Blitz Post!

I have a ridiculous backlog of music, too much to give anything the thoughtful time it deserves.  Instead I'm going to pretend I am being cool and themey by doing blitz reviews! so here it is, one-listen blitz reviews about band I'm going to do very little research on!

Smith Westerns - Dye It Blonde
I couldn't remember if I liked Smith Westerns or not.  I remember their last album cover pretty vividly and I remember kinda wanting to like them more than I did.  But hey,  3 songs into their newest effort I am really enjoying it.  This will probably enter my rotation of music where Chief now stands, mood specific and deserving of more time than I give it, but greatly appreciated when I do listen.  There is some ELO influence here and some Cold War Kids vibes too.

Telepathique- All Your Lovers
I distinctly remember not being very partial to Telepathique.  Just generally 'eh'.  Then errbody was like "JOMG, Telepathique" which I didn't get.  Maybe I was harsh on the first listen 'cause this new EP really isn't bad at all. They are Brazilian, they have a lot in common with CSS sound-wise. and 24/07 is pretty rad.  I dig the floating vocals on the refrain and the electronics don't come off as generic (which was their biggest weakness as I remember)

Bangs- Fakes EP
Holy Sheez am I loving this EP.  I have listened to only this EP all day today.  It owes a lot to Animal Collective but it's that clear, pulsing Animal Collective we got on Merriweather Post Pavilion.  Bangs has great synths, feathery layers, and a pop mentality.  If it stands up over time, it might end up in my Top 20 list.

Ducktails III- Arcade Dynamic
This album seems a little long, I have a hard time imagining what this band is like live.  If you mostly ignored them it would probably be an awesome show.  Which sounds bad, but if you heard the wah-pedally, plinking guitars that push a couple songs out past 5 min, you would probably get it.  The shorter affairs are totally lovable. Its the kind of band you would have if you were really just having a good time being mellow.

Chapel Club- Wintering EP
More or less loving this too, but not as much as Bangs.  This is moaning, death-embracing kind of delish.  Morrissey wants his schtick back, but White Lies lent it to Glasvegas and they lost it after a particularly vigorous night of playing one chord.  Chapel Club's schtick might be the same one, but it's there's now so Morrissey will just have to deal. Probably by wishing he was dead with a beautiful woman.

Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes
I wish I could give this more time.  That is how I feel about the album, not how I feel about the review.  Its decent, very decent.  On the whole though, her first album was better and Oh Land did better this year already and this will stand up just fine 6 months down the road, but I don't think it will get any better.  That is the sad fact of life.  Its ok Lykke Li, I still love you.


Ok, I still have an enormous backlog, so it will be blitz entries from here on out until I am caught up.  If I get all caught on something I might go for a more full review.  I am not sure whether to include links or not, considering that any reader is perfectly capable of googling a band.......hmmm. We'll see.   Until next time!