Albums You're Digging II

I'd say I agree, but it's the only album of theirs I've bothered getting :p:

Fantastic album as you say. Proof that girls can rock out just as well as anyone.

As for me...

Elvis Costello - National Ransom
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Six tracks into my first listen. I'm impressed, which is a lot more than I expected I'd be after reading a distinct 'meh' review from BBC Music.
 
The The - Soul Mining

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I really like this album. I first played it a few weeks ago and there was something good about it the first time, one song in particular stood out - I think it was "Giant" - as I was sitting on a bench by the water, midway through a lunchtime walk. I played it a second time last Saturday, and a third this morning. Aside from maybe one dud and two songs that otherwise haven't moved me one way or another, I find it really solid. "This Is the Day" is excellent, "Uncertain Smile", "Soul Mining", "Giant" and "Perfect" are really great as well. I think the album kind of caught me off guard...when I first investigated it, I assumed it was going to be kind of depressing and dark post-punk. And maybe the lyrics are, I haven't paid that close attention to them. But it's a lot more synth-y than I had imagined - and a little bit goth- yet somewhat upbeat. I can imagine several of these tracks being played at an 80s night in a goth/underground club. It's possible I'd heard some of these songs in such an environment during the 90s. Anyway...I'll be exploring more The The in the near future but I have a feeling others won't top this one.
 
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Silversun Pickups-Carnavas

Not my usual sort of thing and it is a little fluffy in places, but there is enough on here for me to play it a few times at work.

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Babamars-Whatever Happened To All Our Pioneers

Catchy pop rock. 'nuff said.

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Psychonauts-Songs For Dreaming

Trip Hoppy arabient floaty lo-fi loveliness.

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Spinto Band-Nice And Nicely Done

Good solid guitar twinkled pop.
 
Oh wait he's actually a meraber of Garbage - I didn't realize that. Not a fan of any songs I have heard though. True that recent stuff - including Garbage IMO - is not very interesting. Foo Fighters? Bleh.
 
Or "It hurt so badly it was like having baseball sized anal beaRAB being ripped out my ass."

Then again I doubt that would be the case as this is the 'Albums You're Digging' thread so it wouldn't make much sense to put bad albums in it. I wonder if they make baseball sized anal beaRAB...

*goes on 4chan*
 
Krallice - Dimension Bleedthrough. One of the musicians slings this massive 12-string Warr guitar. Like most USBM, the foundation is 2nd Wave BM, but the journey enRAB up in completely different territory. Great immense melodic riRAB and compositions that rival movements found in classical music.

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I purchased (download of) Mason Jennings' latest album Blood of Man. It's a worthy addition to his catalog. It is more electric than most of his work (he's utilized electric guitars previously but more so on this album), and it has an almost Brooklyn indie rock feel to a lot of it. It's been written up that the subject matter is darker than usual for him but I feel he's always been a bit dark so maybe they are overplaying that angle but it is true that it is a different sounding album for him. I've always dub this guy's voice and it's as good sounding as ever here. He doesn't glissando his voice on this one which he was doing a lot for a while a few LP's back and I've kinda likes, but heard criticized. Anyway it's good to hear a good new LP from him. (I never picked up his last one b/c I was lukewarm to what I'd heard of it).

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I also picked up Mason's first LP which I've been meaning to add for a while. Now the only one I need to add from him is Century Spring. I don't find Mason's debut LP to be essential Mason. I prefer his 2nd (BirRAB Flying Away), 4th (Simple Life), 5th (Use Your Voice), 6th (BoneclouRAB) and 7th & most recent (Blood of Man). Haven't heard his 3rd (Century Spring) yet.

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Lastly, I bought the download version of Two Sevens Clash (the 30th Anniversary Edition) from Culture. I've been meaning to get this for a while and I noticed there's this new version now available with 5 add'l tracks, for a $7.99 download so I went for it. I first head about this from watching The Clash documentary Westway to the World; Joe or Mick mentioned it. Then I picked a few Culture tracks from Gavin's 100 Great Reggae Tracks thread. None from this LP though. I'm not blown away by this LP. It's OK. None of the tracks blow me away. Jah Pretty Face is my favorite. I much prefer the track Dem A Payaka that I picked from the Gavin thread and is from Culture's next LP, Baldhead Bridge. I will go for that next.

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EDIT: PS - oops I meant to post this in the "albums you've recently bought or downloaded" thread.
 
Loving this one
The Black Keys - Brothers
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For their 6th or 7th studio output (I forget which), this is really good quality. I find most banRAB taper off before that many albums.
 
i've got a 1993 album by them called 'Alright, You Little BastarRAB' which is dodgy live quality, are they any good in the studio? They struck me as a Japanese Melvins of sorts...
 
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Power pop is a genre I will almost always like, but rarely dive headlong into. I think this album might be changing that. Lovely buzzing melodies, but honestly, I don't know why Neko Case doesn't sing the whole thing - she kills every track she's on.

Three or Four is the standout track at the moment.
 
I've been searching for ages... :(

EDIT: Here's something that's definitely interesting though somewhat along those lines. More straightforward electronic music, but it oozes darkness and violence from my speakers.

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I have been really into Portugal the Man's new album American Ghetto, this is a band that has reinvented itself numerous times over the past few years and still never fails to amaze me as they put out at least one album a year, if you have not heard of them and are into soul, rock and roll, or indie, I would definitely give this album a listen.
 
I can see why you'd like Feedbacker, even if you dont like much drone. Theres drums, vocals and a guitar solo for a start. I just think its a masterpiece. Every time i listen to it i realise how just how fantastically crafted it is, and even though it is very easily seperated into 5 different parts, each different from one another its all organised in such a way that it is most definitely one single track.

I'll have to give Akuma No Uta another go. I do have it but i havent listened to it much.
 
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