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Until a few days ago, I had never heard of Andrew Bird, which is just a shame. On a whim I checked out iTunes' recommendations for me, and while I already had most of the songs, I lacked two of them: Andrew Bird's "Fake Palindromes" and The Rosewood Thieves' "Los Angeles" (Also quite good, by the way). I looked up Andrew Bird and quickly bought his latest album, plus another one, "Weather Systems." He's a perfect mix of pop and folk, and fills the hole in my listening selections that Sufjan's "The Avalanche" couldn't because I over-Sufjaned myself last year with "Illinois." He's just different and similar enough.
The other day, a friend and I were talking about great 90s bands, and he mentioned Sebadoh, who I love, but hadn't listened to in forever. So I broke out "Bakesale" and listened to it that night. God, I love it. Pitchfork will tell you that III is the essential Sebadoh album because Barlow and company were still raw and untamed. Usually I like that kind of sound, but in this case I disagree."III" tends to grate on me a little, but "Bakesale" is a collection of some of Sebadoh's finest, from the oddly catchy "Magnet's Coil," to the strangely beautiful "Not Too Amused" and "Skull." If you haven't heard this album, or haven't in a while, I recommend giving it a listen. I've been very rewarded by it.
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