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PostPosted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 12:33 pm 
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This year I'm going to post brief, sub 100-word reviews of albums as I listen to them. I'll go roughly A-Z, but have no plans to be systematic or anything like that. I'll do lots of skipping around. I'll stop when I get to 1,000.

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500mg – Apocatastisis

What is that mechanical gurgling sound? Is it an iron lung breaking down? 500mg is a side project of the awesome Philadelphia psych band Bardo Pond. The music can be challenging. Reverberating guitar tones, or simple, repetitive licks on an acoustic guitar, and all sorts of lo-fi strangeness to link it all together. Sometimes they stretch out to epic length, eclipsing the 10-minute mark and then some. I love to put stuff like this on when I’m writing. You can get lost in it.

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A Place To Bury Strangers – A Place To Bury Strangers

Hey, look, these guys have heard Jesus and Mary Chain, too. It isn’t unfair to make that comparison. Some of the songs on this album could be JAMC outtakes. A bit of My Bloody Valentine thrown in there, too. But that’s okay, because the record is pretty excellent. Searing blasts of guitar, driving rhythms, reverb-drenched vocals, and a healthy dose of too cool for school attitude. Good record, even if it does sound dated.

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 12:36 pm 
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Thanks for doing this Eric. I love the idea, and since I know shit about music, and will nt have heard of any of these bands, it iwll be a nice place to ID new stuff to get.

(Merry Christmas, btw).

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 2:41 pm 
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Aarktica – Pure Tone Audiometry

The soft tones and cooing vocals that open up this record pretty much paint the picture for you. It’s a soothing, dreamlike affair perfect for morning listening. Love the little snippets of transmissions that bubble up from beneath the layered tones. It does get more upbeat than that, though; drums surge in on a wave of cymbals and airy guitar fills up the room. A spiritual cousin to Slowdive, but more stripped down; less wall of guitar. “Ocean” is just lovely. Soft vocals, violin, restrained guitar noise. What’s not to like?

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10,000 Maniacs – Our Time In Eden

“Pleasant” seems the best word to describe the breakthrough record by 10,000 Maniacs, who were minor players on the college rock scene before they turned into “the band Natalie Merchant used to be in.” Merchant’s vocals are alluring and lovely, her melodies delicious, and the piano-driven songs pleasant – if you’re middle-aged. There is nothing dangerous or subversive here. It’s the kind of music your mother-in-law likes. It’s as inoffensive as apple pie. But “These Are The Days” is undeniably uplifting, and Merchant’s voice is enchanting. Too long, though. I never want to listen to the whole thing.

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Against Me! – New Wave

The sell-out record by a band that was never really all that punk to begin with, so what the big deal was about their newfound accessibility, I don’t know. This is a great rock record. Aggressive, smart rock and roll with a punk edge. Tom Gabel’s vocals are super powerful, the rhythm section locks in some tight grooves, and the hooks border on being anthems, only without a lame Bruce Springsteen stadium vibe. Oh, and “Thrash Unreal” is one of the best singles of the last few years. Ba ba ba, ba ba ba da da da.

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 5:26 pm 
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Alasehir – Sharing the Sacred

Made up of a few members of Bardo Pond, Alasehir churns out some ENORMOUS jams of monumental chords, crushing drums, and walls of guitar that can last anywhere from five to 20 minutes and more. It’s powerful stuff. The instrumentals here meander around, sliding from ringing out chords to blistering bulldozers of sound. Take the rhythm section of Soundgarden, jack them up with morphine, get two LSD-fueled noiseheads to duel on guitar, and let ‘em rip. Oh, and there is a 10-minute sitar drone on here, too. That’s Alasehir.

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Arctic Monkeys – Humbug

Ever encounter an album you really really really wanted to like but didn’t? Yeah, so, Humbug. Historically speaking (if two albums and a handful of EPs can be called “historically”), Arctic Monkeys tore through ridiculously catchy, attitude-laden rock of a decidedly British bent. And they were wonderful. Humbug, though, is less than wonderful. It is a bit dreary. A bit dour. A bit lethargic for a band that on their first two albums seemed to subsist on manic energy. At first you think it will reveal itself upon repeated listens … but no. It does not. Disappointing.

