New Music First Impressions

[patrick]

The Streets - The Hardest Way To Make an Easy Living

Comments

[langston]

can you dig me torrents for the lips and the streets? pretty please?

[patrick]

since you asked so nicely

[llarian]

I've been listening to him off and on since Original Pirate Material came out, and I still can't decide at all if I like the Streets at all.

Sometimes I think its brilliant and novel, other times I really think its shite.

Not quite sure why.

[patrick]

I remember when Original Pirate Material came out, I didn't connect with it. A Grand Don't Come For Free was what got me listening and even that album took a lot of time for me to get into. But once I got into it, I fell in love with both albums.

It kind of requires a particular mood, though. I can't throw it on any old time.

[surlytart]

Have you heard that 'Lips album that's meant for four CD players? It's freakin' cool.

Calexico is doing a free in - store today at our neighbourhoosd shop. Feel free to join us if you can make it to SF in time.

[patrick]

Zaireeka is the four disc lips album. I've gotten to listen to it once and it blew my mind, it was so cool. I loved it.

Actually, Calexico is doing an instore in Seattle on thursday. It looks like they are doing a west coast store tour this week. I might go to that one.

[surlytart]

Easy Street Queen Anne, I assume?
I saw Juliette and the Licks there this winter.

I'll try to remember to let you know how it is tonight.

[patrick]

Yea, the queen anne store. I saw They Might Be Giants there last year.