Animal Collective is releasing something new on December 8. It’s called Fall Be Kind. EP or LP? Probably EP, but not much is known at this time. Stay tuned…
Band Quit! Fuck Them!
This is spreading an internet wildfire:
“Band quit! Fuck them! They are boring rich kids who can’t play for ahit anyways … Say hello to your ugly and boring wifes opps I mean lifes guys suck it.”
That’s Jay Reatard communicating the apparent demise of his touring band via Twitter this morning. If or how this will affect his upcoming U.S. and European tour dates is not known at press time. (A rep for Jay did not have any more information.)
UPDATE: It has been confirmed that bassist Stephen Pope and drummer Billy Hayes have indeed quit the band. Reatard is currently looking for new band members. However, no upcoming tour dates have been canceled.
Punk rock, dude. Punk fucking rock.
They did something right when we saw them play at Harpers Ferry last weekend. Of course, Stephen Pope sucks at bass. It’s not ground breaking, Jay. Ask him to play in the key of A and he will eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
The Year 2001
The Strokes – The Modern Age
Pharoahe Monch – Fuck You
Campfire Songs Reissue
Short and sweet news from Paw Tracks:
Animal Collective “Campfire Songs” will see a Paw Tracks reissue in early 2010.
Why the re-issue? They stopped printing these albums in 2008.
The Year 2000
Blackalicious – Deception
Radiohead – The National Anthem
CD Review: Run Rabbit Run
Band: Sufjan Stevens/ Osso
Label: Asthmatic Kitty
Release: October 6, 2009
1. “Year of the Ox” – 9.5
2. “Enjoy Your Rabbit” – 8.7
3. “Year of the Monkey” – 9.2
4. “Year of the Tiger” – 9.5
5. “Year of the Dragon” – 9.6
6. “Year of the Snake” – 9.3
7. “Year of the Horse” – 9.2
8. “Year of the Sheep” – 8.6
9. “Year of the Rat” – 9.0
10. “Year of the Rooster” – 9.4
11. “Year of the Dog” – 9.5
12. “Year of the Boar” – 9.4
13. “Year of the Lord” – 9.6
Comments: I was never much of a classical guy. I’m still not much of a classical guy. I can’t analyze classical music for shit, but I’ll say this: there are a lot of musical spasms. Fast/slow/fast/sloow/sloooow/slooow/FAST/FAST/FAST. And these spasms really make the music stand out. The music seems to be partially influenced by traditional schools of thought, but overall this album seems most likely to fall under the “experimental” category. When it comes down to it, this is a brilliant work of art. It’s not everyday that I take time out of my mainly rock diet to listen to this kind of music. I probably should.
Grade: 9.3
Idiot’s Guide To Swallowing Pills
So yesterday was the first time in 18.5+ years that I swallowed a pill. I actually never attempted to swallow a pill until a couple of weeks because I was afraid of choking. I tried out a big multi-vitamin a couple of weeks ago and I simply couldn’t get the damn thing down my throat. That’s because my method was logically retarded. You can’t just put the thing any where on your tongue and expect to swallow it. You will probably get a reflex, like I did, that will prohibit it from ever going down. The best and easiest way (I am 2 for 2) is to just place it on the way way way way back of your tongue, almost down your throat. Take one average sip of water and it will go down. If you can’t swallow it like that, you are an idiot.
Don’t expect much from it, but you can visit if you dare:
Randy Randall Hurts Himself Again
He fucked his right middle finger up good while slicing veggies:
CD Review: The Strange Boys and Girls Club
Band: The Strange Boys
Label: In The Red Records
Release: March 3, 2009
1. “Woe is You and Me” – 9.4
2. “They’re Building the Death Camps” – 9.4
3. “Should Have Shot Paul” – 9.6
4. “MLKs” – 9.5
5. “This Girl Taught Me a Dance” – 9.7
6. “For Lack of a Better Face” – 9.6
7. “Heard You Wanna Beat Me Up” – 9.5
8. “No Way for a Slave to Behave” – 9.8
9. “Poem Party” – 9.7
10. “To Turn a Tune or Two” – 9.7
11. “Most Things” – 9.6
12. “A Man You’ve Never Known” – 9.8
13. “Then” – 9.6
14. “Who Needs Who More” – 9.6
15. “Probation Blues” – 9.8
16. “Death and All the Rest” – 9.6
Comments: Former label mates with the likes of Black Lips and Jay Reatard, The Strange Boys possess all attributes of vintage garage rock. Sounds similar to a cross between The Almighty Defenders LP and Black Lips!. The cow-punk of “Should Have Shot Paul” is as refreshing as can be for such an old-time melody. The thing too about these songs are they short and sweet…at times I feel like I want to hear perhaps another verse or the chorus again. “This Girl Taught Me a Dance” sounds like R&B inspired Bob Dylan, particularly in vocal delivery and lyrical structure. It’s probably a shame that not many will come to realize how good an album this is. If you aren’t the old time rock and roll type, you might cast this off as just another attempt at reliving the past. Well you know what? Sometimes we need to bring back the old times! I don’t remember the old times too well (they are ~ forty years my senior) so it’s kind of an amazing thing to hear a modern band do this kind of stuff. I asked someone in my house: “What decade does this sound like it’s from?” “The Sixties” was the response. I’m not shocked. This is easily the best sounding album coming from this style of music in 2009.
Grade: 9.6