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Alice in Chains – Sap

My favorite release from Alice In Chains is not one of their skungy “grunge” records, it’s the little semi-acoustic EP released shortly before their huge breakthrough album, Dirt. And I still think it’s their best release by far. Songs like “Brother” and “Got Me Wrong” are as good as anything they’ve done. BETTER, even. Genuine pain and songcraft rather than trendy wailing and sludgy riffing equals the most underrated release by a somewhat overrated band.

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500mg - Vertical Approach

Acoustic guitars warbling on a bed of fuzzy tones. An unsteady sitar droning impatiently and ghostly voices rising from the background, pleading from beneath murmurs of insistent feedback. A rumbling buzz followed by the menace of an angry acoustic guitar. Then gentle guitar meandering over the building chirps of radio static and failing guitar amps, which eventually take over for a time before giving way to more sitar. Yeah, 500mg probably isn’t the name of this act, it’s the dose of medication you’ll need to fully absorb the lo-fi psychedelic coming your way. Difficult yet enjoyable.


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PostPosted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 11:26 am 
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Autechre – Chiastic Slide

Most people think of electronic music and their mind immediately goes to dance, but it’s hard to imagine someone dancing to the glitchy, malfunctioning music of Autechre. This is more like the music that comes out of a broken machine, half computer gone funny in the head and half industrial machinery clanging in the distance. It’s a bit vague and, frankly, less interesting than their other albums, unsure if it wants to revel in a frenzy of pure-glitch sound or coast along in ambience. Either would have been preferable to the hybrid we find here.

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Armstrong, Louis – Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy

No one can squeeze fun out of the blues like Louis Armstrong, and few songwriters gave him better material than W.C. Handy, called by some the father of the modern blues. In a career overflowing with strong work, this is one of Armstrong’s strongest overall, an absolutely essential record that displays everything awesome about the man and his music. His distinctive and charismatic voice, the way his trumpet just soars over everything, the way your foot can’t help but tap along to the bluesy swing. It’s all on display here. This is the Armstrong to own.

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 1:43 pm 
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Angels & Airwaves – We Don’t Need To Whisper

Tom DeLonge, he of Blink-182 fame, tries get to “mature” and instead delivers an overwrought blast of emo that desperately needs less 1980s theatrics and more raw energy. Songs bleed together few real hooks – unusual, since DeLonge’s days with Blink were all ABOUT hooks – and most tend to meander on for far too long. Half the album’s 10 songs eclipse the five-minute mark, but almost none of them earn the length. Despite multiple listens, virtually nothing from this record outside of “Distraction” has managed to stick in my head.

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Allen, Lily – Alright, Still

A guilty pleasure? I suppose. But when lazy summer songs like “LDN” get lodged in your head for days at a time it’s hard to feel all that guilty. The music is light and the tough girl posturing is silly, but none of that matters when the songs are so catchy. The ska-infused pop music here is especially appealing when filtered through Allen’s snotty British girl delivery. There are a few duds, to be sure, but tracks like “Alfie,” “Take What You Take,” and the aforementioned “LDN” more than make up for them.

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Archers of Loaf – Icky Mettle

Critically acclaimed but generally overlooked by the mainstream, this 1993 record is a relentlessly awesome sprint through searing guitar, throat-splitting vocals, and hooks that are impossible to forget. Imagine if Nirvana had children with Sonic Youth and Pavement and you’ve got the idea. “Last Word,” “Wrong,” “Might,” “Fat,” “Learo, You’re A Hole,” “Backwash.” This stuff is frickin’ fantastic! It may be 17 years old, but it sounds just as vital today as it did upon release. Energetic, LOUD, and unforgettable, these guys shoulda been contendas.

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 3:01 pm 
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The American Analog Set – Promise of Love

It’s a helluva balancing act to teeter between candy-sweet pop melodies and drifting, airy music that would sound at home on a 1980s proto-shoegaze record (think Cocteau Twins), yet The American Analog Set manages the trick on Promise of Love. The record opens with three or four minutes of repetitive synths that will drive some listeners crazy, but the wait is rewarded when the song climaxes in a brief burst of melody. What follows are another seven songs that toe the line between an understated brand of catchiness and an understated brand of keyboard driven slowcore/spacepop. A delicious treat.

