2008...so far

Yeah, whatever happened to Roger Dean anyway?

 

Avishai Cohen - Gently Disturbed

 

Anyone got any updates?

 

ok my faves so far:

black mountain- in the future (stoner rock that's just a touch ambient)
sian alice group - 59:59 (part ambient, part jazz, part rock)
malkmus and the jicks- real emotional trash
shelby lynne- just a little lovin'
hammock- maybe they will sing for us tomorrow (guitar ambient)
explorers club-freedom wind (beach boys homage, incredible harmonies)
m83 - saturdays = youth (OMD meets a french ambient sound)
retribution gospel choir- s/t (guy from Low rocks out, great drums)
the ruby suns- sea lion (kind of psychedelic pop)
she &him- vol1

 

Joe Jackson - Rain
R.E.M. - Accelerate
Elvis Costello & The Imposters - Momofuku
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!
The Gutter Twins - Saturnalia
The Black Crowes - Warpaint

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(I returned my Mudcrutch CD in protest of them making a new Audiophile one that's supposedly superior to bilk the fans who bought the orig. when it first came out)

 

And here is their new video. Genius.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc_E6TI88Zc

 

The best record this year, in my opinion, is probably still Times New Viking. Fleet Foxes is right up there though.

 

Studio - Yearbook 2 is good.

 

JOURNEY - REVELATIONS
DOKKEN - LIGHTNING STRIKES AGAIN
WHITESNAKE - GOOD TO BE BAD

 

What this band should do is drive up to Chicago and record with Steve Albini. The extreme lo-fi-ness of their sound is a problem. Do they want to reach more listeners? With Albini, they will still be able to maintain the crunch and rawness. Mind you, I haven't heard their latest album yet so that album could be totally different and my comments a waste of space.