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Another album I've been anxious to get my hands on this year, and another that didn't let me down. While I'm incredibly excited for the new Death Cab For Cutie album arriving in May, Field Manual will have to tide me over. Ironically, the whole thing sounds like a Death Cab album, and if things turn out like I hope, the new Death Cab album will sound a lot like a Chris Walla album.
Oh goodness have I been looking forward to this one. I have to admit I was a little disappointed with the Dan Bejar side project Hello, Blue Roses, so I was really anticipating some real Destroyer action. Let me tell you, Trouble in Dreams doesn't disappointed either. A real sibling to Rubies, it provides more of the same awesome guitar work and cryptic lyrics. There are few weak points in the whole album but some real standouts are Dark Leaves From A Thread, Foam Hands, and The State. I will definitely pre-order this one as soon as insound offers it. Highly Recommended!
Even though The Magnetic Fields have been around for a good while, this is my first foray into their music. I remember downloading 69 Love Songs several years ago and it never really caught my attention, but the new album was getting so much attention that I couldn't really pass it up. When I first started the record I was pleased to find some cheery lo-fi pop in the form of Three-Way and California Girls, the later of which felt like true indie-rock anthem material. But when Old Fools began playing the fun was over and I got bored rather quickly, I pressed forth though, listening to the whole song, promising myself that I would only have to do this once. Although I didn't enjoy Old Fools one bit, I was reminded of a drearier Velvet Underground, something I will not soon forgive The Magnetic Fields for. Xavier Says really saved the day and brought the tone up again, but also mixing the gloomier tones of Old Fools with the brightness of the opening tracks, lending itself to an overall more pleasant experience as a whole. However, Mr. Mistletoe, the next track, is another disappointment trudging right along with Old Fools. Happily, the album perked back up and never disappointed me again. Tracks like Please Stop Dancing, Drive On, Driver, and Too Drunk to Dream are remarkably pleasing. As the album winds down I find myself once again being reminded of the Velvet Underground, but I'm much more happy about it this time around. I can't fault the album for two tracks at all, when the meat of the album was extremely pleasant, I would recommend this album whole-heartedly.
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hmm I wish I had heard this a couple years ago when I was still drinking! nothing as crappy as hearing a good drinking song when you've quit drinking.
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enjoyed it, thanks for the recommendation.