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Arctic Monkeys – Favourite Worst Nightmare

One of 2007’s best, right out of the gate Favourite Worst Nightmare bombards you with knife-like guitar hooks and snottily aloof, sex-dripped vocals. It’s as if the record is demanding not to be ignored. The first half of this album borders so close to perfection it can smell its perfect, perfect body odor. The second half falters a bit, meandering when it should be charging forward, but when your high points are as high as “D is for Dangerous,” “Balaclava,” and the irresistible sex pop of “Fluorescent Adolescent,” it’s hard to complain. Oasis wishes they were this good.

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Amon Tobin – Permutation

Electronic music isn’t supposed to bounce along on jazzy beats, slink through back alleys to Al Capone basslines, and creep into steamy gin joints on the heels of nightclub saxophones, yet Amon Tobin’s brilliant Permutation does exactly that. These are soundtracks to movies that do not exist. Trippy film noirs drenched in shadows and fedoras and smoky blondes. Those snare drum rolls don’t sound like break beats or samples, they sound like a drummer in a speakeasy taking one last solo before the guys in the trench coats Tommy gun everyone and grab the Maltese Falcon. Brilliant and groovy.

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The Apples in Stereo – Signal in the Sky (Let’s Go!)

This little five-song EP is a tiny dose of the earnest, catchy pop that has made The Apples in Stereo a cult favorite. The title track is a song they wrote for the Powerpuff Girls, and it’s cute as pie. “If You Want To Wear A Hat” is silly lollipop stuff that belongs in a kid’s show. Their cover of the Beach Boys “Heroes & Villains” is energetic and sloppy, if a tad uninspired. Finally, a few nice acoustic numbers (including an acoustic take on the title track) round out this fun but not-very-essential release.

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PostPosted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 2:10 am 
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I considered "Humbug", which is already marked down over here, but after reading your warning, I think I'll pass. "Favourite Worst Nightmare" is truly wonderful, though, on the level of Oasis.

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Lily Allen is another bright young star that I admire.

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PostPosted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 11:53 am 
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Aglaia – Three Organic Experiences

It’s barely music, really, instead all hushed tones and cascades of ambiance. Like Brian Eno’s brilliant Music For Airports, Three Organic Experiences drifts along with restrained tones that could be playing in the coolest waiting room on Earth. At any moment you expect to open the curtains and find yourself on a deep space satellite looking down on a ringed planet. That, or you’ll just forget the album is on until the moment it stops playing, when you’ll realize that it had been very quietly filling the room with soothing vibes.

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Arcade Fire – Funeral

Undeniably pompous as hell, Arcade Fire is a big, brash, earnest, sorta American folk, sorta we’re-so-smart college band who, amazingly, manage to squeeze some appeal out of their somewhat obnoxious shtick. Appeal small doses, yes, but appeal nonetheless. The music is all layered instrumentation, the vocals a pleading wail, and the anthemic songs a tireless chug towards … well, towards what is hard to tell. They’re what Joshua Tree-era U2 would be if U2 wore cardigan sweaters, bifocals, and pretended to enjoy 19th Century literature. Which is probably why they’re critical darlings among the grad school set. Good, but overpraised.

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Against Me! – Reinventing Axl Rose

Before they thrashed their way to mainstream success, Against Me! raged through some sloppy homebrew rock with a heavy punk attitude. Even when the music is just ragged guitars and shit drums, the vocals tear through it all with an intensity that makes you wonder when Tom Gabel is going to have a heart attack. Unlike their breakthrough record, New Wave, the songs here aren’t crisp or tight or immediately approachable – and honestly, that’s a big part of the draw. It’s just raucous, energetic stuff you want to scream along to.

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PostPosted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 11:55 am 
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GoogaMooga wrote:
I considered "Humbug", which is already marked down over here, but after reading your warning, I think I'll pass. "Favourite Worst Nightmare" is truly wonderful, though, on the level of Oasis.

I really wanted to like it; didn't go in with lofty expectations or ready to knock it down, just went into it knowing I liked the band and looked forward to more from them. Even on repeated listens, though, Humbug does little for me. Favourite Worst Nightmare, on the other hand, was great on first listen and still has yet to get old.


