What Are You Listening To?

I'm not going to bother with cute little album pictures, but I'll grade these new releases for y'all.

Nick Lowe (new Greatest Hits comp) A
Justin Townes Earle A-
Alela Diane A-
Elvis Perkins in Dearland A-
Great Lake Swimmers B-
Neko Case B-

Haven't heard anything else out in the last month that I'd give a second listen.
Anybody have any new releases to recommend?
Relaxer wrote:
killsaly wrote:



What's this all about?
As in what kind of music is it?  If that is the question, it is shoegaze with female vocals.  Great album. 
Friends Of Dean Martinez



On The Shore

Lazy Tex Mex Psychedelic Surf guitar on the slide. I love it!

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Jatun



Jatun

Glitchpop Electronica that's heavy on the Gaze. Killsaly, you should like this one.

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Next in line:

Guitar



Saltykisses

East meets West for a unified melodic Gaze collaboration (Japan & Germany). Gorgeous!



PJ Harvey and John Parish

for some reason, i always thought that pj was one of those artists that only girls with emotional baggage listen to . . . like tori amos or ani d.  but i heard a song or two by her with this john parish fellow, and my it was good.


SO not just "chick" music. This stuff rocks so hard.
I'm loving the new Super Furry Animals record. How was I ignorant to this band until now? Maybe I had them confused with Supergrass and Superdrag, neither of which I like.
Kinks - Low Budget
The Puppini Sisters
getting amped up for tonight:



apparently these guys didn't get the memo that the 90's rave scene, and associated frenetic breakbeat, is dead.  this album could have come out 12 years ago (although the production is cleaner than some of their past efforts).  surprising amount of guitar in there.  definitely recommended if you're a fan of the band, but they really need to lay off the repetitive nonsense lyrics.

i'll file this one under "temporary guilty pleasure" - fun running music and it'll be a great show. 
Tommy Keene because I just heard he's playing, but before that Black Dahlia Murder. Weird, right?
the new reissue of ten by pearl jam.  at first i say, wow bucko . . . way to bring an album back from the dead and breathe incredible life into it with a sound so brilliant you can taste the notes.  and the bonus songs and unplugged stuff are indeed a delight.  then i think, wow fucko . . . way to ruin a generational classic perfection the first time it was released.  are you never happy with what you got?  finally i just go, "shut the shit up you idiot," and listen to a great reissue. 
sweetcell wrote:
getting amped up for tonight:



apparently these guys didn't get the memo that the 90's rave scene, and associated frenetic breakbeat, is dead.  this album could have come out 12 years ago (although the production is cleaner than some of their past efforts).  surprising amount of guitar in there.  definitely recommended if you're a fan of the band, but they really need to lay off the repetitive nonsense lyrics.

i'll file this one under "temporary guilty pleasure" - fun running music and it'll be a great show. 


was so curious about this one.  and sweet, no form of any music ever goes out of style.  somewhere there are people with binkies in their mouth, fucked up on tina and molly, wondering where their glowsticks are.

Nerdcore hip hop of the (mainly) otaku variety from Washington state.  CD packaging was a DVD case, hence the non square cover pic. 
Terra Diablo, an absolutely fabulous band that has played 9:30 a few times at least. They need support from us indie-minded rock listeners, 'cause they will never make it with the big stack mainstream corporate rock syndicate.
flying lotus los angeles aka steve ellison

the bug london zoo

the bass from these guys is insane. definitely check it out.
DeathFromAbove1979 wrote:



that looks like one of those garbage pail kids stickers from the eighties.
robyn hitchcock. duh.