Before I go any further, let me preface this by saying that Animal Collective can be pretty weird at times. Make that really weird. One of the tracks ends with them repeating the word kitties over and over again and meowing in the background. That being said, this may be one of my favorite albums [...]
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Animal Collective – Sung Tongs
Posted in Music on September 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Le Loup – The Throne Of The Third Heaven Of The Nations’ Millennium General Assembly
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One of my favorite albums in a long time, Le Loup ranks right up there with Sufjan Stevens as far as “alternative folk” goes in my opinion. As the band name suggests, they make use of a lot of great loops in their tracks, whether it be electronic beeps and boops or some superb banjo [...]
Modest Mouse – No One’s First, And You’re Next EP
Posted in Music on September 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A collection of B-sides from their last two albums, this is pretty standard Modest Mouse fare. I think my roommate Ryan put it best when he said “this is good and catchy like half of Modest Mouse stuff, not weird and awful like the other half.” Gets progressively more experimental as the CD goes on, [...]
Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
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I’m not quite sure how to classify this one. It jumps all over the place, from haunting ballads to some truly rockin’ tracks, but ultimately comes together to make one pretty darn satisfying musical experience. Tons of instruments used throughout, with some especially impressive percussion at times. More of a chill out album than anything [...]
Andrew Bird’s Bowl of Fire – Thrills
Posted in Music on August 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Andrew Bird before he got all dark and artsy. Well, mostly anyway. It still has some great (sometimes brooding) lyrics, but they’re accompanied by 20′s style jazz/swing. I’m typically not a fan of Andrew Bird, but this CD really blew me away. It has some truely great violin and trupet solos that are downright danceable. [...]