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PostPosted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 12:10 pm 
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Shame your Arcade Fire hate is so strong Eric. ;-) I might agree a bit if the songs had no strength, but this is where we differ. That said, I'd take Neon Bible over Funeral any day.

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I think they're a good band and certainly listen to them, I just haven't reached a point where I fall in with the breathless praise. For me they scratch the same itch as the Decemberists, but I like the Decemberists a lot more (though Arcade Fire seems somehow bigger and more majestic; better suited for uplifting anthems, which no doubt is a big draw).

They're good, though. I think I actually prefer the self-titled most of all. Neon Bible is very good, though tends towards the samey for me. Funeral is my least favorite of the three LPs. I'll probably get to both others in the course of this thread, seeing as I'm likely to spend two weeks on each letter of the alphabet.


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Alice in Chains – Dirt

Albums that help define an era don’t always hold up more than a decade later (actually, more than 17 years later as of this writing – oof!), but Dirt certainly does. This album landed during the height of the grunge scene and hit pretty damn hard. The riffs were uncompromising and often ferocious, and Layne Staley’s vocals made clear these forays into pain, debauchery, and addiction weren’t an act. It’s an ugly junkie of a metal record, sick and diseased and oh so awesome. Still rocks hard 17 years later.

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Alasehir – The Philosophy of Living Fire

The third and final track on The Philosophy of Living Fire, “Circius,” begins with strained guitars that are plucked or strummed, then left to ring out aimlessly. Four or five minutes into the 20-minute song, those guitars are covered in sludge. Big, drugged out drums roll in, a cavern opens up beneath the guitars, and before you know it you’re in the middle of an acid trip of fuzzed out, feeding back distortion. It all meanders to a lazy stop, gentle guitar and tribal drums the only thing sustaining the sound, then it lurches back into wailing sonics. Cool.


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Great thread by the way. Quite a few bands I've never heard of!

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Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion

Fact: I usually have a knee-jerk negative reaction to fawning praise. With that in mind, one might assume I’d take an instant dislike to Merriweather Post Pavilion, an album that has topped a number of “best of” charts, and an album by a band that has not earned the OMG-best-band-of-the-decade! acclaim it gets. But the thing is, this reverb-soaked record manages to bore into your head with its quirky, unusual melodies, chants and grooves. Wouldn’t call it the best of the year, but best of the month? Yeah, maybe. The manic stoned elf cries here are infectious.

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Adorable – Against Perfection

Woefully overlooked, Against Perfection is not only one of the few albums of the shoegaze era to not sound dated today, it remains an awesome dose of angry British rock with a glossy, airy sheen that is a perfect match for the urgent vocals of Piotr Fijalkowski. The band claimed they did “glamour pop,” and that’s a fitting description. “Favourite Fallen Idol” is snarling and pissed off, “Glorious” soars above the clouds, and “Homeboy” is a churning, burning, building classic. “Cut #2,” “Sistine Chapel Ceiling,” wow. This is a landmark of the genre and remains utterly listenable in every way.

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The Apples in Stereo – Fun Trick Noisemaker

You’d have to be a soulless pig or be really offended by music that isn’t immaculately produced to not get caught up in the fuzzy, bouncy joy of the first full length by The Apples in Stereo. Singing about glowworms and Green Machines (though I was a Big Wheel kid) while dishing out irresistible pop hooks = gigantic win. The Apples have gone on to become indie pop royalty, and it’s easy to see why. This record is damn near a lo-fi masterpiece. If the Beach Boys were a garage rock band, they’d be the Apples.

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The 1985 – Nerve Eighty

Gosh, they don’t sound happy to see me. What gave me the hint? The screeching, throat-shredding vocals that sound like a crazed man shouting about the bugs in his head. The angular, razor-sharp guitars that may very well be on fire. The frantic machine gun drum blasts. The 1985 were a killer noise rock band out of Pittsburgh, sounding like a meeting pointing between Public Image Limited, Sonic Youth, and the pissed off kids down the block. If that sounds appealing, that’s because it is. Great record that will send most people running for the hills.


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