Albums You're Digging II

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Spoon-Girls Can Tell
Tremendous work,really surprised this lot had an album this clever in them and that I'd heard so little about them.
 
Hmm, I don't see anything about Revelation in their catalog. I know their second was re-released on American, and their 3rd was on Crank! (both originally on a Swedish label). Not too sure about the rest.
 
Yeah, you sent me some Los Cafres a while back. I should really give them another listen - cheers for the reminder (and the link in the first place).

I'll check out those other three soonish as well.
 
The Mars Volta - The Bedlam In Goliath

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My most played album of the week, I don't know what it is but there is just something about TMV that just clicks with me. Also Ouroborous is probably one of the best TMV songs ever, OK.

Eels - Beautiful Freak

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I've recently just rekindled my love for this band. I just really love how personal the whole album is, lo-fi indie at it's best.

Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine

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This is definitely my favorite NIN album. After listening to albums like the Downward Spiral and Year Zero it's really nice to listen to an NIN album that's not about politics or drug addicition. This album is all about the music.

PJ Harvey - White Chalk

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This is probably my favorite album the listen to in bed with all the lights turned off, it's just so damn relaxing. It's pretty therapeutic, no matter how bad of a mood I'm in, Grow Grow Grow will just wash all those bad vibes away.
 
I haven't been able to stop listening to these two albums for about two weeks.

Hot Cross - Risk Revival
I love this album it has that hardcore feel with screamo lyrics and the guitar sounRAB soo good. It reminRAB me a lot of The Fall of Troy just because of the guitar work. It is different from their other albums vocally but I love it so much.

Million Dead - Harmony No Harmony
Love this album. Not really sure what it is. I love his vocals and the lyrics are just seem so down to earth. I like that fact that he doesn't always sound like he is trying to speak in codes with his lyrics. The songs are a lot different throughout the whole album from a melodic slow song to a hardcore smash you in the face songs. I love it. (Thanks to Crowquill for putting up a compilation of them.)
 
They may not be everyone's cup of tea but there is a method in their madness and when you are in the mood for it, this album is just priceless and it's use of musical motifs and 'classic' songs is way ahead of it's time.
 
Aztec Camera - High Land, Hard Rain
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^ Arguably the best thing to come out of Scotland since Highland Toffee :D

In all seriousness though, this album rules. Such a warming little indie album that varies nicely from livelier to more lyric-centric and pensive moments. Roddy Frame's an awesome singer too.
 
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XTC - Skylarking

I always thought this album was just ok, but I put it on last night and had one of those revelatory "this album is the SHIIT" moments. Since I never really thought much about them, I never checked out any other albums. What should I go for next?
 
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Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma

Totally digging the sound of this. Great electronica/experimental album, I think this may be the album of the year as of yet.
 
Machine Head, The Blackening

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"This is a right to life,
Not the Religious Right's act
This is abortion's knife,
Aiming at the worabs of
The Christian conspiracy
See open thine eyes and see, the...

Halo over our demise
Following a god so blind
Sallow in their sickening
Swallow not, the **** they feed"
- Halo

"Dream over
Grieve no more
And breathe one last time
Now I lay thee down

She watched me leave
Me bleeding
On the floor
As she takes me under"
- Now I Lay Thee Down
 
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