musicality didn’t rush this
hi there
haven’t been round these parts in a while. rest assured my excuse for the lull is much better than what i usually try and pass of as an excuse. we’ll not get into it.
we’ll get into some new (and some old) music.
musicality
(have been listening to this
… and have been thinking)
Built to Spill, There’s Nothing Wrong With Love
… here’s to the pacific northwest and an almost perfect record
Black Star, Mos Def and Taleb Kweli are Black Star
… here’s a style of music i really don’t listen to enough of or know enough about
Best Coast, Crazy About You
… hyped? yes. but hyped for good reason. it’s a jangly pop record with a heart. i was bound to love it.
Ryan Adams, Heartbreaker
… not a loyal Ryan Adams fan but can’t shake this album and I’ve really gotten to adore some of these songs in the last month.
Surfer Blood, Astro Coast
… it’s a hell of a lot of fun in the way the Vampire Weekend debut was a whole lotta fun.
Jay Farrar and Ben Gibbard, One Fast Move or I’m Gone
… simple structures that tell us so much about these two (very different) very talented songwriters and their relationship with writing.
Megafaun, Heretofore
… always nice to see a band try and find it’s own sonic space.
as ever there’s a good fixin of Spoon in my life and I have been listening to Wilco and Death Cab a lot more recently as well.
in fact, here’s a gem of a video with Ben Gibbard performing “Title Track” from We Have the Facts and We’re Voting Yes alone at SXSW this year:
hope you’re well.
enjoy.
