The world of psych pop is having a bit of a nostalgia attack right now, what with the mega-B-sides compilation from Jesus and Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine actually getting back together, something appearing from the Gallagher brothers, and new releases from the Verve and the Dandy Warhols. Not to mention all those first-time-around bands taking a whack at the sound.I can't say that anyone is g
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Mostly harmless.
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Too soon, at only 54, according to the Jamaica Observer.Don't let no wicked man lead you astray...
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Not so long ago I lamented the Magnetic Fields' utter failure to channel the Jesus and Mary Chain despite trying their hardest on "Distortion." Now here come the Raveonettes with their own attempt, and it's much more successful. Loud, distorted, reverberating, and alternately sultry and sunny. The key is to add the element of danger, something the MF are far too wry to manage. "Aly Walk With Me...
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I was in New Zealand and bought a disc I'd never heard of by a guy I'd never heard of. I do that sometimes. It was Erol Alkan, an English DJ who had put together a double-disc "Bugged Out" selection. His explanation: he mixed one disc to be a lose-your-mind dance-floor session, the other full of eclectic favorites to listen to after you get home. Turned out the lose-your-mind disc was mind numbing
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After enjoying "Quebec" pretty thoroughly - not even getting too annoyed at "Hey There Fancy Pants" or "The F*cked Jam" - I am annoyed by their recent album "La Cucaracha." I appreciate the groovy dub of "The Fruit Man" and, yes, "Your Party" is frickin funny. Everything else sounds like a castoff, with the disturbing exception of "Object." That song has atmospherics, melody, and pretty heartfe...
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On my way to post something brief about Manu Chao's La Radiolina, I ran across a post of the new Magnetic Fields album, by one Spencer Owen, that totally nails what's wrong with the album. Check it out over here. I'd really like to see Stephen Merritt pull off an homage to the Jesus and Mary Chain, but if he's going to do it he'll need to dig a bit farther into that imagination of his. Basically
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Reviews have been tepid about Underworld's new disc Oblivion With Bells - but I think it's the most vital thing they've done in years. A Hundred Days Off had moments, particularly Lutein, but too often settled into sedated programming endlessness (i.e., the title track, you can almost hear them press "repeat" halfway through).Here they've got variety and vitality the whole way through. At halfway
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Stumbled across this site after hearing my mom (of all people to be getting music recs from) talking about Magnolia Electric Co., and then reading that David Lowery had produced them at one point, and then Googling the whole bunch of them at once. Came up with Lowery's Mog page featuring a couple of homemade videos for solo songs... great stuff, and worth much more of your time than continued r...
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