RockyRaccoon Posted August 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 New self-titled debut album by Yuck is really good. Sounds like Dinosaur Jr. or Sonic Youth. 4.5/5. "Suicide Policeman"- Yuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted August 6, 2011 Report Share Posted August 6, 2011 I can never decide how I feel about this band. First of all, I tend to react against these hyped buzz bands just out of contrariness (exceptions include Vampire Weekend and Los Campesinos! when those bands were first starting and they were on every single hipster blog on the internet). Also I've never heard anything by them I haven't enjoyed, but also I haven't heard anything by them that I've especially enjoyed, you know what I mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyRaccoon Posted August 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2011 I can never decide how I feel about this band. First of all, I tend to react against these hyped buzz bands just out of contrariness (exceptions include Vampire Weekend and Los Campesinos! when those bands were first starting and they were on every single hipster blog on the internet). Also I've never heard anything by them I haven't enjoyed, but also I haven't heard anything by them that I've especially enjoyed, you know what I mean? I really enjoyed the album, you should give it a shot. It's a great album, though it has a weak spot or two. On occasion the guitars and drums are so loud the vocals are almost impossible to hear. But it's a very good album, I kinda like the sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildChild80 Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 Have you guys talked about Fitz and the Tantrums yet? There breakout year was this year with "Money Grabber" but the rest of that album seems pretty solid to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyRaccoon Posted August 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 "Burst Apart"- The Antlers 4.5/5. Great dream pop. One of the coolest albums I've heard in awhile. "Corsicana"- The Antlers "Watch The Throne"- Jay-Z & Kanye West 4/5. Good but not great. Certainly not what I thought it would be. Quite underwhelming. "Why I Love You"- Jay-Z & Kanye West Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyRaccoon Posted August 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 "In The Mountain, In The Cloud"- Portugal. The Man. 5/5. Great album. If you liked the most recent Foster The People album you'll like this. An album that doesn't get mediocre at all. Loved it. "Got It All (This Can't Be Living Now)"- Portugal. The Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 (edited) Thurston Moore released a solo-acoustic album called "Demolished Thoughts". It's produced by Beck which sort of gives it a similar feel to Charlotte Gainsbourg's last (also Beck-produced) album. At the same time, it's basically what you would expect if Sonic Youth recorded an acoustic album and traded in distorted noise for violins. Benediction Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine's second album, "Enhanced Methods of Questioning", doesn't stray too far from the Dead Kennedy's formula, except it does have some weirder, more psychedelic moments. It's also not nearly as good as the Dead Kennedy's at their prime. The album ends with an 18-minute hidden track that is just ponderous and bland, despite the Doors homage in the middle. Worth hearing if you're a DK fan, not worth buying though. Dot Com Monte Carlo Gillian Welch has been absent from the scene for eight years, apparently due to writers block. She got over it, and wrote "The Harrow and the Harvest". It was worth the wait. Most people probably know her from her contributions to the "O Brother Where Art Thou?" soundtrack or her critically acclaimed album "Time (The Revelator)". This sparse, melancholy bluegrass album doesn't stray far from the formula set by those efforts, but it does incorporate some other styles, notably the blues. The lyrics in every song are crushingly sad. The Way It Goes Hard Times Edited September 5, 2011 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyRaccoon Posted September 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 "Within And Without"- Washed Out 3.5/5. Cool sound, though the vocals are near impossible to hear which is obnoxious. It's alright though. "Amor Fati"- Washed Out "Go Tell Fire To The Mountain"- WU LYF 4/5. These guys sound is kind of a culmination of a lot of indie rock bands. I'm not huge on the lead singers voice. But I like it overall, it's really cool. "Spitting Blood"- WU LYF "I'm With You"- Red Hot Chili Peppers 4.5/5. I was wary of RHCP without John Frusciante. But this is very good. The new guitarist doesn't try to imitate Frusciante, he does his own thing and it's good. It's a good album overall. "Brendan's Death Song"- Red Hot Chili Peppers "Tha Carter IV"- Lil Wayne 4/5. Good rap album if you're a Lil Wayne fan. Been a long time coming. They've been building up this album for awhile. Good album though, like I said, if you like Lil Wayne. It is fairly prototypical Lil Wayne. "6 Foot 7 Foot"- Lil Wayne "Jeff Bridges"- Jeff Bridges 5/5. Very surprising album. And very excellent album. Jeff Bridges has a great voice and the music is very good, very cool. Produced by T-Bone Burnett and you can tell. Sounds a lot like the Robert Plant & Alison Krauss album "Raising Sand". "What A Little Bit Of Love Can Do"- Jeff Bridges Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 Glen Campbell's farewell album. Nice song. Ghost On The Canvas = Glen Campbell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 The new Chili Peppers album is decent, if not as good as their last two. The new Beastie Boys album freaking rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 Danger Mouse and Danielle Luppi's (with Jack White and Norah Jones) "Rome" is one of the more creative albums of the year. It's basically the soundtrack to the best western that hasn't been made yet. Roman Blue Two Against One Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks new album "Mirror Traffic" is good, but disappointing after their amazing last album. Still, for whatever reason, I prefer the Jicks to Pavement. Worth a listen. Also, Beck produces this one too, so it's basically a 90s explosion. Senator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyRaccoon Posted September 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 The new Chili Peppers album is decent, if not as good as their last two. The new Beastie Boys album freaking rocks. Why does everyone love the new Beastie Boys album so much? Granted, I love "Make Some Noise" but otherwise I thought it was just ok... Perhaps I should give it another try... