NP: 7/27 to 8/2

Radcliffe · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 1:40 pm

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Cornershop Judy Sucks A Lemon For Breakfast
The XX XX
Bad Veins s/t
Fate Lions Good Enough For You
VV Brown Traveling Like The Light

nobody · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 1:48 pm

Nina Simone Sings The Blues

Nina Simone steps out of her comfort zone with her first RCA release and instead of the lush orchestral backings she had begun using she fronts a small blues band with bass, guitar, drums, organ, harmonica and her own piano. It all makes for a beautifully soulful record filled with an excellent mix of her stylish, classy delivery and down home blues. A classic.

e-stone · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 2:16 pm

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Dick Meatwood · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 5:47 pm

Bibio - Ambivalence Avenue
Mount Eerie - Lost Wisdom
The Chameleons UK - Strange Times
UUVVWWZ - s/t
NoMeansNo - Mama/Betrayal, Fear, Anger, Hatred
Tyvek - s/t
Blank Dogs - Under and Under/The Fields
Ganglians - s/t /Monster Head Room

e-stone · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 5:51 pm

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shiv · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 7:04 pm

Dalen · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 7:20 pm

DumpJack · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 7:21 pm

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Dalen · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:51 pm

my lord, that Arctic Monkeys....yikes.

That album from The XX on the other hand = awesome.

DumpJack · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:16 pm

Dalen Wrote:

my lord, that Arctic Monkeys....yikes.

That album from The XX on the other hand = awesome.

Really, you didn't like it? I thought it was much better than the last one.

Dalen · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:31 pm

maybe it needs further plays, but nothing grabbed me.

DumpJack · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:34 pm

Dalen Wrote:

maybe it needs further plays, but nothing grabbed me.

Yeah, give it another shot. I mean, it's not the greatest album ever by any mean, but I it never bored me songs 1 thru 10. 'Secret Door' was a standout for me.

Senator LooGAR · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:36 pm

DumpJack Wrote:

Dalen Wrote:

maybe it needs further plays, but nothing grabbed me.

Yeah, give it another shot. I mean, it's not the greatest album ever by any mean, but I it never bored me songs 1 thru 10. 'Secret Door' was a standout for me.

I'm actually intrigued by this because of the Josh Homme connection.

shiv · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 11:00 pm

Senator Epic FailGAR Wrote:

DumpJack Wrote:

Dalen Wrote:

maybe it needs further plays, but nothing grabbed me.

Yeah, give it another shot. I mean, it's not the greatest album ever by any mean, but I it never bored me songs 1 thru 10. 'Secret Door' was a standout for me.

I'm actually intrigued by this because of the Josh Homme connection.

that actually makes me never want to hear them again.

Radcliffe · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 11:05 pm

Dalen Wrote:

my lord, that Arctic Monkeys....yikes.

That album from The XX on the other hand = awesome.

Yeah, I'm digging the XX a lot. Don't know if I care about the Arctic Monkeys enough to dl it.

DumpJack · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 11:07 pm

Radcliffe Wrote:

Dalen Wrote:

my lord, that Arctic Monkeys....yikes.

That album from The XX on the other hand = awesome.

Yeah, I'm digging the XX a lot. Don't know if I care about the Arctic Monkeys enough to dl it.

What's XX about?

Radcliffe · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 11:28 pm

DumpJack Wrote:

What's XX about?

Source Wrote:

At first glance, you'd expect the XX to make basement rock'n'roll songs serrated with guitar feedback, but they're more interesting than that. For starters, they're fronted by a boy/girl combo - Romy Madley Croft (guitar) and Oliver Sim (bass) - whose interplay lends their debut an intimate tension. Along with bandmates Baria Qureshi (keyboards/guitar) and Jamie Smith (programming/samples), Croft and Sim craft languid, sparsely arranged love songs that recall atmospheric 80s acts such as the Cocteau Twins and Mazzy Star. Better still, they betray their south London roots: gentle, plaintive melodies are framed by minimal beats that nod to dubstep and R&B.

On paper, it's a mongrel mix. As the languorous swirl of Intro fades in, however, you immediately sense you're listening to something seductively special. When Croft and Sim start singing, on VCR, they come across as being in an advanced state of fatigue. Standout tracks such as Crystalised, with its off-key riff, possess a very modern sense of anxious turmoil, while Shelter mixes spare, dolorous guitar lines with a restless chorus. It's an album to play when you're wallowing in a comedown and slow-paced melancholy offers a strange comfort.

There is a lightness of touch at play that gives the XX a sophistication beyond their years. It probably means that their dream pop will become the ubiquitous dinner party album du jour. But really, their panicky atmospherics are too strange for that. This is uneasy listening to soundtrack the gentle gnashing of teeth.

There's a nice, easy-going JAMC minus the dentist drill geetar vibe to this. Mellow, but filled with a certain tension - I wouldn't call it "dream pop" like the above review though.

DumpJack · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 11:35 pm

Radcliffe Wrote:

There's a nice, easy-going JAMC minus the dentist drill geetar vibe to this. Mellow, but filled with a certain tension - I wouldn't call it "dream pop" like the above review though.

Nice, that's kind of the vibe I'm on this week.

TheTheory · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 11:45 pm

Continuing my alphabetical iPod play through:

The Art of Walking by Pere Ubu

Arular by M.I.A.

Aunt Bettys by Aunt Bettys

The Avalanche by Sufjan Stevens

Avenue Q: The Musical

A->B Life by mewithoutYou (not sure why my ipod alphabeticalizes this at the beginning of B... but whatever.)

Baby Sex by The Residents

Bad Moon Rising by Sonic Youth

Bees by All City Affairs

Dalen · **Posted:** Fri Jul 31, 2009 12:16 am

Radcliffe Wrote:

Dalen Wrote:

my lord, that Arctic Monkeys....yikes.

That album from The XX on the other hand = awesome.

Yeah, I'm digging the XX a lot.

really, really good. i can definitely see this on my year end list. your description nailed it as well rads.

NP: 7/27 to 8/2

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