Comments on: na: jefferson airplane, joni mitchell

By: Jens Alfke

Jens Alfke — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 00:31:51 +0000

Two great old shoegazer albums showed up this week:

The Boo Radleys “Everything’s Alright Forever”
Not one of the better-known groups on the scene, but this 1992(?) album is great. You can’t escape the My Bloody Valentine influence, and some of the woozy guitars sound kind of dated today, but the songs are full of great hooks and energy.
http://www.emusic.com/artist/The-Boo-Radleys-MP3-Download/11638124.html

Slowdive “Just For A Day”
Their weakest (and first) album, but still pretty good blissed-out stuff, especially “Catch The Breeze”.
http://www.emusic.com/album/Slowdive-Just-for-a-Day-MP3-Download/11097076.html

Also, the new album by The Decoration. I haven’t heard it yet, but I really liked their earlier album “Quiet Songs For Hot Weather” (released back when the band were called Pinq.)
http://www.emusic.com/album/The-Decoration-Science-and-Sanity-MP3-Download/11092768.html

And I never quite got the point of His Name Is Alive, but they have some rabid fans, and their new album came out this week:
http://www.emusic.com/artist/His-Name-Is-Alive-MP3-Download/11530892.html

By: boyvscar

boyvscar — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:59:20 +0000

New Devendra Banhart is on here too, right after I bought that sucker. Oh well.

By: yancey

yancey — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 01:59:32 +0000

yeah i’m curious about the future of the left record. i downloaded today and listened a little, but wanted to digest a bit more before i wrote about it. not sure how i feel so far (i wasn’t a big mclusky fan).

as for mum, stephen, what pitchfork thinks is merely context. i’ve always been agnostic on them, but i know that they mean a lot to many people (including many of my friends).

By: Stephen

Stephen — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 23:42:05 +0000

I’m agreeing with jonderneathica with the new Future Of The Left. It’s great stuff, especially if you were a fan of Mclusky. And I’d also like to say that the new Mum is good. But like Yancey said, I guess I can’t like it because the Almighty Pitchfork said I shouldn’t.

By: porieux

porieux — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 23:11:14 +0000

As usual you guys missed all the best stuff.

Charlie Hunter, Bobby Previte, & John Medeski - Altitude

Rob Sonic - Sabotage Gigante

Nickodemus - Endangered Species remixed

Living Legends

Gilles Peterson Digs America Vol.2

Nuclear Blast All Stars - Out of the Dark

Let’s get with the PG!

By: jonderneathica

jonderneathica — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:13:04 +0000

Not much to write about? Wait a minnit — what about this?

http://www.emusic.com/album/Future-Of-The-Left-Curses-MP3-Download/11088059.html

Two thirds of McLusky, and every bit as aggressive, frazzled and funny as their old band.

By: Captain Wrong

Captain Wrong — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:02:28 +0000

I just don’t get the excitement about Asobi Seksu. Heard both albums, seen ‘em, (hell, opened for ‘em) and I just don’t get it.

By: tapecollector2000

tapecollector2000 — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 19:30:49 +0000

A new matador release came out today as well.

The Cave Singers - Invitation Songs.

There is a free single that has been up for a little while, but now the entire album is up for grabs, so get to grabbing people.

http://www.emusic.com/album/The-Cave-Singers-Invitation-Songs-MP3-Download/11088337.html

from the one that hurts ya, and loves ya.

tape collector tooth how sand.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 19:27:27 +0000

Lafayette by Erin McKeown is out today. It’s her sixth album I think. Diverse, intimate, killer performances recorded live at Joe’s Pub in NYC in early 2007. I just wrote home about it. Seriously, I did.

By: flamgirlant

flamgirlant — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 17:54:24 +0000

eesh! sorry for my icky linking!