Random Thoughts

Well, this blog isn't quite going the way I expected. Life has been crazy and will remain so for the next two months (or possibly forever, depending on how you look at it). Anywho, I wanted to post up some random thoughts because I don't have time for any full blown reviews.

• Dirty Projectors' Bitte Orca is definitely my album of the year so far. The angular melodies betray a musical intelligence that surpasses most bands, but with enough pop lacquered on top to make it quite palpable.
• For those of you in the Wash/Bmore region, isn't it ironic that Animal Collective's 'Summertime Clothes' came out for the year of the coldest July in recent memory?
• Both Bat For Lashes' Two Suns and Fever Ray's self-titled are albums that really intrigued me, but I couldn't quite get fully into them. Then one night, while listening to BFL, I realized what the problem was: It's night time music. They're probably not albums you rock on your iPod on the way to work or in the car. They make for a great background if you're sitting around reading (instead of watching the idiot box) having a few adult beverages. Go ahead. Give it a shot.
  
• Vampire Weekend + Ra Ra Riot = Discovery = B-
• The inimitable Frank Black is on tour with his wife as Grand Duchy. I've yet to listen to the album, but I will be seeing him live tomorrow as himself, not Grand Duchy. There are a handful of shows.
• Heartless Bastards (discovered and signed by the Black Keys) and Ida Maria (Sweden is out. Norway is in) are two new chicks who are coming on strong.
• I've been hearing the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' 'Heads Will Roll' on the radio, so good for them. I took me a while to warm up to that song, but I do love the album. Definitely near the top for me.

Well that is it for now. Come late September we should be back with more regular posts. Hopefully, you are enjoying your summer. I'll be off being wildery..... Okay, not that wildery.