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 It's the most creative and heavy-sounding sampling I've heard in years from a mainstream rap act. And also some of the best rapping. Which is what I would expect from the Beastie Boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 Danger Mouse and Danielle Luppi's (with Jack White and Norah Jones) "Rome" is one of the more creative albums of the year. It's basically the soundtrack to the best western that hasn't been made yet. Roman Blue Two Against One I want to hear the album in it's entirety. I love Two Against One, and have heard just a bit of some of the other tracks. Nice work by all the artists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyRaccoon Posted September 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 It's an amazing album. So well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lissy Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 Definitely the new red hot chilli peppers album. i also like -somebody that i used to know by gotye its a really good song and i love the video to it, its really artistic, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyRaccoon Posted September 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 "I Am Very Far"- Okkervil River 4.5/5. Really good album. They kind of sound like The Avett Brothers but a little more complex. "Lay Of The Last Survivor"- Okkervil River "Underneath The Pine"- Toro Y Moi 4/5. Really interesting sound. Little jazzy, still maintains itself as indie rock though. Good album. "How I Know"- Toro Y Moi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted September 18, 2011 Report Share Posted September 18, 2011 Someone could have told me Breakbot's "Fantasy" was an outtake from MJ's "Off the Wall" and I wouldn't have blinked an eye. So funky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth-Angel Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 Wounded rhymes - Lykke Li A mixture of dark and brooding, with some sexiness and unrequited love. It's quite a beautiful album which speaks of a tangled web of emotions. 4/5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyRaccoon Posted September 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 (edited) Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks new album "Mirror Traffic" is good, but disappointing after their amazing last album. Still, for whatever reason, I prefer the Jicks to Pavement. Worth a listen. Also, Beck produces this one too, so it's basically a 90s explosion. Just listened to this album last night and I'm going to have to agree with you for the most part. I personally still prefer Pavement, but I thought this album was really really good. Here were my favorites: "Asking Price" "Tigers" Edited September 20, 2011 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth-Angel Posted September 21, 2011 Report Share Posted September 21, 2011 Something to die for - The Sounds Loving this album for its catchy beats, Swedishness and the lead singer's husky voice that shouldn't (but does) mix with dancey music. 4/5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyRaccoon Posted October 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 Lots of stuff: "Wounded Rhymes"- Lykke Li 4.5/5. I know I'm real late to the party on this one. I liked it a lot though. The complexities are excellent. "Sadness Is A Blessing"- Lykke Li "I Know Places"- Lykke Li "Young Love"- Mat Kearney 3.5/5. Meh. Decent pop. Really took a great turn with this song though: "Rochester"- Mat Kearney "Ravedeath, 1972"- Tim Hecker 3/5. Kind of interesting instrumental album. Similar to The Album Leaf, though not as good. Gets boring after awhile. "Let Them Talk"- Hugh Laurie 4/5. Hugh Laurie does really well here. An album of old blues classic. "You Don't Know My Mind"- Hugh Laurie "A Dramatic Turn Of Events"- Dream Theater 4.5/5. Dream Theater hasn't disappointed me yet and they continue to impress. Really really good album. Not necessarily as heavy as one might think. "Far From Heaven"- Dream Theater "Breaking All Illusions"- Dream Theater "Green Naugahyde"- Primus 4.5/5. Gotta say, I love Primus. Very quirky and fun, great album. "Jilly's On Smack"- Primus "Eyes Of The Squirrel"- Primus "Post Mortem"- Black Tide 3/5. A huge album of pure mediocrity. It's like someone sucked all the awesome out of Black Tide and turned them into everything that's bad about Bullet For My Valentine. "Kaputt"- Destroyer 4.5/5. One of the most original albums I've heard all year. Really cool album. "Poor In Love"- Destroyer "Savage Night At The Opera"- Destroyer "Black And White America"- Lenny Kravitz 3.5/5. Just Lenny Kravitz doing Lenny Kravitz. It's alright, nothing terribly special though. "Rock Star City Life"- Lenny Kravitz "Sea Of Memories"- Bush 3/5. Nothing special at all. Just mediocre. "David Comes To Life"- F***ed Up 3.5/5. Weird sound. The screaming of metal with the sound of indie rock. It's not bad though. Every song is the same on the album though, and it's a long album. It gets tedious after awhile. "Queen Of Hearts"- F***ed Up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyRaccoon Posted October 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 "Junk Of The Heart"- The Kooks 5/5. I love The Kooks, and this album is amazing. Please get it, it's definitely worth your while. "Junk Of The Heart (Happy)"- The Kooks "Eskimo Kiss"- The Kooks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 I am not really an expert in the genre, but in my opinion Thundercat just put out the best jazz album of the past 30 years. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlerH6Tobug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyRaccoon Posted October 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 "Odd Soul"- Mute Math 4.5/5. Great new album from Mute Math. Easily as good as their past two albums, I liked it a lot. "Prytania"- Mute Math "Allies"- Mute Math Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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