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Got an awesome new band to rec: Slothpop, whose self-titled album is really a little gem. Encountered them last week opening for Wye Oak, who were my awesome new band of 2010. Wye Oak remain awesome, as they have a new album, Civilian, that is a damned good contender for best album of the year. Also, they have this brilliant cover of Danzig's "Mother." No, really.
Speaking of albums of the year, so far PJ Harvey's Let England Shake is tops. It's a close-to-perfect album, and I say that as someone not enthralled by Polly Jean's previous work. It works as a wonderful counterpoint to Arthur by the The Kinks, which is arguably the best narrative concept album in rock music history.
While I'm talking of one-off brilliance, let me pimp Boxer by The National, an actual perfect album from a band whose catalogue is otherwise not worth a listen. I don't know how they did it, but Boxer (whose underlying theme seems to be professionalism and work identity) is simply brilliant.
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So, "Starchild" barrels along with Chapter 12. I'm tempted to write up a glossary for this AU, a sure sign that one is Too Damned Deep in a project.
Speaking of albums of the year, so far PJ Harvey's Let England Shake is tops. It's a close-to-perfect album, and I say that as someone not enthralled by Polly Jean's previous work. It works as a wonderful counterpoint to Arthur by the The Kinks, which is arguably the best narrative concept album in rock music history.
While I'm talking of one-off brilliance, let me pimp Boxer by The National, an actual perfect album from a band whose catalogue is otherwise not worth a listen. I don't know how they did it, but Boxer (whose underlying theme seems to be professionalism and work identity) is simply brilliant.
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So, "Starchild" barrels along with Chapter 12. I'm tempted to write up a glossary for this AU, a sure sign that one is Too Damned Deep in a project.
