Like Charlie Brown, some people's existential angst will never fully be cleansed. After nearly 20 years it's hard to believe Lou Barlow can't find something to be happy about, but much to relief of his fans, that is clearly not the case. This second edition of Loobiecore picks up where the first volume left off but with infinitely more polish to its production -- or at least as much polish as a Barlow record could possibly have. Easily his finest, most fully realized record since the glory years of Sebadoh, Emoh takes the songs of Sentridoh and rolls them up into the production values of Folk Implosion to create a sound rarely found in the Barlow catalog. And while the topics du jour haven't changed much since the early years, he still convincingly murmurs his lyrics; exorcising the spirits of Nick Drake with great conviction and sincerity, especially during his rousing cover of Ratt's "Round and Round" (continuing a tradition that started with his excellent cover of Bryan Adams' "Run to You"). Diehards will be swooning and cheering from the first song, "Holding Back the Years" (which has harmonies the Eagles would be proud of), to the album's closer, an amusing tale of a cat. For newer Barlow fans, it's an ideal place to start and discover the depths of his catalog because of its immediate accessibility and easy listening. It's a mature, accomplished statement for one of indie rock's most reliably miserable men.
Life is paying me back for my nightmare that was 2006....but it is doing so in the most shallow way EVER! In 2007, my alma mater Ohio State reached the national championship game in both football and basketball(yes...we lost both games, but the entire experiences of getting there were just great) and now my beloved Cleveland Cavaliers are marching into the NBA Finals....something that I NEVER t...
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Spending my monday night with Lou Barlow's sublime lyrics and the beer leftover from a wonderful,music filled weekend...and as this song started up I thought it would be the pefect time to induct it into my own personal hall of fame.I think this song has made it onto EVERY single mix cd that I have made for the last five years...if that isn't the definition of an all time favorite, I don't know...
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Man oh man this morning was hard to get up. I had trouble sleeping and then of course it is bleak and overcast here in Newark, Delaware. Looking outside my office windows and I wish I could just curl up and read a book.**yawning**First Dinosaur Jr. and then Sebadoh, but now you're running solo. Lou Barlow you are so EMO(H). Lou Barlow proved early on that a guitar and four-track could produce h...
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MP3: Ross D - 215From Philadelphia but now based out of New York comes Drum and Bass producer Ross D, who in September will release his debut album "Musical D-Lite" through Playloop Records. "215" is an uplifting piece of D+B that is hard to ignore especially when kicking back in the sun with some brews (what sun you say!?). I expect big things from the full length album which comes out physica...
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