Albums of the Year of the Month
There are so many things I want to blog about, but sometimes even I don't care what I think about these things. I fear that the tour diary will never come (tour was amazing, life-alteringly so), so no Steve Coogan story, no career-based musings, no fulmination on the transitory nature of all things.
Instead, how about a list of records I really like? This is what my 2006 has sounded like lately.
Scritti Politti-White Bread, Black Beer (has led, incongrously, to listening to the early and middle period Scritti records, too. That's more '80s dance funk pop than I am accustomed to. I love it. Anomie and Bonhomie in particular. Apparently, it has also led me to use the abbreviation "Scritti.")
Lady Sovereign-Public Warning (finally)
Racetrack-Go Ahead and Say It EP (sigh)
Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3-Ole Tarantula (obvs)
Bruce Springsteen & the Seeger Sessions Band-We Shall Overcome (the only Bruce record I've ever liked)
Lupe Fiasco-Food and Liquor (why do i love this?)
Goldfrapp-Supernature (swoon)
The Decemberists-The Crane Wife(kind of undeniable)
The Trucks-The Trucks (sorry, RT, it basically rules)
Let's Go Sailing-untitled, coming soon (not a moment too soon)
...aaand.... whofuckingcares.
Instead, how about a list of records I really like? This is what my 2006 has sounded like lately.
Scritti Politti-White Bread, Black Beer (has led, incongrously, to listening to the early and middle period Scritti records, too. That's more '80s dance funk pop than I am accustomed to. I love it. Anomie and Bonhomie in particular. Apparently, it has also led me to use the abbreviation "Scritti.")
Lady Sovereign-Public Warning (finally)
Racetrack-Go Ahead and Say It EP (sigh)
Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3-Ole Tarantula (obvs)
Bruce Springsteen & the Seeger Sessions Band-We Shall Overcome (the only Bruce record I've ever liked)
Lupe Fiasco-Food and Liquor (why do i love this?)
Goldfrapp-Supernature (swoon)
The Decemberists-The Crane Wife(kind of undeniable)
The Trucks-The Trucks (sorry, RT, it basically rules)
Let's Go Sailing-untitled, coming soon (not a moment too soon)
...aaand.... whofuckingcares.
posted by Sean Nelson at 3:27 PM
6 Comments:
Boris - Pink
TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain
Junior Boys - So This is Goodbye
Goldfrapp - Supernature
Mastodon - Blood Mountain
The Streets - The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living
Scott Walker - The Drift
Wolfmother
Phoenix - It's Never Been Like That
Herbert - Scale
I picked up White Bread, Black Beer about a month ago, after you talked about it the first time. It took its time growing on me, but I'm kind of in love now. Thanks for the recommendation!
I hope this isn't a totally screwball question, but have you listened to Bound Stems' new LP, Appreciation Night? Bound Stems came to Atlanta last week, I picked up the CD there, and it hasn't left my CD player since. Great stuff--get yourself a copy if you haven't already.
Oh and also: Tour diary yes. Or at least, get one of your wayward-blogger bandmates on the job.
Let me guess: You don't like the new Hold Steady record...
Oh, but i wanee hear the Steve Coogan storry. Please Uncle Nelson? Pleease?
Also: Nice list. Obviously I don't agree on the Lady Soveriegn or Lupe Fiasco but otherwise - Good.
i want to live in a priory with the trucks and regina... i'm unsure of if we could agree on a superior...but i think that is beside the point :)
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