I think all of my posts should be blitz-posts from here on out. And I also have decided to link to all of the artist's pages, because I am in no danger of crashing anyone's anything, other than my car. So, I think this will become some kind of priority in my non-working time and I will follow in the footsteps of a friend of mine by blogging cause I like it. Which is really all I was trying to do in the first place.
Destoyer- Kaputt
It's Destroyer, first and foremost, so you expect a certain level of .....easy-listening but with quality? Daniel Bejar is really loving the sax on this record, enhancing the easy-listening to almost unpleasant levels. The guy has a pretty clear sound he is heading for, short funky guitar in the background, lofty chorused female backing vocals, luxurious horns moaning in the background. It's a hipster soft-rock/late 80's R&B mashup parallel to some of the tracks on Dirty Projectors' last album. It's smooth and elusive. There is something that doesn't quite feel intact, as if the elements were all attached separately but not quite a whole unit. I'll be honest, I probably won't be seeking this one out to listen to, but I'll like it if I get there.
Figurines-Figurines
So I looooooved Figurines' album 'Skeletons' from 2006. "Race You" is just one of my favorite songs ever, and I love his high, lilted English. The Danish just have a great music scene. Initially, I wasn't dazzled by 'Figurines' their 2010 release but I knew not to judge too harshly because I can get xenophobic. I sounds just like 'Skeletons' but it isn't 'Skeletons' so I wanna shake around and moan "But Moooom, it's not the saaaaaame." But let's be honest, I was kinda bored through the first part of the record. It was background music, it was the show you waited through til the band you liked came on. Track 6 'We Got Away' is pretty choice though, slow with piano and some sawwing synth shimmer in the back, plus he says "I love her like a lover, should love her" which is almost as fun to say as to hear said. And track 7, also fun and catchy! Sort of Monkees-esque. (BTW has it ever occurred to you that monk-ees implies that maybe Davy Jones really like Dominicans and not primates?) In total, I like the back half of the album, the first half can just go somewhere.
Dum Dum Girls- He Gets Me High EP
Straightforward, uncomplicated, produced exactly as you'd expect them to be. This is someone's favorite EP of all time and there are people that dance at the show. I will bob my head.
Blank Dogs- Land and Fixed
This is a shimmery affair, with synths and guitars and a drum machine that could easily be real drums. Engaging enough to pay attention to, I think I would like to come back to this when I am driving or being partially distracted. that way I can zone on some of the less engaging parts and get pulled back sharply on the things I like. It does stretch a little long though, for only 12 tracks.
O'Death-Outside
Ahhh, banjos and fiddle. Warbling country voices? Check. Catchy in a pop way? Woah, check. Do i love this record. Yes! O'Death does what it does really well, and hey, they might even get big if Mumford and Sons could do it. But even if they aren't getting play on Top 40 radio they will have a good career. 'Cause they are good. In fact, fuck Top 40 radio I couldn't care less if any of these bands ended up there, all that it would really mean is that high school kids love it. Which isn't a bad thing, but it's still all it means. Go O'Death, fight the ...uh. power.
You can tell towards the end here I am getting tired. But, its nice to be back on the blog, listening and talking about music. I have maybe 15 or 20 posts worth of albums that I have listened to this year that deserve a re-listen and review, so look forward to it! You! Yeah you, you look forward to it, not that guy over there. Fuck that guy.
