Albums Out Today

The live My Morning Jacket set is excellent.

October 3 releases:

Ad Astra Per Aspera - Catapult Calypso
Akron/Family - Meek Warrior
Trey Anastasio - Bar 17
Beck - The Information
Sleepy Brown - Mr. Brown
Lindsey Buckingham - Under The Skin
Cities - Variations
The Dears - Gang Of Losers
Decemberists - The Crane Wife
The DFA - DFA Remixes: Chapter 2
Evanescence - The Open Door
Robyn Hitchcock - Ole! Tarantula
The Hold Steady - Boys And Girls In America
Jet - Shine On
The Killers - Sam's Town
The Knife - We Share Our Mother's Health EP
The Kooks - Inside In/Inside Out
Sean Lennon - Friendly Fire
Pernice Brothers - Live A Little
George Strait - It Just Comes Natural
Subtle - for hero : for fool

Ooh, the new Dears is out? I'd forgotten about that one.

how is the new dears…. i need to get that and am under orders from kosmette to get the new decemberists

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:

The Lemonheads: The Lemonheads [cd]
Sparklehorse: Dreamt For Light Years In The Belly Of A Mountain [cd]

I'm really enjoying The Lemonheads. Was Evan's solo this good? How's the new Sparklehorse?

Originally posted by amnesiac:
Polyphonic Spree also released an EP on iTunes.

New tunes or rearrangements? How is it?

You shouldn't need to be ordered to get anything by The Decemberists, it should just be automatic. :)

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
how is the new dears…. i need to get that and am under orders from kosmette to get the new decemberists

the beck record is amazing. great stuff.

This is true… but when the ette in your life speaks one needs to be doing it sooner rather than later.

Originally posted by Reod Dai:
You shouldn't need to be ordered to get anything by The Decemberists, it should just be automatic. :)

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
how is the new dears…. i need to get that and am under orders from kosmette to get the new decemberists

As a newbie to having an ette (nkotbette?), I'm learning this the hard way :)

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
how is the new dears…. i need to get that and am under orders from kosmette to get the new decemberists

Yes, and you'll keep learning. Especially if you're not a diligent about cleaning the house as she is. :)

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
how is the new dears…. i need to get that and am under orders from kosmette to get the new decemberists

Originally posted by hostiledm:
the beck record is amazing. great stuff.

BECK's THE INFORMATION DENIED ENTRY ON UK CHARTS

Beck's The Information was released Monday, October 2 in the UK (and was released yesterday in the U.S.).

Come next week, no matter how high its first week sales, The Information will not be charting in the UK due to a bizarre ruling by the UK's Official Chart Company.

According to the OCC, The Information's packaging innovations–which have drawn early raves such as "Bonus points for the accompanying DVD and stickers that let CD buyers create their own customized covers" (WIRED)–render the record ineligible to chart in the UK.

Ironically, the DVD of homemade videos for every song on The Information and the four random sticker sets designed by artists handpicked by Beck have been construed by the OCC as an "unfair advantage"–rather than what they actually are: unique and forward-thinking additional facets that expand the album experience beyond the purchase of a plastic disc.

Beck is currently on tour in the U.S. through late October.

I'm just as diligent. I just turns out I'm always doing it wrong. :D

Originally posted by Weird Little Self Loathing Man:
Yes, and you'll keep learning. Especially if you're not a diligent about cleaning the house as she is. ;)

Originally posted by nkotb:
As a newbie to having an ette (nkotbette?), I'm learning this the hard way ;) .

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
This is true… but when the ette in your life speaks one needs to be doing it sooner rather than later.

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:

Originally posted by hostiledm:
the beck record is amazing. great stuff.

BECK's THE INFORMATION DENIED ENTRY ON UK CHARTS


Ironically, the DVD of homemade videos for every song on The Information and the four random sticker sets designed by artists handpicked by Beck have been construed by the OCC as an "unfair advantage"– rather than what they actually are: unique and forward-thinking additional facets that expand the album experience beyond the purchase of a plastic disc.

that is crazy. the last line here nailed it.

This is a longshot but has anyone else picked up Lindsey Buckingham's new one? There are a couple of good songs on it but so far it hasn't wowed me.

Originally posted by amnesiac:
October 3 releases:

Robyn Hitchcock - Ole! Tarantula
The Hold Steady - Boys And Girls In America
Pernice Brothers - Live A Little

Got these from eMusic (as well as brand new Lemonheads, Joseph Arthur, Koop and Veruca Salt). The Decemberists album, being their major label debut, is their first album or EP not available on eMusic…

Thoughts on the Hitchcock release?

Originally posted by SPARX:

Originally posted by amnesiac:
Polyphonic Spree also released an EP on iTunes.

New tunes or rearrangements? How is it?

I don't have it, but I think it's all new songs, plus a cover of Tripping Daisy's "Sonic Bloom"

Originally posted by terry:
This is a longshot but has anyone else picked up Lindsey Buckingham's new one? There are a couple of good songs on it but so far it hasn't wowed me.

I listened to a few songs. It's just not my thing.

Originally posted by amnesiac:
Jet - Shine On

Anyone see Pitchfork's review? (NSFW)