Alicia - The Sigur Ros and Nick Drake combo post break up is a dangerous mix of sad-inducing. At least that was my experience.
I was all Irish and stuff this weekend - got the Thrills (I like it as background spring/summer music - it was perfect on the stereo for getting my balcony ready for spring plants and flowers - but not so impressive on the headphones.) And I got
Astral Weeks
because Hec always puts it in his top ten lists. Talk about perfect Sunday music.
Also got the Leona Naess self-titled, a new copy of
Roman Candle
(Elliott Smith) to replace my scratched copy.
My favorite break up song is "No Children" by the Mountain Goats. And a bunch of bitter and angsty Pearl Jam songs.
Off to lunch.
After working on the book for the last several weeks I've been scouting out all the music we advocate that I've never heard.
And still not finding a lot of it...Though I do think I will be picking up Dogbowl's Flan. Still looking for The Leopards (a band who apparently modeled themselves exactly as a mid period Kinks band), Potatomen (jangle pop on Lookout), Nourallah Brothers, Fugu, Lipstick Killers, Orgone Box, Sex Clark 5, Appaloosa, Mark Radice, Exuma, Pamelo Mounk'a, Michael Mantler and The Wylde Mammoths.
tina, I heard the new Sufjan Stevens at Mod Lang this weekend. It sounded loverly, so I bought the previous Michigan one.
Also got a collection titled
As We Travel - folk funk flavours and ambient soul.
All late sixties early seventies stuff like Shuggie Otis. Sort of dreamy psych funk soul. Some of it's better than others, but I did find some great tracks, like The Meters cover of Neil Young's "Birds."
OK, I'm definitely going to see Wilco when they're here, because NELS F**KIN' CLINE JUST JOINED THE BAND!
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I have to say that I don't like Norah Jones' new look. Well, her new hair, anyway. Normally I find her just lovely, but the bangs? Personally, I thought she looked kind of awful on SNL.
Is that the Australian Lipstick Killers, Hec?
Hayden - I just dropped off Kate P.'s and Alicia K.'s CD mixes at the post office. Finally.
Personally, I thought she looked kind of awful on SNL.
I liked the bangs. Not so much the sweater.
Is that the Australian Lipstick Killers, Hec?
Yep. Kim's the Aus-rock expert. Btw, I know you mentioned it, but did you send in your release form? I think you did. Btw, as a contributor you'll get a free book, but feel free to buy a few for your friends anyway.
Yep.
I have their album, and a 7" or two. They were OK, but I never loved 'em. I remember them as a second rate Birdman/NY Dolls styled outfit.
but did you send in your release form? I think you did.
Yes - last week.
tina, I heard the new Sufjan Stevens at Mod Lang this weekend. It sounded loverly, so I bought the previous Michigan one.
It was erinaceous who rec'ed Stevens. I haven't heard him yet... and forgot about him when I was music shopping this weekend darnit.
OK, I'm definitely going to see Wilco when they're here, because NELS F**KIN' CLINE JUST JOINED THE BAND!
I know! And I'm going to see them at their first live performance evah as a band. neener.
Jon - did you ever give Rilo Kiley's
Execution
another listen? If so, did it leave a good impression?
