Lily Allen, "Lost My Mind" I really liked the first Lily Allen album, as a bubbly and charming piece of pop that borrowed some elements of ska to add to her confections. Really quite a delightful album. I have largely gotten diminishing returns from each...
The Decemberists, "Mistral" I wonder what's next up for the Decemberists. The last three albums haven't been very much like each other - The King is Dead is like R.E.M., What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World is like Hazards of Love...
Pigs, "Bug Boy" Side project of Unsane bassist Dave Curran, it's easy to see the lineage here. This is just pure noise rock in the NYC form, all splattered riffs and yelling. So, yeah, of course I like this. Both Pigs albums are totally worth...
Here's today's music. The Apples In Stereo, "I. Her Room Is A Rainy Garden (Wallpaper Reverie Theme)" The throwaway intro to Her Wallpaper Reverie. The Wedding Present, "Cattle and Cane" In 1992, the Wedding Present decided to release a single every month for the entire...
Music! Raekwon, "Guillotine (Swordz)" Now we're talkin'. After a couple songs from his followup, we have a cut from Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, which is on the short list for the finest Wu-related albums released. Really, what you've got here is basically just a...
