River ,'Ariel'
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Apparently my paralegal plays with TV on the Radio. Any opinions?
LOVE THEM!
One of them was somehow chosen as "Best Indie Rock Star" by Baltimore Magazine this year. Which doesn't make any sense because of how they're completely NEW YORK not Baltimore based. I think the "Rock Star" one is from Columbia (Bmore suburb) or something. I kept meaning to write into the mag to protest, because there are quite a few good Baltimore-based bands going right now, but have been too lazy.
I forgot to mention that the keyboardist for Of Montreal looks like Kate P. (She had more hair on Sunday.)
Apparently my paralegal plays with TV on the Radio. Any opinions?
They ROCK like hell. One of my favorite new bands. Check out the Young Liars EP; it's one of the best concise statements of purpose I've ever heard outside the best EPs of the Minutemen or Mission of Burma.
Those songs at the Columbia project couldn't have been more generic. And I listened to 20 of them.
You are a braver man than I.
It almost appeared like Rio was here. But that never happens, so I must be wrong.
High praise indeed, wow. I asked Jason to bring their CD in to listen to it while stickering exhibits tonight-- I definitely look forward to it.
Was there discussion of the Fiery Furnaces & Blueberry Boat at some point? I heard a review & some clips on Fresh Air. The name rang a bell & I think I recognized it from here. Anyway, I was immediately taken with Eleanor Friedberger's voice & bought the album. I've listened to it a couple times & am completely taken with her singing, probably the most visceral reaction I've had to a singer since Iris Dement. Not sure what I think about the whole yet. My reaction to her is so strong that it's hard to hear the rest of it. And I've been listening to it at work so it certainly hasn't received my undivided attention. It does drag after a while. I don't know if that's a function of my inattention or of its length (75+ minutes) & my pre-CD shaped idea of how long an album should be (i.e., in the 35-45 minute range. Yes, there were some great double albums, but it was a big decision to release a double. Just because the CD gives artists 75-80 minutes to work with they don't have to fill it up every release.) At the risk of retreading covered ground, what do folks think about the band and the album?
Was there discussion of the Fiery Furnaces & Blueberry Boat at some point?
Uh-huh. It's been my favorite album of the year so far.
Hayden first mentioned it here: hayden "Buffista Music II: Wrath of Chaka Khan" Jun 9, 2004 7:34:25 am PDT
I chimed in here: Jon B. "Buffista Music II: Wrath of Chaka Khan" Jul 9, 2004 4:11:18 am PDT
and Hayden posted more about in two posts beginning here: hayden "Buffista Music II: Wrath of Chaka Khan" Jul 9, 2004 7:22:10 am PDT
There's more, but I'm Nilly'ed out.
I'm Nilly'ed out
There are exercises to improve your Nillying stamina....
Also, Jon B. was (IIRC) the one who presuaded me to buy Blueberry Boat.
I believe it was me tapping my fingers together nefariously that sent a few people running for their local CD merchant (or iTunes).
Yeah, my local CD merchants were all out of stock, so I resorted to iTunes. Now I wish I had the higher fidelity of the CD, as the album is so sonicly complex.
Thanks for the old links, Jon - it was fun to read that long review again after I've listened to the album extensively:
hayden "Buffista Music II: Wrath of Chaka Khan" Jul 9, 2004 7:24:47 am PDT
