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The Kills - Midnight Boom (Pitchfork review here). I've heard No Wow is good too - so that's on deck in Rhapsody today.
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hey wow this sounds pretty good, thanks for the heads up
I'm still partial towards the new M83 album though.
Posted by: Mithi | March 26, 2008 at 12:45 PM
No Wow is indeed good. I'll have to check this out... I really haven't been buying much music lately, but it seems that there is a lot out right now that's right up my alley.
Posted by: J.W. Hamner | March 26, 2008 at 12:46 PM
cleek, what say you?
Posted by: Ugh | March 26, 2008 at 12:52 PM
Just picked this up a few days ago. Great album. Their earlier stuff (Keep on Your Mean Side, No Wow) are good too, but the new stuff is, IMO, much better.
Seriously, though, Pitchfork? I'm convinced Pitchfork is a plot by people who hate music to make the rest of us hate it, too. Pretentious, petty, gratuitiously contrarian wanking. I usually find allmusic's reviews to be more useful, and considerably less aggravating.
Posted by: Larv | March 26, 2008 at 12:56 PM
i agree generally on pitchfork, but i consistently really like the albums they classify as "best new music"
Posted by: publius | March 26, 2008 at 01:09 PM
I'm a huge Kills fan who was actually disappointed by No Wow. Their first album Keep on Your Mean Side, was bluesier, gutsier, but also much more tuneful. That's where I'd start if you want to check them out. Oh, and they're a fantastic live act.
Posted by: Chilly | March 26, 2008 at 01:23 PM
cleek, what say you?
haven't heard it. :(
i've been busy re-doing my All-time Fav 100 list...
Posted by: cleek | March 26, 2008 at 01:35 PM
I was just reading another rave review of Midnight Boom elsewhere yesterday, maybe at Spencer Ackerman's blog. Gotta check it out I guess. Though I'm expecting and hoping, my favorite 2008 album is probably going to be the as-yet-unreleased new Venus 3 record.
Posted by: The Modesto Kid | March 26, 2008 at 02:09 PM
(1) is the new M83 good?
(2) publius, you would declare a "best of 2008" in march.
Posted by: kovarsky | March 26, 2008 at 02:46 PM
note to political bloggers: stick to what you're good at.
no offense, but this album is thoroughly "meh"
Posted by: john b | March 26, 2008 at 03:37 PM
This is ok, publius, but I can't see it being my favourite album of the year. Actually, I like the new Black Mountain a lot more.
Ban kovarsky.
Posted by: byrningman | March 26, 2008 at 04:01 PM
yeah kovarsky apparently didn't read the word "tentative" b/c it interfered with his hilarious comment (don't worry - i know him)
Posted by: publius | March 26, 2008 at 04:20 PM
ok i tentatively took the best leak i took today because i haven't take another one byrne.
Posted by: kovarsky | March 26, 2008 at 04:35 PM
don't worry - i know him
Isn't that cause for worry?
Characteristically, his last post makes no sense.
Posted by: byrningman | March 26, 2008 at 05:29 PM
at first glance, i don't see much daylight between these guys, the YeahYeahYeahs and Les Savy Fav.
which isn't necessarily a bad thing.
Posted by: cleek | March 26, 2008 at 05:31 PM
The Kills? Well, de gustibus, etc. I haven't bought a lot of complete albums in 2008, but of the ones I have, let's see . . . the new Destroyer is, well, Destroyer, just Dan Bejar doing his art-rock thing and doing it well. The She & Him project by Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward is fun, a nice retro slice of girl-group pop, if a little formalist. Goldfrapp's A&E is OK, tends to repeat a little. The One Too Many Hearts EP by The Bird & The Bee is excellent.
I might pick up the Georgie James album. Anyone heard it? Opinions? I like "Need Your Needs" a lot.
Posted by: Phil | March 26, 2008 at 08:06 PM
I'll have to check this stuff out - always like to hear suggestions...
But I already have picked out my Most Likely To Be Album of the Year and I haven't even heard it yet. If the new Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds album (comes out April 8) takes its inspiration from their Grinderman project like they say it does - look out!
If you don't know the Grinderman album, a reviewer said it was the sound of middle-aged men aging badly - perfect! The rockers on that one are some of the best cathartic releases I've heard in a long time. This music paces the room kicking over chairs and garbage cans and shouting "WHOOOOO!" What a hoot!
Posted by: mroberts | March 26, 2008 at 08:31 PM
I'll agree with the earlier commenter: No Wow was a disappointment, but Keep On Your Mean Side was superb.
Posted by: Jay Elias | March 27, 2008 at 12:25 AM
Publius, don't try to redeem your Pavement based ignorance...
Posted by: Eric Martin | March 27, 2008 at 11:06 AM
Wowie zowie, a definite strong candidate for best mix tape of 2008.
Posted by: The Modesto Kid | March 27, 2008 at 02:11 PM
Publius, if you get the chance, check out the Courteeners. "What took you so long" has to be the best garage rock anthem in decades.
http://hypem.com/search/courteeners/1/
Posted by: a-train | March 27, 2008 at 05:37 PM
anybody here on last.fm?
Posted by: russell | March 27, 2008 at 05:42 PM
OK, publius, after frequent listenings I've got to concede that this Kills album really grows on you.
Posted by: byrningman | March 31, 2008 at 09:45 PM