – 9+9+9 = 9.0
Sounds Like: Grizzly Bear, Washed Out
Final Grade: B- (8.2)
Spencer Krug = Moonface = Dreamland EP: Marimba and Shit-Drums = January 26
Screw that ish (although it is great music to crank after late night concerts), here is the rap/hip-hop you gotta listen to:
Beanie Siegel – “The Truth”
Blackalicious – “Deception”
Booba – “Ecoute Bien”
The Crest – “Heart Shaped Box”
Daz Dillinger – “On Some Real Shit”
Enur – “Calabria”
Geto Boys – “Gota Let Your Nuts Hang”
Ice Cube – “It Was A Good Day”
Lauryn Hill – “That Thing”
Mr. Lif – “I Phantom”
NWA – “Straight Outta Compton”
The Pharcyde – “Passing Me By”
That’s right, in exactly one week, Glen, John, Paul, and I will witness the Supreme Genius of The Pixies, not to mention, supporting act, Jay Reatard and his new crew, whom apparently have more chops than his former band mates. Anyway, The Pixies are playing their 1989 magnum opus, Doolittle in its entirety at the Wang Theater!
But wait…. before then, Glen, Paul, and I will experience the Supreme Genius of Sonic Youth in just two days!
WARNING: More Pixies updates will probably come this way.
Chris
Check out KK+BBQ’s music video for this great song off Invisible Girl:
http://pitchfork.com/tv/#/musicvideo/3906-the-king-khan-bbq-show-ill-be-loving-you-in-the-red
What is in Thurston Moore’s iPod? Well, the Boston Globe put his musical device in shuffle mode and here’s what they got:
1. “Pinch,’’ Can. “I got it as a teenager in the early ’70s, and it was 49 cents at Woolworth’s.’’
2. “Sick Things,’’ Alice Cooper. “I remember asking my parents for the album ‘Killer’ for Christmas. I have a photo of me on Christmas morning with the foldout poster of Alice Cooper hanging himself.’’
3. “Retribution,’’ Abbey Lincoln. “It really struck me how avant-garde it was for a straight-ahead jazz singer.’’
4. “Don’t,’’ Dinosaur Jr. “The first time I ever heard it was when I played it with Dinosaur at Columbia University in New York.’’
5. “High and Lonesome,’’ Jimmy Reed. “To me, that sound is the roots of punk rock. It’s real raw, real genuine.’’
1. Japanese Motors (formerly of Vice Records) – “Better Trends”
2. Leopold and His Fiction – “Adanelia”
3. Wallpaper – “Auto Bop”
4. The Strange Boys – “MLKs”
5. Thee Oh Sees – “Two Drummers Disappear”
6. King Khan & BBQ Show – “Dock It #8”
7. Jack Oblivian – “American Slang”
Band: Animal Collective
Label: Domino
Release: December 18, 2009
1. “Graze” – 9.0 – Forget about the droning space psychedelia that the first few minutes bring…3:35 and on is what’s up.
2. “What Would I Want Sky?” – 9.6 – The long introduction isn’t so hot. 3:09 and on is what’s up. I get a “feel-good” vibe that’s sort of cold and fitting for this time of the year as opposed to the other kind of “feel-good” like in “Summertime Clothes.”
3. “Bleeding” – 8.2 – Initially, I’m not really digging it. I like the flow, but there isn’t anything outstanding.
4. “On A Highway” – 8.9 – The kind of song that you don’t want to introduce to prospective listeners. Any elements of pop have been toned back drastically. The ending brings the song together, but should have happened earlier.
5. “I Think I Can” – 8.3 -This one doesn’t do much for me until about the 5:11 mark. From there, the multiple vocal tracking is funny and sounds fine.
Comments: Oopsie doopsie another really early leak from the Collective. The last time an AC leak came, it turned out to be an instant classic wrought with premature “best album ever made” status. This EP is a let down for me. It doesn’t ride the Merriweather Post Pavillion coattails, which is sad, but I’m pretty sure they’ve had these tracks sitting around for a while and just wanted to release them in some form.
Grade: 8.8
The Top 10 will be named on December 31, 2009. These LPs all are 9.7+ caliber, to give you a rough outline.
Animal Collective
– Strawberry Jam (2007)
– Merriweather Post Pavillion (2009)
Arcade Fire
– Funeral (2004)
Arctic Monkeys
– Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I Am Not (2006)
– Favourite Worst Nightmare (2007)
– Humbug (2009)
Beirut
– Gulag Orkestar (2006)
Black Lips
– Good Bad Not Evil (2007)
– Los Valienteles Del Mundo Nuevo (2007)
Bright Eyes
– I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning (2005)
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
– Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (2005)
Death From Above 1979
– You’re A Woman, I’m A Machine (2004)
Grizzly Bear
– Yellow House (2006)
Jay Reatard
– Blood Visions (2006)
The King Khan & BBQ Show
– The King Khan & BBQ Show LP (2004)
– What’s For Dinner? (2006)
– Invisible Girl (2009)
King Khan & The Shrines
– The Supreme Genius of King Khan & His Shrines (2008)
The Libertines
– Up the Bracket (2002)
The Lovely Feathers
– Hind Hind Legs (2006)
No Age
– Weirdo Rippers (2006)
– Nouns (2008)
Panda Bear
– Person Pitch (2007)
Peter Bjorn and John
– Writer’s Block (2006)
Radiohead
– Kid A (2000)
– In Rainbows (2007)
The Raveonettes
– Lust Lust Lust (2007)
Rogue Wave
– Out of the Shadow (2003)
The Strokes
– Is This It? (2001)
Tapes ‘n Tapes
– The Loon (2005)
Uninhabitable Mansions
– Nature Is A Taker (2009)
Vampire Weekend
– Vampire Weekend (2008)
The Walkmen
– Bows and Arrows (2004)
– A Hundred Miles Off (2006)
– You and Me (2008)
Wolf Parade
– Apologies to the Queen Mary (2005)
Kids Like You & Me (KLYAM) 