a couple reviews, mostly singles
Somehow I picked up two cd-singles without realizing it. Here's a few reviews:Artist: The Bird and the Bee
Title: Again and Again and Again and Again (CD single)
Genre: Alternative Grade: A
FCC: 3 & 4
As intoxicating as a Brazilian breeze and ironic as a David Lynch night in L.A., the Los Angeles duo the Bird and the Bee make a soothingly hip, deliriously cool blend of pop. Inara George is a breathy singer who channels Astrud Gilberto via Julee Cruise. Although still little known, she's the daughter of the late Lowell George of Little Feat, and she already has recordings out with a couple of other bands. Keyboardist and producer Greg Kurstin has worked with Beck and the Flaming Lips, among many others, and the duo share a passion for that brand of art pop along with the more whimsical indie strains of Le Tigre. – Amazon.com
The only new thing here not from the album is a Peaches remix that is not FCC friendly, go figure! --CLM
Artist: The Hold Steady
Title: Stuck Between Stations
Genre: Alternative Grade: A
Craig Finn loves books and bars. It's not just that he pinched the title of he Hold Steady's third album from the ultimate manual for boozehounds, Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" ("Boys and Girls in America have such a sad time together"), but that every leery line of every song is crammed with the wayward poetry and passion of someone who is more familiar with the bottom of a whiskey glass than the sun. Thanks to his raucous Brooklyn band, his music--louder than its predecessors this time, with a few more ballads--also happens to make a great soundtrack for an all-night bender where broken-hearts and broken bottles become one. – Amazon.com
Think Jawbreaker mixed with Warren Zevon with Bruce Springsteen and a thousand other anomalies. Somehow, they pull it off, these songs are catchy and radio friendly. Play away!
My favorite: #2, the acoustic version of the single, lyrics are more discernable
#4, cover of Bob Seeger’s “Against the Wind” --CLM
Artist: The Saps
Title: C’Mon Already – Start a Fire
Genre: Alternative Grade: B+
The Saps' forthcoming LP has roots in alt-country of the energetic sort, as if Wilco recorded A.M. on a sugar high and proceeded to invite Stephen Malkmus over for a havoc-wreaking play-date. If that's not ambitious enough, the band even adds dreamy ooos and Cure-tinged riffs to their slightly off-kilter gems. Plus, irreverent lines like "I never brush my hair / No one seems to care" ("Coup de Grace") make it all even more endearingly quirky. – Spin.com
I found this album to be very predictable and generic, but at the same time infectious and catchy. The first track gives a good sense of the entire album and would be a good one for afternoon mixes. –CLM
posted by C.L.M. @ 12:21:00 PM
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