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I have an indelible weakness for impulsively buying music during my lunch breaks at work. Today was no different from the last fifty saturdays. I bought music. I want to review them for those of you who read.
Black Eyes - "Black Eyes" - Ok, I won't lie. I bought this album by accident. I wanted another Black Keys album, and was so impulsive that I just grabbed this without noticing. Lucky for me, it's not too bad. Noisy, jazzy, and dancy. I tend to like these characteristics, and I feel no differently towards this album. I can't say that I really hate any of the ten songs, however, some of them are irritating. Unfortunately, they let a rabid monkey sing, accompanied by a yelling human male singer. Regardless, it's not too bad, and I'm sure I won't be sick of it until a month or two have passed.
The Secret Machines - "Now Here Is Nowhere" - I had heard a track by these fellows a while back and, honestly, was not very impressed. I should have known that singles do no band proper justice. This album is fucking great. It opens with a nine minute opus, "First Wave Intact," and from there they continued to amaze me. It's not too sophisticated, but in this case, simplicity is perfection. Oh, and they have a really neat cover photo, showcasing really neat white equipment.
The Stanglers - "In The Night" - I don't really understand how these guys have ever not put out a bad album. Ok, ok, I do understand. It's because they're one of the best bands ever to have come out of the late 70's Manchester scene. Obviously, their sound has morphed with the times, but they have an uncanny knack at mastering genres like mathmeticians stabbing at subtraction. My attempts at analogies does them no justice and this album is extremely good.
The Futureheads - "The Futureheads" - I bought this on a limb off of ebay. They were said to compare to The Talking Heads, and, indeed, they do. A few tracks are a bit pop punkish, but not nearly as primative (like American pop punk). Why do Brits do everything better? It's pleasantly irritating. Other than the aforementioned tracks, this album is lovely and aspects of it do resemble The Talking Heads with a 70's punk tint, which is quite a good thing to put on a resume. For you downloaders, look for the song "First Day," you will not be disappointed.
There are more that I have recently purchased, but I think that I am done. Yes, yes, in fact, I am quite done. Enjoy, if you end up buying some of these albums.
Black Eyes - "Black Eyes" - Ok, I won't lie. I bought this album by accident. I wanted another Black Keys album, and was so impulsive that I just grabbed this without noticing. Lucky for me, it's not too bad. Noisy, jazzy, and dancy. I tend to like these characteristics, and I feel no differently towards this album. I can't say that I really hate any of the ten songs, however, some of them are irritating. Unfortunately, they let a rabid monkey sing, accompanied by a yelling human male singer. Regardless, it's not too bad, and I'm sure I won't be sick of it until a month or two have passed.
The Secret Machines - "Now Here Is Nowhere" - I had heard a track by these fellows a while back and, honestly, was not very impressed. I should have known that singles do no band proper justice. This album is fucking great. It opens with a nine minute opus, "First Wave Intact," and from there they continued to amaze me. It's not too sophisticated, but in this case, simplicity is perfection. Oh, and they have a really neat cover photo, showcasing really neat white equipment.
The Stanglers - "In The Night" - I don't really understand how these guys have ever not put out a bad album. Ok, ok, I do understand. It's because they're one of the best bands ever to have come out of the late 70's Manchester scene. Obviously, their sound has morphed with the times, but they have an uncanny knack at mastering genres like mathmeticians stabbing at subtraction. My attempts at analogies does them no justice and this album is extremely good.
The Futureheads - "The Futureheads" - I bought this on a limb off of ebay. They were said to compare to The Talking Heads, and, indeed, they do. A few tracks are a bit pop punkish, but not nearly as primative (like American pop punk). Why do Brits do everything better? It's pleasantly irritating. Other than the aforementioned tracks, this album is lovely and aspects of it do resemble The Talking Heads with a 70's punk tint, which is quite a good thing to put on a resume. For you downloaders, look for the song "First Day," you will not be disappointed.
There are more that I have recently purchased, but I think that I am done. Yes, yes, in fact, I am quite done. Enjoy, if you end up buying some of these albums.