Lots of passing grades this year but few overachievers so far.
Arcade Fire
Last Album: Their first, the awesome Funeral, one of those albums that would've been in my top two or three of the year had I actually listened to it the year it actually came out.
This Album: I admit it: Neon Bible isn't as good as Funeral. The lyrics strive to face
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Arcade Fire-own, but haven't listened to at home yet. Still a little weirded out that I had to sit at a table at Virgin Megastore the day it was released and listen to it over and over while I gave away Warren Haynes tickets.
Kaiser Chiefs-Had a co-worker send it to me via IM. Like it much better than I thought I would, considering I thought "Employment" was boring. as. hell.
Bjork-Bought the album. Haven't gotten the chance to listen to. Lately, in between the stuff I buy for myself and the stuff I'm sent to review on Popmatters, there's like a three-week delay, which means I'll get to Bjork...sometime within the next two weeks.
Fountains Of Wayne-Not as good as "Welcome Interstate Managers", but still damn good. I, too, read the Voice article and was a little disturbed by it (although I also think the music writing for the Voice has gone tremendously downhill since they fired Christgau), and was also a bit perturbed that I missed that show. For what it's worth, I dig "Planet Of Weed" plenty (but then again, I *do* smoke a lot), but "Strapped For Cash" is my favorite track on the album.
(get me on a topic I like and I won't shut up!)
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Let me know what you think of Bjork when you get to it..
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